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herhandsmyhands ,
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Brit friends, help? Would someone from a good family--not aristocracy, but perhaps landed gentry--refer to themselves as "a posh" when talking to someone else? As in, "I may be a posh from (place), but..."

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ETA: question answered; thanks!

herhandsmyhands OP ,
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Help?

In the book I'm reading, someone "extruded a smile". Is this a British expression? (setting is Devon)

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negative12dollarbill ,
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No, not a British expression. Source, British, lived next county to Devon for many years. It's literary, I guess.

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ICYMI: I reviewed Robert Thorogood's The Queen of Poisons; it's the third Marlow Murder Club book, and it's really good.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/29/the-queen-of-poisons-by-robert-thorogood/

herhandsmyhands ,
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I read Jade Lee's Vixen; it's the first in a series set in 1850s China. I am sorry I didn't like it more.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/vixen-by-jade-lee/

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I read Jade Lee's Vixen, the first in a series set in 1850s China; I wish I had enjoyed it more.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/23/vixen-by-jade-lee/

herhandsmyhands ,
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I read Robert Thorogood's Murder Comes to Marlow, second in the Marlow Murder Club series.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/22/death-comes-to-marlow-by-robert-thorogood/

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ICYMI: I read Robert Thorogood's Murder Comes to Marlow, the second in the Marlow Murder Club mystery series.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/22/death-comes-to-marlow-by-robert-thorogood/

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I have a question: is it just me, or is the blurb for her 2022 book Nightwork eerily reminiscent to her 1992 book Honest Illusions?

Anyone who has read both care to comment without overtly spoiling the more recent book? (I'm on still the fence about reading it)

bookaholic ,
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@herhandsmyhands @romancelandia @bookstodon Read both. IMO the theme and foundation are similar, but storylines and charter developments are their own. Some similarities in her research but I feel this makes them more in depth and believable. Eg. Roarke in the In Death series (NR as J. D. Robb) prior career as a thief. I enjoyed Nightwork. It was intriguing & I enjoyed the pace of story and richness of the characters. (1/2)

ScribblingSandy ,
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Hey lovely @romancelandia and @bookstodon peeps and any other readers of historical romance! For a special 10th anniversary edition of a book, what kind of extras would you like to see included?

Would you even want any extras at all???

saxbrightwell ,
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@ScribblingSandy @romancelandia @bookstodon Who doesn't love a small slice-of-life coda from the happily-ever-after?

herhandsmyhands ,
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ICYMI: I read Robert Thorogood's The Marlow Murder Club, and it's a delight! (Also, the cover!)

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/17/the-marlow-murder-club-by-robert-thorogood/

herhandsmyhands ,
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I read Jodi McAlister's Not Here to Make Friends, third in her Marry Me, Juliet series.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/not-here-to-make-friends-by-jodi-mcalister/

herhandsmyhands OP ,
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ICYMI: I read Jodi McAlister's Not Here to Make Friends, the last in her Marry Me, Juliet trilogy.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/not-here-to-make-friends-by-jodi-mcalister/

SuperWendy ,
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weirdwriter ,

Could you add the title and author to the alt text of these audiobooks? The links in the figures aren't always clickable but I am so glad you updated/made this list! I just discovered Duee narration and sometimes like it better than full cast narration! @SuperWendy @jeevesreads @romancelandia

herhandsmyhands ,
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I read Pauline Rowson's Death on Board, the 5th book in her Inspectur Alun Ryga series.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/13/death-on-board-by-pauline-rowson/

herhandsmyhands OP ,
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ICYMI: I read Pauline Rowson's Death on Board, the 5th book in her Inspector Alun Ryga series.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/13/death-on-board-by-pauline-rowson/

herhandsmyhands ,
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This post was supposed to go up this morning, but June has been a year already, so here it is, in the "better late than never" side of things.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/12/let-them-eat-cereal-whats-next/

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herhandsmyhands ,
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I read Rachel Howzell Hall's What Fire Brings (comes out tomorrow), and boy, was that intense!

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/10/what-fire-brings-by-rachel-howzell-hall/

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ICYMI: I read Rachel Howzell Hall's What Fire Brings (which comes out tomorrow). It's a very intense read!

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/10/what-fire-brings-by-rachel-howzell-hall/

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@SuperWendy @romancelandia @smutreport no joke, Shelly Laurenston's Honey Badgers and Call of Crows seriesare my comfort reads. When I'm livid but have to stay professional, I can count on the honey badger to commit mayhem. So satisfying.

herhandsmyhands ,
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I read Kelley Armstrong's Disturbing the Dead, the latest in her Rip Through Time series--and now I have to wait a year for the next book!

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/disturbing-the-dead-by-kelley-armstrong/

herhandsmyhands OP ,
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ICYMI: I read Kelley Armstrong's Disturbing the Dead, the latest in her Rip Through Time series--and now I have to wait a year for the next book!

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/disturbing-the-dead-by-kelley-armstrong/

herhandsmyhands ,
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I read Vanessa Riley's A Gamble at Sunset, first in a new historical romance series. Alas, I think this author's writing voice may not be for me.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/21/a-gamble-at-sunset-by-vanessa-riley/

herhandsmyhands OP ,
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ICYMI: I read Vanessa Riley's A Gamble At Sunset, first in a new historical romance series. Alas, the author's writing voice may not be for me.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/21/a-gamble-at-sunset-by-vanessa-riley/

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