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Fingernail 911

No, those aren’t my fingernails in the photo. I wish! At the moment, I wouldn’t dream of taking a photo of my fingernails; they’re a complete and utter disaster. Now I rarely have absolutely gorgeous nails.…

Born This Way

The long wait is over.  I’ve replayed “The Fame Monster” so many times on my iPod, I’m sort of sick of even my beloved Bad Romance.  Finally, we have something new from Lady GaGa: the title…

Speaking of Audiobooks: Tracking Our Listening

For years I’ve kept a Word document to track the many print books I read.  It includes such details as title, author, date read, and grade as well as links to my personal reviews.  My dear…

Eagerly Awaiting in March

Spring is sprung! Well, not quite, but it’s certainly easy to remember spring is just around the corner while looking over the list of March releases. Our picks are all over the board in terms of…

Everything's Alright

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdDXvBv5tlsThis one was my earworm for yesterday. My subconscious probably chose it because a problem I had feared would cause major upsets had just that morning dissolved, so the occasion was a happy one. As an…

Based Upon the Romance Novel By…

A week or two ago, while flipping channels, I delightedly discovered that I got the Lifetime Movie Network. I don’t usually watch Lifetime movies, but the particular film playing caught my attention: Nora Roberts’ Blue Smoke.…

Quirky Is as Quirky Does: When Romance Doesn’t Follow the Formula

The formula: Boy meets girl; girl meets boy. They fall in love. A complication or two, or a misunderstanding or two separate them. The complication or the misunderstanding is cleared up. They live HEA. That about…

Yummy Brekkie!

When I was in high school, I thought it was cool not to have breakfast, unless it was just coffee.  Don’t ask me why.  Sounds asinine now.  But teens – what can you do?  *shakes head…

Steam Away

I don’t know about you, but I am sick – sick sick sick – of Regencies and paranormals.  I’m not the only one: Lynn wants Italy, I want France, and LinnieGayl wants post-WWI.  But we’re saying…