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_1989_thru_Dec

These were the months of reading Harlequin Presents, a long-time favorite even to this day. This was also the heyday of the Loveswepts - some of the BEST Loveswepts came out during the late 1980s.

JANUARY 1989 - 15 Books
Convictions - Beverly Sommers - HA - VG
The Ungrateful Governess - Mary Balogh - Regency - A-1
Duel Of Hearts - Anita Mills - Regency - A-1
Window To Happiness - Nancy John - SR - Good
Meddlesome Miranda - Jane Ashford - Regency - Good
Faro's Daughter - Georgette Heyer - Regency - Excellent
The Runaway Countess - Leonora Woodbury - Regency - Good
The Controversial Countess - Mary Jo Putney - Regency - A-1
Suddenly That Summer - Jennifer Rose - SCAL - Fair
The Would-Be Widow - Mary Jo Putney - Regency - Excellent
The Gentleman Insists - John Hohl - SD - Excellent
True Bliss - Barbara Turner - SR - VG
The James Joyce Murder - Amanda Cross - Mystery - Fair
Who Took Toby Rinaldi? - Gregory Mcdonald - Mystery - VG
Detour To Euphoria - Becky Lee Weyrich - LS - Good

FEBRUARY 1989 - 13 Books
Model For Love - Rosemary Hammond - HQ - Excellent
A Gift Of Daisies - Mary Balogh - Regency - A-1
Visions Of Jasmine - Sara Orwig - LS - Excellent
A Walking Shadow - Regan Forest - HI - Fair
Fantastic Voyage II - Isaac Asimov - SF - VG
Continental Lover - Cathie Linz - CES - Good
Laying Down The Law - Donna Kimel Vitek - CES - VG
Jewel Of India - Sue Gross - CES - Excellent
The Enterprising Lord Edward - Michelle Kasey - Regency - VG
Chances - Jackie Collins - Fiction - Excellent
Lucky - Jackie Collins - Fiction - Excellent
The Scholar's Daughter - April Kihlstrom - Regency - Excellent
Hollywood Wives - Jackie Collins - Fiction - Excellent

MARCH 1989 - 12 Books
The Five Bells & Bladebone - Martha Grimes - Mystery - Poor
No Holds Barred - Marley Morgan - SD - Excellent
Perfect Morning - Marcia Evanick - LS - Excellent
Cabin Fever - Terry Lawrence - SD - VG
If You Love Me - Joan Smith - SR - Good
Unscheduled Love - Beverly Sommers - HA - Excellent
The Golden Rogue - Anne Moore - HR - Good
Almost Golden: Jessica Savitch - Gwenda Blair - NF - Good
Crystal Fire - Valerie Nye - SCAL - Good
Surrender Sweet Stranger - DeWanna Pace - HR - Excellent
In Perfect Harmony - Elizabeth Barrett - Romance - Vg
As Good As Gold - Cathie Linz - SD - VG

APRIL 1989 - 20 Books
Honour's Splendour - Julie Garwood - HR - A-1
Once A Lover - Diana Anthony - Fiction - Excellent
Moonlit Magic - Sylvie Sommerfield - HR - Vg
A Different Reality - Nora Powers - SD - Fair
The Dream Makers - Anna James - SIM - Good
Robbing The Cradle - Anne Henry - HA - Good
Dark Dominion - Charlotte Lamb - HP - Excellent
Dragon Man - Elizabeth Oldfield - HP
Too Hot To Handle - Sarah Holland - HP - VG
Broken Rhapsody - Margaret Way - HP - VG
Stormy Vigil - Elizabeth Graham - HP - VG
Gypsy Lover - Norah Parker - HR - Excellent
Summer Thunder - Elizabeth Lowell - SD - A-1
The Unpredictable Man - Emma Darcy - HP - VG
Strike At The Heart - Emma Darcy - HP - VG
Out Of The Shadows - Sandra Marton - HP - VG
Satan's Island - Sally Wentworth - HP - Excellent
Rapture's Revenge - Lauren Wilde - HR - Excellent
Another Life - Rosemary Carter - HP - VG
Desert Dream - Rosemary Carter - HP - Excellent

