Maudeen Wachsmith
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Maudeen
A lifelong reader, Maudeen Wachsmith
has been writing reviews for the better
part of ten years. Despite the fact
that she had her books organized by the
Dewey Decimal System when she was in
grade school (she regrets that she
doesnít have nearly that amount of
organization today) and that her first
job was as an assistant librarian (at
the ripe old age of 14) fate intervened
and she embarked on a career as a
medical transcriptionist. During that
time as she was attempting to write
reports in such a way so the doctors
seemed worthy of their MD degrees, she
always had a lending library in her
office. After over 20 years in the
medical field as a transcriptionist,
medical report editor, and supervisor,
carpal tunnel syndrome ended her
career, and shortly thereafter she
opened up a new/used bookstore in
University Place, WA. During that
time she edited the fanzines, Love
Letters and Rawhide & Lace. Her
reviews and romance-novel related
articles have appeared in The Paperback
Forum, The Gothic Journal, PANdoraís
Box, The Peninsula Gateway, Affaire de
Coeur, Calico Trails, and several RWA
chapter newsletters. Her column,
"Romantically Speaking" appears at The
Romance Journal.
She has been active on the internet
since 1995, and has reviewed for
Amazon.com (both as a staff reviewer
and a freelance reviewer), Romance
Communications, Romancing the Celtic
Soul, Heart Rate Reviews, and Under the
Covers. In 1998 she founded the
Reviewers International Organization
(RIO) and at the present time serves as
the organizationís president.
She is active in her local RWA chapter
and recently embarked on a new venture
working in book promotion and as an
author assistant. She continues to
work on her own writing and has two
WIPs, a time-travel romance and a cozy
mystery.
Other than reading her hobbies include
traveling (fulfilling her lifelong
dream of visiting the UK and Ireland in
1999), antiques, researching genealogy,
collecting china cups and saucers, and
cheering on her favorite baseball team,
the Seattle Mariners.
A nearly lifelong Washington state
resident, sheís a recent-empty nester
and resides on the Olympic Peninsula
with her husband, cat and two dogs, and
a TBR pile numbering several
thousand books.
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Phantom Waltz
by Catherine Anderson
"Goes on the Top of Your Romance TBB List for Summer of 2001"
Posted June 29, 2001
Catherine Anderson, well-known for her unconventional
heroines, has created her most unusual yet with Bethany
Coulteróa paraplegic and the love interest of Ryan
Kendrick, brother of Rafe Kendrick from BABY LOVE.
This book is totally character driven, is much spicier
sexually than books I usually read, has virtually no plot
other Read more...
Rachel's Holiday
by Marian Keyes
"Not just another "Chick Lit" book"
Posted August 19, 2001
I can count on the fingers of one hand the authors I can
trust to consistently deliver a quality read. Marian Keyes
is one of them. I like Marian Keyes so much that I buy her
books in hardcover from the UK --- usually at least two
years Read more...
FATAL ROMANCE: A True Story of Obsession and Murder
by Lisa Pulitzer
"Disturbing and Sad"
Posted July 6, 2001
Many romance readers and writers awoke to shocking news
June 6, 1999 headlined in papers from coast to
coast: 'Romance Novelist Slain. Police Say Husband Killed
Writer, Self.' (Washington Post headline 6/7/99). As we
mourned the loss of Nancy Richards-Akers, a popular author
and friend, we were left Read more...
Cameo Lake
by Susan Wilson
"Powerful Relationship Drama"
Posted July 19, 2001
Novelist Cleo Grayson McCarthy has come to her friend
Grace's Cameo Lake cabin in the mountains of New Hampshire
for the summer in order to finish her current manuscript
without the stresses of everyday life interfering. The
serenity and solitude is just what she believes she needs
to concentrate. Read more...
Sentimental Journey
by Jill Barnett
"Reading Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This!"
Posted June 27, 2001
Once in a very great while there comes along a book so
magnificent every word of praise seems trite -- no word can
give it justice. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY is one such book.
Jill Barnett, well known for her humorous, yet poignant,
historical romances, completely redefines herself in this
spectacular story Read more...
Summer Light
by Luanne Rice
"True Love DOES Conquer All!!"
Posted July 7, 2001
As a wedding planner May Taylor sees happily betrothed
couples daily. However, that kind of happiness has evaded
her. She once thought she had that kind of lasting love
only to find, after telling her boyfriend she was pregnant
with their child, that he was already married. Read more...
