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?

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.

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?

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?

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?

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
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• 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?

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?

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?

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?

Resuming Sept 2. 2013

Sorry for the lack of postings,

 book quizzes will resume on Monday Sept 2, 2013.

A big thank you to all who stopped by the blog.

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 19)

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 19)

Can you:

~ Name the author?  Agatha Christie

~ Name the title of this book?  Witness for the Prosecution

~ Name another book title by this author? A Murder is Announced 

Agatha Christie ~ Witness for the Prosecution

Back Cover:

BAFFLING BETRAYAL

Leonard Vole sat in the defendant's box in the packed courtroom, his hands clutched around the railing, his eyes staring incredulously.

The handsome young man was accused of a diabolical murder, and only one person could save him from the gallows: his beautiful, loving mistress, Romaine Heilger.

Now, before his unbelieving gaze, Romaine Heilger was taking the stand - as witness for the prosecution ...

Book Quiz (Aug 19)

• Dell Publishing Co., Inc
• Copyright: 1924, 1926, 1929, 1944, 1947, 1948
• Copyright: 1932 by The Curtis Publishing Co.
• First printing: April 1972
• Pg. 192

Quotes from the book:

• It came by the six-o'clock post. an illiterate scrawl, written on common paper and in a dirty envelope with the stamp struck on crooked.  pg 20
• " 'She is so strange in her manner I don't know what to make of it.' "  pg 66
• He felt that Somebody had been playing with him - playing with him like a cat with a mouse. Somebody must be laughing ...  pg 105

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Book Quiz (Aug 19)

Book Quiz (Aug 19)

• Dell Publishing Co., Inc
• Copyright: 1924, 1926, 1929, 1944, 1947, 1948
• Copyright: 1932 by The Curtis Publishing Co.
• First printing: April 1972
• Pg. 192

Quotes from the book:

• It came by the six-o'clock post. an illiterate scrawl, written on common paper and in a dirty envelope with the stamp struck on crooked.
• " 'She is so strange in her manner I don't know what to make of it.' "
• He felt that Somebody had been playing with him - playing with him like a cat with a mouse. Somebody must be laughing ...

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name the title of this book?

~ Name another book title by this author?

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 12)

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 12)

Can you:

~ Name the author?  Dorothea Donley

~ Name of the title of this book?  A Single Season

~ Name one other book title from this author?   A Doubting Lady

Dorothea Donley ~ A Single Season

Back Cover:

A COUNTRY BEAUTY BECOMES THE TALK OF THE TOWN ...

The daughter of an impoverished country parson, Carolina Weldon keeps order among her younger siblings with a kind and generous spirit, and enjoys the simple pleasure of family life that no amount of money could buy. Then her uncle, the elegant and urbane Lord Tufton, invites her to come to London.

In the Tufton household, Carolina's unaffected ways are a breath of fresh air to servants and high society alike. Only the vain and beautiful Lady Tufton is threatened by her fetching niece. Soon, amid the dizzying gaiety of the Season, Carolina finds herself caught between the flattering attentions of James Haverill and her attraction to his handsome, enigmatic cousin, Lawrence. Yet only by following her heart in a world of glitter and pretension can she hope to claim the greatest treasure of all - a gentleman's true love ...

Book Quiz (Aug 12)

• Regency
• Kensington Publishing Corp.
• Copyright 1997
• Zebra
• First printing, June 1997
• Pg. 222

Quotes from book:

• "Well, you cannot think it meant anything," objected his wife. "I saw them dancing with the Lessenover girl too."  pg 55
• Evidently Cedric was much truck with the generosity of this offer, for he thanked James several times, and volunteered to go at the first opportunity.  pg 78
• James thought if one must be a tenant-for-life, one could not ask for a more agreeable partner. He took her hand, kissed it, but did not let go.  pg 148

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name of the title of this book?

~ Name one other book title from this author? 

Who Said It?

Two things are infinite:

 the universe and human stupidity;

 and I'm not sure about the universe

Who Said It?

Book Quiz (Aug 12)

Book Quiz (Aug 12)

• Regency
• Kensington Publishing Corp.
• Copyright 1997
• Zebra
• First printing, June 1997
• Pg. 222

Quotes from book:

• "Well, you cannot think it meant anything," objected his wife. "I saw them dancing with the Lessenover girl too."
• Evidently Cedric was much truck with the generosity of this offer, for he thanked James several times, and volunteered to go at the first opportunity.
• James thought if one must be a tenant-for-life, one could not ask for a more agreeable partner. He took her hand, kissed it, but did not let go.

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ Name of the title of this book?

~ Name one other book title from this author? 

