What I've Been Reading - An Obsessive-Compulsive Monthly Compilation Of The Books I've Been Reading - Or, A Thirty-Eight Year Retrospective - Books - http://maxpages.com/readersplace/Jan_1976_thru_Dec

A new reading year and Harlequin Romances & Presents continue to be a favorite sub-genre for me, but I went through some massive dry spells, too. :(

JANUARY 1976 - 10 Books
The Count Of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas - Excellent
The Kisses & The Wine - Violet Winspear - Very Good
The Store - Knight Isaacson - Poor
A Sense Of Belonging - Lilian Peake - Good
An Eligible Connection - Elsie Lee - Excellent
Master Of The House - Lilian Peake - A-1
Heaven Help Us! - Herbert Tarr - Good
The Moon Dancers - Sarah Nichols - Very Good
The Wicked Guardian - Elsie Lee - Very Good
Grey Mask - Patricia Wentworth - Poor

FEBRUARY 1976 - 17 Books
A Tycoon For Ann - Glenna Finley - Very Good
The Red Cliffs - Eleanor Farnes - Excellent
The Challoners Of Bristol - Leal Hayes - Poor
Strangers May Marry - Mary Burchell - Very Good
A Season At Brighton - Alice Chetwynd Ley - Very Good
The Constant Heart - Eleanor Farnes - A-1
A Star Looks Down - Betty Neels - Very Good
The Shifting Sands - Kay Thorpe - Very Good
Dark Venetian - Anne Mather - Fair
For The Love Of Sara - Anne Mather - A-1
Temporary Wife - Roberta Leigh - A-1
Dark Star - Nerina Hilliard - A-1
Roses For Christmas - Betty Neels - Excellent
The Wilderness Hut - Mary Wibberley - Excellent
Dark Castle - Anne mather - A-1
The Sun Of Summer - Lilian Peake - Poor
The Lordly One - Sara Seale - Very Good

MARCH 1976 - 8 Books
The Moon For Lavinia - Betty Neels - Excellent
Fire Is For Sharing - Doris Smith - Very Good
Holiday For Love - Glenna Finley - Very Good
White Rose Of Winter - Anne Mather - A-1
The Mountain Farm - Ernest Raymond - A-1
Cobweb Morning - Betty Neels - Very Good
Devil's Desire - Laurie McBain - Very Good
All The Fire - Anne Mather - Very Good

APRIL 1976 - 10 Books
As Darker Grows The Night - Elizabeth Giles - Poor
Fairwinds - Rebecca Stratton - Very Good
Curse Of the Island Pool - Virginia Coffman - Poor
And then Came Love - Roberta Leigh - Excellent
Tied up In Tinsel - Ngaio Marsh - Fair
No Quarter Asked - Janet Dailey - Very Good
Bless The Beasts & Children - Glendon Swarthout - Good
Dark Inheritance - Roberta Leigh - Excellent
Jane - Dee Wells - Very Good
Hunter Of The East - Anne Hampson - good

MAY 1976 - 2 Books
Lady Pamela - Clare Darcy - Excellent
Love's Tender Fury - Jennifer Wilde - Very Good

JUNE 1976 - 8 Books
Scandalous Lady Robin - Sylvia Thorpe - Excellent
The Singing Swans - Alexandra Manners - Very Good
Hands Of Fate - Ann Lorraine Thompson - Very Good
The Naked Face - Sidney Sheldon - Very Good
House Of Strange Music - Ann Lorraine Thompson - Poor
The Alchemist - Leslie Whitten - Good
Progeny Of The Adder - Leslie Whitten - Poor
Open Wings - Barbara Cartland - Fair

JULY 1976 - 4 Books
The Spuddy - Lillian Beckwith - Excellent
King's Row - Henry Bellamann - Excellent
Unnatural Death - Dorothy L. Sayers - Excellent
Rooney - Catherine Cookson - Very Good

AUGUST 1976 - 5 Books
Hidden Meanings - Charlotte Vale Allen - A-1
Chronicles Of Solar Pons - August Derleth - Fair
Memoirs Of Solar Pons - August Derleth - Fair
Esmeralda - Betty Neels - Very Good
Valley Of Decision - marcia Davenport - A-1

