<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Favorite books @ grerp.blog-city.com</title><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Favorite books) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 grerp.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:45:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Favorite books @ grerp.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Once More with Feeling Series: Still Life with Murder by P.B. Ryan</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/once_more_with_feeling_series_still_life_with_murder.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/once_more_with_feeling_series_still_life_with_murder.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:18:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=once%5Fmore%5Fwith%5Ffeeling%5Fseries%5Fstill%5Flife%5Fwith%5Fmurder</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Still Life with Murder P.B. RyanMystery 2003 Rating: A-&nbsp;&quot;Nell Sweeney is a governess with a shadowed past. At the age of 22 she is acting as nurse when she is discovered by the wealthy Boston Brahmin, Viola Hewitt. Viola takes an inte]]></description><category>books</category><category>mysteries</category></item><item><title>Once More with Feeling Series: Beloved Stranger by Joan Wolf</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/beloved_stranger.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/beloved_stranger.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=beloved%5Fstranger</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beloved Stranger Joan WolfRapture Romance #58&nbsp; 3/1984 Rating:A-&nbsp;&quot;Joan Wolf is a major comfort read for me. I&rsquo;ve read more of her books than just about any other romance author. And while all of her books have not been A&rsquo;s f]]></description><category>books</category><category>romance</category><category>novels</category><category>all about romance</category></item><item><title>Once More with Feeling Series: Till the Stars Fall by Kathleen Gilles Seidel</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/till_the_stars_fall.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/till_the_stars_fall.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 13:11:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=till%5Fthe%5Fstars%5Ffall</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Till the Stars Fall Kathleen Gilles SeidelBook 1994 Rating: A&nbsp;&quot;Kathleen Gilles Seidel is amazing. Why she is not better known and more widely read is a complete mystery. Her books are masterpieces of characterization and storytelling]]></description><category>books</category><category>romance</category><category>novels</category><category>all about romance</category><category>favorite romances</category><category>kathleen gilles seidel</category></item><item><title>Once More with Feeling Series: Anna&apos;s Book by Barbara Vine</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/once_more_with_feeling_series_annas_book.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/once_more_with_feeling_series_annas_book.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=once%5Fmore%5Fwith%5Ffeeling%5Fseries%5Fannas%5Fbook</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Anna&#39;s Book Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell)&nbsp;Mystery 1993 Rating: A+&nbsp;&quot;I first read Anna&rsquo;s Book in 1998, before once again starting to read romance. I&rsquo;d recently made my way through almost all of Stephen King&rsquo;s oe]]></description><category>books</category><category>mysteries</category></item><item><title>Favorite Romances Series: To Have and To Hold by Patricia Gaffney</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/to_have_and_to_hold.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/to_have_and_to_hold.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=to%5Fhave%5Fand%5Fto%5Fhold</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To Have and To Hold Patricia Gaffney 1995 &nbsp; Romance novel Rating: A+&nbsp;To Have and To Hold]]></description><category>books</category><category>romance novels</category><category>patricia gaffney</category><category>favorite books</category></item><item><title>Favorite Romances Series: The Windflower by Laura London</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/windflower.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/windflower.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=windflower</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review of The Windflower by Laura London]]></description><category>books</category><category>romance novels</category><category>favorite books</category><category>laura london</category></item><item><title>Once More with Feeling Series: Regency Sting by Elizabeth Mansfield</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/once_more_with_feeling_series_regency_sting_by_elizabeth_ma.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/once_more_with_feeling_series_regency_sting_by_elizabeth_ma.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:38:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=once%5Fmore%5Fwith%5Ffeeling%5Fseries%5Fregency%5Fsting%5Fby%5Felizabeth%5Fma</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regency Sting Elizabeth MansfieldRegency Romance 1980 Rating: A-[As a side note, I interviewed Elizabeth Manfield for All About Romance back in 2001.&nbsp; She was such a nice lady and very kind to me, a longtime fan of her books.]&nbsp;&quot;Regency]]></description><category>books</category><category>romance</category><category>novels</category><category>all about romance</category></item><item><title>Once More with Feeling Series: Companions of the Night by Vivian Vande Velde</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/companions_of_the_night.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/companions_of_the_night.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:34:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=companions%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fnight</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Companions of the Night Vivian Vande VeldeBook $5.95 2002Rating:A&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;Kerry Nowicki is sixteen and the de facto caretaker of her little brother, Ian, since her mother abandoned their family last year. The book begins with Ian asking Kerr]]></description><category>books</category><category>young adult</category><category>all about romance</category></item><item><title>Doomsday Book by Connie Willis</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/doomsday_book_by_connie_willis.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/doomsday_book_by_connie_willis.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=doomsday%5Fbook%5Fby%5Fconnie%5Fwillis</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doomsday Book Connie Willis7.99&nbsp; 1992Rating: AIt&#39;s]]></description></item><item><title>Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/horton_hatches_the_egg_by_dr_seuss.