Thought for the Day:
Maya Angelou stated “ I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This past year, I became a full…
In Search of a Good Laugh
If an author’s book makes me laugh, then there is a 99.9% chance that I am going to love the book because I love to laugh. I seek out books or movies that have a good…
Pandora's Box: Heartstrings and Diamond Rings by Jane Graves
And we’re back with another Pandora’s Box, this time featuring Heartstrings and Diamond Rings by Jane Graves. Alison Carter is a jerk magnet, but she keeps convincing herself that meeting the right man is all about…
The Quest for the Perfect Book
As many of you know, I compose a list of all the books that I am looking forward to reading. It is like a security blanket or comfort item knowing that there are some books out…
Careers With Staying Power
Reading Maggie’s blog about the unique backgrounds of individuals now writing romance novels caused me to think about writing as a career and how some authors are able to make a success of it for years…
Pandora's Box: Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison
While we no longer run Pandora’s Box as a monthly feature, every now and again, two of us will read a book and come to such different conclusions that we just have to talk about it…
How EBooks Save Me from My Own Decluttering
I know that for the readers that just love holding the actual paper book in their hands, it is going to take a lot to convince them to change to eBooks. But this week, a recurring…
The Other Type of Series
Lynn started the week out by talking about one type of series books in Series Serendipity – the category romance books that we see coming out every month in a variety of lines. However, sometimes when…
This is Dedicated to the One I Love…
Long before the Internet with authors’ webpages, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter, I knew quite a bit about the authors whose books I read. I knew the names of their best friends, husbands, and children. I was…
Do Readers Exercise?
In a bit of serendipity my blog piece this week mimics Blythe’s blog in asking the question of nature or nurture. Except mine is not about readers but readers who exercise. Once you have developed a…