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Daylight Savings Time
One of my favorite days of the year is coming up, the Sunday that we fall back, and I gain an extra hour. Before I stated working weekends this extra hour was extra time spent sleeping…
Speaking of Audiobooks: Audible's New Coming Soon List, Preordering & More!
Here at Speaking of Audiobooks, we have bragged on Audible in the past, encouraged others to give Audible a try, alerted listeners to Audible specials, and followed Audible’s romance releases day by day – reporting back…
Cold Weather Foods
LinnieGayl’s comfort food blog and the recent colder weather started to remind me of dishes I typically eat during the winter. One of the first dishes I turn to is beans. With my parent’s southern roots,…
Do Contemporaries Ever Become Historicals?
Lately I’ve been thinking about the boundary between contemporary and historical romances as I try to place new submissions for the Special Title Lists appropriately. Although not a romance, my reading of the Flavia de Luce…
Comfort Foods: Make Mine Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese
Ah, comfort foods. We all have them. When it suddenly turns cold. When it’s raining. When we’re sick or stressed, comfort foods can bring immense relief. For some of us all it takes is some good…
Am I Asking the Impossible for Halloween?
Ever since I was a kid reading ghost story collections, I’ve enjoyed reading scary stories. There’s something about unsettling tales that just unlocks the imagination even if it does sometimes make one want to sleep with…
Brain Cookies with Blood Glaze
re you ready for Halloween? I haven’t done anything except buy the cake mixes. I plan to go to craft store today for food coloring. I promised you the recipe for Brain Cookies. You can go…