Angieville

This is not a drill. I repeat, THIS IS NOT A DRILL. I believe I am, in fact, upon the brink of accomplishing something that I have been meaning to do for years. I want you all to be the first to know that I just read my first very Georgette Heyer. That's right. I actually did it. After years of promising myself and countless others (many of you) that I would do it, I finally managed it! And I can tell that I'm about to dive headlong into a full-fledged binge. After consulting all of your past comments on which Heyers are your favorites and why (and after some serious counsel from Beth and a well-timed trip to our local Barnes & Noble), I chose to start with The Convenient Marriage . I had no idea it would turn out to contain, without question, one of my favorite proposal scenes ever . The kind of proposal scene that makes you feel like nothing could ever go wrong after it. It takes place very early on, and it made me laugh and sigh repeatedly with delight. I know I wil...

I decided to start off the year with a read I felt was sure to satisfy. That's the space I'm occupying right now, guys. I need something new and I need something that's going to just make it right. Tall order, I know. But I've been a fan of the first Veronica Speedwell mystery for awhile now, and I was definitely eager to rejoin Veronica and Stoker's company to see what adventure they might find next. Deanna Raybourn has been my go-to author when it comes to Victorian mysteries for awhile now. Together with Sherry Thomas, Anna Lee Huber, and Laurie R. King, she brings the nuanced character development and effortless charm that I so enjoy to historical shenanigans and foul play. Veronica Speedwell has been thwarted in her latest plans for further world exploration when her host trips over a tortoise (truly) and sustains a compound fracture, the likes of which make their journey to the South Pacific impossible for the foreseeable future. And so she and Stoker are ...

Compiling my list of the best books of the past year inevitably fills me with anticipation for the coming books. And given how relatively short my best of list was, I was quietly thrilled to see how many books I'm genuinely looking forward to in 2017. I choose to take it as a good omen at this time of beginnings. Here are my most anticipated titles:  And no covers on these yet, but I can hardly wait all the same: Wildfire by Ilona Andrews The Comfort Zone by Sally Thorne Terra by A.C. Gaughen Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley One True Pairing by Cathy Yardley Fall Boys & Dizzy in Paradise by Jandy Nelson  Do we share any titles? Which ones are on your list?