Wishful Thinking...

"If wishes were horses..."

2010-08-29T13:50:00.000-07:00

...I'd be buried in books! ;-)

This blog is dedicated to my lists: TBRs, wishlists, prior reads, etc. It's mainly for my own purposes (and to get rid of those little scraps of paper that always seem to go through the wash...), but feel free to browse around. [On a side note, as a Virgo and a Jennifer, I love lists...I can't help myself...;-)]

To see what's here, check out the "List of Lists" to the right. A brief legend of the symbols used appears below it. If you have any comments or questions, leave a comment or contact me at gwnhwyfer23 (at) hotmail (dot) com.

As always, this blog is constantly been tweaked.

Pre-2009 Reads : Organized by Author

2009-09-08T07:07:00.003-07:00

Below is my list of books read previously to 2009; I'll be constantly adding to this list as I remember/re-discover titles - I've always liked lists, but never been that great of updating them...

[Organized by Title] [Organized by Author]
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C
Carroll, Susan - Night Drifter (1998) ^S

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D
Davidson, Mary Janice - Derik's Bane (2005) ^S
Davidson, Mary Janice - Undead and Unwed (2002) ^S

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E

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Gabaldon, Diana - Outlander (1991) ^S
Garwood, Julie - Come the Spring (1997) ^S
Garwood, Julie - For the Roses (1995) ^S
Garwood, Julie - Gentle Warrior (1985)
Garwood, Julie - The Gift (1991) ^S
Garwood, Julie - Guardian Angel (1990) ^S
Garwood, Julie - Heartbreaker (2000) ^S
Garwood, Julie - Honor's Splendour (1987)
Garwood, Julie - The Lion's Lady (1988) ^S
Garwood, Julie - One Pink Rose (1997) ^S
Garwood, Julie - One Red Rose (1997) ^S
Garwood, Julie - One White Rose (1997) ^S
Garwood, Julie - Prince Charming (1994)
Garwood, Julie - Ransom (1999) ^S
Garwood, Julie - The Secret (1992) ^S
Garwood, Julie - The Wedding (1996) ^S

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Harris, Charlaine - Club Dead (2003) ^S
Harris, Charlaine - Dead to the World (2004) ^S
Harris, Charlaine - Dead Until Dark (2001) ^S
Harris, Charlaine - Living Dead in Dallas (2002) ^S

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Kenyon, Sherrilyn - Acheron (2008) ^S
Kenyon, Sherrilyn - Fantasy Lover (2002) ^S
Kenyon, Sherrilyn - Night Embrace (2003) ^S
Kenyon, Sherrilyn - Night Pleasures (2002) ^S

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McBride, Mary - Darling Jack (1996)
McCarthy, Erin - High Stakes (2006) ^S
Moning, Karen Marie - Beyond the Highland Mist (1999) ^S
Moning, Karen Marie - Darkfever (2006) ^S
Moning, Karen Marie - To Tame a Highland Warrior (1999) ^S

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Sands, Lynsay - Love Bites (2004) ^S
Sands, Lynsay - Single White Vampire (2003) ^S
Sands, Lynsay - Tall, Dark and Hungry (2004) ^S

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Ward, J. R. - Dark Lover (2005) ^S
Ward, J. R. - Lover Awakened (2006) ^S
Ward, J. R. - Lover Eternal (2006) ^S
Ward, J. R. - Lover Revealed (2007) ^S
Ward, J. R. - Lover Unbound (2007) ^S

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Pre-2009 Books : Organized by Title

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Acheron - Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008) ^S

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Beyond the Highland Mist - Karen Marie Moning (1999) ^S

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Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (2003) ^S
Come the Spring - Julie Garwood (1997) ^S

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Darkfever - Karen Marie Moning (2006) ^S
Dark Lover - J. R. Ward (2005) ^S
Darling Jack - Mary McBride (1996)
Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris (2004) ^S
Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris (2001) ^S
Derik's Bane - Mary Janice Davidson (2005) ^S

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Fantasy Lover - Sherrilyn Kenyon (2002) ^S
For the Roses - Julie Garwood (1995) ^S

