What I'm reading:

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(and liking!)

 

Karen Chance:

She's written three wonderful urban fantasy/paranormal books that stand out from the crowd. Their titles are:

Touch the Dark (Cassandra Palmer #1)

Claimed by Shadow (Cassandra Palmer #2)

Embrace the Night (Cassandra Palmer #3)

 

History books -- Some resources I've come to appreciate:

"The Regency Underworld" by Donald Low

"What Jane Austen at and Charles Dickens Knew" by Daniel Pool

"Everyday Life in the Wilde West" by Candy Moulton

"the Look of the Old West" by William Foster-Harris

 

Reference:

"The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms" by Christine Ammer

"Slang through the Ages" by Jonathan Green