why I love Shelly Laurenston’s Pride Stories series
2023-12-30
originally published October 23, 2020 So, romances & connected series? Romance as a genre has always had, well, a funny relationship with connected series. The major reason is because by definition (most of the time anyway) there is a different couple in each book. So, what usually happens in a romance series is that the reader is dumped into a “community” that provides fertile ground for the author to find fresh couples to work on in each new book. Community can be defined as whatever works for the author, though. When I was actively reading non-paranormal contemporaries I loved series set in small towns. SoRead More →
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
2023-12-23
First posted Dec 18 2018, reposted with minor edits and links updated as needed These are some of my personal/family favorite Christmas movies that we usually watch in the days leading up to Christmas. The first one isn’t even a Christmas movie (but if you are of a certain age you may know why it’s on this list) and two of them are favorite animated classics. When I was very little, not saying when, this movie aired on TV every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Therefore I will always and forever believe it should be rewatched a week or two before Christmas. For some reasonRead More →
So about Valentine’s Day…
2023-02-18
As many years as I’ve been reading romances I’ve never taken the time to look up the history of Valentine’s Day. So, I did some reading online and found it fascinating but one reference in particular caught my eye because I suddenly realized I might’ve stumbled across the origin of “scrapbooks” in a rather unexpected place. 😉 Check out this quote and see if you catch what I did: Americans probably began exchanging hand-made valentines in the early 1700s. In the 1840s, Esther A. Howland began selling the first mass-produced valentines in America. Howland, known as the “Mother of the Valentine,” made elaborate creations withRead More →
Give Thanks and Get Some Reading Done To Relax
2020-11-26
And, remember, eating too much turkey makes you too sleepy to read.Read More →
Ten Nights of Love: Cover Gallery
2020-04-29
originally posted on February 14, 2010 When I first came up with idea of doing this Ten Nights of Love series of posts, I wanted to find something to illustrate them and the obvious choice was the books. As I sorted through my collection, though, I realized that they also showed a lifetime of changes in the covers themselves. So, I wanted to see a gallery of one cover for each author in one post and thought you might enjoy it, too. I included Ten Nights of Love just to keep things even although I may have sort of cheated elsewhere for the purposes of showing an early electronic cover. 😉Read More →
Halloween with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (DVD)
2019-10-31
Because it’s Halloween, I got in the mood to rewatch the Harry Potter movies. Then I decided to record my random observations, at least during the first movie. Read and remember. That is if you’ve read the books or seen the movies. If not– SPOILERS AHEAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! I’ve organized this according to the scene titles from the DVD for clarity. Also because I wanted to post this on Halloween I ran out of time and only linked to a few images so I may come back and add more later. 1. Doorstep Delivery what exactly is the point of turning all theRead More →