Yes, the giveaways continue!
But first, a little housekeeping…
Last Wednesday’s winners (announced on Sunday) were Sandra Lynne, whose box is already prepped and ready for my next run to the post office, and #46, Jeanne. Jeanne…you need to email me your information by the end of the week, please.
Also, at Blazeauthors on Monday, I gave away two sets of four books–three Blazes and a copy of my one single title contemporary, MAKING WAVES. I haven’t heard from EITHER winner…they were:
#34 Sue Hussein
#17 Cathy W
Otherwise, all winners in recent weeks have had their packages shipped out, except for Karen from the 10th…not sure why that one is still in my to-be-sent pile, but it’s going out tomorrow.
Today, I have more Mills & Boon books! After yesterday’s homage to the contemporary romance, all but one of these are contemporary. There’s also a copy of STRIPPED, which is lightly paranormal. My heroine and her sister are both powerful witches…though my heroine has had her powers stripped (hence the title…love a great double entendre, don’t you?) for most of the book. It’s a great story, if I do say so myself. Well, even RT voted it the Best Blaze of 2007. I’m very proud of it! There are ten books in all, including my first six Temptations. Man, I miss that line.
TWO winners this week…US residents only. But remember, you have to come back on Sunday to find out if you’ve won!
To enter, answer the following question: Did you ever read any of old Harlequin Temptations? If so, can you remember any favorites? If not, boy did you miss out. Best books EVER in that line. 
Two of my favorites were Vicki Lewis Thompson’s LOVERBOY and Rita Clay Estrada’s THE IVORY KEY. Both are still on my keeper shelf…something I can verify because my closet is so clean now, I actually found them! Also, Jennifer Crusie’s GETTING RID OF BRADLEY. Remains with me. Awesome book!
By all reports, Julie Leto was a sweet child once, somewhat shy, preferring to play quietly in her room making up stories. However, being raised with three brothers in a loud, primarily Italian household did have its influences and Julie discovered her inner tough girl. That’s probably why most of her heroines kick serious butt. Writing sassy heroines has worked out, as she’s sold over forty books to four publishers featuring strong, confident women. Julie lives in Florida with her daughter, a spoiled dachshund, a haughty lynx-point Siamese and a wide range of relatives all within driving distance.
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Please don’t enter me in the contest, but yes, I do love those old Temptations. Several from the authors here :) One of my favorites is a regular re-read: His Double, Her Trouble by Donna Sterling. It still gets to me.
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Donna Sterling was one of the first Temptation authors I ever met. A real classy lady. Loved her! I remember one book of hers I loved…it had a ghost and I think the heroine on the cover wore a blue dress. I can’t remember the title!
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I was a really late bloomer to the Romance genre
I didn’t start reading romance until I was pregnant with my son in 2002 when I was 24 
However, in my quest to hunt down all the books of the new authors that I found, I remember reading some of the older Temptations but the only author I can remember by name right now is Jayne Ann Krentz and I don’t even remember the title!
And of course now I know I missed out on some fantastic authors and stories!
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Aly, you did, you really did.
There’s always used book stores! I, too, read JAK when she was a Temptation author.
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Hi, I have read HT’s but don’t know which ones. I have read many Crusie’s including Getting Rid of Bradley. I am lucky if I can remember what I read last week. LOL.
As always, great prize – still have a chance to win Seducing Sullivan and Private Lessons – HEEHEE. Maybe I will get lucky this time.
Happy Hump Day! Here’s hoping the snowfall won’t be bad this time.
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:rain: We’re not getting snow, but cold rain here. And you know how MUCH I love that!
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I’m honored to be on your list!
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Hey Jules, I loved reading Temptations, but I can’t remember the titles. My older Hqn books are at my moms house and there are over 200 of them. I was a member of the HQN book club back in the day…remember when they used to send you a prize with each set of 4 books they sent you. I got a lot off wine glasses once time…LOL!!! I remember loving the Temptations that I read too. I wish they were here with me. I may just bring them back with me the next time I go to NYC.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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I checked my bookshelves again…found some…these books were Keepers for me… Les’s Two to Tangle and Janelle’s Christmas Fantasy (My Aunt “loaned” me these two, and I never gave them back. I also have a Thea Devine, Night Moves…this one was before the change over to Blaze…I loved this one back then because of the risk it took for Hqn to push a little harder into the world of sex on the pages rather than behind closed doors…it led to my discovery of your book “What’s Your Pleasure?,” which is one of my fave books of all time. I also have one by Jamie Denton…Valentine Fantasy. I knew if I looked again, I would find some. There are some other titles on the periphery of my memory, but I can’t snatch em up for you right now. I hope you have a great rest of the day.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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Did you ever read Pat Ryan? She’s another one on my keeper shelf!
