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Hat delight
When I saw the footage of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to the Republic of Ireland, my first thought was not about what a historic date this was, and now wonderful the two countries can take another…
Rainy Day Gear
For the last few weeks one of the major topics of elevator and water cooler conversation has been the weather. We all realize that in one sense, we’re lucky. So far, we’ve escaped the severe tornadoes…
Fun With Romance Titles
I’m willing to go a few rounds with anyone who criticizes romance novels. Usually they haven’t read any, and have no basis for their criticism that they’re all the same, or they’re female porn, or – well, whatever.…
Spring is here, spring is here…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf-eIgFJg4w Ah, spring. It’s been late coming to Toronto, but we’ve had some indisputably springy days in T-Dot. And when the sun’s shining bright and birds are chirping, the first song that comes to mind is…
The Seducer and the Seduced
As a genre, romances have largely moved beyond the “bodice ripper” forced seduction-style stories (despite lingering stereotypes). They still pop up from time to time, but generally now the “she said no, but I know she…
Nationals
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoM_H_u7Cqk&NR=1 Glee’s season 2 is coming to an end tonight. Will they win Nationals? I honestly don’t know. They lost last year in the Season finale, so it’s not a shoo-in for national dominance. They’ll be…
Julia Spencer-Fleming Booksigning
Julia Spencer-Fleming’s mystery series featuring Reverend Clare Fergusson and Police Chief Russ Van Alstyne is a favorite of a number of AAR staff and readers. The first in the series, In the Bleak Midwinter, received a…