tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post7810464944579821786..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Soul Medicine Week: Linda HowardUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-67008771211030078852011-09-23T17:57:15.567-04:002011-09-23T17:57:15.567-04:00I agree with many of the books listed and I would ...I agree with many of the books listed and I would throw Sharon Shinn The Twelve Houses into the mix as well.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ruth (Co)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-16897538426238961832011-09-23T11:18:00.636-04:002011-09-23T11:18:00.636-04:00I like Linda Howard but my comfort novels, tried a...I like Linda Howard but my comfort novels, tried and true, are "my Julie's"--the medieval and regency Julie Garwood books.klettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09851426794335492736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-66750387904095473442011-09-22T15:05:18.258-04:002011-09-22T15:05:18.258-04:00I loved both of Marisa de los Santos' books, e...I loved both of Marisa de los Santos' books, especially "Belong to Me." They really touched me!!Skitty.jannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801393859325169003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-30694518922833569342011-09-22T11:40:16.618-04:002011-09-22T11:40:16.618-04:00Linda Howard has gotten me through some tough time...Linda Howard has gotten me through some tough times, as has Jude Deveraux, Jayne Castle and you. I've found that it depends on what the circumstances are that directs my reading. Five bookshelves and counting, really need six and seven :-)Tammy Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-74469993191476479102011-09-22T01:12:44.884-04:002011-09-22T01:12:44.884-04:00Jen, I'm hanging my head in shame as well. I&#...Jen, I'm hanging my head in shame as well. I've never tried Linda Howard. I'd like to!<br /><br />I moved constantly as a kid, attending 11 schools in 12 years. Books were the only constant in my life and I tore through them. A friend introduced me to Marion Zimmer Bradley and Piers Anthony at the end of grade school, and the huge backlists of those authors kept me going for a long time, through a lot of moves. Soul medicine, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-12057609386852273352011-09-21T23:35:58.851-04:002011-09-21T23:35:58.851-04:00'What's the Worst that could Happen' b...'What's the Worst that could Happen' by Donald Westlake got me through the death of my grandfather. I laughed until I cried and that was what I needed most. 'Fast Women' by Jennifer Cruisie gave me a hand up from bottom after the break-up of my marriage. For more typical bad days nothing beats Georgette Heyer.Carolyn E Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807570394248203440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-8345548199204359432011-09-21T18:47:05.932-04:002011-09-21T18:47:05.932-04:00I think that reading the oldest non-vampire J.R. W...I think that reading the oldest non-vampire J.R. Ward books gives me a lift. I know what is going to happen but I still am "surprised" somewhere in every book.clairechervennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-67311421249227456952011-09-21T17:49:06.097-04:002011-09-21T17:49:06.097-04:00I'm a new follower - #1147!! What a day to sto...I'm a new follower - #1147!! What a day to stop in to! I've never read a book by her *hides head in shame*<br /><br />However if I had to choose someone who's changed my life it'd have to be Susan Elizabeth Phillips. She teaches you to be strong, independent, and most of all -- to fall in love!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667521490706435608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-69072544852907993782011-09-21T16:19:26.980-04:002011-09-21T16:19:26.980-04:00When I need a boost, I pick up a romantic comedy b...When I need a boost, I pick up a romantic comedy by Susan Andersen or Rachel Gibson.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040629694490652973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-53450718059173113902011-09-21T14:55:46.835-04:002011-09-21T14:55:46.835-04:00I found the first Darkyn book at a library book sa...I found the first Darkyn book at a library book sale, along with a handful of Patricia Briggs and a couple of Kelly Armstrong books. I'd been avoiding series of any sort for almost 15 years (except for the occasional writer. It took me a while to find the rest because Borders shelved them in romance and I never looked at romance. <br />Anyway, I picked up the series because I was feeling down, and I was cheered up, although poorer later.LIVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-17022912355146250242011-09-21T11:37:35.444-04:002011-09-21T11:37:35.444-04:00too many to list.....reading anything helps lift m...too many to list.....reading anything helps lift my mood. Throwing my name into the hat!Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-9505243393534894842011-09-21T11:34:06.571-04:002011-09-21T11:34:06.571-04:00I've read a few of Linda Howard's books an...I've read a few of Linda Howard's books and have really enjoyed them. Buying used first and then switching to buying new when i find someone I like and want to support is one of the ways I buy lots of books without living with them in a cardboard box, haha. Tossing my name in the hat!Tom, Emily, Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169487650302581652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-9327177808882192502011-09-21T11:11:36.375-04:002011-09-21T11:11:36.375-04:00After my husband unexpectedly passed away at Easte...After my husband unexpectedly passed away at Easter, I spent weeks not being able to stop spinning, in mind and body. The worst thing was not being able to settle down long enough to read. Reading is my joy, my solace, my passion and losing the ability to read was another devastation.<br /><br />A few months later, while browsing in a used book store (if I couldn't read them, at least I could still be around them!), I picked up a copy of Christina Dodd's Trouble in High Heels. <br /><br />That night I sat down and read from beginning to end. When I finished the book in the wee hours of the night, I cried, not because of the story--which I loved--but because I'd been able to escape into a book again.