MAY 1989 - 19 Books
City Of The Dead - Herbert Lieberman - Fiction - Excellent
The Last Hero - Billie Green - LS - Excellent
One In A Million - Sandra Field - HP - VG
Dark Lucifer - Stephanie Howard - HP - Excellent
The Wrong Mirror - Emma Darcy - HP - Excellent
Mystery Walk - Robert McCammon - Horror - Excellent
Capricorn Man - Jacqueline Gilbert - HP - VG
A Grand Illusion - Maura McGiveny - HP - Excellent
One Chance At Love - Carole Mortimer - HP - Excellent
Frederica - Georgette Heyer - Regency - A-1
Pet Sematary - Stephen King - Horror - Excellent
To Love Again - Carole Mortimer - HP - Excellent
The Bitter Taste Of Love - Lilian Peake - HP - Fair
Emerald Fire - Julia Grice - HR - VG
A.P.B. - Dave Pedneau - Mystery - Excellent
D.O.A. - Dave Pedneau - Mystery - Excellent
B.O.L.O. - Dave Pedneau - Mystery - Excellent
Mortal Fear - Robin Cook - Fiction - Good
Sphere - Michael Crichton - Fiction - Excellent

JUNE 1989 - 21 Books
Skin Deep - Nora Roberts - SSE - Excellent
Force Of Feeling - Penny Jordan - HP - Excellent
A Man Possessed - Penny Jordan - HP - Excellent
The Sea Master - Sally Wentworth - HP - Excellent
Night Chills - Dean Koontz - Horror - Excellent
Stranger At Winterfloods - Mary Lyons - HP - Fair
The Passionate Escape - Mary Lyons - HP - Excellent
A Very Private Love - Melinda Cross - HP - Excellent
In a Class By Itself - Sandra Brown - LS - Excellent
Savage Flame - Betty Brooks - HR - Excellent
Hidden Maneuvers - Eleanor Woods - CES - VG
Journey Of Discovery - Jessica Marchant - HP - VG
Reckless - Amanda Carpenter - HP - VG
Fantasy Unlimited - Claire Harrison - HP - Excellent
Jericho Falls - Christopher Hyde - Fiction - Excellent
Valentino's Pleasure - Lydia Lee - SR - VG
Just Another Married Man - Edwina Shore - HP - Excellent
True Paradise - Catherine George - HP - Excellent
One Reckless Moment - Jeanne Allen - HQ - VG
The Marquis And The Miss - Clarice Peters - Regency - VG
Dark Remembrance - Daphne Clair - HP - Excellent

JULY 1989 - 31 Books
Illusions - Charlotte Lamb - HP - VG
Mansion For My Love - Robyn Donald - HP - Excellent
Land Of Thunder - Annabel Murray - HP - Fair
Banjo Man - Staff & Goldenbaum - LS - Good
Crescendo - Staff & Goldenbaum - LS - VG
Unmasking Kelsey - Kay Hooper - LS - Excellent
Outlaw Derek - Kay Hooper - LS - Excellent
Shades Of Gray - Kay Hooper - LS - Excellent
Captain's Paradise - Kay Hooper - LS - Excellent
Caprice - Amanda Carpenter - HP - VG
Possession - Charlotte Lamb - HP - Excellent
If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper - LS - Excellent
Joker's Wild - Sandra Chastain - LS - VG
Showdown At Lizard Rock - Sandra Chastain - LS - VG
Undercover Affair - Helen Conrad - LS Excellent
Loving Jenny - Theresa Weir - SR - Excellent
Driving Force - Sally Wentworth - HP - Excellent
Love Is A Frenzy - Charlotte Lamb - HP - Excellent
A Priceless Love - Emma Darcy - HP - Excellent
The Dragon Slayer - Patt Bucheister - LS - Excellent
Touch The Stars - Patt Bucheister - LS - Excellent
Two Roads - Patt Buchester - LS - Excellent
Stormy Possession - Helen Bianchin - HP - Excellent
The Devil's Arms - Charlotte Lamb - HP - Excellent
Too Hot To Handle - Sandra Chastain - LS - Fair
Fire With Fire - Penny Jordan - HP - Excellent
Out Of The Clear Blue - Marion Smith Collins - LS - VG
Simply Irresistible - Barbara Boswell - LS - Excellent
A Ring For A Fortune - Lilian Peake - HP - Fair
Sweet Pretence - Jacqueline Gilbert - HP - Fair
Lady Surrender - Carole Mortimer - HP - Excellent

