Happily Ever After Cafe discussion

March Challenge is anything Irish or Green. Set in Ireland or Irish names or Irish green color on cover. Leprechauns or pots of gold or blarney stones. If you can relate it to Ireland or the Irish then it works.

Wooot!

-she's green!
-there's a green plant
-how they started


But for romance, NONE of which I read:


But maybe I'll go with one of these:

great list, Lisa :)

Very great list, Lisa!

Thanks Pamela. Have you read any of the above romance books? I thought about Alexis Harrington book, but I'm not real keen on a book about the heroine being in love the the hero's brother...

I read The Irish Devil by Diana Whiteside and I liked it but it's not for everyone. Has explicit sex and elements some ppl don't like. Also Taming her Irish Warrior by Michelle Willingham but it was just 3 stars for me. I probably read Nora Roberts books but its was decades ago :)

Thanks Uniquely Moi, it was fun. I have a little bit of Irish in me. Do you remember the movie "Irma la Douce" with Jack Lemmon and Shirley McLaine? I loved her green stocking and bra. :o)

I've reviewed both The Irish Devil and Taming her Irish Warrior. I preferred Taming to Irish Devil.

I will read either Faefever or Dreamfever, whichever I'm up to- both take place in Ireland.

Awesome list of books Lisa!

Thanks Fran, I am so tempted to start the Fever series. I see so many great posts. I just don't know if it's my cup of tea.

Lisa, I thought the same thing! But I finally read the first one and loved it! Mac is kind of like Buffy the Vampire Slayer- a girlie girl with little direction whose whole world is turned upside down. You may get hooked like me!

Thanks for letting me know.

I have Darkfever and trying to talk myself in reading it. I, too, don't know if it's my cuppa. I didn't get into the BDB series like everyone has so I don't know....

I almost hate to admit it here...but I bought the first BDB book the other day and only read a few chapters. It is good; however, I need to be in the right mood for that kind of thing.

Darkfever is much lighter reading than the BDB, moves quicker, it was so not what I was expecting and I was very pleasantly surprised.

I may try it on audio.

Maybe I'll read it for the challenge. I love KMM's Highlander series but I've read it not really like those. Plus I noticed it's in 1st person and I tend to shy away from those for some reason.

OMG. I just check my library on-line and they don't have it for audio; however, they do have it in AdobePDF. There are four people ahead of me.

Lisa wrote: "I almost hate to admit it here...but I bought the first BDB book the other day and only read a few chapters. It is good; however, I need to be in the right mood for that kind of thing."

lol

Faithmarie, I see you gave both 'Dark Lover' and 'Darkfever' five stars. Did you prefer one over the other? I only ask because you rank the highest in compatibility (99% !) of my GR friends.

hmmmmm

If you noticed almost all my books are rated 4 or 5. I am TERRIBLE at rating.....
I have to say I would read Dark Lover first. I believe each of the BDB books is a story that completes the couples romance and the Fever books are continued into the next book. .... Does that make sense? If you want you can read only one book of the BDB but the Fever books you have to keep reading to the last.... and I hope beyond. lol And yes you do have to prepare yourself for a different kind of read especially when you are used to normal kind of relationships..... these are a different kind of fantasy. LOL

Thanks.

Dark Lover, in my opinion, is the weakest book in the series, but most "first books" are. But from there they just get better and better. BDB is one of only 2 series I'll buy in Hardcover the day they are released.

Okay, going to start for my March Challenge now.

Pamela, Maybe I'll join you. Let me see if I can finish up two other books. Are you starting today? Right now?

OK, so I read the entire Fever series last month. Once I finished Darkfever I couldn't help myself and I read all of the rest of them. Now I'm not sure if I will get to another Irish book this month. Maybe I will go with a green cover.

Pamela, you will love it! Lisa Kay, hope you start it too!

Thanks Fran. I understand there is not much romance in the first book, it is just the set-up. True?

Yes, I've begun but I only have the one book so I may have to run by the library and see which ones they have. I was put off by the 1st person but I'm getting through that. Lisa Kay, you are welcome to join me when you can :) I've been reading slower lately.

Okay, I should be able to start it tonight or tomorrow. I have the first two. The third I have on audio request at the library with 5 people ahead of me. OMG, I just know there is going to be a cliff hanger and I'll be clicking that there evil Amazon button. LOL.

Lisa Kay, you are right, not much romance in the first one, but a great set up for the rest of the series. I was sucked in right away.

Finished my challenge

I went by the library but the next couple in series were all checked out so I will check on them later.

I read which takes place in Dublin

Also, I figure Celtic mythology should work, so I'm working my way through Nora Roberts' Key trilogy
DONE DONE - currently reading

Awesome! How are you liking the Nora Roberts? I used to read her a lot but haven't much lately.

I'm reading

OH, I should mention is free on Amazon right now if you need something Irishy

Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "Awesome! How are you liking the Nora Roberts? I used to read her a lot but haven't much lately."

I just like the way she writes her character interaction in all her books, but when she has a magic theme it sucks me in, and if the magic is Irish, all the better! So I liked this trilogy

I just finished my Irish book last night. The hero is half Irish and they briefly went to his castle Ireland.

I just finished my Irish book. I loved it- if you read m/m I highly recommend this one. So sweet, and the characters were all wonderful.

I've re read all this month. I love the book! It takes place briefly in Ireland, and the heroine is Irish.