Monday, September 30, 2013

Book Quiz (Sept 30)

Book Quiz (Sept 30)

The first post in October for the book quiz will be...

From a book by:

Agatha Christie ~ Miss Marple - The Complete Short Stories
ISBN: 0-399-150129-9

Agatha Christie ~ Miss Marple ~ The Complete Short Stories
There are twenty stories in this book, and there will be no order on how the quotes are put up, post your answer in a comment, and on Friday I will let you know the correct answers. If no answers are posted I will re-post the quotes at another time.

Quotes from the short stories:

~ Can you name the short story?
~ Can you post which page?
  • "I'd like to know something about the cook," said Miss Marple. "She must have been a very stupid woman, or else very inexperienced."

  • Miss Marple nodded. Though having no particular liking for the bouncing, self-opinioned Gladys, she was quite sure of the girl's intrinsic honesty and could well imagine that the affair must have upset her.

  • That sweet old lady, Miss Jane Marple, was enjoying the delights of the metropolis for a fortnight, comfortably installed in her nephew's studio flat.

  • "Well, Aunt Jane, this is one up to you. I can't think how on earth you managed to hit upon the truth. I should never have thought of the little maid in the kitchen being connected with the case."

  • "Well, my dear," said Miss Marple, "human nature is much the same everywhere, and , of course, one has opportunities of observing it at closer quarters in a village."

Friday, September 27, 2013

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 23)

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 23)

Can you:
~ Name the author?  Victoria Holt
~ Name the title of this book?  The Shadow of the Lynx
~ Name another book title by this author?  Kirkland Revels



Victoria Holt ~ The Shadow of the Lynx

Back cover:
Set against the sunny background of gold-rush Australia and the dark one of the Victorian England, THE SHADOW OF THE LYNX is the story of Nora Tamasin, a strong-willed young woman who nevertheless falls under the power of the strange man called Lynx - and falls in love with both him and his son.

Amazon:
Nora Tamsin was fascinated by the ruthless Charles Herrick, but she discovered that he deserved his name "The Lynx". His love for her was overwhelming and frightening. By the time she realized that his plan for her was part of his obsessive desire for revenge, it seemed too late to escape.




Book Quiz (Sept 23)




  • Fawcett Crest Book
  • Printed: July 1972
  • Copyright: 1971
  • 320 pages



Quotes from book:

  • "I do apologize for intruding on your tea party," I said.   pg 33
  • "Surely we didn't have to come camping for you to discover that."   pg 107
  • Franklyn said in some cases it was good to cling to the old customs, in others better to discard them. And so the conversation continued.   pg 193


Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name the title of this book?
~ Name another book title by this author?

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Something for October, November & December


Since next month is the last quarter of this year,

 I thought I would do something a little bit different with the book quiz.


The first post in October for the book quiz will be...

From a book by


Agatha Christie ~ Miss Marple - The Complete Short Stories
ISBN: 0-399-150129-9
Agatha Christie ~ Miss Marple - The complete short stories

What will be different in October?

~ I am giving you the  name of the author.

~ I am giving you the title of the book .

~ I am letting you know  that the stories used will not be in any order.

There are more stories in this book than weeks in October, so we have a few pop up in the following months.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Book Quiz (Sept 23)

Book Quiz (Sept 23)



  • Fawcett Crest Book
  • Printed: July 1972
  • Copyright: 1971
  • 320 pages



Quotes from book:
  • "I do apologize for intruding on your tea party," I said.
  • "Surely we didn't have to come camping for you to discover that."
  • Franklyn said in some cases it was good to cling to the old customs, in others better to discard them. And so the conversation continued.


Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name the title of this book?
~ Name another book title by this author?

Friday, September 20, 2013

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 16)

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 16)


Can you:
~ Name the author?   Carola Dunn
~ Name the title of this book?   The Lady and the Rake
~ Name another book title by this author?   A Mother's Joy


Carola Dunn ~ The Lady and the Rake

Back Cover:
WHERE THERE'S A WILL...THERE'S ROMANCE!

Nerissa Wingate's grandfather, Sir Barnabas Philpott, had never forgiven her mother for running off with an actor from the "wrong side" of the ton. And now Nerissa was paying the price - by having her fortune rest on the virtue! According to Sir Barnabas's will, she and his godson - the notorious scoundrel Miles Courtenay - must live together at Sir Barnabas's estate for six months among a score of poor relatives, eccentric hangers-on, and - it was even rumored - a ghost!

If either of them acted improperly, his or her legacy would be instantly forfeit. Nerissa could see the wicked gleam in Miles's eyes. He was rotter, a roue - and a deucedly good-looking man. Sh feared for her reputation. Worse, she felt her heart go pitter-pat and her knees go weak whenever he came near. No. Never. Absolutely not. Charm her he might. Intrigue her he surely would...but she would not, simply could not, fall in love!




Book Quiz (Sept 16)


  • Zebra Books
  • Kensington Publishing Corp
  • Copyright 1995
  • First printing: April 1995
  • 282 pages



Quotes from Book:

  • Glancing down, he received a smile of singular sweetness. Her gray irises had an irregular circle of green around the pupils, he noted.  pg 23
  •  Unknown except for one. Her nostrils twitched as the unmistakable aroma of new backed bread reached her.  pg 89
  • The spell broke. That innocuous game meant not the possible of a few shillings but the certain loss of Addlescombe.  pg 162


Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name the title of this book?
~ Name another book title by this author?