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I recognize the name, but I don’t recall reading her books. I googled her, and I think I recognize Million Dollar Baby, but I am just not sure. My aunt would probably have some older temptations…I have to ask her.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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I can’t remember titles either, but I read many of them too. I can’t remember titles well at all, I look for authors especially, so that’s my excuse.
I loved Stripped. See, now that’s a title I do remember.
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It’s a memorable title, that’s for sure!
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Yes, I have read HT but can’t remember which ones. Years ago I kept a notebook with all the different series and wrote down each number as I read it. Reading has been my passion as long as I can remember. Love my public library because I sure couldn’t afford to support my “reading habit” if I had to buy all the books I read!
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Libraries rock!
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I really loved that line. Here are just a few favorites I have on my shelves.
Insatiable – By you of course
The Lawman – Vicki Lewis Thompson
Outrageous Lori Foster
Long Southern Nights – Heather McAllister
Santa In A Stetson – Vicki Lewis Thompson
Fantasy – Lori Foster
Manhunting In Montana – Vicki Lewis Thompson (loved that manhunting series)
Brazen – Carly Phillips
Seeking Single Male – Stephanie Bond
Relentess – Leslie Kelly
Her Perfect Stranger – Jill Shalvis
Free Fall – Jill Shalvis
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I completely forgot about Brazen. I remember why though…I have the new sexy cover, so completely forgot it was a Temptation!!!
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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Thanks, Linda! This is a great list!
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I’ve never read that line, but would love to start with a great collection!
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It was a great line. All the authors miss it terribly.
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I have just retired and now will be able to get thru all of those books that I have been gathering for years. I have several boxes full and I know there are there are many HTs in there. Can’t wait (as soon as the Olympics are over as that is something I had not been able to watch before)
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Barb, I confess I haven’t watched a minute of the Olympics. I think it’s my aversion to snow.
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Don’t enter me in the contest….I
Julie…thank you so much for my awesome books (including the Cameron Matheson book, which is such a cheesy cover…reminds me of his current ads for some laundry detergent). I love getting the ‘old’ Harlequin Temptations because it’s always interesting to read the author’s ‘first’ works…
Julie (well, I love the other Plotmonkeys, but you know :)).
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So Katie let me get this straight….You LOVE Jules, right? LOL!!!!
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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I do. I just got a package from Julie when I won a couple of weeks ago. Best thing to happen this week…well, that and my Oldest passing a song on his recorder. Toss up as to which one is better.
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You’re very welcome, Katie! I have that cover, signed by Cameron, on my wall. I will love him forever.
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love that pic…he’s a cheeseball. A funny one.
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Which book was this one?
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Private Lessons!
I only HAPPENED to read in the paper about him doing an appearance at Sears, so I grabbed a book and a cover flat and waited in line to meet him. I gave him the book (signed to him) and he signed the flat. He even announced to the very large crowd that I was the author and everyone should head to the bookstore and buy a copy! It was very exciting. (I didn’t have a camera, btw. One of the women standing there took the picture and sent it to me. Nice, yes?)
A year ago, he was on the Ellen show and they not only brought the cover up, but Ellen read a sexy excerpt. I got a bunch of phone calls and emails. It was fun! He actually did four or five Temptation covers around that time, including one where they made him look blond!
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I know I must have read some, but it was so long ago that I cannot remember.
Am I lucky 13, maybe?
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Nope #12 – that could be lucky too. LOL.
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Ha! There you are…lucky 13!
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Years ago, I belonged to one of the Harlequin book clubs getting 4-5 books every month. I don’t remember which line it was but it was back so far that it might be they only had one line of books at that time. Gads…when I trot down memory lane, I feel ancient sometimes! I’d love to be a lucky recipient of a box-o-books! Count me in please!
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Karen, it’s funny that the first category romance I read was Rita Clay Estrada’s THE IVORY KEY. I think I was in college, with absolutely no intention of ever writing romance, much less for the Temptation line. Then years later, I ended up writing for the line! It was very exciting!
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I didn’t think I’d ready any Temptation books. But I did read Brazen which is on Linda’s list above.
Julie, I see you listed Jennifer Crusie’s Getting Rid of Bradley as one of your keepers. Have you read Bet Me? It’s amazing. One of my top ten overall!
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I haven’t. The only single title Crusie I’ve read was Agnes & the Hitman, which I liked quite a bit. But I loved all of Crusie’s Temptations!