AUGUST 1989 - 15 Books
Beguiled By A Stranger - Eleanor Woods - CE - Excellent
A Gentle Whisper - Eleanor Woods - CE - Excellent
Counterfeit Bride - Sara Craven - HP - Excellent
Walk By My Side - Sandra Field - HP - Excellent
Alien Vengeance - Sara Craven - HP - Excellent
A Man To Remember - Tate McKenna - CES - Fair
Ishbel's Party - Stacy Absalom - HP - Exellent
Too Bad To Be True - Roberta Leigh - HP - Good
Sassy - Doris Parmett - LS - Good
Deathworld - Harry Harrison - SF - Good
Waking Up - Amanda Carpenter - HP - Good
The Mummy or Ramses The Damned - Anne Rice - Fiction - Excellent
Sutton's Way - Diana Palmer - SR - Excellent
Sweet Captivity - Kate Proctor - HP - Excellent
What Dread Hand - Sarah Kemp - Mystery - VG

SEPTEMBER 1989 - 18 Books
One Step From Paradise - Barbara Boswell - LS - Excellent
The Obedient Bride - Mary Balogh - Regency - Excellent
Lady With A Black Umbrella - Mary Balogh - Regency - Excellent
Ms. Maxwell And Son - Toni Collins - SR - Good
Out Of The Blue - Alaina Hawthorne - SR - VG
Desperation - Charlotte Lamb - HP - Excellent
The Loving Gift - Carole Mortimer - HP - Excellent
Sparring Partners - Elizabeth Oldfield - HP - VG
Just Kate - Linda Lael Miller - SF - Excellent
His Girl Friday - Diana Palmer - SD - Excellent
Mother For Hire - Marie Ferrarella - SR - Excellent
Near The Edge - Patt Bucheister - LS - Excellent
A Love Remembered - Annette Broadrick - SR - Excellent
Ms. Fortune's Man - Barbara Boswell - LS - Excellent
The Rake's Redemption - Leslie Lynn - Regency - Excellent
That's What Friends Are For - Annette Broadrick - SR - VG
Come Be My Love - Annette Broadrick - SR - Excellent
Madison Avenue Murder - Liza Bennett - Mystery - Excellent

OCTOBER 1989 - 14 Books
Blood Heat - Steve Pieczenik - Fiction - VG
Dead White - Alan Ryan - Horror - Good
Defy Not The Heart - Johanna Lindsey - HR - Excellent
Sweet Protector - Patricia Ellis - SR - Good
The Perfect Wife - Marcine Smith - SR - Good
Blind Promises - Katy Currie - Romance - Excellent
Case Of The Fragmented Woman - Cleo Jones - Mystery - Good
Beginner's Luck - Dixie Browning - SD - Good
Finally Home - Arlene James - SR - VG
The Devil's Dare - Jean Reece - Regency - VG
The Glow - Brooks Stanwood - Horror - Good
Creole Captive - Patricia Pellicane - HR - A-1
Twice In A Lifetime - BJ James - SD - Excellent
Shiloh's Promise - BJ James - SD - Excellent

