If this is a return visit, please reload to see latest additions. Raven Rose Cottage Welcome to our cottage, a guilty pleasure, if you will. As you may know, from poking around our main index, we read a lot, and a lot of different things. While the main section of our site concerns history, classic English literature, modern literature, Medieval, Renaissance art and history, mythology, etc, this section will house... well, everything else we dabble in, and are obsessed with, most notably American Literature of the 1800s and early 1900s, as well as modern Romance literature, and of course, Jane Austen. (A strange combination, I know. Bear with me.) This section will be an on and off endeavor. For now, it's a bit sparse; but we do hope you enjoy what we have for you. Looking for our webrings? Please click here Looking for the fanlistings we've joined? They're here, while the Jane Austen fanlistings are here Recently read books I had the pleasure of hosting guest post author Susan McBride at my blog last year. If you'd like to read that post, it's still up, here. The contest, however is long ago closed. America's Gilded Age Authors: Henry James Not technically a Romance author, his work epitomizes and pokes fun at a very Romantic age: the Gilded Age, even as he is considered the father of Gilded Age drawing room literature. He was mentor and muse to many of the authors that followed in his footsteps (most notably Edith Wharton), and he is considered the father of American literature. So this section would not be complete without a small tribute to his genius. As he is, and has been, for a longer time than we can point to (inside joke), a big influence on us, this is a section that will be added to as often as possible, obsessively, lovingly, I am sure. ;) Enjoy! Edith Wharton Well, we know she's not technically a Romance Writer, we consider her work (like that of the aforementioned Henry James) very romantic. Modern Romantics Catherine Mann's His Expectant EX Paranormals: Rosalie Lario's For Love of An Angel Vampire Romances: Maggie Shayne's Edge Of Twilight Maggie Shayne Links Sherrilyn Kenyon's Fantasy Lover A review of Night Pleasures By Sherrilyn Kenyon If you haven't seen it, we've reviewed C.L. Wilson's Lady of Light and Shadow over at our , as well as our review of her first novel Lord of The Fading Lands Likewise you'll also find Susan Kearney's latest novel, an Arthurian-esque scifi/paranormal romance entitled Lucan, I've reviewed Sherrilyn Kenyon's Night Embrace A review of Terri Garey's Dead Girls Are Easy A mini-review of Witchling By Yasmine Galenorn A review of Night Pleasures By Sherrilyn Kenyon A review of Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon Sherrilyn Kenyon Links Susan Krinard Susan Krinard overview Susan Krinard Links Susan Krinard: Book Reviews: Touch of the Wolf Once a Wolf (mini-review; also housed at our site: Immortal Grace) Secret of the Wolf Romantic Suspense: If you've haven't seen it yet, we've got a review of Susan Crandall's Sleep No More Other Romance authors/styles: Nora Roberts fixed link: June 19, 2014 Nora Roberts (very short) overview Nora Roberts Links Great sites and articles concerning, and by, Nora Roberts. Nora Roberts: book reviews: new!Blood Brothers a review of the The Hollow Captivated Review of Heaven and Earth Book Two of Three Sisters Island Trilogy. Possible spoilers included. Review of Dance Upon the Air Book One of Three Sisters Island Trilogy. Review of The Villa More Miscellaneous authors and titles: Historicals A review of Joanne Rock's Medieval Harlequin Historical Undone Summoned for Seduction A review of Joanne Rock's Medieval "Harlequin Historical" romance: In the Laird's Bed Sandra Hill's hysterical Viking Romance: Stephanie Laurens: A review of Devil's Bride Stephanie Laurens links A review of Blythe Gifford's The Harlot's Daughter (Harlequin, November 2007) Susan Spencer Paul's The Prisoner Bride Carol Finch's McCavett's Bride The June 2007 Harlequin Historical: Deborah Simmons' The Last Rogue possible spoilers Other Recent Reads And a little History: The Regency Era Links and other goodies concerning this romantic, and most popular, era. History, literature, art, and, of course, Regency Romances still new, and will be, as everything else, added to as we can find goodies for it. Jane Austen Links and stuff A review of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen Other things: Miscellaneous This is a new page of quiz results and collections of adopted stuff. General Romance & Writing Links Link to Us: Banners for your use Looking for our "Webring.org" webrings? Please click here Ringsurf Webrings Our spirit pages Home and don't forget to visit the other sections of our site: Raven Queen's Domain (our shrine to all other kinds of literature, past and present) or Immortal Grace our shrine to classic gothic horror, Anne Rice, Laurell K. Hamilton, and all the immortal folks with which the classic gothic stories are filled. Enjoy!  
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