Romance Lovers for the Challenge-Impaired discussion

Willaful and I are doing the Disney Princess Reading Challenge in NBRC group. (Great pics there, if you want to stop by.

Anywayz...

We need help with:

Pocahontas:
Read a book where the protagonist is Native American, loves nature, or displays shamanic powers. You can also read a retelling of Pocahontas.

Princess Jasmine:
from Aladdin
Read a book where the protagonist is of Arabic descent or is named Jasmine. You can also read a retelling of Aladdin.

Mulan:
Read a book where the protagonist is Chinese (or of Chinese descent), she must also be able to kick some serious ass. Read a book where the protagonist disguises herself as a man or enlists in the army.

Esmeralda:
From The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Read a book where the protagonist is a Gypsy or read a book where the character has a pet goat (this should be interesting). You can also read a retelling of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

Megara:
From Hercules
Read a book where the protagonist has a low opinion of men and is cynical about love. You can also read a retelling of Hercules.

I would suggest one of the Mercedes Thompson for Pocahontas. Isn't she Native American?

Thanks for posting here, Lisa Kay. Mercy Thompson would be perfect, but I've already read them all. :-(

Yes, CaroB, that is who I used, but I don't think Willa wants to use her. Thanks, though. ☺

@ Willa I was going to start the Anna Pigeon Mysteries series. She a Forest Ranger (loves nature). Don't know if you are into mysteries.

There is also , but I haven't read it; plus, I think willaful knows about that one.

willaful wrote: "Thanks for posting here, Lisa Kay. Mercy Thompson would be perfect, but I've already read them all. :-("

Oh, my mistake about you not wanting to read them, sorry!

I read a book a long time ago that was about a red-headed young woman who was half Arab/half English. Salient points:

• She grew up in an Arabian country (can't remember which).

• Her mother has died and she, her father, and half-brother go to England where they take her to a casino. She is beautiful, so she catches Sir Justin’s eye (pretty sure that is the name). But he thinks she is the property of one of the men she is with.

• He father is quite over-protective and already has the guy she is going to marry picked out (he is her half-brother’s best friend).

• Sir Justin is a rich lord and a scientist and the virginal heroine hides in his car to get away from her family.

• When the H/h finally "do the deed" they are tracked down by her family; a "shot-gun" wedding ensues. However the H/h determine to be "just friends."

• His aunt owns a horse stables and the heroine goes to work there, and live in a garage (?) apartment? However, the apartment is used by others for assignations.

• The aunt has remarried to a man who cheats on her. She has a son who hates his step-father.

• One of the young girls meeting for the illicit apartment sex is killed because she is pregnant; however, who killed her, as she was sleeping around.

• I thought this was a Catherine Coulter book, but it isn’t. It has a title similar to Desert Moon/English Rose or vice versa. Some combination like that.

Any ideas?

This is really going to drive me crazy until I figure it out.

Posted it in "What's the Name of that book?" Group.

They found it! It was Desert Rose, English Moon. It is just that GoodReads and Shelfari abbreviated “English”. Desert Rose Eng Moon



Anyway, I remember it really rocking my boat back in the day. I wonder if it still holds up? It would certainly work for “Jasmine”.

would work for Mulan, and I enjoyed it!

Oh, I think I have that on my tbr tower. I would think it would.

I think the library has that one Megan, thanks!

I fixed the entry, Lisa Kay.

Thanks, Willa!

BTW, I thought of one you might like. The heroine does both: ...protagonist disguises herself as a man or enlists in the army.

I think Rionna from Never Love a Highlander might work for your Megara category.

I just read To Catch a Bride by, Anne Gracie. It would work for Mulan. The female lead dresses as a boy.

That's right, Dawn, she does. That was a good one too.

It Sleeps in Me would fit for a Pocahontas one, the heroine is a Native American and a shaman. I haven't read it myself, so idk if it's good or not, but it's on my TBR. :)

Kit★ wrote: "It Sleeps in Me would fit for a Pocahontas one, the heroine is a Native American and a shaman. I haven't read it myself, so idk if it's good or not, but it's on my TBR. :)"

Whoa! Kit★, that one seems a little off the beaten path. Interesting.

Lol it was a dollar store find, never heard of the author before but it sounded sorta interesting.

It does!

Pocahontas
- Native American, shaman
- shaman
- Native American

Mulan
- Chinese descent heroine who is "also be able to kick some serious ass"
- disguises self as man/boy
- disguises self as boy and kind of joins the army
- Chinese descent

Princess Jasmine


Esmeralda
- Gypsy

Thanks, UHQ! ☺

Any other suggestions for Jasmine. She is the only one I have left. I added Desert Rose -- English Moon to my TBR pile, but still looking to find a copy of it.

I could mail you my copy... if I can find where I put it! LOL!

This is what I have for Jasmine:

Jasmine: (1/4)
• protagonist is of Arabic descent
5. ✔ Desert Rose -- English Moon, by Claudette Williams ★★★★✩ PB 3/15
• protagonist named Jasmine
6. Shotgun Wedding, by Susan Rogers Cooper (OCD)
7. Three Wishes, by Stephanie Bond (Kindle)
8. The Temptation of the Night Jasmine, by Lauren Willig (OCD)
Alternates:
The Stolen Bride, by Abby Green (need to find copy)
Haunting Jasmine, by Anjali Banerjee (Library-HC)
Baby Momma Drama, by Carl Weber (OCD)
A Tapestry of Hope, by Tracie Peterson (OCD)
The Australian's Marriage Demand, byMelanie Milburne (need to find copy)

A.


BTW, Dawn, Three Wishes was free on Amazon for awhile... I don't know if it still is.

Oh, bold means >450 pages.

Nope. Sorry, Dawn, Three Wishes is no longer free, but now 99¢. It is also lendable! If you want to borrow it for two weeks, you can. Just let me know when. I'll also mark it in my notes as sometimes things are only lendable once.

Amazon Three Wishes

Awesome Thanks Lisa. I did pick up 3 wishes while it was free. Now just need to work it into the reading list.

Ditto, Dawn! I haven't gotten to it, either.