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Raquel

Raquel

I love to read, books are my world. My favorite genres are memoirs I also enjoy fiction, romance and paranormal romance as well.

To me a good book is like a friend who is always there waiting for you with open arms.

I am always looking out for good books so please if you know of any let me know!! more »
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  • member since January 2 2009

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  • k8

    k8 says

    Uh oh, are you being sucked into the Twilight series? Let me know what you think, I haven't read them yet, and I've been wary to pick up the first book.

    posted 4 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Harriet W

    Harriet W says

    I would like to introduce my debut novel, Secret Betrayals for your reading pleasures.

    Meet Jasmine, Toya and Chante – three new millennium women doing it for themselves – by any means necessary.

    Jasmine Reeves has it all – a good education, a cool job, a man who loves her and a man she loves too. Unfortunately they’re not one in the same. After falling hard for her friend's husband, Jasmine has to figure out what direction her life is going to take. Should she stay with her faithful but lackluster boyfriend of five years or should she allow herself to continue to be played by the man who has her heart - even if it means stabbing her girl in the back? When what happens in the dark ultimately comes to light, will she hide her nasty secrets or will she expose them for the world to see, despite the consequences?

    Toya Johnson loves the luxuries of life and has no problem using the world’s oldest profession to obtain them. However, when she unexpectedly finds the man of her dreams, she can’t seem to shake the past that keeps coming back to haunt her. Addicted to the money and power that accompany her lifestyle, Toya keeps telling herself that she’ll only do it “one more time”. Will she ever get out of “the life” and allow herself to experience the “happily ever after” she's always wanted or will the past refuse to let her go, taking her down with it?

    Chante Summers has a handsome and successful husband who provides for her in every way. What more could a girl want, right? Unfortunately some people are never satisfied. Bored with the housewife routine and a husband whose bedroom skills are less exciting than a can of paint, Chante has no choice but to satisfy herself in other ways. But when the close calls and drama become too much to handle, will she be able to give up her extra curricular activities or is she too addicted to thrill, even if it threatens to destroy her?

    When lust, deceit, and betrayal collide, will these three women have what it takes to overcome it? Or will they be destroyed by the flames of their own disturbing, dangerous, and possibly deadly Secret Betrayals.

    Read the first six chapters of Secret Betrayals on my MySpace blog at http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=100687122

    posted 8 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Arizona Cupcake

    Arizona Cupcake says

    Hi Raquel, sorry it has been so looooong! I have not had time to read lately, but I have a big old stack next to the bed that I keep looking at and wishing I could get to it.....I haven't fall off the face of the Earth, just been extra busy. Hope you are finding good things to read! I want to read a couple of books you recommended to me the last message you sent....I will get to them, really! :) Hope all is well with you these days.

    posted 12 days ago. ( send a note )
  • C.K.C. A

    C.K.C. A says

    Thank you so very much for saying that. K. Caprice's poem does that to me also. I always get teary-eyed when I read. Thanks again I will let him know.

    Carlotta

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • C.K.C. A

    C.K.C. A says

    Excerpt from Writer's Block

    K. Caprice Arradondo

    Michael Collier

    Michael Collier…

    You left me here without a father figure.

    Who would have known you’d go before I got bigger?

    Birthdays, holidays, and seasons have gone.

    Did God take you intentionally to see me do wrong?

    Memories of you in my mind aren’t close to visual.

    It’s like I knew you, but lost you when it all got critical.

    A black child with no father—it’s typical.

    In your case, to me, it’s sort of pitiful,

    but I forgive you for losing direction.

    Wish I was old enough to tell you sex is a weapon,

    but I couldn’t, and now it’s too late,

    so I’ll see you when I get there and greet you at heaven’s

    gate!(Wrap it up) R.I.P Michael Collier.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Stacey E

    Stacey E says

    Thanks Raquel. I have been really enjoying historical romances lately.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Destiny B

    Destiny B says

    Hello! Thank you for including me among your friends. My favorite authors are Tami Hoag and Dean Koontz. Lately, I've been reading a lot of Patricia Cornwell and Allison Brennan. How about you?

