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Paula Abdul Really, Really Tired on QVC

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Eagerly Awaiting for June

AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming June books they are dying to read. Title and Author Reviewer The Surgeon’s Lady by Carla Kelly Lynn, Heather, Lee, Rike, Lea, Rachel, Jean, Ellen, Blythe, Anne This…

Sherry Thomas Winners

  Jo-Ann W. and KathyB are the lucky winners of Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas.  Thanks to everyone who entered and, of course, to the author for the giveaways. Not Quite a Husband hits…

A Foot Fetish

I’m a sucker for a pedicure and warm weather gives me an excuse to indulge.  Since I try to be thrifty, I only allow myself to partake when it’s time for sandals and flip-flops and yesterday marked…

Top 10 Obstacles to My Romance Writing Career

Amazingly, it seems that there is an assumption out there that dedicated romance readers can easily convert to being great romance authors. In fact, every so often my mother says to me, with complete sincerity, “Katie,…

Why I Quit TMZ

For Lent this year, I gave up the usual things– chocolate, cake, cookies, ice cream, candy, and just about anything that could be termed “sweets” or eaten as dessert. I also gave up something a bit…

When “Nice” Girls Attack

Janet of Dear Author offers an excellent rebuttal to Michelle Buonfiglio’s jaw dropping remarks at the Princeton Romance Conference last Friday. I take exception to one point, however:  I would argue that Ms. Buonfiglio was referring…

Toddlers & Tiaras: A Totally Squicky TV Guilty Pleasure

You know, the kind that I’m sure is popular with all the pedophiles.  Because, gee, where else can you see a four-year old tot in a bikini getting a spray tan?  I’m talking Toddlers & Tiaras,…

Welcome to the New Off-Topic Blog

You may have noticed that we’ve been a bit derelict over at the old AAR After Hours Blog for a while now. As we’ve noted more than once since Blythe, Rachel, and Lynn and I took…