NOVEMBER 1989 - 12 Books
A Matched Pair - Eva Rutland - Regency - Excellent
Loving Jack - Nora Roberts - SSE - Excellent
The Way to A Man's Heart - Debbie Macomber - SR - Fair
Aurora - Katherine Atwood - HR - VG
Secrets Of The Heart - Mary Balogh - Regency - Excellent
Delta Pearl - Maureen Bronson - HH - Fair
An Unwelcome Alliance - Ellen Fitzgerald - Regency - Fair
To Love A Rogue - Valerie Sherwood - HR - Excellent
Night Stone - Rick Hautala - Horror - Good
Midsummer Masque - Coral Hoyle - Regency - Good
The Great American Bachelor - Staff/Goldenbaum - LS - Good
Not Without Love - Roberta Leigh - HP - Good

DECEMBER 1989 - 18 Books
Familiar Words - Mary Kay McComas - LS - Excellent
Under Cover - Donna Carlisle - SD - Excellent
When In Paris - Elizabeth Barrett - Romance - Good
A Daring Alliance - Alison Tyler - CE - VG
Dark Surrender - Diana Blayne - CE - Excellent
A Prize Catch - Anna Hudson - CE - Fair
When Opposites Attract - Candice Adams - CE - VG
Lost In Eden - Alison Tyler - CE - VG
Heart's Ease - Anne Stuart - HA - A-1
Museum Piece - Anne Stuart - HA - Excellent
Heather's Song - Diana Palmer - SSE - Excellent
Fire And Ice - Diana Palmer - SD - Excellent
Eye Of The Tiger - Diana Palmer - SD - Excellent
Loveplay - Diana Palmer - SD - Excellent
Enamored - Diana Palmer - SD - Excellent
Hoodwinked - Diana Palmer - SD - Excelent
Ethan - Diana Palmer - SR - Excellent
Straight From The Heart - Tami Hoag - LS - Good

JANUARY 1990 - 9 Books
Bluestocking Bride - Elizabeth Thornton - Regency - Excellent
Conquer The Night - Karen Keast - SCAL - A-1
All The Days To Come - Jo Calloway - CES - Fair
Honeymoon Hotel - Sally Goldenbaum - SD - VG
Look For The Sea Gulls - Joan Elliott Pickart - LS - Good
Rule Breaker - Barbara Boswell - SD - Excellent
Little Brothers - Rick Hautala - Horror - Good
Before Dawn - Terry Lawrence - SD - VG
Ghoster - Lee McKeone - SF - VG

FEBRUARY 1990 - 8 Books
Virus - Peter Caine - Fiction - VG
Lovesong - Paula Williams - Romance - Poor
Special Gifts - Anne Stuart - SIM - A-1
Flood - Andrew Vachss - Mystery - Excellent
The Light-Fingered Lady - Sheila Rabe - Regency - Excellent
Savage River - E. P. Murray - HR - VG
Koko - Peter Straub - Fiction - Excellent
Rose In Bloom - Andrea Edwards - SSE - VG

MARCH 1990 - 18 Books
The Passionate Accountant - Sally Goldenbaum - SD - Excellent
Isabella - Loretta Chase - Regency - Excellent
Death Dream - Graham Masterton - Horror - Excellent
Irresistible - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
Mirror - Graham Masterton - Horror - Excellent
A Public Affair - Eleanor Frost - Rapture - Fair
Chantilly Lace - Sally Goldenbaum - SD - VG
Eccentric Lady - Jane Lovelace - Regency - Fair
Charade - Joan Elliott Pickart - LS - Poor
Love Came Courting - Marianna Essex - Rapture - Good
Secret Rapture - Gloria Jones-Wolf - H - Excellent
The Road To Gandolfo - Robert Ludlum - Fiction - Fair
Endless Passion - Carol Finch - HR - Excellent
Heartbeats - Jo Calloway - CE - Fair
Through The Eyes Of Love - Jo Calloway - CE - Fair
Southern Fire - Jo Calloway - CE - Fair
Escape To Paradise - Jo Calloway - CE - Good
High Voltage - Lori Copeland - CES - Fair

