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Drastic Measures

My sort of in-between-not-bob has been annoying me lately, and luckily, I have a haircut scheduled for this afternoon! I think something exciting may occur. Something along the lines of Alisan Lohman's short, sassy 'do: These are the pics I'm taking with me to the salon; not that my stylist, sweet as she is, has ever shown much aptitude for duplicating a hairstyle from an image, but I live in hope. We'll see what happens.[image error]

A Hint of Wicked by Jennifer Haymore

It's a big week for new releases! Jennifer Haymore's debut historical is out, and if you're an ebook reader, they're running a special $1.99 price on it at Amazon and Fictionwise (and with Fictionwise, you actually get an even lower price after the rebate.) It's a fabulous way to check out a new author; I definitely took advantage of it, myself!

A HINT OF WICKED by Jennifer Haymore

“A unique, heart-tugging story with sympathetic, larger-than-life characters, intriguing plot twists, and sensual lo

RED KISS by Deidre Knight

[image error] The second installment in Deidre Knight's hot new Gods of Midnight series, RED KISS is finally out! If you read the first one, RED FIRE, then you've been dancing on the same pins and needles I have waiting for River's story. These immortal Spartan warriors are all sexy and intriguing, but River was my favorite from the start.

And RED KISS totally delivers. River, an ex-slave who sacrificed himself to save his friends at the end of RED FIRE, is my favorite kind of hero; damaged and lost when he me

The Summer Reading Trail

Today marks the official beginning of the Summer Reading Trail, a selection of fabulous free reads to help you discover new writers, check out new and upcoming books, and just generally keep you cool and happy in the hot months to come. For June's free reads, go here. New stories will appear every month, so be sure to check back![image error]

Historical Love

Does anyone else feel like the wheel is turning and bringing historical romance back to prominence? It seems that every book I hear about on Twitter and from friends is a historical. At Borders, the co-op tables are full of them, and not just the standby favorites like Eloisa James and Suzanne Enoch, either.

I'm willing to believe it might be a personal perceptual thing--I'm going through quite a historical renaissance myself just at the moment. I've read three historicals in the last couple of w

Nice Day for a Black and White Wedding

My oldest friend in the world is getting married in two weeks. We met the first day of nursery school, when she comforted me after my mom left, and were inseparable for many years after that. We've kept in touch amazingly well (mostly due to her, she's awesome at that) and now I'm doing a reading at her wedding. (The reading is another blog for another day. I'm supposed to write something about love. To read in front of people. Because I'm such an expert. o_O)

So of course, the age old question--

It's Alive!

For those of you wondering about the health of my laptop, thank you for your condolences and support, but it's home from the hospital now and seems to be recuperating nicely. The top cover was replaced, which makes it look like new! And also it turns on, which is a lovely feature.

In other news, my business cards came in a few weeks ago and I forgot to show them to you, so here! Take a peek. (Sorry for the blur, I took ten pics and none of them is sharp.) I like them because they are the card equi

Can't Stand the Heat ARCs!!!

Got my box of Advanced Reading Copies (ARCs) for Can't Stand the Heat last night, and screamed the house down. I'm so happy with them! They are gorgeous, full color covers and inside--omg, inside, it looks like a REAL BOOK! Thrills and chills over here today. Which is great, because the adrenaline from this will propel me through the rest of my page proofs. Ugh!

What are some ways you've heard of/thought of for using ARC's? I know some people give them away as contest prizes, and a portion of the

Movie Madness

There are so many awesome-looking movies coming out this summer! Here are some of the ones I'm stoked about:







What summer blockbuster are you most looking forward to?[image error]

Get in the Kitchen May '09 - Rhubarb Raspberry Pie

The unthinkable happened: this month's Get in the Kitchen recipe, the top pick of my voters, was a disaster.
Rhubarb Raspberry Pie sounds like a good idea in theory. Or does it? In fact, when I first saw the combo of sour rhubarb and tart raspberries, my mouth puckered involuntarily. But I trusted Gourmet to get the pucker effect under control, so I wasn't too worried.I started with the pie crust dough, since it was supposed to chill for a couple of hours before being rolled out. I'm not a pie cr