Need a Great Summer Read? “Any Duchess Will Do”
In I love vacations, don’t you? I love the change of scenery and schedule despite the fact that I control my own schedule all year long. Oh yeah, I love the chance to catch up on my reading too. In…
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5 Guaranteed Ways to Fail at Blogging
It’s Thursday and I need content – again. I am not alone in getting the jitters when Thursday comes around. Other bloggers all over the world feel the same way every week, every month or even every day. Content, new original…
A Vacation Discovery: Romance Novels
It is with great pleasure, that I introduce today’s guest blogger, Sandra Berman. Sandy and I have known each other forever. We met during our corporate days over a box of Frango Mints, a Chicago delicacy that you can buy…
Can a Porcupine Learn to be a Crocodile
Growing up in the Midwest, I was afraid of tornados. They came out of nowhere without the warnings we sometimes get today, and they laid waste to all in their path. I was fascinated with them by the time I attended…
Strong, Sweet and Sexy: 5 TV Actors that Make Me Drool
Everyone has their own opinions, sure, but isn’t it fun to compare notes? You love the Fast and Furious series, your best friend hates it. She can’t get enough of “Friends” you prefer reruns of “Lost.” It doesn’t matter. You…
Think you Know Romance? Think Again!
The nicest thing happened to me this week – and I needed it for so many reasons, but more on that later. My phone rang late one afternoon and it was my cousin and oldest friend. We have been friends…
5 Things to Know (and Embrace) about Book Review
I don’t know about you, but I get most of my book recommendations from two sources – Amazon recommendations and my friends. Amazon has that powerful algorithm, studying all my buying behaviors and spitting out a long list of books…
What Makes a Novel a Romance?
There are as many definitions of romance as there are dictionaries. The most common definition, and the most widely accepted, is a “feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.” But all of the definitions digress quickly, adding statements like…
What to get for Easter? Try these 10 Eggcellent RomComs
I love to watch TV. I don’t do it as often as I would like, what with writing and marketing books, and learning more about writing and marketing books. So I tend to binge watch when I veg in front…
Lost Your Spark? 6 Sexy Solutions to Add Romance Now
We all lose the spark in our relationships now and then. Maybe work concerns us, we are busy with kids or have financial issues. Maybe we feel fat, think our partner is fat, or we are just fighting a cold.…