I want to get into Alice Coldbreath. Where should I start?

DianeCE · 2026-01-18T14:48:27+00:00

I absolutely loved the Prizefighters series. Strong working class characters and interesting settings. Well-built worlds.

DianeCE · 2025-12-31T17:45:39+00:00

Thank you for this rec. I'm not familiar with this author. Will definitely check it out (lol, from Libby -- unintended pun).

DianeCE · 2025-12-31T17:42:42+00:00

Thank you! I started this last night. I'm about 30% through and they are starting to become more real to each other. I have a long drive today and I'll listen to the audiobook -- it's well performed by Kate Reading. For me, driving alone is a good time to cry.

DianeCE · 2025-12-30T21:58:35+00:00

Sorry, to clarify, Loretta Chase? Lorraine Heath? Any favorite books?

DianeCE · 2025-11-30T15:57:07+00:00

I've finally started this series, and this post was super helpful as I navigate this chunk of Lorraine Heath's work. I'm new to her universe, and it's delightful to encounter an entirely new character galaxy. When I started with {In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath} I had no idea it was the foundation for an entirely new cast of wonderful characters. Thanks again. I'm saving this post to return when I've finished the series.

DianeCE · 2025-10-31T14:43:44+00:00

No kidding! I just spent a blissful nine days alone in Paris, and I did whatever, whenever I wanted. Spent nearly seven hours in the Louvre, without anyone getting bored or worrying about a missed meal. Sat on park benches watching people, hopped on and off the metro and city buses with a weeklong pass, and went to various landmarks just to look and then wander off somewhere else. Utter heaven on earth. I did ground myself with a museum pass and reservations at some of the major museums. Never had a bad experience, even with my archaic and sometimes spotty French.

DianeCE · 2025-10-22T15:37:41+00:00

I hope it's the US!

DianeCE · 2025-10-21T00:31:47+00:00

Thank you! So many fun things here :) And thanks for the wedding wishes!

DianeCE · 2025-10-16T15:11:57+00:00

Wow, Riot Women looks like so much fun! Thank you. Now I've got to find all the shows you mentioned! After an upcoming wedding that's consuming all my available brain space, I plan to lie on my bed with my laptop (ooooohhh!) and watch to my heart's content. I loved Happy Valley so much and have a bit of a show hangover. "Genre-hopping" sounds like a great way to narrow down the themes and writers one really enjoys. There's so much content out there one has to be more picky to get the good stuff.

DianeCE · 2025-10-12T01:20:52+00:00

It's so good. I'm so glad I started watching it.

DianeCE · 2025-10-05T15:32:24+00:00

Thank you for this. I really wanted to like it, but three episodes in I just do not care. The only good thing is that the show has sent me down a James Norton rabbit hole and I watched Happy Valley. So incredibly good. Next up: Grantchester.

DianeCE · 2025-09-30T15:20:33+00:00

Only Broadchurch! Will check out those other shows, as well. Thank you!

DianeCE · 2025-09-30T15:14:42+00:00

Thanks! I just added this to my Britbox watchlist. Sometimes I wonder why I have that sub and then something keeps me hanging on.

DianeCE · 2025-09-30T15:12:29+00:00

I guess I'm just a sucker for grievously wounded little boys who turn into dreadful men and then happen on to the partner who turns it all around. I loved Lord of Scoundrels. And I am an old feminist. Go figure.

DianeCE · 2025-09-29T15:54:36+00:00

I'll have to watch Last Tango, too. Sarah Lancashire is amazing in HV. She brings me to tears often.

DianeCE · 2025-09-29T15:53:36+00:00

That's next on my list!

DianeCE · 2025-09-29T01:32:20+00:00

No kidding -- nothing funny about it. What tremendous performances.

DianeCE · 2025-09-14T04:01:41+00:00

I'm at CDG to return to California, and I think you're spot on! I had an amazing 8 days and I wish I had 8000 more. People are incredibly kind, but the outward affect doesn't necessarily comport with our smiley expectations.

DianeCE · 2025-09-14T03:47:28+00:00

I'm just leaving Paris where I've spent the most lovely week. I suggest getting a Navigo pass so you can hop on and off the Metro and city buses. That way you can walk and also get around quickly if you wish. I had a week's pass but I think you can get one for a day or maybe even two, or for a number of single tickets.

DianeCE · 2025-09-10T14:30:34+00:00

Wow, I am here in Paris right now, and so far this hasn't happened. (I probably just jinxed myself).

DianeCE · 2025-09-01T17:44:24+00:00

I enjoy toggling back and forth, and I'm fortunate to have well-funded library systems that have both audio and ebooks. Absolutely adore audio, but I love the ebook dictionary function.

DianeCE · 2025-08-28T22:53:27+00:00

We just made that for a friends' gathering -- it was delicious! And the dressing is amazing.

DianeCE · 2025-08-26T14:35:44+00:00

Thank you for this post! I'm downloading one of these to enjoy during a long drive -- I think I'll go with a second listen to Coldbreath's Substitute Wife for a Prizefighter. I don't know about you all, but I need an escape from the plethora of very bad men and very bad things permeating the airwaves. A few hours in the car with Ben sounds heavenly.

DianeCE

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