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Gentle Warrior - Julie Garwood (1985)
The Gift - Julie Garwood (1991) ^S
Guardian Angel - Julie Garwood (1990) ^S

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Heartbreaker - Julie Garwood (2000) ^S
High Stakes - Erin McCarthy (2006) ^S
Honor's Splendour - Julie Garwood (1987)

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Lion's Lady - Julie Garwood (1988) ^S
Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (2002) ^S
Love Bites - Lynsay Sands (2004) ^S
Lover Awakened - J. R. Ward (2006) ^S
Lover Eternal - J. R. Ward (2006) ^S
Lover Revealed - J. R. Ward (2007) ^S
Lover Unbound - J. R. Ward (2007) ^S

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Night Drifter - Susan Carroll (1998) ^S
Night Embrace - Sherrilyn Kenyon (2003) ^S
Night Pleasures - Sherrilyn Kenyon (2002)

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One Pink Rose - Julie Garwood (1997) ^S
One Red Rose - Julie Garwood (1997) ^S
One White Rose - Julie Garwood (1997) ^S
Outlander - Diana Gabaldon (1991) ^S

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Prince Charming - Julie Garwood (1994)

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Ransom - Julie Garwood (1999) ^S

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The Secret - Julie Garwood (1992) ^S
Single White Vampire - Lynsay Sands (2003) ^S

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Tall, Dark and Hungry - Lynsay Sands (2004) ^S
To Tame a Highland Warrior - Karen Marie Moning (1999) ^S

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Undead and Unwed - Mary Janice Davidson (2002) ^S

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The Wedding - Julie Garwood (1996) ^S

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2009 Reads [post-August]

2009-08-30T18:29:00.000-07:00

"Snowed in With the Boss" - Jessica Andersen (2009)
26. "Confessions of a Swinging Single Sea Turtle" - Jim Toomey (2009) 23 September
25. "Sharks Just Wanna Have Fun" - Jim Toomey (2008) 21 September
24. "Cutting Loose" - Susan Andersen (2008) 13 September
23. "Compromised" - Kate Noble (2008) 12 September
22. "Witch With a Twitch" - Layn Marlow (2006) 11 September
21. "Knight for a Day" - Kate McMullan (2007) 4 September
20. "A Wedding for Wiglaf?" - Kate McMullan (2007) 4 September
19. "Class Trip to the Cave of Doom" - Kate McMullan (2007) 4 September
18. "Revenge of the Dragon Lady" - Kate McMullan (2007) 4 September
17. "The New Kid at School" - Kate McMullan (2007) 4 September
16. "How to Train Your Dragon" - Cressida Cowell (2004) 2 September
15. "How to Twist a Dragon's Tale" - Cressida Cowell (2007) 2 September
14. "How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse" - Cressida Cowell (2006) 2 September
13. "How To Speak Dragonese" - Cressida Cowell (2005) 2 September
12. "How To Be a Pirate" - Cressida Cowell (2004) 2 September
11. "Lily Quench and the Black Mountains" - Natalie Jane Prior (2004) 2 September
10. "Lily Quench and the Dragon of Ashby" - Natalie Jane Prior (2004) 2 September
9. "Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom!" - Cornelia Funke (2007) 2 September
8. "Bone Soup" - Cambria Evans (2008) 1 September
7. "The Turtle" - Cynthia Rylant (2005) August 31
6. "The Eagle" - Cynthia Rylant (2004) August 31
5. "The Whale" - Cynthia Rylant (2003) August 31
4. "The Storm" - Cynthia Rylant (2002) August 31
3. "Excuse Me...Are You a Witch?" - Emily Horn (2003) August 30
2. "Night in Lonesome October" - Roger Zelazny August
1. "Elements of Murder: a History of Poison" - John Emsley August

Book Reviews : Organized by Title

2009-08-30T18:06:00.000-07:00

Below is a list of books that I've reviewed - please be patient, I'm still in the learning stages... ;-)

[Organized by Title] [Organized by Author]
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"Cutting Loose" - Susan Andersen (2008) ^S

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"Excuse Me...Are You a Witch?" - Emily Horn (2003) [picture book]

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Series : Organized by Author

2009-08-29T17:21:00.000-07:00

Some of these titles have been read, some are TBRs, and a (small) few I'll never touch with a ten-foot pole...but all are titles in a trilogy, quartet, or series (and for the sake of completeness, even the "untouchable" ones are listed). I tend to read a lot of series titles, so as I go through my backlist of titles, this list will grow quite a bit.