Never Change
by Elizabeth Berg
"Very Moving and Powerful - Beautifully Written"
Posted June 29, 2001
Myra Lipinski is 51 years-old and life is pretty much
passing her by or she views it as if it is. Never
married, she has left her job as an ICU nurse to become a
visiting nurse, something she finds pretty rewarding even
though she does get a little annoyed Read more...
The Second Silence
by Eileen Goudge
"A wonderful relationships story"
Posted June 29, 2001
Noelle had married what she thought was a good catch -- a
stable, older man who could give her everything. What she
didn't realize was that he was controlling, conniving,
crazy. He would stop at nothing to get what he wants, even
trumping up charges that Noelle was drunk Read more...
Thursdays At Eight
by Debbie Macomber
"A worthy Women's Fiction Debut"
Posted June 25, 2001
It has long been my belief that when an author moves from
mass market paperback originals to hardcover, the book
needs to be something special -- partly to justify the
increased price and partly to attract a larger audience.
THURSDAYS AT EIGHT is Debbie Macomber's hardcover release
and there's Read more...
Spellbound
by Jeanette Baker
"Marvelous Story Of Life and Love in Ireland!"
Posted June 29, 2001
SPELLBOUND by Jeanette Baker is a spectacular story.
Set on Inishmore in the Aran Islands, it is about
Mollie Tierney who was born on Inishmore but raised by her
American mother, Emma, in America after her parents
divorce.
Her 10-year-old brother Danny remains in Inishmore to be
raised by Read more...
The Edge Of Town
by Dorothy Garlock
"I Wish More Authors Wrote Books Set in this Era!"
Posted June 29, 2001
Dorothy Garlock has long been one of my favorite authors
and I have believed that her work has been of hardcover
quality for many years so it is wonderful that the
publisher has decided she is deserving of this as well.
With her hardcover debut, THE EDGE OF TOWN, she Read more...
You Only Love Once
by Tori Carrington
"Thoroughly Enjoyable!"
Posted July 12, 2001
Kelli Hatfield has just returned to Washington, DC after
spending several years with the NYC police force. She
decides, this one time, to throw caution to the wind and
have a one night stand with the handsome man she meets in a
local cop hangout.
David McCoy Read more...
1921
by Morgan Llywelyn
"HISTORY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED; FICTION TELLS WHAT IT FELT LIKE"
Posted August 19, 2001
In this sequel to her powerful novel, 1916, Morgan Llywelyn
revisits the Irish struggle for independence. Although Ned
Halloran, the main character in 1916, continues to be an
important character in this book, this is the story of the
events of 1916-1922 as seen through the eyes of Ned's Read more...
The Four Seasons
by Mary Alice Monroe
"A great story about relationships between sisters"
Posted June 29, 2001
This is a book for anyone who had a sister or, like me,
wished they had a sister.
Jilly, Birdie, and Rose, three of the four Season sisters
are gathered at their childhood home in Evanston, Illinois
after the death of the fourth sister, Merry. It is Merry's
last wish that Read more...
Twelve Days
by Teresa Hill
"Unforgettable!"
Posted July 12, 2001
Sam and Rachel's marriage has been going downhill for
years, neither of them wanting to admit it. Despite the
fact that Sam has taken to sleeping in another room, Rachel
is stunned when she overhears Sam's phone conversation
revealing he is moving out after Christmas.
While their problems are deep, Read more...
Whiskey Island
by Emilie Richards
"A wonderful book with a little bit of everything!"
Posted May 24, 2003
The Whiskey Island Saloon is a longtime favorite watering
hole in Cleveland. Run by Megan Donaghue, she is the 5th
generation Irish-American to share the recipes used by her
ancestor, Rosaleen Donaghue in the 1880s.
Although Megan has been running the restaurant/saloon
alone, she is soon to be Read more...
1916: A Novel Of The Irish Rebellion
by Morgan Llywelyn
"POWERFUL STORY"
Posted August 19, 2001
This is a powerful novel of the events surrounding the 1916
Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland. The book opens in 1912
as Ned Halloran and his parents are on a journey from
Ireland to America to visit Ned's sister Kathleen. Fate
has intervened and they make their voyage Read more...
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