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Crimson Frost…ok, so I’m officially HOOKED!

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I was a few pages into Crimson Frost and realized that as I owned   First Frost and A Touch of Frost ,  it would be smarter to read these first. In pursuit of the Mythos Academy story I jumped online and obtained Kiss of Frost and Dark Frost , and settled in for a two day marathon to bring me up to speed.      I'm glad I did because I just don't think I would have appreciated Gwen 'gypsy girl' and the Crimson Frost episode as much without having the back story. Maybe like me, future fellow readers will also zip online and beg, borrow or buy the previous titles. Just a long hand way of saying I am really glad I started the life of Gwen from the beginning and that I definitely enjoyed this series! Crimson Frost maintains the integrity of the previous books where Gwen, the flawed, feisty yet sensitive lead character, chooses her destiny despite the odds. She gains new friends at Mythos Academy, (a school for students from mythological

An enticing quick read

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Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight. Written with a lively panache and flair that reveals the wit and style of its author, this novel is a treat to read. I just loved the characters of Louisa and Joseph. They are a cut above the normal leading lord and lady. Louisa is brimming with an intelligent sensitivity that’s accompanied by a wonderful sense of humor. Her often ungainly ways hide an astute mind and a heart ready for love. Louisa however is a woman with secrets. When we meet her Louisa is considering life as a spinster or failing that, settling for a husband who would want her for considerable dowry, convinced as she is about her unloveliness. Will it be Lionel of the patchouli oil or the worm Grattlingly? Joseph, the reluctant war hero is battle scarred and weary. He is a man full of love and acceptance, a man who can quote poetry and appreciate the unusual. Joseph however is a man with secrets. The story revolves around the peculiar courtship of these two