[Organized by Series Name]
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Andersen, Susan - Sisterhood Diaries (2008-
1. Cutting Loose
2. Bending the Rules

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C
Carroll, Susan - St. Leger Legacy (1998-2001)
1. The Bride Finder
2. Night Drifter
3. Midnight Bride
Clement-Davies, David - Sight (2002-
1. Sight
2. Fell
Cole, Kresley - Immortals After Dark (2006-
1. The Warlord Wants Forever ^H
2. A Hunger Like No Other
3. No Rest For the Wicked
4. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
5. Dark Needs at Night's Edge
6. Dark Desires After Dusk
7. Kiss of a Demon King

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Davidson, Mary Janice - Queen Betsy (2002-
1. Undead and Unwed
2. Undead and Unemployed
3. Undead and Unappreciated
4. Undead and Unreturnable
5. Undead and Unpopular
6. Undead and Uneasy
7. Undead and Unworthy
8. Undead and Unwelcome
9. Undead and Unfinished
There's No Such Thing as a Werewolf ^H
A Fiend in Need ^H
Undead and Unwed: a Honeymoon Story ^H
Davidson, Mary Janice - Wyndham Werewolf (2000-2005)
1. Love's Prisoner ^H
2. Jared's Wolf ^H
3. Derik's Bane
Santa Claws ^H
There's No Such Thing as a Werewolf ^H
Monster Love ^H
A Fiend in Need ^H
Speed Dating, Werewolf Style, or, Ow, I Think You Broke the Bone ^H
Doyle, Marissa - Leland Sisters (2008-
1. Bewitching Season
2. Betraying Season

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Evans, Annaliese - Night's Rose (2009-
1. Night's Rose
2. Prince of Frogs

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Gabaldon, Diana - Outlander (1991-
1. Outlander
Garwood, Julie - Buchanan-Renard (2000-
1. Heartbreaker
Garwood, Julie - Crown's Spies (1988-1993)
1. The Lion's Lady
2. Guardian Angel
3. The Gift
Garwood, Julie - Highland Lairds' (1992-2007)
1. The Secret
2. Ransom
Garwood, Julie - Lairds' Fiancees (1989-1996)
2. The Wedding
Garwood, Julie - Rose Hill (1995-1997)
1. For the Roses
2. One Pink Rose
3. One White Rose
4. One Red Rose
5. Come the Spring

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Harris, Charlaine - Sookie Stackhouse (2001-
1. Dead Until Dark
2. Living Dead in Dallas
3. Club Dead
4. Dead to the World
Harrison, Kim - Madison Avery (2009-
1. Once Dead, Twice Shy

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James, Betsy - Seeker Chronicles (1989-
1. Long Night Dance
2. Dark Heart
3. Listening At the Gate

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Kenyon, Sherrilyn - Dark-Hunter (2002-
1. Fantasy Lover
4. Night Pleasures
5. Night Embrace
23. Acheron

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McCarthy, Erin - Vegas Vampires (2006-
1. High Stakes
Moning, Karen Marie - Fever (2006-
1. Darkfever
Moning, Karen Marie - Highlanders (1995-2005)
1. Beyond the Highland Mist
2. To Tame a Highland Warrior

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Roberts, Nora - In the Garden (2004-2005)
1. Blue Dahlia
2. Black Rose
3. Red Lily

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Sands, Lynsay - Argeneau Family (2003-
2. Love Bites
3. Single White Vampire
4. Tall, Dark and Hungry
Squires, Susan - Companion Vampires (2002-
6. The Burning

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Ward, J. R. - Black Dagger Brotherhood (2005-
1. Dark Lover
2. Lover Eternal
3. Lover Awakened
4. Lover Revealed
5. Lover Unbound
6. Lover Enshrined

