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Tell Us What You Think About Our New Look

We’ve worked hard to make our new home page easy to use and attractive.  And we hope it will make you want to explore and enjoy the rest of AAR. In the meantime, we hope you’ll…

Loretta Chase ARC Winners

The winners of the ARCs of Last Night’s Scandal by Loretta Chase are Linda Henderson, Maryann, Claire, Judy, and Ann.  Winners have already been notified by email. Thanks so much to everyone who entered.  I enjoyed…

Herbal Tea

Midsummer may be an unusual time for praising herbal tea, but when I felt a bit under the weather yesterday, I prepared and drank my cup of chamomile tea with such profound pleasure that I want…

Monday is a Big Day at AAR

The curtain goes up on AAR version 3.0 on Monday morning. We have updated our look and changed our home page and we’re excited to get everyone’s reactions. But, despite our cosmetic changes, rest assured, AAR…

Speaking of Audiobooks: Vacation Listening

The summer months are on us and like many others, I’m thinking about our summer getaway. I imagine most have already made their vacation plans if not already enjoyed their summer vacation.  Planning that official break…

Sometimes You Just Have to Laugh

It’s been a wild summer at work, so I’m starting to get a little punchy. And when I’m punchy, I’m also pretty easily amused. Since laughter’s a good stress reliever, it’s a great combination. I doubt…

My Cheating Heart

I think fiction was my first love. The B. Dalton I frequented as a teenager was shaped like an octagon, and I can still see the shelves of the fiction section in my mind’s eye. I…

Summer TV

Oh, the summer TV season.  Not exactly the silver screen’s best; it’s mostly re-runs, bad reality, and questionable scripted shows which rarely (but sometimes) make it into September.  It’s also the time I watch the most…

Background Sound

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWyH_twcMl0 When I was still in school, I used to divide up my listening music according to subjects.  I could play anything during math, “thinking” music (aka Mozart and Bach) for sciences, and absolute silence for…