I have been in a reading-for-pleasure slump, mostly because of the spring cleaning but also because I never know what I want to read. I blazed through those two new books I just bought as well, so I'm back to square one. To cure this malady I thrifted a box of vintage Harlequin romances for the minimum bid. They arrived in remarkable condition, looking as new as they did when they were published.
I know people turn their nose up at these type novels, but I enjoy them a lot. They're usually well-written, have an interesting storyline and aren't too graphic (I have nothing against graphic romances, btw; they're just not what I read for pleasure.) A lot of talented, prolific romance authors like Anne Stuart got their start writing for publishers like Harlequin.
I'm hoping to read all 25 books this summer, starting with this one. I'll post about the best books in the lot, and then do a big wrap-up of all of them once I finish the pile. As for what I paid for them, I bid the minimum and won the entire lot for $9.99. The books retailed new for $4.99 back in the eighties and nineties, when it would have cost me $124.75 to buy them new, so it's an excellent value.
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