Win a copy of In Over Her Head
This is is your chance to win a copy of In Over Her Head Do by Julie FennellSame rules apply as usual - Please comment below if you are interested. Be sure to include some way for me to contact you (if I can't find you I can't get you the book). One person will be drawn at random on June 15th so enter now!This contest is eligible to those 18 years of age that are residents of the US and Canada. We will not be able to mail to P.O. Boxes. One entry per person.All entries are due by June... Read Full Story
Guest Post: Judi Fennell
Judi Fennell Guest Blog, author of In Over Her HeadI love fairy tales, especially the Disney versions I grew up with. I love almost everything about them - the heroine in jeopardy, the (royal) guy who just has to save her, the villains, the action and adventure, the comeuppance and of course, the sidekicks.So when it came time to put my own spin on the fairy tales (In Over Her Head was my twist on The Little Mermaid), I had to have the sidekicks.Now, if your story takes place under the ocean,... Read Full Story
Guest Post: Norm Applegate
Blood Bar, is a vampire tale.Vampires don’t exist...yet, on the brownstone back alley side streets of New York, a vampire dies. Desperate, his lover turns to Kim Bennett, author Norm Applegate’s quintessential heroine whose passion for S&M led to celebrity status as a hell-and-back murder mystery sleuth who’s been there, done that, and then some. This time, Kim finds herself caught between a secret vampire society’s attempts to locate The Black Testament (a sacred document written by Jack... Read Full Story
Book Review: Cousin Kate
Cousin Kate by Georgette HeyerDescription: Kate Malvern has lost her job and has no where to go. Kate is a poor relation - saved by her aunt to stay at a rich mansion - Staplewood. There is so much going on behind the scenes at such a place - intrigue and secrets. Kate starts to wonder if more is going on here then meets the eye. The only one who can tell her anything is her cousin Philip. Is he willing to tell the secrets he knows the answers too - if it means saving Kate?What Kate's aun... Read Full Story
The Well-Read Commuter Reviews Obama’s Blackberry
Obama’s BlackberryBy Kasper HauserObama’s Blackberry dares to pose the question, just what would have happened if after Barack Obama moved into the White House he had been allowed to keep his beloved Blackberry? According to the comedy company Kasper Hauser, President Obama would be getting Evites to Irian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s birthday parties, economic advice from Oprah, drunk dials from Ann Coulter and hilarity would definitely have ensued. If only the Secret Service had not re... Read Full Story
Book Review: Miranda's Big Mistake
Miranda's Big Mistake By Jill MansellDescription: Miranda is a girl who only wants love. But she can't seem to find the right man for her. When she finds Greg - she thinks finally a man that is perfect for me. But instead what she finds is a man who just left his newly pregnant wife - and doesn't even tell Miranda about it. This is just the first in a variety of experiences with men that could leave any woman heartbroken.Thoughts: It took me a little to get into this book. From th... Read Full Story
Book Feature: Along Came You
Author: Karona DrummondIllustrated by: Estelle CorkeAges: 4-7Publication Date: April 2009Publisher: ZonderkidzCost $15.99Description: A book written to tell a child from mother to daughter how much life changed when they were born. In a fun way it explains all the things that they now get to do because there is a wonderful child in their life. Read Full Story
Book Review: Frederica
Frederica by Georgette HeyerDescription: Frederica comes to London with the hope of finding an advantageous marriage for her beautiful sister. Of course things are never as simple as they seem. Frederica decides to ask her distant cousin, the Marquis of Alverstoke for help with this and he can't deny her that.Alverstoke quickly realizes that he has quite the bunch on his hands. He tries hard to distance himself - but who can deny them (and the trouble they get into)?Thoughts: For those th... Read Full Story
Book Review: Outcast
Outcast by Cheryl BrooksDescription: Lynx has spent years being abused by women and only being used for his sexual prowess. And that means he wants nothing more then to stay a million miles away from any woman that may find him attractive. Then he meets Bonnie. Bonnie needs him for so much more then a lover - she is alone and pregnant and has a farm to maintain. And Lynx is her answer.Their time together makes each wonder if there is more to the other then meets the eye. Lynx has been damaged... Read Full Story
Book Feature: Drood
By: Dan SimmonsRead by: Simon PrebblePlaying Time: 10.5 hoursPrice: $34.98Publisher: Little, BrownDescription: Drood is a name that has become an obsession for Charles Dickens. He goes into slums and starts a nightmare of a life in an effort to create a spectacular work of art - The Mystery of Edwin Drood. It all starts with Dickens and his mistress are in an accident that leaves everyone but Dickens dead. Afterward he spirals out of control - addicted to laudanum. Read Full Story