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Melting Pot Challenge: India and Indian Characters
When I first began reading romance, India was a popular setting for books. A lot of the books had to do with English characters of the British Raj falling in love, such as Mary Putney’s excellent…
What I Read on My Summer Vacation
I am one of the most regimented readers I know. I follow the same pattern every month: I read three books for review, read my book club book, and use whatever’s left of the month to…
TBR Challenge 2012 – Steaming Up the Place
The TBR Challenge theme for August is hot, steamy reads. In a sense, the book I chose, Megan Hart’s Dirty, published by Harlequin Spice in 2007, fits the bill. The story contains plentiful sex scenes, and…
Goodbye to the Olympic Games
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-7Vu7cqB20Although I only watched the competitions now and then, I enjoyed the Olympic Games in London hugely. By all accounts, they were especially happy and friendly, and I think you could sense that even from the…
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor to Be a TV Movie
Lisa Kleypas has finally made the announcement, which means I am free to reveal the news I’ve been sitting on for months. Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor will be an ABC and a Hallmark channel movie…
E-Lending and the LendInk Brouhaha
The latest Internet scandal about piracy isn’t about piracy — it’s about misunderstanding what eBook lending is all about. What happened proved that social media can be a powerful force, but those powers aren’t always used…
Special Title Listings are Back!
We asked you, our readers, what you wanted to see on the site and we heard you loud and clear. We are pleased to announce that AAR’s Special Title Listings are being dusted off and re-worked…