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Last of the Dixie Heroes
Published in Digital by Ballantine Group ()
Author: Peter Abrahams
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Brainless
This book had a catchy title and I picked it up. It was a great read from the start but was so twisted near the end.

The main character Roy seemed so clueless. The author's constant uses of "What?", "I don't know what you mean", and Roy's constant state of bewilderment was almost laughable. He had no clue of what people were saying around him. In fact, a whole page is dedicated to someone trying to clue him in. For example when Roy was told his whole department was let go he didn't get it. Even though all of the furniture, computers, and cubes were gone Roy was still wondering when he was going to start his new job as the boss of a department that was missing. The conference call with NY was classic, Roy ripping his shirt off because he couldn't breathe... correction Curtis's shirt, because Roy forgot he was wearing a UGA Football T-Shirt. The ending made no sense. I should write a book if they publish this junk.

To fast an ending
This book was a great read at first, and very interesting,was hard to put down. but the last part of the book started draging then just ended all of a sudden leaving me to wonder,,what the hell just happened!!

South never quit rising
If you love history and understand what the War between the States was really about, then you will love the Last of the Dixie Heroes. Peter Abrahams takes a simple idea and gives us a little mystery in why Southerns had it right. Finally, someone has the ability to put into words the meaning of Dixie and to the people who still hold to the culture of what America could of been. The book reveals the truth that War between the States was not about slavery or even Northern aggression, but about those who fought for a way of life.


Trashing the Planet
Published in Audio Cassette by Reef Publishing (June, 2000)
Authors: Dixy Lee Ray, Lou Guzzo, Dixie Lee Ray, and Jeff Riggenbach
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Please take a beginner's science course, Dixy
What can you say about someone with the audacity to write a book about the environment when she clearly doesn't understand the difference between a natural water soluble chlorine bond (from volcanoes) and a man-made non water soluble chlorine bond (CFC). The former gets washed out of the atmosphere by rain, the latter makes it up to the ozone layer to disrupt the ozone molecule. Go back to high school chem, poseur.

Disappointment
The author makes some valid points but then extrapolates beyond reasonable conclusions. I ended up laughing out loud when it became obvious that she labels anyone who has reached conclusions contrary to hers a "radical extremist". Oh well.... more toilet paper.

Truth often hurts
Well researched and footnoted work that puts the lie to many common misperceptions about environmental theory.

A must read for anyone who cares about a balanced view of current environmental doctrine. BTW - forest fires cost the lives of more trees 200 years ago than man does today!


More to Love (Silhouette Desire, No 1372)
Published in Paperback by Silhouette (June, 1901)
Author: Dixie Browning
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I must admit that I was not impressed with this book at all. Most of the time I found myself bored with it. Molly's recently wed sister asked her to housesit and petsit for a week. Molly figured she could consider it a miny vacation. Molly is the type of person with a big heart that most people tend to abuse. Molly also considers herself a bit over-weight with little self-esteem.

Rafe finds out that his brother has gone off and gotten married. Rafe considers it his responsibility to make sure that his kid brother that he practically raised did not make a big mistake. But, instead of finding his brother and new sister-in-law, he instead finds Molly.

The weather turns bad and Molly and Rafe are stuck together. They are completely opposite and yet they can't help but be attracted to each other.

There really was no interesting story to follow. The characters were a bit boring. The reader was given a bunch of information on their backgrounds, but that was basically it. After spending a week together Molly and Rafe must decide if they should chance a future together. I would not recommend this book to buy or even borrow. I hate to give this author a bad review because I have read other books of hers that were really good. She just missed her mark on this one.

Rubenesque Heroine
Years of raising her younger sisters on her own has made it impossible for Molly Dewhurst to take time for herself. But at 36 years old, the sweet, compassionate red-head is determined to change all that and start living life for Molly. She's ditched that low-life-leech-of-a-husband in divorce court; now she's ready to shed some bad habits and a few pounds and emerge from her cocoon to show the world a whole new, amazing, dazzling Molly! But first, she needs to do her newlywed sister a favor and pet-sit at her honeymoon cottage for a few days. Then Molly can finally get down to the business taking care of herself.