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 5)

Answer to Book Quiz (Aug 5)

Can you:
~ Name the author?  Agatha Christie (writing as Mary Westmacott)
~ The title of this book?  The Rose and the Yew Tree
~ One other book published by this author?  Unfinished Portrait

Agatha Christie (Mary Westmacott) ~ The Rose and the Yew Tree

Back Cover:

Danger and Desire

Lovely Isabella Charteris trembled in the summer garden. For as long as she could remember, she had lived at Castle St. Loo. And for years she had believed she would marry Rupert. Handsome as a young god, he offered her everything she had ever wished for - love, security, the continuity of tradition, a happy marriage.

Would she really leave him now for John Gabriel, a man she had known less then three weeks? In Gabriel's arms, she felt more than passion. But what did he offer? Where would he lead her? And why couldn't she resist him - the man who was so charming, so ruthless ... an opportunist, a demon ... a hero, a saint.

Book Quiz (Aug 5)

• Mystery
• Dell Publishing Co., Inc
• Copyright, 1947
• First printing, July 1982
• Pg. 189

Quotes from the book:

• The lorry came at forty miles an hour out of the side road - there was no seeing or avoiding it - no failure in driving - no faulty reaction. The driver of the lorry was drunk, they told me afterwards - how little it matters why a thing happens!  pg 21
• But it was interesting to find a pocket of England where the old ideas still survived. The ruling class. The governing class. All such hateful phrases. And yet - be honest - something in them?  pg 43
• I knew what his wife's mind was. It was probably his criterion for judging other people's.  pg 103

Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ The title of this book?
~ One other book published by this author?

Book Quiz (Aug 5)

Book Quiz (Aug 5)

• Mystery
• Dell Publishing Co., Inc
• Copyright, 1947
• First printing, July 1982
• Pg. 189

Quotes from the book:

• The lorry came at forty miles an hour out of the side road - there was no seeing or avoiding it - no failure in driving - no faulty reaction. The driver of the lorry was drunk, they told me afterwards - how little it matters why a thing happens!
• But it was interesting to find a pocket of England where the old ideas still survived. The ruling class. The governing class. All such hateful phrases. And yet - be honest - something in them?
• I knew what his wife's mind was. It was probably his criterion for judging other people's.

Can you:
~ Name the author?
~ Name of the title of this book?
~ Name one other book title from this author? 

Answer to Book Quiz (July 29)

Answer to Book Quiz (July 29)

Can you:

~ Name the author?   Phylis Warady

~ The title of this book?   The Persistent Suitor

~ One other book published by the author?     Scandal's Daughter

Phylis Warady ~ The Persistent Suitor

Back Cover:

A GENTLEMAN WITH A PROPOSAL

Fleeing the ton and his creditors, man-about-town Archie Brainridge is hiding out in the country when his godfather makes him an unexpected offer: if Archie gives up wagering and becomes leg-shackled to a respectable wife, the wealthy earl will make him his heir. Archie can think of only one woman who might accept him: the uncommonly pretty, unhappily penniless Isabella Cox, who is certain to say yes to the only proposal he is ever likely to receive...

A LADY WITH A PREFERENCE

But the lady says no. Despite her secret tendre for the wayward Archie, Isabella finds his proposal singularly unromantic and his reputation an outrage. Now she is off to London for her long-awaited coming-out. Wherever Isabella goes - from Almack's to the opera, from White's to Hyde Park - her persistent suitor is there to woo her. But he'll never win her hand ... unless he reforms his ways and risks his heart on the greatest gamble of all - love!

Book Quiz (July 29)

• Regency
• Zebra Book
• 252 pg
• Copyright: 1995
• Printed: April 1995
• Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the book:

• Her hands flew to her hair in a futile attempt to comb stray blond tendrils back into line. “I must slip up to my room and change.”   pg 28
• Her ladyship laughed. “Off with you, infant, so I may ready myself for today's shopping excursion.”   pg 85
• “Aye, my pocket watch. I was wearing it when I stopped to chat with your aunt this afternoon in the park. You may have seen it dangling from my waistcoat pocket.”   pg 141

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?

Who Said It?

They who dream by day

are coznigant of many things

which escape those who dream

only by night.

Who said it?

Book Quiz (July 29)

Book Quiz (July 29)

• Regency
• Zebra Book
• 252 pg
• Copyright: 1995
• Printed: April 1995
• Kensington Publishing Corp.

Quotes from the book:

• Her hands flew to her hair in a futile attempt to comb stray blond tendrils back into line. “I must slip up to my room and change.”
• Her ladyship laughed. “Off with you, infant, so I may ready myself for today's shopping excursion.”
• “Aye, my pocket watch. I was wearing it when I stopped to chat with your aunt this afternoon in the park. You may have seen it dangling from my waistcoat pocket.”

Can you:

~ Name the author?

~ The title of this book?

~ One other book published by the author?