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"Dragonfly"

By A movie with Kevin Costner.

I went to this movie kind of skeptical and ended up loving it ! It was sad and a little scary....but very entertaining. My whole family loved it....and it ends wonderfully.

~Tori~ aka: Alias

Recommended by ºÅlias , 3/3/2002.

"One for the Money"

By Janet Evonovich.

This book is a wonderful beginning for Janet Evonovich. She introduces hermain character Stephanie Plum. I have NEVER read a more hilarious series of books than these. "One for the Money" is her first in this series with Stephanie and her crazy family. She follows it up with "Two for the Dough", "Three to get Deadly", "Four to Score", "High Five", "Hot Six" and her latest, "Seven Up". Stephanie is a bounty hunter in New Jersey..if you can believe it and she never runs out of hilarious escapades running around the streets of New Jersey hunting criminals. If you want to laugh yourself silly...this is the thing for you!

~Tori~ aka. Alias

Recommended by ºÅlias , 3/3/2002.

"The Ritual Bath"

By Faye Kellerman.

"The Ritual Bath" is a very interesting look into the Jewish faith. It's the first in a series of books bye Mrs. Kellerman dealing with the family of Homocide Detective Peter Decker and the meeting of his Orthodox Jewish future wife. This story using mystery, suspense, humor and romance to provide an excellent story as well as leave you wanting to read the next book because you love the characters so much. Make sure if you read this series that you try to read them in the order they were written because with each succesive book you see this families relationships develop and their children grow. I love the Deckers...I think you will too.

~Tori~ aka. Alias

Recommended by ºÅlias , 3/3/2002.

A Beautiful Mind

By A movie by Ron Howard.

Well, it said Books AND MOVIES!!

As most of you know by now (after the Golden Globe Awards), this is an excellent movie. There's no way to describe it to make you want to go see it. Who wants to go see a pic about Mental illness, why you'd have to be crazy (whoops?)

Anyway, just go see it and enjoy it.

Agent

Recommended by Agent , 1/24/2002.

Accident

By Danielle Steel.

This book will make you laugh and cry. If you have children it will make you love and hug them more than ever! Also it well show you what a marriage can go through!

Recommended by

tamsbug2, 8/28/2001.

Cider House Rules

By John Irving.

This is one of my favourite Irving books.......some of you may have read it or seen the film (which earned Michael Caine an Oscar). Beautifully written, the story is a wartime account of life in an orphanage in Maine....a place where orphans are lovingly cared for and protected by the doctor in charge and his loyal staff, as well as each other. As always, Irving carries an underlying subject theme, making it a most enjoyable read. That's all I'll say about it, but I promise you'll enjoy it. As for the movie of the same title...beautifully photographed....the closest interpretation of a book I've come across....VERY much worth seeing.

Recommended by ®Jäsmïne�? , 11/8/2001.

Complete Works

By William Shakespeare.

I was put off shakespeare when i was at school, but, since i got older

i have started to read again and find everything in it. Romance, thrills, comedy and now i have taken the trouble to REALLY read it it is fascinating

Recommended by Forty , 9/23/2001.

dark series

By Christine Feehan.

This series is awesome and if you are into romance. The author has created a species not human and not vampire. Based inmodern times the "Carpathians" seek out the lifemates they literally cannot live without. Very sexy stuff. There are about 8 books so far in the series. I highly recommend them

Recommended by

Vallkerie1, 8/7/2003.

FAST WOMEN

By Jennifer Crusie.

Fast Women is a wonderful romantic murder mystery book. It has everything. You just cannot put it down. Very fast pace and you just cannot wait to see what happens. Jennifer Crusie really did a wonderful job with this book. Being that I am a hopeless romantic this book really is Great!

Recommended by

tamsbug2, 7/21/2002.

High Crimes

By Directed by Carl Franklin.

A happily married, successful lawyer (Ashley Judd) is shocked to learn that her husband (Jim Caviezel) has a hidden past as a classified military operative, and is accused of committing a heinous war crime. As she prepares to defend her husband in a top-secret military court, where none of the rules she knows so well apply, she gets help from a ''wild card'' (Morgan Freeman) - a former military attorney who doesn't play by anyone's rules.