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Genre Listing

2009-08-29T14:50:00.000-07:00

Children/Pre-Teen
"Excuse Me...Are You a Witch?" - Emily Horn (2003) [picture book]
"Bone Soup" - Cambria Evans (2008) [picture book]
"The Eagle" - Cynthia Rylant (2004) [chapter book]
"Ghosthunters and the Muddy Monster of Doom!" - Cornelia Funke (2007) [chapter book]
"How to Be a Pirate" - Cressida Cowell (2004) [chapter book]
"How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse" - Cressida Cowell (2006) [chapter book]
"How to Speak Dragonese" - Cressida Cowell (2005) [chapter book]
"How to Twist a Dragon's Tale" - Cressida Cowell (2007) [chapter book]
"Lily Quench and the Black Mountains" - Natalie Jane Prior (2004) [chapter book]
"Lily Quench and the Dragon of Ashby" - Natalie Jane Prior (2004) [chapter book]
"New Kid at School" - Kate McMullan (2003) [chapter book]
"Revenge of the Dragon Lady" - Kate McMullan (2003) [chapter book]
"The Storm" - Cynthia Rylant (2002) [chapter book]
"The Turtle" - Cynthia Rylant (2005) [chapter book]
"The Whale" - Cynthia Rylant (2003) [chapter book]

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Horror

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Mystery/Crime

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Non-Fiction

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Romance
"Cutting Loose" - Susan Andersen (2008) [contemporary]

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Science-Fiction

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Teen

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Thriller/Suspense

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Series : Organized by Series Name

2009-08-29T14:07:00.001-07:00

A
Argeneau Family - Lynsay Sands (2003-
2. Love Bites
3. Single White Vampire
4. Tall, Dark and Hungry

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B
Black Dagger Brotherhood - J. R. Ward (2005-
1. Dark Lover
2. Lover Eternal
3. Lover Awakened
4. Lover Revealed
5. Lover Unbound
6. Lover Enshrined
Buchanan-Renard - Julie Garwood (2000-
1. Heartbreaker

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Crown's Spies - Julie Garwood (1988-1993)
1. The Lion's Lady
2. Guardian Angel
3. The Gift

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Dark-Hunter - Sherrilyn Kenyon (2002-
1. Fantasy Lover
4. Night Pleasures
5. Night Embrace
23. Acheron

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Fever - Karen Marie Moning (2006-
1. Darkfever

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Highland Lairds' - Julie Garwood (1992-2007)
1. The Secret
2. Ransom
Highlander - Karen Marie Moning (1999-2005)
1. Beyond the Highland Mist
2. To Tame a Highland Warrior

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Immortals After Dark - Kresley Cole (2006-
1. The Warlord Wants Forever ^H
2. A Hunger Like No Other
3. No Rest For the Wicked
4. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night
5. Dark Needs at Night's Edge
6. Dark Desires After Dusk
7. Kiss of a Demon King
In the Garden - Nora Roberts (2004-2005)
1. Blue Dahlia
2. Black Rose
3. Red Lily

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Lairds' Fiancees - Julie Garwood (1989-1996)
2. The Wedding
Leland Sisters - Marissa Doyle (2008-
1. Bewitching Season
2. Betraying Season

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Madison Avery - Kim Harrison (2009-
1. Once Dead, Twice Shy

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Night's Rose - Annaliese Evans (2009-
1. Night's Rose
2. Prince of Frogs

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Outlander - Diana Gabaldon (1991-
1. Outlander

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Queen Betsy - Mary Janice Davidson (2002-
1. Undead and Unwed

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Rose Hill - Julie Garwood (1995-1997)
1. For the Roses
2. One Pink Rose
3. One White Rose
4. One Red Rose
5. Come the Spring

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St. Leger Legacy - Susan Carroll (1998-2001)
1. The Bride Finder
2. Night Drifter
3. Midnight Bride
Seeker Chronicles - Betsy James (1989-
1. Long Night Dance
2. Dark Heart
3. Listening At the Gate
Sight - David Clement-Davies (2002-
1. Sight
2. Fell
Sisterhood Diaries - Susan Andersen (2008-
1. Cutting Loose
2. Bending the Rules
Sookie Stackhouse - Charlaine Harris (2001-
1. Dead Until Dark
2. Living Dead in Dallas
3. Club Dead
4. Dead to the World

