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Marissa

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My name is Marissa, 35, I live in the Netherlands, I have two children and a very lazy cat. I am an avid romance reader and love taking pictures. I also review books for realsmonourbookshelves.com. I like to travel, go out, meet people and spend time with my friends. Life is short as it is, so you better enjoy it as much as possible! You could say that besides taking pictures of everything and nothing, reading is my passion, as long as I can remember I have read romance stories. First in Dutch, but the last few years mostly in English because hardly any books I like are published in the Dutch language these days. So when some of my bookcraving friends started their own website and asked me to come on board as an official reviewer I could not say no. So now I am trying to read as much as I can, write bookreviews, be a good mum and do a thousand other things at the same time, LOL. My to do lists are impossible long, my tbr pile is almost higher than the Mount Everest but does that discourage me from buying even more books? Nope, imo you can never have too many books... My favourite genres to read are historical, medieval, regency, paranormal and fantasy. But I can also appreciate a good thriller. My favourite authors at the moment are Paula Quinn, J.R. Ward, Anna Campbell, Shayla Black, Kenyon and Jean Johnson. Book characters I will always have a weakness for are Dante Risande (Risande Trilogy), Callum MacGregor (Mist Trilogy), Phury (BDB), those Cynster boys of Laurens and of course the one and only Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice!). Come to think of it, I like all alpha male characters LOL...

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who has a great sense of humour, makes me laugh, loves his or hers carreer, is up for a good conversation and simply enjoys life.Anyone who likes to read and write, a few of my favourite authors ...

My Blog

Sophia Nash - A Dangerous Beauty

"Rosamunde Baird has lost everything and has no choice but to accept an invitation to spend a season with a dowager duchess and her clandestine Ladies Club. Determined to stay in the shadows and live...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:59:00 GMT

Lisa Marie Rice - A Dangerous Lover

Caroline Lake has been down on her luck for the last couple of years. After her parents died in a car accident she found out that there was no money left due to bad investments of her father. Now she...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:55:00 GMT

Review: Michelle Styles - An Impulsive Debutante

Lottie Charlton is eager to have her first season; her family expects her to marry well, preferably someone with a title. Social appearances mean everything to Lottie and her mother. Then at an assem...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:23:00 GMT

Review: Bella Andre - Take Me

Secretly, Lily Ellis has always been in love with Travis Carson. But the twin-brother of her best friend Luke has always ignored and rejected her for she does not have the perfect size.  Now her...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:22:00 GMT

Review Jean Johnson - The Storm

The Sixth Son shall draw the line: Shun the day and rule the night Your reign's end shall come at light When Dawn steals into your hall Bride of Storm shall be your fall   Eight brothers, born ...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:39:00 GMT

Review Julia London - The Book of Scandal

The Earl of Lindsey, Nathan Grey, is also called Libertine Lindsey for he lives a flippant live in the country. When he hears rumors, involving his estranged wife Evelyn, that could destroy the good ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:48:00 GMT

Review: Sandy Lynn - Kiss and Tell

Willow is having a bad day. To get her sister to stop harassing her, she agrees to play a silly game  but only once. When a muscular hunk walks past her, Willow's mouth waters and she knows she's fo...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:53:00 GMT

Sherry Thomas - Private Arrangements

The richest heiress of England, Gigi Rowland, wants to snatch herself a husband, a duke no less, and she will stop at nothing to achieve it. All her plans fall through when her duke dies before the w...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:32:00 GMT

Review: Jean Johnson - The Cat

The fifth Son shall seek the sign Prowl the woods and through the trees Before you in the woods she flees Catch her quick and hold her fast The Cat will find his home at last   Eight brothers, ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:09:00 GMT

Review: Jasmine Haynes - The Fortune Hunter

How to refuse a daring and tempting proposition that offers the one thing she cannot resist... Faith Castle is a kindergarten teacher and the heiress of Castle Heavy Mining, it is her heart's desire ...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:43:00 GMT