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Title: Dangerous Pleasures by Fiona Zedde Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp 282 pages Genre: Lesbian Fiction Synopsis: Renee Matthews is starting over. Free of a demanding ex-husband who left her feeling worthless, she's ready for a purely physical connection, on her terms. Sex in the dark with a total stranger--a night of breathless passion without complications. An online ad leads to the first of many anonymous trysts. And when one partner takes her into a darker realm of pleasure, Renee discovers hungers she never knew she possessed. Renee knows these encounters are risky. Nothing has ever compared to such exhilarating desire--certainly not her ex, or the "perfect" potential boyfriend her parents keep pushing her way. But as the excitement escalates, so does the danger. And walking away from her midnight lover may be more difficult than Renee ever expected. . . Review: Renee and Mayson have been best friends since grade school, they do everything tog...

I am starting a new reading challenge for 2012.  I am posting it now for people who want to start signing up.  I have fallen in love with Nordic Fiction and in the hope that more people will find these books I have decided to start my own Nordic Reading Challenge for 2012. You won't be able to add links to the challenge page until January 2012 but leave a comment on the challenge page to let me know you are interested in participating.  Can't wait for new suggestions!

Title:   Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Publisher: Quirk Books 352 Pages Genre: Fantasy YA Synopsis: As a kid, Jacob formed a special bond with his grandfather over his bizarre tales and photos of levitating girls and invisible boys. Now at 16, he is reeling from the old man's unexpected death. Then Jacob is given a mysterious letter that propels him on a journey to the remote Welsh island where his grandfather grew up. There, he finds the children from the photographs--alive and well--despite the islanders’ assertion that all were killed decades ago. As Jacob begins to unravel more about his grandfather’s childhood, he suspects he is being trailed by a monster only he can see. Review: There are so many mixed reviews on this book I find it fascinating.  I was intrigued just by looking at the cover.  When I found out that the story was based on old vintage photographs I knew I had to get my hands on a copy. I guess there truly is a b...

Title:   Miss Timmins' School for Girls: A Novel by Nayana Currimbhoy Publisher: Harper Paperbacks 512 pages Genre: Fiction Synopsis: A murder at a British boarding school in the hills of western India launches a young teacher on the journey of a lifetime In 1974, three weeks before her twenty-first birthday, Charulata Apte arrives at Miss Timmins' School for Girls in Panchgani. Shy, sheltered, and running from a scandal that disgraced her Brahmin family, Charu finds herself teaching Shakespeare to rich Indian girls in a boarding school still run like an outpost of the British Empire. In this small, foreign universe, Charu is drawn to the charismatic teacher Moira Prince, who introduces her to pot-smoking hippies, rock ‘n' roll, and freedoms she never knew existed. Then one monsoon night, a body is found at the bottom of a cliff, and the ordered worlds of school and town are thrown into chaos. When Charu is implicated in the murder—a case three intrepid schoolgirl...