Carla Kelly (1) (1947–)
Autore di Marrying The Captain (Harlequin Historical Series)
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Serie
Opere di Carla Kelly
A Regency Christmas II [1990: Playing House/ Three Kings/ Sunshine for Christmas/ Last Wish/ Christmas Star] (1990) — Collaboratore — 106 copie
A Regency Christmas [2002: Solid Silver Chess Set/ No Room at the Inn/ Amiable Miser/ Partridge in a Pear Tree/ Home… (2002) — Collaboratore — 90 copie
A Regency Christmas Present (1999: Christmas Canvas/ Object of Charity/ Heart's Desire/ Last Gift/ Christmas Wish List) (1999) — Collaboratore — 87 copie
A Regency Christmas (1998: Three Good Deeds/ Christmas Ornament/ Felicity's Forfeit/ Second Chance/ Hounds of Heaven) (1998) — Collaboratore — 81 copie
Carla Kelly's Christmas Collection: The Christmas Ornament / Make a Joyful Noise / An Object of Charity / The Three… (2011) 51 copie
Coming Home for Christmas (A Christmas in Paradise / O Christmas Tree / No Crib for a Bed) (2011) 49 copie
On the Upper Missouri: The Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz, 1851-1852 (2005) — A cura di — 5 copie
A Naval Surgeon to Fight For 2 copie
Make a Joyful Noise 2 copie
und sie folgten dem Stern 1 copia
The Background Man 1 copia
The Christmas Ornament 1 copia
The Unlikely Gun Wharf Rats 1 copia
Kapteniproua 1 copia
The Christmas Angle 1 copia
A Hasty Marriage [short story] 1 copia
Opere correlate
A Regency Christmas Carol [1997: Bond Street Carolers/ Melody/ Mistletoe Kiss/ Make a Joyful Noise/ Earl's Nightingale] (1997) — Collaboratore — 123 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1947
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- North Dakota, USA
- Istruzione
- Brigham Young University
- Attività lavorative
- ranger
historian
newspaper staff writer
author - Organizzazioni
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award
- Breve biografia
- I'm a long-time, award-winning novelist, perhaps best known for my Regency Romances, two of which have earned Rita Awards from Romance Writers of America. I've also been writing Mormon-themed novels, as well as historical fiction for Harlequin and CamelPress in Seattle. I have three Whitney Awards from LDStorymakers, and two Spur Awards from Western Writers of America, plus a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times (which makes me feel like I have one foot in the grave).
I love to write. The whole process still fascinates me, even after many novels and short stories, and some non-fiction work. I'm still learning with every book. [adapted from Amazon.com Author Page, retrieved 11/10/2016]
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5 stars.
Carla Kelly blows me away, pretty much every single time. You can tell that she loves history and writes such vivid characters. As I was reading, at around 50%, I was crying, and I KNEW that there was worse to come for the main characters. It was so interesting to me, though, and the characters were honourable.
Carla Kelly blows me away, pretty much every single time. You can tell that she loves history and writes such vivid characters. As I was reading, at around 50%, I was crying, and I KNEW that there was worse to come for the main characters. It was so interesting to me, though, and the characters were honourable.
On one hand, Libby's London Merchant feels distinctly anachronistic within its ostensible Regency setting: there's lots of kissing, there's lots of feminism, and there's lots of careful exposition of class distinctions to guide any comatose readers in the audience. In these things, Libby's London Merchant follows the tradition of other books by the author. On the other hand, Libby's London Merchant also follows the tradition of charming characters and a wonderful sense of their physicality. The characters are never abstracted; they are all bound and rounded by their steady heart beats, their long limbs, their warm skin. I think I may just have to close my eyes and pretend that these books take place in an alternative-reality Regency, the one ruled by Regent Charlotte and marked by a spirit of free-wheeling affection. It's possible! Let's go on a journey of the imagination!… (altro)
In Regency England, Ellen Grimsley resents how carelessly her wastrel brother Gordon treats his studies at an Oxford university -- and her own ineligibility for those hallowed, masculine halls. But after Gordon maneuvers her into writing his Shakespeare essays for him, Ellen seizes the opportunity, dons drag, and plunges into Oxford. Cross-dressing hijinks ensue.
The first half of _Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career_ follows the sacred traditions of the feminist cross-dressing comedy (with antecedents ranging from _Twelfth Night_ to _Just One of the Guys_). There's the spunky heroine unfairly denied access to patriarchal privileges. (Modern outrage!) There's the dreamy hero who juggles separate relationships with the heroine and her masculine alter-ego. (Dramatic irony!) The heroine investigates gendered opportunities and suffers near-discoveries by disapproving society! There are hijinks!