SEPTEMBER 1976 - 0 Books

OCTOBER 1976 - 2 Books
Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell - A-10
Love For A Rogue - Glenna Finley - Very Good

NOVEMBER 1976 - 3 Books
Captain Gallant - Sylvia Thorpe - Good
Mister God, This Is Anna - Flynn - Excellent
Regina - Clare Darcy - Excellent

DECEMBER 1976 - 7 Books
How Green Was My Valley - Richard Llewellyn - A-1
Five Red Herrings - Dorothy L. Sayers - Very Good
Stealing Lillian - Tony Kenrick - Very Good
The Alington Inheritance - Patricia Wentworth - Poor
The Killing Gift - Bari Wood - Very Good
A Small Slice Of Summer - Betty Neels - Excellent
Charity Girl - Georgette Heyer - Very Good

JANUARY 1977 - 7 Books
Wicked Loving Lies - Rosemary Rogers - A-10
The Mask Of Evil - Jo Anne Creighton - Awful
The Edge Of Winter - Betty Neels - Excellent
Paxton Pride - Shana Carrol - A-1
Night Of The Cotillion - Janet Dailey - Fair
The Face Of Danger - Willo Davis Roberts - Awful
Elyza - Clare Darcy - Good

FEBRUARY 1977 - 6 Books
Can You Forgive Her? - Anthony Trollope - Excellent
Introduction To Lecithin - Howard Hill - NF
Phineas Finn - Anthony Trollope - Excellent
A Gem Of A Girl - Betty Neels - Very good
Storm Of Desire - Glenna Finley - Excellent
Valley Of The Vapours - Janet Dailey - Very Good

MARCH 1977 - 21 Books
Man Without A Heart - Roberta Leigh - Excellent
Stars Over Sarawak - Anne Hampson - Fair
A Most Romantic City - Mary Ann Gibbs - Excellent
The Strange Waif - Violet Winspear - Very Good
Cove Of Promises - Margaret Rome - Very Good
Moon Witch - Anne Mather - Excellent
Sweeter Music - Charlotte Vale Allen - Very Good
Prelude To Enchantment - Anne Mather - Excellent
Man Of Fire - Margaret Rome - Excellent
The Distant Dream - Lilian Peake - Poor
The Girl At Goldenhawk - Violet Winspear - Good
The Shrouded Web - Anne Mather - Excellent
Chase A Green Shadow - Anne Mather - Excellent
Master Of Falcon's Head - Anne Mather - Excellent
Dark Moonless Night - Anne Mather - Excellent
Stormy The Way - Anne Hampson - A-1
To Buy A Bride - Roberta Leigh - A-1
Lord Rivington's Lady - Eileen jackson - A-1
Red Cliffs Of Mapara - Margaret Way - Very good
Love This Stranger - Rosalind Brett - Excellent
The Warm Wind Of Farik - Rebecca Stratton - Good

APRIL 1977 - 18 Books
Bride Of Lucifer - Violet Winspear - Very Good
The Sin Of Cynara - Violet Winspear - Excellent
The Night Of The Bulls - Anne Mather - Excellent
Marriage Of Caroline Lindsay - Margaret Rome - Excellent
After The Storm - Janet Dailey - Excellent
Beloved Rake - Anne Hampson - Poor
The Sun Tower - Violet Winspear - Very good
Dangerous Enchantment - Anne Mather - A-1
Witchstone - Anne Mather - A-1
Palace Of The Pomegranate - Violet Winspear - A-1
Seen By Candlelight - Anne Mather - A-1
Roman Affair - Rachel Lindsay - Excellent
Love's Prisoner - Violet Winspear - Very Good
Land Of Enchantment - Janet Dailey - Excellent
The Story Of Jody - Karin Mutch - A-1
Nobody Asked Me - Mary Burchell - Excellent
The Fair Island - Anne Hampson - Very Good
Mountain High, Valley Deep - Anne Mather - A-1