Monday, September 16, 2013

Book Quiz (Sept 16)

Book Quiz (Sept 16)

  • Zebra Books
  • Kensington Publishing Corp
  • Copyright 1995
  • First printing: April 1995
  • 282 pages



Quotes from Book:
  • Glancing down, he received a smile of singular sweetness. Her gray irises had an irregular circle of green around the pupils, he noted.
  •  Unknown except for one. Her nostrils twitched as the unmistakable aroma of new backed bread reached her.
  • The spell broke. That innocuous game meant not the possible of a few shillings but the certain loss of Addlescombe.


Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name the title of this book?
~ Name another book title by this author?

Friday, September 13, 2013

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 9)

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 9)

Can you:
~ Name the author?   Cathleen Clare
~ Name the title of this book?  Lord Scandal's Lady
~ Name another book title by this author?  Rogues and Rakes



Cathleen Clare ~ Lord Scandal's Lady

Back Cover:
A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE CAN BE SO INCONVENIENT...WHEN A LADY FALLS IN LOVE!

The cad had walked in on Miss Ashley Madison while she was in dishabille, stark naked in the bath. She'd damned his apologies and sent him packing, but simply couldn't get his blue eyes and sensual smile out of her mind. She never imagined she'd actually meet him again - and that he would turn out to be her new fiance, Lord Shandal or, as the wags of the ton had dubbed him, Lord Scandal.

Ashley was horrified. Marry a rake who had a mistress? marry a gadabout who thought her a country bumpkin? Marry a man who had stolen her heart with his very first glance? Never! But Ashley had no choice - she had to meet him at the altar. She could only hope that her kisses would arouse a passion powerful enough to turn this wandering ladies' man into one lady's one and only love.



Book Quiz (Sept 9)


  • Zebra Books
  • Kensington Publishing Corp
  • Copyright 1997
  • First printing: March 1997
  • 254 pages


Quotes from book:


  • She flushed deeply. She had requested blunt truth, and she had gotten precisely that.  pg 48

  • She smiled. "I hardly know what to say. He is very handsome, and I think he will be kind to me."  pg 94

  • Finishing breakfast, he called for their horses and gallantly offered her his arm as they left the breakfast room.  pg 157


Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name the title of this book?
~ Name another book title by this author?

Monday, September 9, 2013

Book Quiz (Sept 9)

Book Quiz (Sept 9)

  • Zebra Books
  • Kensington Publishing Corp
  • Copyright 1997
  • First printing: March 1997
  • 254 pages


Quotes from book:

  • She flushed deeply. She had requested blunt truth, and she had gotten precisely that.

  • She smiled. "I hardly know what to say. He is very handsome, and I think he will be kind to me."

  • Finishing breakfast, he called for their horses and gallantly offered her his arm as they left the breakfast room.


Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name the title of this book?
~ Name another book title by this author?

Friday, September 6, 2013

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 2)

Answer to Book Quiz (Sept 2)

Can you:
~ Name the author?   Dorothea Donley
~ Name the title of this book?   The Beaux of Bayley Dell
~ Name another book title by this author?   A Doubting Lady


Dorothea Donley ~ The Beaux of Bayley Dell

Back Cover:
LONDON HAS NOTHING ON BAYLEY DELL

Due to unexpected reversals, the Eland family has had to lease Bayley Maonr to a rich cit and move to a tiny house in the village. Now Miss Mirabelle and Miss Frances simply despair of ever making a proper match for their niece, Laurel; the poor girl goes nowhere, knows no young gentlemen, and lacks the funds for a London season. What suitors can she possibly meet in hopelessly rustic, out-of-the-way Bayley Dell...?

Laurel thought she was content with her quiet country life...until an injured stranger is found on the road and she is called upon to help nurse him. Although her dashing patient can't remember his own name, Laurel quickly forgets herself in his sparkling blue eyes. But his exiting presence soon attracts other members of the ton...until little Bayley Dell is utterly overtaken by gossip, intrigue - and more beaux than a fortunate young lady can count!


Book Quiz (Sept 2)


  • Kensington Publishing Corp
  • Zebra Books
  • Copyright 1995
  • First printing: April 1995
  • 255 pages


Quotes from Book:

  • They were rewarded with a view of a shapely male leg, distorted by a swollen and multicolored knee. Sir John clicked his tongue, and Laurel whispered, "Oh, dear! That must hurt."  pg 20
  • The draper's parcel had been delivered. By this time clouds were interfering with the sunshine.  pg 52
  • "Oh, yes, they respect his power. I do myself. He is strong as well as rich, isn't he? But they turn to you out of affection, Papa. that is better, isn't it?"  pg 116


Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name the title of this book?
~ Name another book title by this author?

Monday, September 2, 2013

Book Quiz (Sept 2)

Book Quiz (Sept 2)

  • Kensington Publishing Corp
  • Zebra Books
  • Copyright 1995
  • First printing: April 1995
  • 255 pages


Quotes from Book:
  • They were rewarded with a view of a shapely male leg, distorted by a swollen and multicolored knee. Sir John clicked his tongue, and Laurel whispered, "Oh, dear! That must hurt."
  • The draper's parcel had been delivered. By this time clouds were interfering with the sunshine.
  • "Oh, yes, they respect his power. I do myself. He is strong as well as rich, isn't he? But they turn to you out of affection, Papa. that is better, isn't it?"


Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name the title of this book?
~ Name another book title by this author?