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My Latest Youtube Obsession

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLpmaWEUobI Aston has won my heart.  They have some truly wonderful, beautiful covers of some of top 40 hits.  What’s different, though, is that their arrangements are classical. They are a group of young Australian musicians,…

TBR Challenge – New to Me Author

Even though I haven’t noticed my TBR pile diminishing in size, I have to say that I’m still looking forward to my TBR Challenge read each month. This month’s theme is New-to-You Authors, and I had…

Eagerly Awaited in April

This April, we’ve got one book that has many on our staff excited. With each new release, Kristan Higgans seems to generate more buzz in online romanceland, and her April release, My One and Only has…

Arizona Notes

I just came back from two very interesting weeks in Arizona, where I was a maid of honor at my best friend’s wedding, and which I followed up with some travelling around the state.  Some random…

Books with Buzz: Colleen Gleason Interview and Giveaway (Contest Closed)

On March 22nd, those of us who’ve missed Colleen Gleason’s historical vampires will have reason to celebrate.  On that date, The Vampire Voss, the first in her new Regency Draculia series, is released.  The next two…

Making Order out of Chaos…At Least Temporarily

Although I’ve lived in my current place for less than a year, by the start of this winter, things were totally out of control. Thanks to a busy work schedule, and general exhaustion in the evenings,…

Jane Eyre: We’ve Got Ourselves One Heckuva Mr. Rochester

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8PLpXvhtlc Last night I went to a screening of the new Jane Eyre, due to open in many cities next Friday.  As the Washington Post film critic told us at the movie’s conclusion, this is something…

In some places, you're old enough to be a grandmother

Even me.  And I haven’t graduated from college yet. A startling and rather scary story has hit some blogs — that a 23-year-old woman is thought to be the world’s youngest grandmother.  Twenty-three years old.  Most…

Romance Novel Book Clubs

For most of my adult life I have run a book club. This year, I am taking a break and find I really miss it. I love the discussion and camaraderie that come from a good…