MAY 1977 - 22 Books
And No Regrets - Rosalind Brett - A-1
The Waterfalls Of The Moon - Anne Mather - A-1
Little Sister - Mary Burchell - Excellent
The Arrogance Of Love - Anne Mather - Excellent
Familiar Stranger - Lilian Peake - Awful
Cupboard Love - Roberta Leigh - Excellent
The Burning Sands - Violet Winspear - Excellent
Dangerous Masquerade - Janet Dailey - Excellent
Boss Man From ogallala - Janet Dailey - Excellent
Savage Land - Janet Dailey - Very good
Fire And Ice - Janet Dailey - A-1
The Homeplace - Janet Dailey - Excellent
Fiesta San Antonio - Janet Dailey - A-1
The Little Nobody - Violet Winspear - Very Good
Tinsel Star - Rachel Lindsay - A-1
Autumn Twilight - Anne Hampson - Fair
Isle At Rainbow's End - Anne Hampson - Fair
Cloud Over Calderwood - Kathleen Shoesmith - Poor
Ross Poldark - Winston Graham - A-1
Journey To Love - Glenna Finley - Good
Flames Over The Castle - Diane Lapoint - Fair
Love's Hidden Fire - Glenna Finley - Very Good

JUNE 1977 - 11 Books
Dare To Love - Glenna Finley - Excellent
Shanna - Kathleen Woodiwiss - A-1
Stranger In The Mirror - Sidney Sheldon - Very Good
The Beguiled - Thomas Cullinan - Fair
Deep In A Dark Country - Patricia Drew - Fair
A Matter Of Chance - Betty Neels - Very Good
Where Helen Lies - Rae Foley - Excellent
Show Me - Janet Dailey - Excellent
Emerald Station - Daoma Winston - Very good
Report From Argyll - Alan MacKinnon - Good
Title Forgotten - Alan MacKinnon - ????

JULY 1977 - 2 Books
Only Good Body's A Dead One - Tony Kenrick - Excellent
A Tough One To Love - Tony Kenrick - A-1

AUGUST 1977 - 0 Books

SEPTEMBER 1977 - 0 Books

OCTOBER 1977 - 0 Books

NOVEMBER 1977 - 4 Books
Eleanor And The Marquis - Jane Wilby - Good
Eagle In The Sky - Wilbur Smith - A-1
The Girl From Storyville - Frank yerby - Good
The Seven Day soldiers - Tony Kenrick - Excellent

DECEMBER 1977 - 6 Books
Forge Of Fury - Jack Hoffenberg - Good
Anvil Of Passion - Jack Hoffenberg - Very Good
Deep Cover - Brian Garfield - Very Good
Breakheart Pass - Alistair Maclean - Good
Satan's Daughter - Wray Hunt - Fair
The Seekers - Doris Shannon - Excellent

JANUARY 1978 - 7 Books
Sea Tangle - Mary Cummins - Poor
Katie Mulholland - Catherine Cookson - Excellent
Hills Of Kalamata - Anne Hampson
The Golden Gate - Alistair Maclean - Very Good
Coma - Robin Cook - Good
Passport To Danger - Jessyca Paull - Poor
The Shining - Stephen King - A-1

FEBRUARY 1978 - 4 Books
Flight To The Stars - Pamela Kent - Good
Cupids And Coronets - Charles Stuart - Awful
The House By Exmoor - Caroline Stafford - Fair
Trust On One At All - Amanda McAllister - Good

MARCH 1978 - 1 Book
The Amityville Horror - Jay Anson - Good

APRIL 1978 - 3 Books
Savage Surrender - Natasha Peters - Good
The Runaways - Julia Herbert - Very Good
The Great Santini - Pat Conroy - Excellent

MAY 1978 - 5 Books
Royal Mistress - Patricia Campbell Horton - Excellent
Puritan Wife - Elizabeth de Guise - Very Good
Blades Of Passion - Claudette Williams - Very Good
The Fortune Hunter - Julia Herbert - Good
The Plague Court Murders - Carter Dickson - Fair

