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The Unequal Relationship

WARNING: This article contains spoilers below the cut for Someone Like Her by Janice Kay Johnson. Last weekend, I wrote a review for Janice Kay Johnson’s contemporary romance Someone Like Her. While I liked many aspects…

Could This Be The Future?

When it comes to technological advances, I’ll admit I’m not the most creative. I don’t have too many ideas for improvements or new inventions. Speculating about the future is hard for me – which is why…

Eagerly Awaiting for August

AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming August books they are dying to read. Title and Author Reviewer Written on Your Skin by Meredith Duran Heather, Rachel, Lea, Lee, Katie, Lynn, Jean Since the Surrender…

Those Embarrassing Moments

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TK4wyMviss Have you had one of those oops moments lately? You know the ones I mean. One of those times when you wished you hadn’t left the house in quite the condition you did. Well I…

The Most Exclusive Piano in the World

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v3d6SFcDys Steinways may be the most well-known pianos in the world.  But Faziolis are probably the most exclusive.  They’re family-owned.  They’re entirely individually hand-crafted, by request, in a tiny village northeast of Venice.  They make both classic…

Picnic Delights

With the 4th of July coming along tomorrow, grills all over my area will be lighting up! Even though I tend to wilt in the extreme heat and humidity of summer, there is something about a…

The Little Things You Do Together

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuTtl0cetAA ”It’s the little things you do together … that make perfect relationships/ The hobbies you pursue together, savings you accrue together, looks you misconstrue together/ That make marriage a joy.” The above lines from Stephen…

Release Date – oh, Really?

Ah…Tuesday. A big, shiny new release day and judging by the look of my bookstore, the book & music fans were out in force. I’ve long since learned that the store by my office never has…

I Wish for a Romance Reading Neighbor!

True to my sanguine personality, I love to share my experiences and always hold out the hope that someone else will share equally so that we can make a party of it.  If I’m excited about…