Ruggedly handsome Rafe Webber, coastal real-estate developer and culinary wizard, likes to have his life firmly under his thumb. So when his younger half-brother Stuart sends him a wedding picture out of the blue, Rafe is determined to rescue him from the gold-digger who snatched him up while he was away on business. Annoyed, Rafe makes a quick trip to Ocracoke Island off the coast of North Carolina, with the plan of catching the new bride off guard. But when he arrives it isn't the happy couple he finds but a very annoyed sister-in-law!

Stubborn as can be, neither Molly nor Rafe will leave the cottage and instead declare that they'll just have to try to stay out of each other's way as they share the quaint-yet-cramped quarters. But soon after declaring a truce, the pair find that spending time with each other is anything but horrible. Molly discovers that sweet and gentle Rafe certainly knows his way around both kitchens and women! Before long she feels her long-cold heart reawakening under Rafe's attentions, but is certain that he could never want a girl like her permanently. If only she had the courage to take a chance and tell him how she really feels!

What worked for me:

Our hero and heroine seemed to be genuinely nice people. It was nice to read a romance that didn't have contrived knock-down drag-out fights between them.

There was some subtle humor in the story, with some of the most enjoyable lines to be found in the good-natured bantering between the two main characters. Although, I must add that I appreciated the rather whimsical pet names as well.

Size-wise Molly was short, plump, and calorie-obsessed. Fortunately Rafe was able to show her that she was a valuable and desirable woman without losing weight.

What didn't work for me:

     Despite being divorced, Molly was another one of those fairly innocent plus-size heroines. She'd had some bad experiences with men in the past and was somewhat reticent about being with Rafe. Because of this, I felt the level of sexual tension between the two characters was lower than it might otherwise have been.

There was a lot more introspection than action in "More to Love", so it felt a bit slow in pacing, especially since I'd read a romantic suspense novel just prior to it.

Overall:

This category novel is a solid read for anyone looking for a short, tender story about two people discovering love together.

 Warning: This book has a couple of sexy scenes, and few curse words thanks to a couple of salty-tongued birds.

If you liked "More to Love" you might also enjoy "The Bridesmaid's Reward", "Runaway Bay", "His Seductive Revenge", "Carried Away", "His E-mail Order Wife", "Spellbound", "A Worthy Heir", "The Legacy Tree", or "Sweet Memories".

I enjoyed this book...
Unlike the other reviewer, I really enjoyed this book. Molly had typical "fat girl" feelings about herself. She didn't think Rafe would be interested in her because she was not a "perfect" size. Molly is smart and beautiful in her own way, and Rafe finally sees her for who she is and not what she looks like. I would recommend this book!


Cinderella's Midnight Kiss (Silhouette Romance, 1450)
Published in Paperback by Silhouette (15 June, 2000)
Author: Dixie Browning
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A bunch of fluff
I'm the first to admit that these romance books don't have much substance, but I still love them. This one is the typical Cinderella story. The only twist is that "Cinderella" (or Cindy as she's so appropriately named) is a bit too pathetic. She's constantly being stepped on and there doesn't seem to be anything overly special about her and with that the "prince" decides that he's going to fall in love at first sight with her plain frame. The ending was clear from the beginning, but even that was a disappointment. It read like there was supposed to be another chapter or two that got left out. I was disappointed in this one.

Light-hearted romance, feels like Evanovich characters!
I loved this story. It isn't a heavy, heavy romance. It's more
a young woman in trouble, older guy to the unwanted rescue. A hat
designer meets up with an engineer and the building relationship,
revealed unspoken thoughts, and wise-crack comments bring to life
two lovable romantics. It's great addition for Dixie Browning fans. It won't work for those looking to put romance in an
automechanic manual: part a goes into part c...
Romance with fun!


