Eyerollers and Wallbangers
After reading Rike’s hilarious blog on phrases we never see in romance novels and then all the other great additions by AAR readers, I started thinking about what brings me out of the story, and what…
Eagerly Awaiting in March
Spring is sprung! Well, not quite, but it’s certainly easy to remember spring is just around the corner while looking over the list of March releases. Our picks are all over the board in terms of…
Authors | Historicals | Pat Henshaw | Reading | Romance | Romance reading
Quirky Is as Quirky Does: When Romance Doesn’t Follow the Formula
The formula: Boy meets girl; girl meets boy. They fall in love. A complication or two, or a misunderstanding or two separate them. The complication or the misunderstanding is cleared up. They live HEA. That about…
Steam Away
I don’t know about you, but I am sick – sick sick sick – of Regencies and paranormals. I’m not the only one: Lynn wants Italy, I want France, and LinnieGayl wants post-WWI. But we’re saying…
Joss Ware/Colleen Gleason Booksigning
My regular, monthly booksigning column won’t appear here for a couple weeks, but I wanted to post now about an interesting booksigning that I went to this past weekend. The signing was for Joss Ware’s latest…
E-books | Publishing | Reading
Borders: Things Are Getting Shakier
After years of troubling reports, it appears that Borders could indeed be on the verge of catastrophe. After what should have been a profitable holiday season, the chain missed payments to publishers and has been trying—without much…
Romance Through the Generations
Romance reading is such a big part of my life for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the influence of my family members on my choice of reading material. I grew up…
Heroes | Pat Henshaw | Reading
Cowboys – Ridin', Ropin', Lovin'
Nothing seems more iconic to America than the cowboy, who is recognized and often revered all over the world. He’s tall; handsome; hardworking; kind to women, children, and the elderly; deadly to miscreants; and laconic. His…
I Have Too Many Books and Needed a Challenge
Sometimes my huge TBR pile fills me with excitement because there are so many possible treasures in there that I just don’t know where to start. Then again, sometimes my huge TBR pile fills me with…
How My Kindle Cured My Book-Buying Disorder
If I had to rate the electronics that have impacted my life the most, my Kindle is right up with microwave, DVD, DVR, and computer. I have always had a compulsion for reading. The only problem…