APRIL 1990 - 16 Books
Seduction - Amanda Quick - HR - A-1
Code Name: Love - Marie Nicole - HI - VG
Rainbow Chasers: Heart Of Gold - Tami Hoag - LS - Excellent
Stargazer - Judy Gill - LS - Fair
Moonwalker - Rick Hautala - Horror - VG
Frozen Enchantment - Jessica Steele - HQ - Fair
Prescott's Lady - Clarice Peters - Regency - VG
Take Away The Pride - Emma Richmond - HP - Excellent
Unwilling Heart - Emma Richmond - HP - Excellent
A Kiss Is Still A Kiss - Marjorie Lewty - HQ - Good
Head Over Heels - Judy Gill - LS - Excellent
Pockets Full Of Joy - Judy Gill - LS - Excellent
A Touch Of Spring - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
Marriage By The Book - Joan Johnston - SD - Excellent
Return To Yesterday - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
Adam's Story - Annette Broadrick SD - Excellent

MAY 1990 - 17 Books
Hennessey's Heaven - Judy Gill - LS - Excellent
Renegade - Judy Gill - LS - Excellent
Choices - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
Hawk's Flight - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
Momentary Marriage - Annette Broadrick -SD - Excellent
Bachelor Father - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
Deceptions - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
A Loving Spirit - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
Candlelight For Two - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
Stiff Competition - Doris Parmett - LS - VG
Light Another Candle - Judy Gill - LS - Fair
For Love Of Lacey - Sandra Chastain - LS - Fair
The Silver Bullet Affair - Sandra Chastain - LS - Fair
No Plan For Love - Ariel Berk - SD - VG
For Love Or Money - Vivian Donald - Romance - Fair
A Virtuous Lady - Elizabeth Thornton - Regency - Excellent
Mermaid - Judy Gill - LS - Fair

JUNE 1990 - 22 Books
A Scent Of Roses - Judy Gill - LS - Good
Friday's Child - Stephanie Wyatt - HP - Excellent
Poppy Girl - Jacqueline Gilbert - HP - good
Fascination - Patricia Lake - HP - Excellent
The Duke's Disappearance - Margaret Summerville - Regency - VG
Twice Betrothed - April Kihlstrom - Regency - Good
The Mysterious Governess - April Kihlstrom - Regency - Excellent
Law Of Love - Sally Heywood - HP - Excellent
Song Of A Wren - Emma Darcy - HP - Excellent
Night Fire - Catherine Coulter - HR - A-1
Night Shadow - Catherine Coulter - HR - A-1
Ever Since Eden - Catherine George - HP - VG
Loveknot - Catherine George - HP - Excellent
Villain Of The Piece - Catherine George - HP - Excellent
Made For Each Other - Doris Parmett - LS - Good
Intrepid Encounter - Rebecca Ashley - Regency - VG
The Matchmakers - Rebecca Baldwin - Regency - Fair
Yesterday's Embers - Sandra Rhoades - HP - Excellent
Shadows In The Limelight - Sandra Rhoades - HP - Excellent
Mutation - Robin Cook - Fiction - VG
Reckless Heart - Lois Walker - Regency - VG
Debt Of Heart - Rachelle Edwards - Regency - VG

JULY 1990 - 13 Books
Winter Sunlight - Susan Alexander - HP - VG
Night Storm - Catherine Coulter - HR - Excellent
Lacey - Claudette Williams - Regency - Good
Traitor's Embrace - Christine Dorsey - HR - Excellent
Let's Do It Again - Janet Bieber - LS - Excellent
Diamond In The Rough - Doris Parmett - LS - Excellent
Defiant Captive - Kathy Jones - HR - Excellent
Penthouse Suite - Sandra Chastain - LS - Fair
Golden Swan - Judy Gill - LS - Good
Adam's Outlaw - Sandra Chastain LS - VG
Rainbow Ryder - Linda Hampton - LS - Fair
Scout's Honor - Glenna McReynolds - LS - Good
The Baron - Sally Goldenbaum - LS - Fair