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Vegas Vampires - Erin McCarthy (2006-
1. High Stakes

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Wyndham Werewolf - Mary Janice Davidson (2000-2005)
3. Derik's Bane

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TBRs : Organized by Author

2009-08-29T08:04:00.001-07:00

Below is my list of books that I've discovered (either through blogs, browsing, book reviews, word of mouth, etc...) and would like to one day (hopefully...someday...) read! ;-)

[Organized by Title] [Organized by Author]
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Note: [stroke-out] indicates the title has been read

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Bretton, Barbara - Casting Spells (2008)

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Clement-Davies, David - Fell (2007) ^S
Clement-Davies, David - Sight (2002) ^S
Cole, Kresley - Dark Needs at Night's Edge (2008) ^S

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Doyle, Marissa - Betraying Season (2009) ^S
Doyle, Marissa - Bewitching Season (2008) ^S

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Evans, Annaliese - Night's Rose (2009) ^S
Evans, Annaliese - Prince of Frogs (2009) ^S

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Fantaskey, Beth - Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side (2009)

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Grange, Amanda - Mr Darcy, Vampyre (2009)

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Harrison, Kim - Once Dead, Twice Shy (2009) ^S
Hornby, Nick - Juliet, Naked (2009)

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James, Betsy - Dark Heart (1992) ^S
James, Betsy - Listening At the Gate (2006) ^S
James, Betsy - Long Night Dance (1989) ^S

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Murdock, Catherine - Princess Ben (2008)

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Nayeri, Daniel and Dina - Another Faust (2009)
Norris, Shana - Troy High (2009)

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Pauley, Kimberley - Sucks to Be Me: the All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (Maybe) (2008)

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Roberts, Nora - Black Rose (2005) ^S
Roberts, Nora - Blue Dahlia (2004) ^S
Roberts, Nora - Red Lily (2005) ^S

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Squires, Susan - The Burning (2006) ^S

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van Lowe, E. - Never Slow Dance With a Zombie (2009)

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Ward, J. R. - Lover Enshrined (2008) ^S

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Y'Barbo, Kathleen - Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper (2009)

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Zimmer, Carl - Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution (2009)^N ^O

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TBRs : Organized by Title

2009-08-28T20:38:00.000-07:00

Below is my list of books that I've discovered (either through blogs, browsing, book reviews, word of mouth, etc...) and would like to one day (hopefully...someday...) read! ;-)

[Organized by Title] [Organized by Author]
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Another Faust - Daniel and Dina Nayeri (2009)

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Betraying Season - Marissa Doyle (2009) ^S
Bewitching Season - Marissa Doyle (2008) ^S
Black Rose - Nora Roberts (2005) ^S
Blue Dahlia - Nora Roberts (2004) ^S
The Burning - Susan Squires (2006) ^S

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Casting Spells - Barbara Bretton (2008)
Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper - Kathleen Y'Barbo (2009)

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Dark Heart - Betsy James (1992) ^S
Dark Needs at Night's Edge - Kresley Cole (2008) ^S

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Fell - David Clement-Davies (2007) ^S

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Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side - Beth Fantaskey (2009)
Juliet, Naked - Nick Hornby (2009)

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Listening At the Gate - Betsy James (2006) ^S
Long Night Dance - Betsy James (1989) ^S
Lover Enshrined - J. R. Ward (2008) ^S

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Mr Darcy, Vampyre - Amanda Grange (2009)

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Never Slow Dance With a Zombie - E. Van Lowe (2009)
Night's Rose - Annaliese Evans (2009) ^S

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Once Dead, Twice Shy - Kim Harrison (2009) ^S

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Prince of Frogs - Annaliese Evans (2009) ^S
Princess Ben - Catherine Murdock (2008)

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Red Lily - Nora Roberts (2005) ^S

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Sight - David Clement-Davies (2002) ^S
Sucks to Be Me: the All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (Maybe) - Kimberley Pauley (2008)

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Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution - Carl Zimmer (2009)^N ^O
Troy High - Shana Norris (2009)

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