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Favorite (Slightly Raunchy) Love Songs
George Michael’s proved to us with I Want Your Sex that a come on song isn’t exactly a love song. Some of those songs can be incredibly fun like Candy Man by Christina Aguilera or Come…
The Hunger Games: We Loved the Book, What About the Movie?
In an unspecified future a totalitarian government rises to rule a nation known as Panem. Born from the ashes of a United States devastated by war and the after effects of global warming, Panem is made…
Welcome Back, Don Draper
After an interminable 17-month absence, our TV screens are about to see the welcome (make that very, very, very welcome) return of Mad Men, on Sunday night from 9 to 11 p.m. eastern time. If you’re…
In Search of Contemporary Romance Heroines with Hobbies
I like heroines who have full lives — they work, they have hobbies, hopefully they read, and they have friends or families with whom they talk to and visit. I’m talking specifically about contemporary romance heroines.…
Listening to musicals
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAlHwMaah6U&feature=relatedRight now I am in a phase of listening to soundtracks of musicals more than any other sort of music. Chicago is probably the CD I’ve listened to most recently, closely followed by Evita. I listen…
TBR Challenge 2012 – Series Catch-up Edition
I’ll admit that this month of the TBR challenge was a hard one for me, as it required me to catch up on a series I’ve neglected. I have almost an embarrassment of riches in my…
Speaking of Audiobooks: Giveaway Plus Author and Narrator Interviews (Giveaway Closed)
When I discovered that Tantor was set to release Jennifer Ashley’s The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie on March 26th, I enthusiastically shared the news far and wide. Published in 2009, it’s a favorite among romance…