Dixie Chicks: Wide Open Spaces
Published in Paperback by Hal Leonard (July, 1999)
Authors: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation and Dixie Chicks
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BE ADVISED!!! This is NOT a book, it's sheet music!!!
I ordered this thinking it was a book about the Dixie Chicks. It isn't. It's the book of sheet music from the CD, Wide Open Spaces. Great if that's what you're looking for, but if you want a book to read, this ain't it!!!

Great Album, Great Songbook
The Dixie Chicks are one of the most popular country musicians of all time. What country music fan hasn't heard of the album "Wide Open Spaces?" It's one of the greatest albums of all time. The Dixie Chicks are well known for mixing bluegrass, a little pop, and rock into their songs. Many of the songs are fun to play as well. The best is the honky tonk-ish "Tonight the Heartache's on Me." Great songs that sound excellent on any piano include the ballads "Loving Arms, You were Mine, and Once you Loved Somebody." The majority of the songs contain many flats and sharps, so this book may be a little advanced for the begining piano player. This book also features the guitar chords, but I wouldn't reccomend using them. If they were offered in a tabluature book that would be better. This book is best used for keyboard/piano players and vocalists. For those musicians and singers this book is well worth the money.


House of Winslow Six Through 10 Holy Warrior, Reluctant Bridegroom, Last Confederate, Dixie Widow, Wounded Yankee
Published in Paperback by Bethany House (June, 1992)
Author: Gilbert Morris
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Morris Offers Cardboard Characters and No Imagination
If you've read one of these books, you've read them all. The characters in these books are flat, boring, and stereotypical. Morris seems to be suffering from senility, as he has a habit of changing his characters' eye color or hair color from book to book. This annoying problem is obviously partly a lack of good editing, but also leaves you with the feeling that Morris does not know his own characters- a serious flaw! The romances in these books are passionless and so predictable they made me laugh. The only redeeming quality these books possess is their interesting historical settings. Even the history, however, is made somewhat boring and colorless by Morris's comic book style. These books can be described in one word- predictable.

Following in their footsteps . . .
This is the second set of books from 'The House of Winslow' series by Gilbert Morris. As with most of his books that center around a war, these are a little dry--especially to those with no interest in wars. However, these books do continue in the tradition of the Winslow line.

These are set in the years between 1800-1867.

'The Holy Warrior' picks up with the tale of Christmas Winslow, firstborn son of Nathan & Julie. Cousin Paul bails him out of a territory jail, but he refuses to go back to his parents' home. Paul sets him up with the Greenes in a desperate attempt to help him rebuild his relationships, but he takes off for Suoix country. After hard times living alone in the mountains as a trapper, he becomes a white warrior and takes the most inferior squaw as his wife. Tragedy strikes when raiders attack, and hatred runs high when Chris is told his family has been killed. He reluctantly goes back to the Greenes, but there is more than one surprise in store for him as he runs from God.

'The Reluctant Bridegroom' tells of the greatest love story in the Winslow line. Sky Winslow, son of Christmas, is living in the harsh Western territory with his son. Betrayed by a philandering wife, he has vowed to never love again. He is pursuaded to go to the East and bring a wagonload of mail-order brides back to the womanless territory. Two women on the train captivate his attention--Rita Duvall, a clever dance hall girl, and Rebekah Jackson, a young woman with a baby and one on the way. Can he get past his own hurt and see the love harbored for him?

'The Last Confederate' begins the series of 3 Civil War books. Sky Winslow is living in Virginia on a prosperous cotton plantation. Though vehemently against slavery, he does own his share. Thad Novak, a wandering boy from the North, almost dies in the snow before Toby, one of Sky's slaves, saves him. Thad stays with the Winslows as a hired boy, but gets his fair share of hate as a Yankee. He is forced to join up with the Confederacy as a substitute and through a wild turn of events, is charged with treason! Things look grim for young Novak as he's shuffled from one prison to another. Can the love of young Patience Winslow save him in his darkest hour?