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/horton_hatches_the_egg_by_dr_seuss.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=horton%5Fhatches%5Fthe%5Fegg%5Fby%5Fdr%5Fseuss</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Horton Hatches the Egg Dr. Seuss14.95&nbsp; Children&#39;s book&nbsp; 1940Rating: A&nbsp;More from Max&#39;s bookshelf:]]></description><category>childrens books</category><category>picture books</category></item><item><title>Once More with Feeling Series: The American Duchess by Joan Wolf</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/american_duchess.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/american_duchess.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=american%5Fduchess</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;The American DuchessJoan WolfSignet Regency Romance 1982 Rating: A&nbsp;&quot;The American Duchess is an entirely character-driven Regency Romance. Perhaps it is best described as a &quot;A Year in the Life&quot; of our two main characters.  Tr]]></description><category>books</category><category>romance</category><category>novels</category><category>all about romance</category></item><item><title>Favorite Romances Series: Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/simply_irresistible.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/simply_irresistible.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=simply%5Firresistible</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review of Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson]]></description><category>books</category><category>romance novels</category><category>favorite books</category></item><item><title>Rachel&apos;s Holiday by Marian Keyes</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/rachels_holiday.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/rachels_holiday.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=rachels%5Fholiday</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review of Rachel's Holiday]]></description><category>books</category><category>marian keyes</category><category>chick lit</category></item><item><title>Best YA reads updated (3/07)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/best_ya_reads_updated307.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/best_ya_reads_updated307.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=best%5Fya%5Freads%5Fupdated307</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are my fav YA reads (in descending grade order):

A

Constance by Patricia Clapp
Fifteen by Beverly Cleary
Silent to the Bon]]></description><category>young adult lit</category><category>books</category><category>favorite books</category></item><item><title>The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/the_shadow_and_the_star.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/the_shadow_and_the_star.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fshadow%5Fand%5Fthe%5Fstar</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review of The Shadow and the Star]]></description><category>books</category><category>romance novels</category><category>laura kinsale</category><category>the shadow and the star</category><category>favorite books</category></item><item><title>Favorite Romances Series: The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/favorite_romances_series_the_shadow_and_the_star_by_laura_ki.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/favorite_romances_series_the_shadow_and_the_star_by_laura_ki.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=favorite%5Fromances%5Fseries%5Fthe%5Fshadow%5Fand%5Fthe%5Fstar%5Fby%5Flaura%5Fki</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A couple of years ago, when I filled out my Top 100 Romances ballot  for AAR, I ranked The Shadow and the Star at #3.  I think the next time around, I'll have to bump it up.  I've read this book 6 times now, and each time I like it]]></description><category>romance novels</category><category>books</category><category>laura kinsale</category><category>the shadow and the star</category><category>favorite books</category></item><item><title>Constance by Patricia Clapp</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/constance.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/constance.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=constance</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review of Constance]]></description><category>constance hopkins</category><category>patricia clapp</category><category>young adult lit</category><category>books</category></item><item><title>Alexander Belov?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/alexander_belov.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/alexander_belov.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:19:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=alexander%5Fbelov</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Okay, I'm guilty of more John Krasinski photo searching.  Is he cute or what?  But somehow when I was waking up this morning, I got the thought, "This guy could be Alexander Barrington Belov if they ever write/make/cast a film vers]]></description><category>the bronze horseman</category><category>john krasinski</category><category>alexander belov</category></item><item><title>Sign me up for the Unrequited Love fan club</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/sign_me_up_for_the_unrequited_love_fan_club.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/sign_me_up_for_the_unrequited_love_fan_club.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sign%5Fme%5Fup%5Ffor%5Fthe%5Funrequited%5Flove%5Ffan%5Fclub</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I just finished watching The Office, season 2.  Last episode, last scene?  Um, sa-woon! As I was searching the internet looking for more good pictures of John Krasinski, it occurred to me that most of my TV crushes are for guys on the]]></description><category>crushes</category><category>romance novels</category><category>spike</category><category>logan echolls</category><category>jim halpert</category><category>favorite books</category></item><item><title>Best Books of 2006</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://grerp.blog-city.com/best_books_of_2006.htm</guid><link>http://grerp.blog-city.com/best_books_of_2006.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://grerp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=best%5Fbooks%5Fof%5F2006</comments><dc:creator>AAR Rachel</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[(Of the ones I read, that is...)Best Overall:   The Book Thief  by Markus ZusakBest Mystery:  Grave Surprise  by Charlaine HarrisBest YA Fiction:  Just Listen  by Sarah DessenBest Chick List:  The Little Lady Agency  by Hester Bro]]></description><category>books</category><category>reading</category></item></channel></rss>