JUNE 1978 - 9 Books
The Goldsmith's Wife - Jean Plaidy - Very good
The Players - Gary Brandner - Fair
The Chinese Box - Katherine Wigmore Eyre - Fair
The Spider & The Fly - Graham Lord - Very Good
The Dark Of The Sun - Wilbur Smith - Very Good
The Shoplifter - Richard Smithies - Fair
The Shadow On The Sea - Owen John - Excellent
Trading Up - Joan Lea - Good
The Rhinemann Exchange - Robert Ludlum - Excellent

JULY 1978 - 2 Books
Francesca - Valentina Luellen - Poor
Full Tide - Celine Conway - Very good

AUGUST 1978 - 0 Books

SEPTEMBER 1978 - 0 Books

OCTOBER 1978 - 1 Book
By Sun And Candlelight - Elizabeth Renier - Good

NOVEMBER 1978 - 2 Books
Madonna Of The Seven Hills - Jean Plaidy - Very Good
Tara's Song - Barbara Ferry Johnson - Fair

DECEMBER 1978 - 7 Books
Never Victorious, Never Defeated - Taylor Caldwell - VG
That Nice Nurse Nevin - Jan Tempest - Very Good
This Starry Stranger - Peta Cameron - Fair
Meet Doctor Kettering - Marguerite Lees - Very good
Unsteady Flame - Marjorie Moore - Very Good
Australian Hospital - Joyce Dingwell - Excellent
Nurse To Captain Andy - Jill Christian - Excellent

JANUARY 1979 - 4 Books
The Byram Succession - Mira Staples - Fair
This Arrogant Duke - Rona Randall - Fair
Althea - Madeleine Robins - Very good
It Walks By Night - John Dickson Carr - poor

FEBRUARY 1979 - 0 Books

MARCH 1979 - 0 Books

APRIL 1979 - 0 Books

MAY 1979 - 2 Books
Love Wild And Fair - Bertrice Small - Excellent
The Black Swan - Day Taylor - A-1

JUNE 1979 - 2 Books
The Taming - Aleen Malcolm - Excellent
Moment Of Desire - Rachel Cosgrove Payes - Fair

JULY 1979 - 0 Books

AUGUST 1979 - 1 Book
Dragon Bay - Violet Winspear - Good

SEPTEMBER 1979 - 0 Books

OCTOBER 1979 - 0 Books

NOVEMBER 1979 - 1 Book
Follow The Shadows - Jocelyn Carew

DECEMBER 1979 - 1 Book
Cassandra - Claudette Williams - Very Good

JANUARY 1980 - 0 Books

FEBRUARY 1980 - 0 Books

MARCH 1980 - 0 Books

APRIL 1980 - 3 Books
Henrietta - Ann Fairfax - Fair
The Rebel Bride - Catherine Coulter - Excellent
Borrowed Plumes - Roseleen Milne - Very Good

MAY 1980 - 0 Books

JUNE 1980 - 14 Books
The Stand - Stephen King - A-1
The Thief Of Hearts - Rachelle Edwards - Very Good
The Counterfeit Marriage - Joan Wolf - Excellent
The Impossible Ward - Dorothy Mack - Very Good
The Captive Bride - Lucy Phillips Stewart - Fair
The Shy Young Denbury - Audrey Blanshard - Fair
Devil's Bride - Rachelle Edwards - Good
The Golden songbird - Sheila Walsh - Very Good
An Advantageous Marriage - Alice Chetwynd Ley - Good
Madalena - Sheila Walsh - Very Good
Call Back Yesterday - Charlotte Lamb - Very Good
Stormy Surrender - Janette Radcliffe - Very Good
Distrubing Stranger - Charlotte Lamb - Fair
Autumn Conquest - Charlotte Lamb - Good

JULY 1980 - 9 Books
The Long Surrender - Charlotte Lamb - Good
The Devil's Arms - Charlotte Lamb - Very Good
Forbidden Fire - Charlotte Lamb - Good
The Runaway Heiress - Lillian Cheatham - Very good
Dark Master - Charlotte Lamb
The Baroness Of Bow Street - Gail Clark - Good
Gypsy Lady - Shirlee Busbee - Excellent
The Cruel Flame - Charlotte Lamb - Good
Difficult Decision - Janet Dailey - Fair