Then the second half of _Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career_ arrives and ruthlessly punctures all those familiar genre expectations. The spunky heroine cannot fix the system and hooking up with the dreamy hero is going to involve lots of brutal, unfair compromises on her part. The bubbly feminist comedy tilts into anguish as Ellen agonizes over her limited choices and tries to pick the least of her potential evils.
There's an uneasy tension between the comedy and angst, which are never tightly integrated. Rather, the comedy seems slapped on top of the angst, and then the angst is slathered on top of the comedy. I'm not sure I love this approach, but there's something to be said for the subsequent strain. The jarring comedy sensitizes the reader to every nuance of that disquieting angst, and vice versa. But, like a shoe's vamp and sole, the novel's funny bits and its serious bits are distinct elements sewn together despite their material opposition. And sometimes the sole threatens to pull away from the shoe.
(But, on a base and low-brow note: the dreamy hero is incredibly dreamy.)… (altro)
The first half of _Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career_ follows the sacred traditions of the feminist cross-dressing comedy (with antecedents ranging from _Twelfth Night_ to _Just One of the Guys_). There's the spunky heroine unfairly denied access to patriarchal privileges. (Modern outrage!) There's the dreamy hero who juggles separate relationships with the heroine and her masculine alter-ego. (Dramatic irony!) The heroine investigates gendered opportunities and suffers near-discoveries by disapproving society! There are hijinks!
Then the second half of _Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career_ arrives and ruthlessly punctures all those familiar genre expectations. The spunky heroine cannot fix the system and hooking up with the dreamy hero is going to involve lots of brutal, unfair compromises on her part. The bubbly feminist comedy tilts into anguish as Ellen agonizes over her limited choices and tries to pick the least of her potential evils.
There's an uneasy tension between the comedy and angst, which are never tightly integrated. Rather, the comedy seems slapped on top of the angst, and then the angst is slathered on top of the comedy. I'm not sure I love this approach, but there's something to be said for the subsequent strain. The jarring comedy sensitizes the reader to every nuance of that disquieting angst, and vice versa. But, like a shoe's vamp and sole, the novel's funny bits and its serious bits are distinct elements sewn together despite their material opposition. And sometimes the sole threatens to pull away from the shoe.
(But, on a base and low-brow note: the dreamy hero is incredibly dreamy.)… (altro)
Liste
Premi e riconoscimenti
Here's to the Ladies: Stories of the Frontier Army (Best Amer Hist/Frontier, [HM] Best Short Story for "Kathleen Flaherty's Long Winter" [Tie] – 2004)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 97
- Opere correlate
- 6
- Utenti
- 4,836
- Popolarità
- #5,194
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 188
- ISBN
- 220
- Lingue
- 3
- Preferito da
- 6
Ellen Found by Carla Kelly details the building of the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone through the eyes of an ambitious, kind young woman. As an orphan, Ellen longs for family & acceptance. She leaves an awful waitressing job in Montana with her scraggly yet brave cat Plato in tow to become an assistant cook at the Inn. While there she forms deep friendships & finds her purpose. Though she faces imminent danger from a bear and other challenges, she finds the love & family she’s always dreamed of. Loved the journal entries, Ellen’s relationship with Charles and his sweet daughter, and the history behind the famous inn. I enjoyed how invested I became in these characters in such a few amount of pages.
The Widow of Daybreak by Christine Sterling involves a small Wyoming town terrorized by a group of outlaws. Doris Whistler’s husband was killed by the vicious gang & she and her daughters are now threatened by their leader Rufus. Buck Montgomery retired from the military to become a lawman. When he hears the plight of his friend’s sister Doris, he decides to visit the town to save them from the gang. Loved the whirlwind romance between Dory & Buck. Though she’s still hurting from the loss of her husband, she finds comfort & love again with Buck. This was a true Western complete with a shootout & plenty of action. The dangerous gang’s antics kept me turning the pages. I also enjoyed Dory’s friend Violet & would love to get her story.
May I Kiss the Bride? By Heather B. Moore started off with a train holdup! Viola Delany is traveling from San Francisco to her aunt’s home in Wyoming to assist her in her bakery. Along the way, she meets a handsome sheriff & feels an instant connection. Surviving a train robbery together, they soon find that their destination is one & the same. Despite a failed engagement, Viola can’t help but be attracted to the cowboy lawman & enjoys his too-wise-for-her-young-age daughter. Will she give love a second chance? I loved Viola’s aunt & the townspeople. I loved how all the young men were clamoring to get a look at Viola. I loved the friendship & romance between Viola & Rey and how he supported her with her desire to become a nurse.
All three of these novellas were fabulous & can easily be enjoyed in a day. Highly recommend this collection to Western & historical romance fans. I received an advanced complimentary copy from the publisher through AustenProse PR. All opinions are my own & voluntarily given.… (altro)