I Got Lost in the City of Books
Oh Powell’s, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Not only does Powell’s City of Books in downtown Portland have two huge isles of Romance, not only does Powell’s have staff romance rec’s, but Powell’s has an entire PARANORMAL ROMANCE section. No longer do I have to search through science fiction & fantasy, horror, general lit, and romance to find my magical loving! Sigh. It almost makes me want to move to Portland.
I wish I was in Oregon next weekend, because the Rose City Romance Writers is having a huge book signing at Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing featuring Meljean Brook, Alexis Morgan, Shirley Darr, Stephanie Rowe, Minnette Meador, and Megan Clark. (Friday May 9th.)
I’ve bought more books this week than ever before. Chalk it up to retail therapy. Other girls buy shoes, I buy books. Spurred on by the Desert Island Keeper lists of the Gals and Mrs. Wiggles, yesterday I bought the following:
- The Charm School by Susan Wiggs
- Veiled Desires by Tracy MacNish
- Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balough
- The Devil to Pay by Liz Carlyle
- In the Thrill of the Night by Candice Hern
- Fly Me to the Moon by Kylie Adams
- The Pretender by Celeste Bradley
- Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer
- Miss Wonderful by Loretta Chase
- Almost a Gentleman by Pam Rosenthal
I can’t find some of the old classics like The Windflower. Eventually I’ll check Amazon, but I love actual bookstores. Browsing. Running my hands along the books. Seeing the shelves full of romance. Reading the back copy. Analyzing page 99. Internet shopping will never satisfy.
So where do I start? Have you read any of these books?
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May 3, 2008 at 11:08 am
Have I read any of them?? surprisingly, only the Loretta Chase, the Mary Balogh, and I’m not sure about the Liz Carlyle. She’s one of “my” authors, but I don’t recognize the title.
I love the “slightly” series by Balogh. The Bedwyns are a riot, and the way she develops the icy, aloof Bewcastle with his opera glasses, over the series is wonderful.
May 6, 2008 at 5:44 am
Wow, I have not read any of these, but they look great! Excellent finds. I SO wish I was going to that signing. I luv MJB.
Hey, being that you put books in the DIK library, you are automatically entered in the DIK hero draft at my blog. Check it out!
May 7, 2008 at 11:54 am
Hey! Go over to Sarai’s! It’s your turn to pick in round 2!!
http://saraij.blogspot.com/
May 9, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Sounds like an awesome place for some great deals on romance novels! I have not read a single title on your list, so I look forward to hearing what you think of them.
I, too, have added at least two books to my wish list thanks to all this DIK madness. The Lord of Scoundrals by Loretta Chase, I think … and the other is The Windflower. Forgive me, I’ve forgotten the author to that title and I’m too lazy to look it up. ;p
May 9, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Ciara, I second the thought of you moving to Portland - or maybe Vancouver? Keep us posted.
May 11, 2008 at 11:31 am
I am trying to find the Windflower, too. Everybody is. I think they should reissue it!
May 11, 2008 at 6:03 pm
I found the Windflower in a little used bookstore. It took me a few hours to dig through the unalphabetized piles of old romance novels, but buried beneath many an old bodice ripper I found gold. I’ll review it for your pleasure soon.
May 12, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Hoorah Powell’s! I love browsing their romance aisles.
And I haven’t read ‘Slightly Dangerous’ yet - it’s on its way - but I’m looking forward to Wulf’s story.