May 2015 Book Report

The Passion and the Flower (1978) by Barbara Cartland

Innocent dancer Lokita catches the eye of the Russian Prince Ivan. He pursues her, even though he thinks she is a penniless girl. Neither he nor Lokita is aware of the secret her faithful nanny guards: Lokita is of royal Russian heritage as well!

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Killing Patton (2014) by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

Like the other “killing” books, O’Reilly and Dugard’s bio of General Patton is very well researched and well written. I’m not big on war history, but I enjoyed this book just as much as the others in this series.

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Love, Lords, and Lady-Birds (1978) by Barbara Cartland

Petrina runs away from the odious boarding school her hated guardian has left her in. She seeks to make her way to London to demand her inheritance from her guardian face-to-face. Little does she know that the handsome Earl of Staverton, who gives her a ride, is in fact that same guardian!

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Rolande (1978) by Clare Darcy

Low on cash, Jasper hires a young actress, Rolande, to impersonate the lost heir to the family fortune. Little does he know that he himself is the lost heir.

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The World We Live In (1944) by Louis Bromfield

This is a book of short stories written during WWII. They are well written, but I found most of them to be pretty depressing.