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You know, I really don’t remember. I tend to get “brain fuzz” when I go on a reading binge, and then I’ll try to tell someone about a book and say things like “You know, the man was an executive and he was all hot and brooding and then there was the heroine, she was excellent–I think it was in Seattle…” yeah. Which is not so helpful. But the giveaway looks awesome!
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Gillian, you’re not the only one this happens to!
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Yes, I loved Temptation! I have Stripped on my shelf–Great Book! Also Dear John by Lyn Ellis, Simply Sexy by Carly and Say You Want Me by Cindi Myers.
Have a great day,
Cher
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Dear John…oh, God. I cried like a baby. I still remember that book after all these years.
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If it had a ghost in it, there was a high probability that I would have read it. I still feel that way about most books. :-)
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I love ghost books, too! Donna Sterling wrote a ghost Temptation…I mentioned it above. I wish I could remember the title. And my first Temptation, THE IVORY KEY, was about reincarnation and ghosts. Fabulous book.
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I, too, still have Jennifer Cruisie’s Getting Rid of Bradley on my bookshelf. I like to frequent used book stores because you never know what gems you might find. The possibilities are endless!
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So true!
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I like the way you think.
I’ll talk to the Random Generator. 
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I don’t remember reading HT but I’m sure I did!
I read all the LOVESWEPT by Bantam. There were so many authors from that…Nora Roberts, Iris Johansen, Kay Hooper, Sandra Brown…look at them now!
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I read Iris Johansen and Kay Hooper at Loveswept. It’s another line that launched some fabulous authors!
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I loved the McCoy Men series by Tori Carrington. Do you you remember Mr. November by Lori Foster.?
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I don’t…but I read a lot of Lori’s books. Who didn’t love those McCoy men?
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Julie, will you come clean out my closets? *ducks and runs*
For those of you who haven’t read STRIPPED, why the heckfire not!!??? It’s a wonderful book, as are the others that tie in with it. Sisters? Of course they each have a book, LOL! This is Julie we’re talking about.
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Ha! Silver…sure, I’ll come over as soon as I finish with all of my closets, LOL! I should be there sometime in 2016.
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I have quite a few Harlequin Temptations on my shelves… loved them, and still reread them every so often! Then along came Blaze!!!
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We love Blaze, too, of course, but there was some sort of magic in the Temptations…not quite sure what it was.
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Can’t recall the names, it’s been so long ago and I read so many books. I usually go by the authors that I like first. :Irish1:
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I know! It’s been TOO long!
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I did read some of them but I don’t remember which ones. I have been reading for many years and its just so hard to keep up with what you have read.
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I think the fact that so many Temptations ended up on my keeper shelf is probably a sign!
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Never read that line, thanks for the opportunity!
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Thanks for playing!
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Sure I’ll read old Temptations, I’ll read anything that takes my fancy when my hand is in the TBR pile or near the keeper shelf. In fact, I think it’s time for my bi-annual re-read of CHARLIE ALL NIGHT.
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Charlie All Night is another classic book!
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Loved the Temptation line. Most of mine are packed away, but I probably have most of the ones Jayne Ann Krentz wrote. Now, I’ll have to find my box of older keepers so I can re-read. Julie, is this a diabolical scheme to get closets everywhere cleaned and organized?
Ellen:)
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You’ve discovered my evil plot!
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Hi, Julie,
I’m a Mills & Boon and Harlequin “old-timer!” I have several boxes stored
away of favorites, especially the Harlequin Presents. I have several of Rita
Clay Estrada’s books among those favorites. I especially loved her books!
Does everyone know that the RWA award, the “Rita” is named for her?
Pat Cochran
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I knew. It’s after her and her daughter, Rita Gallagher, who was also a founder of RWA. Great ladies. I had the chance to meet them once.
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Sorry to say I missed out on the Temptations. I’m pretty new to the romance genre–about 3 years–so I’m sure there’s a lot of great books out there that I’ve missed. (But I’m reading as fast as I can to catch up!)
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We’ll have to get you caught up!
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I have never read anything in that line. Actually with as much as I have read, I didnt read any Harlequin books until last year. Catch up is going to be harsh.
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But it’s a good kind of harsh.
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Another one who has an unbeatable logical mind.
