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Books with Buzz: Loretta Chase Interview and Giveaway (Contest Closed)

It’s tough to write an introduction for someone who is on the very short list of Authors Who Need No Introduction.  And, yes, I’m talking Loretta Chase. The  wonderful (really) Last Night’s Scandal hits shelves on July…

Season Finales

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNHTCglQ_Wk This past week brought the season finales of two of my favorite — and very different — shows, Glee and Top Chef Masters. About half-way through the finale of Glee, I was beginning to feel…

Summer Flowers

I had so many flower and shrub plans for my new and unadorned yard this Spring and Summer.  I planned to plant a fig tree, blueberry bushes, tea olives, and gardenias.  I even had plans to bargain…

Change Is Coming to AAR

You heard it here first, folks:  AAR is about to undergo a facelift. Okay, more of a full facelift for the home page and discrete shots of botox and restalyne for the rest of the site.…

News and Musings

– The big news around the web this week has been the launch of Carina Press. They launched Monday and their books are now available in a number of places, including at their own site, where…

The World Cup starts tomorrow!

And I can’t wait! I am actually not planning to watch every single match, but I will watch lots and lots of them. While I follow the German Bundesliga, the first league, with great enthusiasm every…

It's Hot and I Don't Want to Cook

Phew! Summer is here. Well, officially it’s not here for a little while longer, but since it started hitting 90+ degrees in my neck of the woods around Memorial Day, it certainly feels like summer. And…

Into the Glom

How often do you find yourself in the middle of a fixation on the works of one particular author and feel, for a little while at least, that you just can’t get enough?  In other words,…

The Summer Anthem

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTVJTt-Gfx8 It’s early, but I’m calling it:  Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” is going to be the Song of the Summer. Every summer has its song that becomes The Hit, with catchy lyrics and a dance-inducing beat. …