<br /><br />I went back to the used book store the next day and bought the next three books in this series and have since purchased several of her titles at the regular book shop.<br /><br />As far as I'm concerned, Christina Dodd saved the day.terleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953328625206810683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-49924401349794186242011-09-21T10:53:35.823-04:002011-09-21T10:53:35.823-04:00What a great post today. Sometimes when life gets...What a great post today. Sometimes when life gets to be too much I read The Scalpel, The Sword by Ted Allen.travelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191803578622949052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36816806603118910872011-09-21T10:47:57.062-04:002011-09-21T10:47:57.062-04:00When my mother died suddenly I was lost. The book ...When my mother died suddenly I was lost. The book which helped me at that time was Frenchman's Creek. Any Daphne Du Maurier book can keep me enthralled.petitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326383614079568432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36930099648722380642011-09-21T10:33:51.633-04:002011-09-21T10:33:51.633-04:00Sandra Hill's Viking series cheered me up when...Sandra Hill's Viking series cheered me up when I was feeling down.CrystalGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613282698726922126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-18695854510620491222011-09-21T09:56:57.171-04:002011-09-21T09:56:57.171-04:00I'm throwing my name in the hat :)I'm throwing my name in the hat :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07091787933373087248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-70675513224840164562011-09-21T09:56:28.426-04:002011-09-21T09:56:28.426-04:00Whenever I am troubled I re-read Lord Of The Rings...Whenever I am troubled I re-read Lord Of The Rings. Even thought I must have read it a dozen times now the writing, the story, the characters ... the world that is developing while I am turning the pages never ceases to distract me from the real worldSusannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-51775599531500020282011-09-21T09:33:33.420-04:002011-09-21T09:33:33.420-04:00I agree with Shiloh Walker above. Sounds like her ...I agree with Shiloh Walker above. Sounds like her shelf and mine are pretty similar! I would also like to add Will Shakespeare to my list. I was struggling with a cross country move, a job I wasn't happy in, and a severe financial hardship and these characters really helped!Anne V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-4334791108135138652011-09-21T09:28:09.644-04:002011-09-21T09:28:09.644-04:00When my mother was dying, I picked up (of all thin...When my mother was dying, I picked up (of all things!) the first book in Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette's series about Iskryne, "A Companion to Wolves".<br />It was so different from everything else I could have read and a fine world to bury myself in. It helped, so much.anderynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039924601338420456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-68165880174689271462011-09-21T09:12:17.703-04:002011-09-21T09:12:17.703-04:00I love all of Linda Howards's books.
I think m...I love all of Linda Howards's books.<br />I think my favorites to read when I'm down and need a pick me up are Until You by Judith McNaught and The Wedding by Julie Garwood. I love those authors!KellyM.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13447136244034978053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36046957922346749772011-09-21T08:03:07.015-04:002011-09-21T08:03:07.015-04:00ggggaaahhhh!!!! Loving Evangeline! love that one....ggggaaahhhh!!!! Loving Evangeline! love that one. um. excuse me. yes, she's definitely soul medicine. I love this one and Dream Man are two of my faves from her.<br /><br />I can't think of one specific title that has helped me through bad time-it's more like my keeper shelf. When I hit rough times, I go to my die-hard faves. Nora Roberts' Chesapeake Bay series, Mercedes Lackey's Winds of Fate books, and the Stardoc books.Shiloh Walkerhttp://shilohwalker.com/websitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-30638506738639269082011-09-21T07:55:44.696-04:002011-09-21T07:55:44.696-04:00I will always be grateful that the final Harry Pot...I will always be grateful that the final Harry Potter book happened to be released the same week that my ex announced he wanted a divorce. I locked myself in the bedroom for hours at a time and just read. It was the perfect escape.<br /><br />I would also like to echo Ayse above and say that The Blue Castle is my all-time fave of L.M. Montgomery's, which is saying a lot considering I have ready everything that's been published by her, including all the short story collections!digillettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439806613517879373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-28919930980291882792011-09-21T06:32:31.905-04:002011-09-21T06:32:31.905-04:00I read your post then thought long and hard about ...I read your post then thought long and hard about this. I am lucky enough not to have had many hard times, but I nearly lost my son in 2005 and while in hospital with him, I read a fantastic book called The Road To Elizabeth by John Ridgway. This book followed the story of John & his wife as they travelled in Peru to visit a man who'd saved him life on an expedition 15 years previously. The book was awe-inspiring and uplifting at a time when I needed the hope that it would all be better in the end. It also called to me as I lived in Peru for 2 years before my kids were born. Its not fiction, so I don't know if it qualifies, but it was just what I needed at that time.FRAN KANEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-89794542426069676952011-09-21T06:29:02.033-04:002011-09-21T06:29:02.033-04:00Hey, LOVING EVANGELINE is one of my all time favor...Hey, LOVING EVANGELINE is one of my all time favorite romance novels. :D <br /><br />I can't remember all the titles, but the books that got me through when I was having a tough time some years ago were Harlequin Presents romance novels. They were just cracktastic and short enough that I could read them in 1-2 hours before going to bed, after long difficult days.Nadia Leehttp://www.nadialee.netnoreply@blogger.com