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Friday, August 3rd, 2007
Friday Booktalk

Lori Devoti’s Love Is All Around - I picked this one up on a whim and I’m so glad I did. This is apparently her first novel and I really enjoyed it.

Great setting in the Ozarks, great characters, funny dialog - and wonderful sexual tension without a lot of sex (which takes a lot of skill)

It’s a quick, fun read with a smart, strong heroine and a really dreamy hero. I’ve got her Nocturne on my list now.

Sasha White’s Bound Up front - I love Sasha White - both as a person and an author. She’s a genuine person, warm, funny, and a great writer. I picked this one up for a re-read because Trouble is out very soon!

Bound is my favorite Heat title so far. Sasha writes about D/s in the way I like, in that she gets into the heads of the people involved and because Bound is in first person, it’s really intimate that way.

The sex is amazingly well written and scorching hot. It’s not for the faint hearted, Joe is a dom and there are some terms that I personally wouldn’t want to hear from my partner but it’s totally clear it works for Katie and it’s not abusive. White walks a fine line but she does it extremely well.

I highly recommend Bound and I can’t wait for the next book - Trouble which is already having sightings on shelves apparently!

I started Richard Morgan’s 13 and so far I’m loving it but I also got Lisa Renee Jones’ Hard and Fast last night while riding my exercise bike and it’s soooo good!

Friday, August 3rd, 2007
Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Bad Barb~ Most of us authors know what a wonderful person Barb is, she’s such a great supporter and fan of romance and is always around to talk about her favorite books with people. I was fortunate enough to meet her in June at the Lori Foster Get Together and she’s just as much a doll in person as she is online. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BARB! I hope it’s a good one.

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
Thirteen Things That Make Me Happy

THIRTEEN THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY

1. The 300 came out Tuesday and my husband brought it home from work for me Tuesday night.

2. Mmmm, Gerry Inspiration

3. Dear Sweet Baby Jesus - Clive Owen and his accent in the upcoming Shoot em Up

4. Daniel Craig

5. Tofu green curry

6. Tegan and Sara

7. My husband is the best. He’s so very good to me, he’s a great dad and a great partner and I love him. (see #1, bringing me the 300 oh and he rented Children of Men because he knows of my Clive crush)

8. My gladiolas are up and literally four feet tall. Brilliant red and white - so pretty! I’d show a picture but I can’t find the digital camera.

9. Las Vegas in less than a month!

10. My friends. I’m so blessed in my friends.

11. Being able to laugh - it’s really important that I can laugh every day.

12. My kids when they’re not trying to kill each other and when they don’t say, “mommma, momma, momma” a thousand times a day until I say, “WHAT!”

13. Skinwalkers

Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
Dynamic Trio Chat Tonight!

Come Join Me, Shelley Munro and TJ Michaels at the Romance Studio Galleria tonight at 6pm pacific/9 eastern as part of their Wild Wednesday chat series! www.theromancegalleria.com - you’ll need to download a program to use the chat if you haven’t been there before. It’s really fun!

You know the drill, fun, chat and prizes! Come by and say hello!

BTW - We’re supposed to be in the Galleria Cafe. I’m wandering around not knowing what the heck is going on. The signage isn’t correct for who is chatting in there.