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Joyce D

Joyce D

I am a piano teacher and author of "sweet" historical romances. My first book, Loyalty's Web (see below on my shelf) was reprinted by Leatherwood Press in October 2008. Walnut Springs Press will be publishing my next medieval romance, Illuminations of the Heart, in 2009.

I love writing medieval fiction, and reading about it, too. If you... more »
  • AZ, USA
  • member since March 29 2008

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  • jolene m

    jolene m says

    I am looking forward to reading your book- "loyalty's web".

    I noticed that you really like Skippyjon Jones- He is a favorite at my home!! I also really enjoy Kerry Blair's books too.

    Good luck in your writing! I am always so impressed with the way authors can use words and the stories come alive!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • krissree2002

    krissree2002 says

    Thanks for your friendship and a welcome note. Sure we enhance our lives through shelfari friendship and let the books do its share. Have a super week!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • krissree2002

    krissree2002 says

    Joyce is set to rejoice through her novels. I really look forward to reading them soon. Its God's gift to meet great authors in person at shelfari and cheriish their friendship too.

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  • Heather H

    Heather H says

    Hey, Joyce,
    I just finished rereading "When Love is Blind" and "Child of Music" by Mary Burchell. Those are two I really enjoy, though all the books in the Warrender Saga are good. Here are the write-ups on the two I listed above.
    WHEN LOVE IS BLIND- He had dashed all her professional hopes, and now fate had cruelly turned the tables, making Antoinette the unwitting cause of destroying his! But then, by a strange twist of events, she found herself in the employ of this onece-brilliant concert pianist. Although her efforts to help the embittered man often seemed hopeless, they were not to go unrewarded. Especially with the intervention of the famous operatic couple- Oscar and Anthea Warrender!
    CHILD OF MUSIC- They disliked each other from the start! From the moment she had had the misfortune to be seated next to Stephen Tarkman at a dinner party, Felicity had found him arrogant and abrasive. His obvious enjoyment in wielding power over others weaker than he was especially infuriating. Thank heaven the dynamic Oscar Warrender was on her side. For doing battle with Stephen over the talents of a gifted child was more than she could handle alone!

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  • Jeanne C

    Jeanne C says

    Joyce-- I read your comment on Heather H's page, which I followed from the Georgette Heyer group that we belong to. You should check out our group discussions right now where we are discussing books to read after Georgette Heyer. We've listed some clean romances we've enjoyed. I also noticed that you belong to the LDS Authors and Readers group. Are you LDS? I am. I was glad to see other women looking for clean romance to read. I'll have to check out your book.

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  • Heather H

    Heather H says

    Hi Joyce! I saw that you're currently reading your Mary Burchell books. Let me know what you think. I have a few favorites I'd love to suggest to you. Of course, it helps if you love the world of opera, composers, and conductors.

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  • Anne P

    Anne P says

    My mom accidently took it back to the library with the other books and I haven't gotten around to go get it back.

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  • LiteraryLibra

    LiteraryLibra says

    Hi ! I just wanted to stop by and invite you to come and check out my new group called The Jane Austen Book Club! It's a great group of great Shelfarians who love to engage in all things Austen! I hope you will come and join us! Thanks!

    Annie

    http://www.shelfari.com/groups/27288/about

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Cheryl

    Cheryl says

    Thanks for the friendship add

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  • Heather H

    Heather H says

    Joyce,
    Yes, those are both music ones. Her music books start with "A Song Begins", introducing a conductor named Oscar Warrender who plays minor roles in the other books.
    Elusive Harmony : Lindley Harding was a singer nearing the end of his career; Laurence Morven was a new star-and rival-coming up over the horizon. And Lindley's daughter Natalie, who loved them both, found herself torn two ways as the bitterness grew between the two men. Was the situation going to ruin her life?
    Masquerade with Music: She couldn't reveal her true identity. Nor could Kate reveal it had been her ambition to become an opera star that prompted her to take a job in London with her famous uncle, Oscar Warrender. Two men were prepared to help her: Carlo, a handsome baritone who saw Kate as a way of furthering his own career; and Van, a musical journalist who seemed to want the best for her-but on his own terms. She needed them both...but her heart could choose only one.
    There you go. Those are the write-ups on the back cover of each book. I've got them all, I think, so let me know if you need info on any others.

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  • Heather H

    Heather H says

    Hey Joyce,
    Did you pick up a Mary Burchell yet? I'm curious to see if you enjoyed it.

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  • Lisa M

    Lisa M says

    I'm still dusting the corners. ;-)

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  • Heather H

    Heather H says

    Also, since you teach piano, and you're interested in the Mary Burchells, there is one called "When Love is Blind" about a concert pianist who loses his sight in a car accident. Mary Burchell is british, so they all take place in England. That's a bonus for me, since I'm kind of an angophile (mostly because of Georgett Heyer:)) Anyway, one of my girlfriends from college who was also a music major got hooked on them, too.

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  • Heather H

    Heather H says

    Joyce,
    It's always great to meet another Heyer fan! I own most of her books, and I go on jags where I read them all in the space of a couple months. Great stories, and written before sex scenes became required for a romance. She really reminds me a lot of Jane Austen, though Austen was writing of her own time, whereas Heyer was writing of parents of grandparents time. I also love her sense of humor. Faro's Daughter, The Reluctant Widow, and the Unknown Ajax are some of the funniest ones, IMHO. Funny, with a bit of suspense thrown in. Always a delicious read. I'm glad to hear someone from the LDS readers group enjoys my tastes. The Regency group seems to enjoy the racier regencies they have now.
    My mom introduced my to Heyer when I was in junior high. My sisters and I all read them, but Candace doesn't enjoy them like I do.

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  • Anne P

    Anne P says

    How could I forget the Disney? It's the best! (No offense to Schaum). I like your "logo" too. :)

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  • Anne P

    Anne P says

    So far I really like the Count of Monte Cristo, even though I'm not very far along yet. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm always on the lookout for a good book.

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  • Candace Salima

    Candace Salima says

    I'm very excited to pick it up. Please do check out the LDS Authors and Readers group I've created. I'd like for it to be a group where we can have free discussion between authors and readers, improve the market, take over the world . . . huh, oh yeah. That last part was a slip. Heh, heh, heh.

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  • Candace Salima

    Candace Salima says

    Your review on "The Power of a Patriarchal Blessing" caught my attention. Thanks for posting it. Glad we can be Shelfari friends.

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  • Anne P

    Anne P says

    Lol! I wish! Right now I'm reading the Count of Monte Cristo. Have you read that one?

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  • Anne P

    Anne P says

    I love Shelfari, too. But I haven't been reading lately and haven't been able to put new books on my shelf. It almost makes me feel guilty. :(

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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