AUGUST 1990 - 24 Books
Levelling The Score - Penny Jordan - HP - Excellent
Comparative Stranger - Sara Craven - HP - Excellent
Elusive As The Unicorn - Carole Mortimer - HP - VG
Witch's Harvest - Sara Craven - HP - Excellent
A Matter Of Feeling - Sophie Weston - HP - VG
Point Of Impact - Emma Darcy - HP - Fair
Passion's Daughter - Sara Wood - HP - Excellent
A Woman Of Honour - Emma Darcy - HP - Excellent
Love's Sweet Harvest - Sally Heywood - HP - good
The Arrogant Lover - Flora Kidd - HP - Fair
Glass Slippers & Unicorns - Carole Mortimer - HP - Excellent
The Power & The Passion - Emma Darcy - HP - Excellent
Bodycheck - Elizabeth Oldfield - HP - VG
Surrender, My Heart - Lindsay Armstrong - HP - Excellent
The Positive Approach - Emma Darcy - HP - Excellent
Taggart's Woman - Carole Mortimer - HP - Excellent
Falcon's Prey - Penny Jordan - HP - Excellent
Whirlwind - Charlotte Lamb - HP - Excellent
The Darker Side Of Loving - Yvonne Whittal - HP - Excellent
Savage Love - Mary Wibberley - HP - Fair
Passionate Choice - Flora Kidd - HP - Good
Night Train - Anne Weale - HP - Excellent
Forbidden Wine - Lynsey Stevens - HP - Excellent
No Strings Attached - Annabel Murray - HP - VG

SEPTEMBER 1990 - 11 Books
Tigers By Night - Sandra Canfield - HSR - A-1
Time-Spun Rapture - Thomasina Ring - HR/TT - Poor
The Lion Rock - Sally Wentworth - HP - Fair
A Rogue And A Pirate - Carole Mortimer - HP - Excellent
Snowfire - Jessica Douglass - HR - Fair
Sleeping Desire - Charlotte Lamb - HP - Fair
Tropical Tempest - Flora Kidd - HP - Fair
Hunter - Diana Palmer - SD - Excellent
Connal - Diana Palmer - SD - Excellent
Cimarron Knight - Pepper Adams - SR - VG
Cimarron Glory - Pepper Adams - SR - VG

OCTOBER 1990 - 10 Books
Married!? - Annette Broadrick - SR - Excellent
A Tender Silence - Karen Keast - SSE - A-1
An Unlikely Duchess - Mary Balogh - Regency - Excellent
Diamond Spur - Susan Kyle - Fiction - VG
The Errant Earl - Marlene Suson - Regency - Excellent
The Frustrated Bridegroom - Barbara Allister - Regency - VG
Virgin Territory - Suzanne Carey - SR - VG
A Heart In Flight - Nina Porter - Regency - Poor
Hunter's Prey - Annette Broadrick - SD - Excellent
A Much Needed Holiday - Joan Hohl - SD - Excellent

NOVEMBER 1990 - 11 Books
Texas Gold - Joan Hohl - SD - Excellent
California Copper - Joan Hohl - SD - Excellent
Nevada Silver - John Hohl - SD - Excellent
Lady ice - Joan Hohl - SD - Excellent
One Tough Hombre - Joan Hohl - SD - Excellent
Falcon's Flight - Joan Hohl - SD - Excellent
Reach For The Moon - Joyce Thies - SD - Excellent
The Rogue & The Runaway - Mary Jo Putney - Regency - A-1
Without A Trace - Nora Roberts - SSE - Excellent
Circumstancial Evidence - Annette Broadrick - SR - Excellent
Surrender - Amanda Quick - HR - A-1

DECEMBER 1990 - 9 Books
Nelson's Brand - Diana Palmer - SD - VG
The Lion's lady - Julie Garwood - HR - A-1
The Imprudent Wager - Lucy Muir - Regency - Excelent
Spanish Coin - Margaret Westhaven - Regency - Fair
Wanton Slave - Evelyn Rogers - HR - Fair
The Gift - Marie Ferrarella - SR - Excellent
A Promise Of Spring - Mary Balogh - Regency - A-1
The Gilded Web - Mary Balogh - HR - A-1
Gentle Rogue - Johanna Lindsey - HR - A-1

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