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Yes, I did read some Temptations. It was just before they discontinued the line in favor of Blaze. Sadly, I donated my Temptations a few years ago and do not remember the titles of any of them. *sigh*
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Julie I am so glad to hear that an author misses the Temptation line, I loved those books! Still have a number of keepers. Those books introduced to me to all of you
for which I am ever grateful. Temptations by several favorite authors are The Buckhorn Brothers books by Lori Foster, several books by Leslie, Jill Shalvis, Mr. Valentine by Vicki Lewis Thompson, also Tori Carrington & those are books I could easily see in my stacks of books!! Now I’ve stirred up dust bunnies that need to be eliminated!! Don’t enter me in the contest because I probably have most of those or have read them. I also have all 4 of The Last Temptations & of course the last one is Leslie’s. That is a keeper forever! 
Thanks to all four of you for all the reading pleasure over all the years of romance reading. 
Please keep writing.
:Irish2: :Irish1: Only one day of the year am I Irish!!!
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I have read some Harlequin Temptations including some by Jamie Denton and Stephanie Bond.
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I have read some of the Temptation line. It was quite some time ago, so only remember authors, not book names Vicki Lewis Thompson, Stephanie Bond, and Jayne Ann Krentz.
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Oh I’ve read many, many of them but my old brain ain’t what it used to be and I’m just terrible at remembering titles lol.
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Oh, yes! Definitely! Some of my favorites are yes, Crusie’s Getting Rid of Bradley, and some by you Plotmonkeys! Still gracing the keeper shelf, because a good story never goes out of style :)
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Not sure I could give you titles, but I do have many favorite authors from the Temptation line(many still on my keeper shelf). Julie Leto, Leslie Kelly, Janelle Denison, Carly Phillips, Rhonda Nelson, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jill Shalvis, and Tori Carrington are just a few favorites I can name.
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I’ve never read the line, but I’d love to start!
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I’m also a late bloomer to the genre and have quite the backlist to catch up on!
:Irish2:
Tami B.
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I know I have read some older Jennifer Cruise, Lori Foster, and Carly Phillips books (skinnies), but not sure if they were Temptations or not.
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Although, I gotta say I LOVE my Plotmonkey authors so I try to stick to their books. Y’all always provide great entertainment. (AND reference materials.
They’re better than ‘The Joys of Sex! LOL) BUT occasionally I pick up a few others here and there while I wait for your newbies. 
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Julie your right, I so missed out on the Temptation series… Shame on me. I guess I should catch up.
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WOW, Must I Choose???
The Lawman – Vicki Lewis Thompson
Outrageous Lori Foster
Fantasy – Lori Foster
Brazen – Carly Phillips
Seeking Single Male – Stephanie Bond
Relentess – Leslie Kelly
And of Course….Brazen and Burning by You, Ms Leto!!!
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I have only been reading romance for a little over a year, so I haven’t had the pleasure. I actually went to a used book store looking for some last weekend and was told that they didn’t carry them anymore because Harlequin no longer publishes that line. :*&#!: I’m still looking for some of these older books, but don’t really know of a good place to find them.
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Thanks for offering these older books. I probably have not read any of the Temptations.
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I loved the Temptations & miss them so much. So great. So many faves I can’t think of them all, but, Crusie’s MANHUNTING (laughed like crazy about heroine’s “list” of requirements for her future boyfriend/husband) & Kent’s FOUR MEN & A LADY about a young woman who’s in a rock band w/guy rockers come to mind. Loved all of the Tori Carringtons (my lst author discovery which led to all 4 of you & many others).
Patricia
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I have reissues of old Harlequin Temptations and may have read one or two. I can’t remember! I’ll have to dig through my books and find out. What a task that will be!)
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I used to devour those old Temptations like they were dark chocolate or something! Sadly, I don’t remember any titles – it’s no reflection of the books, it’s my memory.
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I used to read tons of the old Harlequin Temptations. Nothing stands out in my mind in particular, but I did enjoy them! Like the previous poster, it’s no fault of the writers, but more a reflection of my mind! At the time I read most of these, I was in college majoring in microbiology & they were a wonderful stress reliever for me! I lived at the used book store so I could pick up more of these!
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I used to keep a list of all the Harlequin books I read but after 1500 I quit for some reason. I loved them all but could come up with a single title to call a favorite. I say read them all because I have read a bad one yet.
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No, I haven’t read any of old Harlequin Temptations. Sounds like I missed somegood books.
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I’ve read a few. I loved “Getting Rid of Bradley” too.
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I can’t remember any of the titles of the Harlequin Temptations that I read but every month I would by every one of them that came out. I loved them and still have some of the older ones in my keeper boxes. I don’t buy them as much these days though.
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Hi Julie,
I’m a little ashamed to say that I actually did not read any Harlequin romance until quite recently when I picked one up just because I wanted a shorter romance to read on a flight. I have definitely been missing out, because I loved it!
