General Fiction
The following books are quite entertaining, with varying
subject matters. Like I said, I have very eclectic tastes in reading
material...
"Outlander" series
by Diana Gabaldon
A fantastic series full of real history, adventure, intrigue
and romance. Claire Randall stumbles across a way to travel from 1945 to
1745 via a stone circle in Scotland. There, she is captured, and forced to
marry Jamie Fraser, a dashing young warrior. They fall in love, and travel around
the world together. There are too many more wonderful details than I can
include in this brief summary. Each book is quite long, but unlike many
long books, this series will keep you glued to every page! Men, this
series isn't just for the ladies! The adventure in this series will keep
you glued to the pages as well!
Titles of books in this series: "Outlander";
"Dragonfly In Amber"; "Voyager"; "Drums of
Autumn"; "Fiery Cross"; "Breath of Snow and Ashes."
Anything by William Shakespeare
What can I say about Shakespeare? His plots are always
gripping, characters fascinating, and all written in such elegant, beautiful
language! 'Nuff said!
Anything by Victoria Holt
Lovely writings! Her gothic books contain suspense, mystery and
romance in various Victorian era settings.
"Midnight Pleasures"
by Amanda Ashely, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Maggie Shayne and
Rhonda Thompson
Four short stories of paranormal romance. Very good reading!
I'm not usually a fan of reading romance books- I'd rather experience the
romance than read about it!- but paranormal romance stories intrigue me.
This was my first book from this genre, and it got me hooked!
"The Secret Lives of Elves and Faeries- from the
private journal of the Rev. Robert Kirk"
by John Matthews
A perfectly charming book! Rev. Kirk was a minister in
Scotland in the 1600's. He claims to have spent time in the faery realm (a
very common part of Scottish culture), and this book is based on his notes
regarding that time with the faeries. It's a lovely, light read.
"Choose Your Own Adventure" series
by various authors
I was about seven years old when these children's books came
out in the 1970's, but I still love them! There are somewhere around 200
in the entire series, all on different subjects, but the basic premise is the
same- you read a little of the story, then you are given choices as to what you
want your character to do next. You can read the same book several times
without repeating the story. Lots of fun, even for adults!
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