Blog Archive

The Strange Things We Do

I’m going to admit something  I probably shouldn’t.  I love small town festivals and my very favorite is the Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo in Opp, Alabama.  Yep, a festival dedicated to rattlesnakes.  Quite odd, but certainly enjoyable. …

O My Country

The subject of national pride has been on my mind of late.  There is the obvious, which concerns the Olympics and the overwhelming, all-consuming, fountain-spouting, arms-waving ecstasy at Canada’s double hockey gold medals.  There’s a lot…

Speaking of Audiobooks: March 2010 Releases

Our March new releases column is late.  My workhorse of a laptop crashed and was off to the manufacturer for twelve days leaving me with no means of submitting a column.  A bit frustrating – yes,…

Bookmarks Anyone?

I just love bookmarks. And as a reader, what could be a more perfect accessory? Years ago, when I first started traveling for work, I didn’t have a lot of money to pick up souvenirs. However,…

10 Things I’d Like to Tell Publishers

If you’re going to call a book The Billionaire’s Virgin Stable Girl because you know it will sell, then accept responsibility for a sizeble chunk of the scorn heaped on romance and readers who love it. And…

I'm Still Lost

Picking up on Lynn’s TV theme, I must admit I enjoy my TV time, probably way too much as a matter of fact.  Like many others, I’ve faithfully watched every season of LOST until I’m nearly desperate…

TV Ennui

I’ll admit. In years past, I couldn’t understand the folks who said they didn’t own a television. I read a lot, more than most people I know, but I still couldn’t imagine life without one. Lately,…

Romantic Hypergamy

Monogamy, polygamy, bigamy – these are all terms that have always been on my radar.  The -gamy suffix comes from the Greek for “marriage.”  I had never heard of hypergamy, though, until a month or so…

Placeholder Heroines

I came across a link to an article from last year that still annoys me, so it got me thinking about a topic that comes up in romanceland from time to time – the placeholder heroine.…