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What About Favorite Non-Romance Reads?

While it’s true that we here at AAR read, with love, lots of romance novels, many of us also read and enjoy books outside the genre. I asked my fellow reviewers to pick their favorite non-romance…

Stocking up your spring wardrobe

One sure sign of spring for me is the fact that all of a sudden I don’t just walk by shop windows (which have been decorated in bright colors for more than a month now), I…

My Favorite Irish Heroes

Maybe it’s the brogue. Or the green eyes so many of them seem to have. Perhaps it is the passionate, artistic nature. The Irish, after all, are credited with being great poets and musicians. It could…

Corned Beef and Cabbage

One of my childhood memories is the eating of corned beef, potatoes and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day. My mother would boil them all together, which left them (in my opinion) a bit tough. The monochromatic…

The Appeal of the Mundane

I’m an enthusiastic lover of romance. I love the action and adventure, the sweeping sagas, the old school and new alike. But lately I’ve come to appreciate yet another facet of my favorite novels, the scenes…

Some Musical Obsessions

I have been expanding my music collection recently.  Some new favorites: David Guetta and Sia.  You won’t hear David Guetta sing on any of the songs for which he is credited (of which there are many,…

Lady Gaga (again)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_GMgkcc2KM I know there’s at least one massive Lady Gaga fan here at AAR (Jane, I’m looking at you).  My appreciation for her has grown very slowly; there was always respect, but it took a while…

Girl Scouts Turns 100 Today

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K10sk2oUEh4&NR=1&feature=endscreen On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

Memories of Childhood Reading

Have you always been an avid reader or is it a newly acquired habit? I’ve been an avid reader since I first encountered Dick and Jane in first grade. But my love of books goes back…