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Jun 30

Kelly Lynn Para Debuts Her Carina Press Release: Criminal Instinct

The Romance of a Criminal and a Suspected Criminal by Kelly Lynn Para Can romance readers sympathize with two criminals and more importantly learn to care about them?  That’s one of the goals I had to tackle in my debut romantic suspense, Criminal Instinct, published by the new digital arm of Harlequin–Carina Press!  Here’s a little about the story…  Five years in prison or five years working as an undercover agent?                                               Not the easiest choice for Ana Moreno, who has a history of B and E convictions and a problem with authority. But it’s a decision she and four other [...]

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Jun 29

Of Rappers and Romance Writers

Remember that scene in Officespace where nerdy Michael Bolton (the office grunt, not the 80s singer) is rocking out to rap?  That could be me.  Maybe I was driven to rap music after countless Saturdays of Hee Haw, extra doses of Austin City Limits, and the inevitable deluge of country stations in West Tennessee.  Maybe there are striking similarities between rappers and writers.  Or maybe it’s both combined with an unhealthy desire to shake my booty.  (Come to think of it, that probably comes from growing up in a town that looks suspiciously like the one in Footloose.  Hmmmm.) I [...]

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Jun 28

Air Travel: The end of the world?

By Marilyn Baron  This photo of a rainbow was taken by my brother-in-law, David Baron, from the balcony of our condo in Florida.  Was it the end of the world? No, it wasn’t 2012. Nuclear winter? No, it was spring. Actually, it was spring break. That might account for what I faced when I left the calm of the Delta Crown Room recently and emerged into the mass of humanity at La Guardia airport. It looked more like a Greyhound bus terminal. The last time I saw so many people stranded was during Snow Jam ’82 in Atlanta when my [...]

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Jun 26

Bite Me by Parker Blue

Bite Me Parker Blue   ISBN-13: 978-0980245387  Publisher: Belle Bridge Books Genre: Paranormal YA/Adult   Amazon Review     In the spirit of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Parker Blue has created an edgy paranormal story that spans the bridge between YA and adult fiction. For Val Shapiro, controlling her inner demon’s desires has never been easy, especially since she has not mastered the art of control. Her first experience kissing a boy was the first time she experienced the powerful sexual energy Lola craves. The inability to control the enthrallment almost killed the boy. The only substitute her demon, Lola, will [...]

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Jun 26

Seven Secrets of Seduction by Anne Mallory

Seven Secrets of Seduction By Anne Mallory Avon Historical Romance Wow. This is the word that kept going through my mind while reading Anne Mallory’s latest masterpiece and also long after I closed the last page. This book, which is now my favorite of 2010, is so brilliantly written that I hope I can do it justice in my review. Shopgirl Miranda Chase is absorbed in the latest Gothic novel while covering for a sick coworker when a handsome stranger enters her uncle’s bookstore. The usually steadfast Miranda is immediately thrown off balance as they exchange quips filled with innuendo [...]

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Jun 25

You’re Never Too Old To … and You’re Never Too Late To …

… blow bubbles in your coke. … play. … learn how to surf the Internet. … fall in love. … read a fairy tale. … have a favorite stuffed animal. … write a book and get it published.           It’s funny how you catch yourself doing things you did when you were small.  It releases something so joyous and free.  I’m not sure when we start losing our daring or our sense of wonder in small things.  That makes it doubly important to keep those feelings of innocence, of hope, of playfulness, and of possibilities alive within us.    In [...]

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Jun 24

Kindle the Romance: So Many Books, So Little Time

By Marilyn Baron  Steve Jobs recently said that 40 percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. That’s hard for me to fathom, since I read one to three books a week. Everybody reads at their own pace. My sister reads two pages of a book and falls asleep. I sometimes stay up all night reading. It takes my husband about six months to finish reading a book, about as long as it takes me to write one. For my birthday this year, my husband bought me a Kindle 2. It will represent a [...]

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Jan 30 - Julee won her choice of ebook or tree book of Leslie Tentler’s newest release, Edge of Midnight, donated by Pamela Mason.

Jan 29 - Judi Phillips' electronic version of Night of Turmoil goes to Mary Preston

Jan 27 - Susan Carlisle's basket of books written by Georgia authors including her Heart Surgeon, Hero...Husband? goes to Linda Henderson

Jan 25 - Winners of autographed copies of Judy L. Hubbard's These Arms of Mine are Christine Warner & Carol Burnside

Jan 24 - Laura Russell wins a $10.00 Starbucks gift card from Darcy

Jan 22 - Winner of a fancy Moroccan bookmark is Blythe Gifford

Jan 20 - Winner of an autographed copy of Allison Brennan’s Fatal Secrets, donated by Lindy is Mary Preston

Jan 19 - Dorree Anderson won a $10 GC to Starbucks from Maxine!

Jan 18 - Winner of an autographed copy of Tawny Weber's latest story, SEX, LIES AND MIDNIGHT is Chris S

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Linda Hendersonis Sandy's 2nd winner: A gift card for Starbucks for $5.00 PLUS a coupon for a download of one of here-books (your choice which one).

Jan 16 - The winner of Sally's $10 Amazon credit goes to Jenn H

Jan 15 - The winner of the Moroccan bookmark is StacieD

Jan 13 - Sheila Anderson won an autographed copy of Suzanne Brockmann’s “Kiss and Tell” from Pam!

Jan 12 - Janel wins a signed copy of Debbie's first book, THE DOCTOR’S MISSION and a $10.00 Starbucks card.

Jan 11 - A print copy of Susan Carlisle's Heart Surgeon, Hero…Husband?goes to Michele Stefanides

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