    Destiny

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Dawn

    Dawn says

    Right now my favorite romance authors are Sandra Hill and Lynsay Sands because they add humor.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • C.K.C. A

    C.K.C. A says

    There are so many authors I could name. I have a few of them posted on my page. How about you? We can compare notes.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • C.K.C. A

    C.K.C. A says

    There are so many authors I could name. I have a few of them posted on my page. How about you. We can compare notes.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • brainymama

    brainymama says

    Hi Raquel, Thanks for friending me. What type of book are you looking for and what's your question?

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Ruth M

    Ruth M says

    hi Raquel! thanks for the request and the friendship. there are so many to choose from but let me see. i saw you have dark lover. been getting into the black dagger brotherhood lately. i am reading now lover eternal the 2nd book in the series. i love the anita blake hunter series by LKH. I ADORE the sookie stackhouse books by charlaine harris.i love the dark ones books by katie macalister.the vampire chronicles-anne rice. the maker's song-adrian phoenix,betsy vampire queen-mary janice davidson,argeneau novels-lynday sands,vampire novels by amanda ashley,the dead witch walking novels-kim harrison,harry potter novels-jk rowling,prime series-susan sizemore,lori handeland,elena michaels novels-kelly armstrong. ok that is most of my list but there are sooo many. and then i find new ones along the way. i love vampire novels as well as werewolf ones. and i love paranormal romance. talk more later. love your
    friend,Ruth

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Leka

    Leka says

    I enjoy reading Brenda Jackson, E Lynn Harris, Danielle Steele, James Patterson, Kimberla Lawson Roby, Wahilda Clark, Zane, Noire..its so many I try and pick up new authors as well.......

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen

    Karen says

    Hi Raquel,
    I haven't been on Shelfari for a few days because we're visiting afriends in AZ (I'm from MD.) Tomorrow five of us will drive to Mexico and stay for four days. I've never been to Mexico.
    Novel authors that I really like are Kaye Gibbons, Eliz. Berg, Thrity Umrigar, and Anne Tyler. If you go back to my shelf, you can find tags for each author, go to the tagged shelf and see if I've written reviews. I haven't written reviews for all of them, but for some.
    Have a nice day,
    Karen

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • bookreadinchic

    bookreadinchic says

    Thank you for adding me. My favorite authors are Nora Roberts, Debbie Macomber, Lori Foster, and Brenda Joyce. I just started reading Brenda Joyce's Master In Time series. I really like it. What about you who are your favorite authors?

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Chris Tusa

    Chris Tusa says

    Thanks so much for accepting my friend request. While I have you here, I was wondering . . . would you be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here (as well as on a few other book-related sites). I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

    http://christophertusa.com/

    Thanks,

    Chris

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Darling-Diva

    Darling-Diva says

    Thanks for the info.
    I will definitely look up the websites.
    I need to have a book because I have so many books that I have been ordering from Amazon.lol...

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Loupe D

    Loupe D says

    Hi! I love the fever series is one of my favorites, I would highly recommend it, but if you don't like cliffhangers I advise you to wait until the last books is publish, that would be some time next year, this is supernatural series and I would called it more of a urban fantasy than a paranormal romance, there is a lot sexual tension between to two main characters, it makes it a great read, the first book is good ( Darkfever ) but it gets a lot better after that.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Kittie

    Kittie says

    thank you for approving me. my favorite authors are LAURELL K HAMILTON!!!!!!!!, racheal vincint, heather graham, and cathy clamp & C.T. Adams.

    who are yours?

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Maya A.D.

    Maya A.D. says

    Hi Raquel,

    thanks for the request. some of my favorite authors are bernice l. mcfadden, toni morrison, and richard wright.

    i tend to read a lot of historical novels and self help books ... but have been trying to explore other genres lately ... so if you have any suggestion ... please feel free ... :)

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )


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