Any movie that Ashley Judd is in is of interest to me (pant, pant). This is a well produced, well acted suspense movie. Morgan Freeman plays his usual anti-hero role to the hilt. Caviezel (Angel Eyes, Count of Monte Cristo) looks like he is Eric Roberts, younger, better looking brother. Overall, I give it a "B-" on the AgentBlue Movie Rating Scale.

Recommended by Agent , 5/2/2002.

Jewels

By Danielle Steel.

Yes as you can tell I love Danielle Steel Books.

"Jewels" is a wonderful book and a movie.

In this book is a wonderful story about a divorced young lady and one of the Royal Family marrys and goes through a war and how they start there business!

Recommended by

tamsbug2, 9/19/2001.

Like Water for Chocolate

By Laura Esquivel.

The number one bestseller in Mexico in 1990, Like Water for Chocolate is a romantic poignant tale, touched with bittersweet moments of magic and sensuality. Evocative of How to Make an American Quilt in structure, Tampopo in its celebration of food, and Heartburn in its irony and wit, it is a lively and funny tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico.

The narrator's great-aunt Tita is the youngest of three daughters born to Mama Elena, the tyrannical owner of the De La Garza ranch. While still in her mother's womb, she wept so violently - that she caused Mama Elena to begin early labor; and Tita slipped out in the middle of the kitchen table, amid the spices and fixings for noodle soupl. This early encounter with food soon became a way of life, and Tita grew up to be a master chef. Each chapter of the novel begins with one of Tita's recipes and her careful instructions for preparation.

In well-born Mexican families, tradition dictates that the youngest daughter not marry, but remain at home to care for her mother. Even though Tita has fallen in love, Mama Elena chooses not to make an exception, and instead, arranges for Tita's older sister to marry Tita's young man.

In order to punish Tita for her willfulness, Mama Elena forces her to bake the wedding cake. The bitter tears Tita weeps while stirring the batter provoke a remarkable reaction among the guests who eat the cake. It is then that it first becomes apparent that her culinary talents are unique.

Laura Esquivel's voice is direct, simple, and compelling. She has written a fresh and innovative novel, bringing her own inimitatable strengths to a classic love story.

Recommended by

tama®a_, 10/18/2001.

Long Tall Texan Series

By Diana Palmer.

This is a great series of books all based in one town Jacobsville, Texas

Once you start reading this romance series you just cannot put it down and you want to go on to the next one.

Small town life, love, hardships and what happens when you really find your true love. You will laugh and cry and you will feel like you are right there with them.

Recommended by

tamsbug2, 5/30/2007.

OUTLANDER SERIES

By Diana Gabaldon.

I was given the first of this series by a friend and after being prodded...... I found that I was amazed at how wonderfully written and researched they were! Historical novels are not really my favorite choice, but these have become some of my most treasured books. The gist of the story is a strange one to describe, it involves time-travel, and takes place in Scotland back during the 17th century. I don't normally read science fiction either...so bear with me here.

It begins with an English nurse, just returning from serving during WW-II. She and her husband are visiting Scotland on a genealogical trip. She somehow falls "through" a portal in a henge (think Stonehenge)....and finds herself back in the 1700s. Of course, she meets and falls in love with a gorgeous Scottish warrior, so there's definitely romance. At different portions of the books, you are brought "back to the future" to modern times, but the most interesting stuff is the love and life they lead back during the 1700s. There are times spent in the Paris of 1740...the battles with the British, espionage, and of course some great love scenes.

What was so wonderful about these, was that they were so meticulously researched, and I learned more than I ever thought I wanted to know about Scottish history. My mother who is a history buff, has read them all now and swears that they are amazingly authentic.

There are now five books in the series (the last one THE FIERY CROSS) came out at Christmas last year, and they're biggies (most over 700 pages), but if you're a reader, they're definitely worth your time.

All but one are in soft-back now, and are entitled:

OUTLANDER

DRAGONFLY IN AMBER

VOYAGER

DRUMS OF AUTUMN

THE FIERY CROSS

Great beach books!

Sue C

Recommended by Sue C , 6/20/2002.

Secrets

By Danielle Steel.

"Secrets" is a great book about a film set in Hollywood and how is secrets can hurt everyone! This is a great book!

Recommended by

tamsbug2, 9/1/2001.