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Meet Jamuna Toni
It’s spring at last, and I used the first of the warm weather to visit the zoo in Munich. The main attraction there at the moment is Jamuna Toni, a baby Asian elephant who was born…
Reader-created Book Trailers
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQotZg-ZkIQ Every once in awhile a thread will pop up in the forums asking readers to pick their choices for actors to play the heroes and heroines of favorite romances. Just who should play Roarke? And…
Self Checkout Counters
Personally, I love them. It means I can zip in, zip out, and if I screw up, I know exactly who to blame. And once you get the systems sorted, they’re easy to use. My mum…
Speaking of Audiobooks: Our Favorite Narrators
Our first Speaking of Audiobooks column carried the subtitle, It’s All About the Narrator and was a general discussion of romance audiobooks. It also provided us an opportunity to start sharing with each other, from one…
Pasta Anyone?
Rike’s post the other day about comfort foods got me thinking about some of my favorites. I love many of the things she mentioned to snack on. But when we’re talking a meal, and when I’m…
Busy, Busy, Busy!
I’m furloughed today and I’m actually okay with it. It couldn’t be a better day (high 71, sunny, flowers beginning to bloom, etc.) and sometimes you just simply need a day to unwind. I don’t have anything…
Call in the Angry Villagers: 10 Clichés We Can Live Without
The Heroine with a Herb Basket: She works in the kitchen to brew the herbal concoctions with which she heals the tenants! And the neighbors! And, of course, the noble, injured hero who just happens to…