AUGUST 1980 - 12 Books
Moonstruck Madness - Laurie McBain - Excellent
Chance The Winds Of Fortune - Laurie McBain - Excellent
Stay Through The Night - Flora Kidd - Good
Courtly Love - Lynn Bartlett - Excellent
The Dead Zone - Stephen King - A-1
Fever - Charlotte Lamb - Excellent
Love Is A Frenzy - Charlotte Lamb - Excellent
The nighttime Guy - Tony Kenrick - Very Good
Lady Vixen - Shirlee Busbee - A-1
A Hasty Marriage - Rachelle Edwards
Vanessa - Cahterine Fellows - Good
Bond Of Blood - Roberta Gellis - Very Good

SEPTEMBER 1980 - 0 Books

OCTOBER 1980 - 6 Books
Infamous Isabelle - Margaret Summerville - Good
Dark Dominion - Charlotte Lamb - Very good
The Incomparable Miss Brady - Sheila Walsh - Very Good
The Marriage Mart - Patricia Burns - Excellent
Frustration - Charlotte Lamb - Excellent
Possession - Charlotte Lamb - Excellent

NOVEMBER 1980 - 1 Book
A Love So Bold - Annalise Kamada - A-1

DECEMBER 1980 - 18 Books
A Banner Red And Gold - Annalise Kamada - A-1
Yesterday's Scars - Carole Mortimer - Very Good
Fear Of Love - Carole Mortimer - Very Good
Storm Centre - Charlotte Lamb - Very Good
Stranger In The night - Charlotte Lamb - Excellent
Southern Nights - Janet Dailey - Fair
Savage Possession - Margaret Pargeter - Poor
Deceit Of A Pagan - Carole Mortimer - Excellent
Sensation - Charlotte Lamb - Excellent
Rent A Wife - Rachel Lindsay - Very Good
The Silken Trap - Charlotte Lamb - Very Good
Love And No Marriage - Rachel Lindsay - Excellent
Lord Of The High Lonesome - Janet Dailey - Good
Twist Of Fate - Charlotte Lamb - Very Good
The Mating Season - Janet Dailey - Good
Girl For A Millionaire - Roberta Leigh - Very good
A Lyon's Share - Janet Dailey - Very Good
Savage interlude - Carole Mortimer - Excellent

JANUARY 1981 - 6 Books
Caprice - Maggie MacKeever - Poor
Lord Sin - Constance Gluyas - A-1
Fires Of Winter - Johanna Lindsey - Excellent
A Tradition Of Pride - Janet Dailey - Good
Living Together - Carole Mortimer - Very Good
The King's Brat - Constance Gluyas - Excellent

FEBRUARY 1981 - 3 Books
The Enchantress - Katherine Yorke - Excellent
Falcon Gold - Katherine Yorke - Excellent
Crown Of Passion - Jocelyn Carew - Excellent

MARCH 1981 - 4 Books
The Last Carnival - Alexandra Ellis - Excellent
A Season Of Surprises - Rebecca Ashley - Fair
Affair Of Blood-Stained Tea Cosy - James Anderson - VG
Lord Harry's Folly - Catherine Coulter - Excellent

APRIL 1981 - 8 Books
Queen's Delight - Constance Fecher - Very Good
Abduction - Charlotte Lamb - Good
Haggard - Christopher Nicole - Excellent
First Love, Last Love - Carole Mortimer - Very Good
Miss Mouse - Mira Stables - Very good
A Companion In Joy - Dorothy Mack - Excellent
The Treacherous Heart - Angela Alexie - Excellent
The Curious Rogue - Joan Vincent - Very good

