I haven't mentioned books and reading for some time. I've read some excellent books recently that have really stayed with me, and with every one of them it's been the characters that have grabbed me by the throat. It's also interesting to note that three of the four...
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...
