Sandy’s recent blog entry about Bad Boys made me think of the Bad Boy’s counterpart, the Bad Girl. To qualify as a Bad Girl, it’s not enough for a heroine to simply be strong, independent and…
According to Bette Midler, some say love is a river, others say it is a razor; she personally thinks it’s a flower. I disagree. I say love is like cheese. It ripens with time. But left…
They’re mad, bad, and dangerous to know. And we couldn’t live without them. (In fiction, that is.) From the first moment I was introduced to prototypical Bad Boy Vidal in Georgette Heyer’s Devil’s Cub, I’ve been…
Finding a balance in life is challenging. The routines, the career, the relationships, the finances, and family and friends – it isn’t easy compartmentalizing as well as merging all of these together, and too often we…
I’m going to admit something extremely embarrassing in this post. Please don’t condemn or judge because I’m slowly working to overcome what I perceive as my deficiencies. Do you ever sometimes feel like there’s unofficial “required…
When I’m reading a contemporary romance of the non-paranormal variety, I read with the expectation that the characters in the book are living in the same world that readers live in. With many books this isn’t…
I’m currently under the influence of my very first book series addiction. I don’t like it. It’s what I think about constantly; just like an obsession. I wonder if it’s normal and if others experience this…
This year Publisher Lynn Spencer and I will be there. If you will be too, here’s our open invitation: Please join Lynn, me and other AAR readers in the bar at the conclusion of the Wednesday,…
WARNING: This article contains spoilers below the cut for Someone Like Her by Janice Kay Johnson. Last weekend, I wrote a review for Janice Kay Johnson’s contemporary romance Someone Like Her. While I liked many aspects…
When it comes to technological advances, I’ll admit I’m not the most creative. I don’t have too many ideas for improvements or new inventions. Speculating about the future is hard for me – which is why…