During the last six months, I've read heaps of contemporary romances. I seem to have burned out on paranormals and have become really picky about what I read in this genre. And of course, my love of the contemporary genre fits in nicely with the books written by the...
We always had a lot of books around us when we were kids. My brother, sister and I knew our nursery rhymes and read a lot. I remember boxes of books in the back of the wardrobe that belonged to my parents - mainly mysteries and westerns. My mother was a teacher who...
I’ve heard readers comment about authors who write a variation of the same book over and over again. Each new release is a rewrite of the same story. I know I’ve stopped reading a couple of authors because I felt their stories were pretty much identical. Maybe the...
Last week Kaye Munro did a post about writing and author productivity. I’ve been thinking about this, and I want everyone to put on their reader hats while they read this post about author releases. It used to be that authors would write one book a year and sometimes...
I've just finished reading a book by a fairly well-known author. The writing was solid. The characterization good. The dialogue made me chuckle in a few places, and then I reached the love scenes... Most of the love scenes took place on horseback. Now I've ridden a...
I saw the Mom song at Leah Braemel's blog last week and had to post it here because it made me laugh. Early in January I posted about the Book Challenges I intended to do for this year. They've stalled a little because I'm judging a contest and need to read those...
I was very excited to learn TEA FOR TWO won the 5 Heart Sweetheart award from The Romance Studio this week. This week's 5 Heart Sweetheart... "Ms. Shelley Munro is quickly becoming a must read author. I enjoy her style and her approach to her varied plots. These two...
Author, Emily Bryan is doing a 50 day/50 blog whirlwind cybertour to celebrate the arrival of her historical Vexing the Viscount. Emily will be at my blog on 9 January, and she'll be giving away a copy of Vexing the Viscount to one lucky commenter. Here's a link to...
Each year I think about reading special seasonal stories for Valentine's Day, Halloween and Christmas. I say to myself, "That's a good idea. It would get you in the mood." Somehow, that never happens. I never organize myself enough to follow through and the thought...