'The Dixie Widow' tells the story of Belle Winslow, the eldest daughter of Sky. Her husband was killed in the war, and she vows not to remarry until the North is defeated. She agrees to go on a dangerous mission for the Cause: she will become a spy, burrowing into the folds of her own family. The Northern Winslows, descended from Paul, have no idea of her intention. Whitfield Winslow is delighted to have this "Southern cousin", as are his grandsons, Lowell and Davis. When Lowell is killed in Georgia and Belle is defaced as a spy, Davis harbors nothing but hatred for this Southern relative, and vows to avenge his brother's death. It's Winslow against Winslow now--who will survive?

'The Wounded Yankee' takes place simultaneously with the last book. Zack Winslow, grandson of Christmas's brother George, has served his time in the Northern army. He saw enough action to sour his taste for philosophy--and when he returns to his home, he is distraught with the news of his fiancée and his business partner. Determined to get away from life and civilization, he aspires to be a hermit in Alder Gulch, Montana. Soon enough, however, he finds himself saddled with another man's child and a hateful half-breed Indian woman. He formulates a plan to get rid of them, but God obviously has something else in mind.


Totally Unauthorized Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble
Published in Paperback by Brady Games (December, 1996)
Authors: Christine Cain, Brady Games, and Ronald Wartow
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Donkey Kong Country 3 is the best game ever. Please send me a free Donkey Kong Country book.


A Daddy Again
Published in Paperback by Harlequin (March, 1998)
Authors: Dorothy Glenn, Joan Hohl, and Dixie Browning
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Sweet and loving tales of parenting and love!
This book consists of three complete novels, one each from Dorothy Glenn, Joan Hohl, and Dixie Browning all with a connection of making the hero "a Daddy again."

The first, "Sunshine Every Morning" from Dorothy Glenn (also known as Dorothy Garlock) is a sweet love story that begins with heartbreak that quickly turns to a sweet love story. When Gaye loses her baby during birth, she is swept into the life of Jim Trumbull and his newborn grandson from her own sister. Jim drives Gaye crazy, as she quickly falls in love with this big man and his dear grandson.

The second, "Forever Spring" from Joan Hohl is another sweet love story of a millionaire that falls deeply in love with the owner of a small bed and breakfast. The couple quickly develop a dear sweet bond and passionate relationship, however her ex-husband quickly attempts to sabatoge the relationship, even using their two sons to do it.

Finally, "Hazards of the Heart" by author Dixie Browning is a love story of two former high school classmates. Jake Hatcher doesn't even remember Libby, however slowly becomes dependent on her, until he can think of nothing else.

All three stories are sweet and loving, the first story is definitely the best... and the final story, "Hazards of the Heart" really drags on a bit and the author seems to try hard to make Libby undesirable by all means... and Jake Hatcher the perfect catch... got a little tiring - not my favorite by any means.

Dorothy Glenn was very unique and loving. It's a very sweet story, one that shouldn't be missed. If you enjoy this, read Dorothy Glenn's stories under the name Dorothy Garlock. She definitely improved upon changing her pen name, but this is a very good story. I love the unique storyline!


The Millionaire's Pregnant Bride (Silhouette Desire, No. 1420)
Published in Paperback by Silhouette (February, 1902)
Author: Dixie Browning
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The Start to a Good Series
I read this book as the begining of a series which turned out to be a waste of my time... Ms. Browning suckers one into reading the other books because this one was actually pretty good.
I'll recommend this one but don't bother on finishing the series, because the gulity party is so obivious that it hurts.


The Sentinel (Thunderscape)
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Harper Mass Market Paperbacks (January, 1996)
Author: Dixie Lee McKeone
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The Sentinel
The Sentinel is an interesting tale of a young soldier's struggle to find his place in the world after escaping servitude to the world's most despicable tyrant. His quest brings him into the company of an odd assortment of outcasts, all of whom become his family and eventually aid him in returning home to finish what he left behind. This is one of three books set in the world of Aden, one of the most fascinating fantasy worlds I've ever encountered. Although I rank the other two novels, The Darkfall and Indomitable Thunder, above this one, this is nonetheless an interesting read and deserves a look. I recommend it to any fan of the fantasy genre who is looking for something new and exciting.


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