MAY 1981 - 10 Books
Daughter Of Fortune - Dawn Lindsey - Excellent
Victory Summer - Dawn Lindsey
The Black Marble - Joseph Wambaugh - Excellent
Tawny Sands - Violet Winspear - Fair
Captive Bride - Johanna Lindsey - Fair
A Touch Of Magic - Elizabeth Hunter - Fair
Lord Deverill's Heir - Catherine Coulter - Very Good
Night Shift - Stephen King - Very Good
Skye O'Malley - Bertrice Small - Very Good
To Catch A Bride - Glenna Finley - Good

JUNE 1981
Gallows Wedding - Rhona Martin - Fair
Sugar Cane Cottage - Elizabeth Cadell - Good
Trevayne - Jonathan Ryder - Very good
The Surgeon's Marriage - Kathryn Blair - Good
After Sundown - Anne Hampson - Very good
The Only Charity - Sara Seale - Excellent
The Inheritors - Christopher Nicole - Excellent
The Golden Peaks - Eleanor Farnes - Excellent
Flamenco Nights - susanna Collins - Very Good
Marriage Compromise - Margaret Maldolm - Excellent
Winter Love Song - Meredith Kingston - Good
The Chadbourne Luck - Lucia Curzon - Fair
Salem's Lot - Stephen King - Very Good
Midnight Encounter - Glenna Finley - Fair
Winds Of Enchantment - Rosalind Brett - Excellent

JULY 1981 - 15 Books
Legacy Of The past - Anne Mather - Good
Tamarisk Bay - Kathryn Blair - Very Good
My Lady Destiny - Denise Robins - Good
A Nurse Is Born - Bess Norton - Poor
Follow The Heart - Heather Sinclair - Good
Hotspur & Taffeta - Claudette Williams - Very Good
Crescendo - Charlotte Lamb - Good
The Raven Sisters - Dorothy Mack - Very Good
Out Of A Dream - Jennifer Rose - Fair
Red Christmas - Patrick Ruell - Good
A Marriage Arranged - Mira Stables - Very Good
Lord Randal's Tiger - Elizabeth Chater - Fair
Flowers In The Attic - V.C. Andrews - Very Good
Dance For A Lady - Eileen Jackson - Good
The Smithfield Bargain - Rachelle Edwards - Fair

AUGUST 1981 - 3 Books
Firestarter - Stephen King - Excellent
Carolina - Leonora Blythe - Very Good
Winter Fire - Susannah Leigh - Fair

SEPTEMBER 1981 - 6 Books
The Matarese Circle - Robert Ludlum - Excellent
Lord Heathbury's Revenge - Rachelle Edwards - Very good
This Loving Torment - Valerie Sherwood - Good
Simon's Waif - Mira Stables - Very Good
Stranger At The Gates - Mira Stables - Very good
The Cradle Will Fall - Mary Higgins Clark - Excellent

OCTOBER 1981 - 14 Books
Beloved Enemies - Pamela Kent - Good
The Bartered Bridegroom - Georgina Grey - Fair
The Enchanted Land - Jude Deveraux - Very good
Diamonds On The Lake - Mary Cummins - Good
The Scandalous Season - Nina Pykare - Good
Sweet Disorder - Claudette Williams - Very Good
A Man To Be Feared - Anne Hampson - Good
Love's Temptation - Glenna Finley - Fair
Lace For Milady - Joan Smith - Good
The Way Of A Tyrant - Anne Hampson - Fair
Return To Tremarth - Susan Barrie - Fair
Lady Margery's Intrigue - Marion Chesney - Fair
A London Season - Joan Wolf - Very Good
Marriage Alliance - Mira Stables - Good

NOVEMBER 1981 - 7 Books
Regency Miss - Alix Melbourne - Good
Fortune's Child - Rachelle Edwards - Good
The Palm-Thatched Hospital - Juliet Shore - Fair
Lord Satan's Bride - Anne Stuart - Excellent
The Sun In Splendour - Anne Weale - Good
The Heiress Companion - Madeleine Robins - Good
Spring Gambit - Claudette Williams - Good

DECEMBER 1981 - 4 Books
Sally - Leonora Blythe - Very Good
Honey-Pot - Mira Stables - Excellent
The Velvet Promise - Jude Deveraux - Excellent
The Ghost & Lady Alice - Marion Chesney - Fair

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