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  • Okay, a little chuckle at my expense. Some of you may know that I am in grad school and will not be reading Echo until xmas break. Remember I won the signed copy from the All About Romance website? Well, here I am at the library all day studying Public Health and Research and my hubby is home reading Echo. His comment so far, "boy, she really takes the sex scenes up a notch. Too bad you won't get to read it until xmas." Maybe I will have to home a bit earlier tonight. -- Happy Sunday! Lady Jen F ;), 10:10:18 10/25/09 Sun
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  • Question Ladies, In Outlander, Frank tells Claire there was a man outside her window in full Highland dress, staring up at her window. Is this Jamie? Is event ever addressed, what is the point? Was it meant as a premonition by DG? -- Catherine S., 04:51:37 10/23/09 Fri
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  • There was a quote somewhere in here describing Bree's friend seeing Roger (in our time) and describing him as looking like a pirate. Most of us today think of pirates being glamorous, sexy (Jonny Depp anyone?) etc. Does anyone have any thoughts on Bree's (normal 20th century woman) attraction to that dark pirate thing and then her inner confusion (not a strong enough word but you know what I mean) after Steven Bonnet? Remember the book Claire was reading in the doctors' room about a pirate ravishing some chick? No doubt Bree has read similar and no doubt she (and all of us) has some tiny fantasy about this sort of thing. To be confronted with the reality was clearly horrifying beyond words but there must have been a part inside Bree somewhere wanting it - at least until it happened. Would mess my mind I know. -- Jayn, 09:13:46 10/25/09 Sun
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  • QOTD for Saturday, October 24, 2009 -- ErinD, 05:02:32 10/24/09 Sat
    The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 26, "The Laird's Return" © 1991.

    She was smaller than I had expected. With a brother like Jamie, I had imagined her at least my height, or even taller, but the woman by the fire barely reached five feet. Her back was to us as she reached for something on the shelf of the china cabinet, and the ends of her dress sash dipped close to the floor.

    . . .

    The faces were much alike; the same oddly slanted dark blue eyes and broad cheekbones. The same thin, blade-bridged nose, just a trifle too long. But she was dark where Jamie was fair, with cascades of black curly hair, bound back with green ribbon.

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  • QOTD for Friday, October 23, 2009 -- ErinD, 04:48:11 10/23/09 Fri
    The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 41 "Journey's End” © 1997.

    Fergus Fraser might sound like a Scottish clansman; he looked like a French noble. A French noble on his way to the guillotine, Brianna silently amended her first impression.
    Handsomely dark, slightly built, and not very tall, he sauntered into the dock, and turned to face the room, long nose lifted an inch above the usual. The shabby clothes, the unshaven jaw, and the large purple bruise over one eye subtracted nothing from his air of aristocratic disdain. Even the curved metal hook that he wore in replacement of a missing hand only added to the impression of disreputable glamour.

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  • Holiday Card Exchange -- RisaB, 08:00:23 10/24/09 Sat
    Get your cards, stamps, and pens ready Hosers, it’s that time of the year! For those who are new to the boards or have never participated in the Holiday Card exchange, I’ll give you a brief rundown of the details. Each year Hosers from all over the world exchange cards as a way to spread a little joy and celebrate our friendships. In order to participate, all you need to do is send me a little information and I’ll get you on the list. Here’s how it works:

    1. Decide how many cards you would like to send. I will do like Michelle did in years past and divide the list up into groups of 10. You can choose to send 10, 20, 30, 40, or you can do the whole list.

    2. Send me how many cards you would like to send, your full name, your board nickname, and your complete address (country too!). Ex:
    James Fraser aka Sassenach Lover
    123 White Sow Drive
    Fraser’s Ridge, NC 12345
    USA
    20 cards

    3. If you don’t want to receive religious themed cards, not a problem, just include that information under your address.

    4. Send all the above information to lolrisab at yahoo. I’m going to set the last day for you to send me your information as December 1, 2009. I’ll email you your list a few days after that. Make sure to check your spam boxes for the lists; this has been an issue in years past.

    If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at lolrisab at yahoo.

    Just a quick update for those people who have already sent me their information; I sent you an email confirmation so you'd know I got your info. If you didn't get an email and you sent me your stuff, try sending it again.



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  • next book -- mrs putty, 06:00:49 10/21/09 Wed
    I have heard a rumour, from a reasonably reliable source, that suggests the 8th book is already written and will be on the shelves before Christmas 09. I think this may be possible ane/or originated by something DG is suposed to have said about EITB being done but too long for one book. Any ideas?

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  • A question about Lord John characters -- KarenV, 06:37:03 10/22/09 Thu
    A short time ago, someone posted a brief history of what you should know from the Lord John books in order to understand Echo in the Bone. I've started Echo, and I would like to get that background information. Can anyone help me? Many thanks!

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  • QOTD for Wednesday, October 21, 2009 -- ErinD, 18:36:34 10/20/09 Tue
    The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 25, “House of Joy” © 1994.

    I didn’t know quite what I had been expecting. In fact, the sight of his naked body took my breath away. He was still tall, of course, and beautifully made, the long bones of his body sleek with muscle, elegant with strength. He glowed in the candlelight, as though the light came from within him.
    He had changed, of course, but the change was subtle; as though he had been put into an oven and baked to a hard finish. He looked as though both muscle and skin had drawn in just a bit, grown closer to the bone, so he was more tightly knit; he had never seemed gawky, but the last hint of boyish looseness had vanished.
    His skin had darkened slightly, to a pale gold, burned to bronze on face and throat, paling down the length of his body to a pure white, tinged with blue veins, in the hollow of his thighs. His pubic hair stood out in a ferocious auburn bush, and it was quite obvious that he had not been lying; he did want me, and very badly.

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