I haven’t read many older temptations, but I did read one by Jill Shalvis (Seduce Me) that I absolutely loved! I’ve read quite a few of her books recently and I love how funny and uplifting they are.
I would love to read some of your older works as well :)
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I’ve been reading Harlequin romances since I was around 13 and I’m knocking on the big 5-0 now, so it’s difficult for me to remember titles. However, and I’m not sure if it was Harlequin Temptations, there is one particular story that remains in my memory. The heroine arrives in Spain(?) with the son of the hero’s brother. Her sister is the boy’s mother and both parents are deceased. Her hair falls past her hips but she keeps it up. She needs help raising the child and the hero is the only family left. He’s a stern, autocratic type and will only help if she lets down her hair and marries him. That’s all I remember, but the book was one I read in one sitting. Sorry I can’t remember the name!
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Have not read any of the Harlequin Temptations.
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Yes I’ve read quite a few of the old Temptations. In fact I reread a couple just recently…….ONLY YESTERDAY by Karen Toller Whittenburg and UNDERCOVER by Maura Seger. I had forgotten how good they were. These two were from the 80′s.
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I have no idea if I have read any Harlequin Temptations or not. I usually didn’t pay too much attention to which book line I was reading. I would guess that there are probably a few of them that I have read, but I couldn’t tell you which ones! Thanks for the chance to win a box of books
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did I read harlequin temptations….sorta like asking if the pope is catholic when it comes to me….back in the 80′s my grandmother read all the harlequin/silhouette books and then passed them onto me….. a lot I still have…. Alexandra Sellers (The Forever Kind) Vicki Lewis Thompson (Mingled Hearts) ( Promise me Sunshine)…umm…scratch that on Vicki…it’s easier to tell you that I have every book Vicki ever wrote…lmao…autographed…so needless to say I have a lot of earlier temptations… JOAnn Ross, Maris Soule, Lass Small, Cathy Gillen Thacker, and Rita Clay Estrada (I read her books because well…because her name was estrada and I’d make pretend that she was related to Erik Estrada…made the books extra worth reading….what can I say??? Any self respecting Puerto Rican was in love with Erik Estrada growing up…we used to joke and call him the king of Puerto Rico..
…and if memory serves me correctly…but I don’t have them any more so I can’t go back and check…I even think I had some temptations by Jayne Krentz and Barb Delinsky before they got big….
BTW…the thing I love most about the older books like that??? The covers…the artists drawings have sure come a long way since then…LMAO.
So…answer to favorite Temptation…Anything that Vicki did…she is by far my all time favorite Temptation author from back then….and is still a favorite today.
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btw…just a note, I’ve mentioned this here one other time… for some reason…I don’t get the posts until about 24 hours after you post it….and judging by the other people that commented today…they don’t either. Is there any way at all to get the posts when they are posted ?
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Diana, are you getting the blog on RSS feed? Our webmaster tells us we can’t control when the feed goes out, but I’ll double check if that’s the case. Otherwise, the posts go up nearly every day (except the days we forget, LOL) at 6am, EST.
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umm… julie…this is me here….you know how computer disfunctional I am??? writing a review, emailing or playing games at Pogo is one thing…anything else….forget it….so…umm…what the hell is RSS feed?
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Huh, was reading Diana Tidlund comment above, and my posts shows up right away. I wonder if it has to do where you live because I have noticed on other blogs that I frequent that there is a time difference noted in the comment heading from the actual time that I actually posted my comment.
Also, I don’t know what an RSS feed is either Diana so don’t feel bad.
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I also just cleaned out some books yesterday. A local school burnt down last week and our school is trying to help them rebuild there library.
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Hi Julie!!
In my own defense, I didn’t think I’d actually get picked over there, what with all my picking on you, LOL! And I didn’t notice your update right away, so, I just found out and am now tracking down how to contact you. :-D
Thank you, thank you!!
I did read a few Temptations way back when….but I don’t remember any titles or authors.
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I loved the Temptation line. In fact it was my favorite line and the only line that I bought every book in for a good long while.
I especially liked Leslie Kelly, Tori Carrington, Lori Foster, Jill Shalvis, and Donna kauffman titles among others.
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Hi Julie,
I love, love, love the Temptation books! Vicki Lewis Thompson, Jennifer Crusie, Allison Kent, are some of my favorites on my keeper shelf. I absolultely loved Jennifer Crusie’s book THE CINDERELLA DEAL in the Loveswept line. Your book INSATIABLE is one of my favorites and on my keeper shelf. I was surprised that most of my keeper books are by Harlequin. Harlequin rocks!