Eve Summers's Blog, page 19

The Rosie Project

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a book you will read at one sitting. Even if you start it at 10PM, you will read it at one sitting, starting in the armchair, moving to the bathtub and ending up in bed, not once putting down the book until you've turned the very last page.

Is it a romance? Yes.
Is it humorous? Very.
Is it original? You have no idea.

I'll quickly sketch the setup, so you can rush out and buy the book. Figuratively speaking, of course. I know you'll probably just click your Kindle button.

The protagonist, an undiagnosed Asperger's and a professor of genetics, is embarking on a project: Find A Wife. She should:
be a great cookdrink moderatelyeat everything, including offalnot wear makeupor jewellery.With a premise like that, you just know he's going to get the complete opposite, don' t you?

The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby movie - a great romance or a great disappointment? I can't wait to find out.

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5 Romantic Holidays

Everybody's romantic holiday looks a little different. Here are my top five picks:
Any Greek island, like Naxos or Santorini.A luxurious resort in Fiji (check out my book, FIJI ON FIRE, FIJI ON ICE).A luxurious resort in Tahiti (check out my book, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS).A week at the Mount Nelson Hotel in Cape Town (book coming out next year).A cruise - as long as the water is flat (check out my Cruise Liner Books, DANCE LIKE NOBODY'S WATCHING and ELEVATOR WITH A VIEW and CHRISTMAS HOPE).

10 Ultimate Geek Movies Versus 10 Best Chick Flicks

So, the poll is out. What are the 10 movies true geeks define as ultimate? And, to counterbalance that, which 10 movies should a girl subject her geek boyfriend to, given that he's just made her watch Star Wars... again?

Geek:
Star Wars IVStar Wars VStar Wars VIMatrix 1Source CodeThe Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless MindJacob's LadderSafety Not GuaranteedInceptionSneakers
Chick:

Gone With The WindRuby SparksTitanicCasablanca500 Days Of Summer50 First DatesBefore SunriseMamma MiaImpromptuWhen Harry Met Sally

African Bliss and PhotoShopped

Eve Summers and Red Rose Publishing are pleased to announce two more titles to appear later this year:
African BlissPhotoShoppedWatch this space for details.

How To Kiss

We all know how to kiss, right? How about kissing from head to toe? Check out this cool video (an excerpt from Nikki Leigh's "Art of Kissing" e-book) packed with tips on the subject of kissing.

Making time for Simple Sexy Food™

In our ridiculously fast-paced, hectic lives filled with fast food and occasional, perfunctory rolls in the hay, many couples find their bodies expanding, energy sagging, and their sex lives languishing. The antidote: Try a Simple Sexy Food™ approach to preparing and sharing a meal. Slow down to make better, sexier food choices. As you savor them, connect with your lover. Appreciate the fragrance of his skin, the curve of her hips, the beauty of your lover’s smile.

This pleasure-focused approach to food and your bodies goes beyond oysters and chocolate to include a full eighty-eight foods, herbs, and spices with intriguing, fun aphrodisiac reputations, AND sexy nutrients that support those reputations! In Simple Sexy Food™, you’ll learn about scientific research that shows the power of pumpkin pie spice scent to get a man’s blood flowing, or the lore revealing Catherine de’Medici’s passion for artichokes that created scandal in 16th century Europe.

Also uncovered are the results of my 21st Century aphrodisiac survey findings showing that 50% of personal favorites are finger foods, from chocolate-covered strawberries, to sushi, to grapes. As for drinks, champagne tops the list, followed by red wine.re are a few tips and suggestions to rev your libido with simple, sexy foods:

1. Schedule a date night that includes simple sexy food. One Spanish couple had a weekly tapas night, a small-bites meal with wine; it always inspired the sexual activity that followed.

2. Another couple loved lazy Sunday mornings filled with the aromas of freshly baked pumpkin bread (Simple Sexy Food™ offers recipes for pumpkin-Coconut Bread and Pumpkin Pancakes) and their favorite coffee, or on special occasions, a mimosa (mix of orange juice and champagne). They ate this breakfast in bed, and were inspired to remain there for an hour or so longer.

3. Co-prepare a meal to ease the workload and, if a dish calls for a 30 minute simmer or time in the oven, take advantage! “Intermezzo moments” involving flirting and kissing, caressing and fondling will whet appetites of all sorts!

4. Develop a sexy food mind-set. When preparing an otherwise ordinary meal, think about how to create a sensual context in which to enjoy it. Wear a sexy apron or lingerie while cooking; dim the lights or set out candles; set a table on the balcony or in the back yard, gather some flowers from the garden; suggestively arrange food on a platter.

5. Take advantage of unexpected moments for a sexy food exchange: spontaneously flirt with your lover, telling him or her you feel like feeding them, and pop something in their mouth, maintaining a sexy gaze.

6. If you love the idea of sharing sexy mealtime moments in theory, but find it tough to pull off in practice because of kids, enlist grandparents to enjoy them for an evening or a weekend, or regularly trade sleepovers with another couple.

7. Don’t forget! Put your relationship first! Cut off all electronic devices (that includes the television)! The world will still be there when you reconnect!

© Aphrodite Media 2013 All rights reserved. Permission granted to Yvonne Walus to post on her blog

Do aphrodisiacs work? What exactly are they? How can I use them? We answer these questions and many more during the Simple Sexy Food virtual tour with clinical sex therapist and foodie – Linda DeVillers, PhD. There are many ordinary foods that can have aphrodisiac effects – and we’re going to help you understand them.

Linda DeVillers, PhD, Clinical Sex Therapist and Foodie, shares her knowledge about the myths and truth about aphrodisiacs. She also share over 80 recipes and a wealth of love and sex tips. Get your copy at -http://www.amazon.com/Simple-Sexy-Foo.... We invite you to participate in the Simple Sexy Food Recipe Photo Contest - http://www.lovecoachjourney.com/recipe-photo-contest - the grand prize winner will get a one on one aphrodisiac consultation and five runner ups will receive a digital copy of Love Skills by Linda De Villers.

Bones - again!

At long last, after a barely watchable Season 6, BONES is good again in Season 7. I like the finally-realised romance between Bones and Booth, I like Michelle's budding romance, I like the heart and the humour.

I'll keep on watching...

Lest we forget...

Anzac Day here Down Under in New Zealand and Australia. Today is when we remember the soldiers who fought in both world wars. Today is also when we think of all soldiers, all wars, all nations.

Ruby Sparks - Review

Ok, so now I've watched Ruby Sparks. Loved it. Here's why.

Ruby Sparks is the truest love story since the movie Love Story. Although based on an event that can't be real (write about a book character and see her come to life), the actual relationship (between Ruby Sparks, the book character, and Calvin Weir-Fields, the novelist who created her) is the most authentic cinematic portrayal yet.

What the movie is actually about is control and the balance of power in a relationship. What I got out of it, though, is this: even your dream girl will get on your nerves, even your dream girl will want to go out without you from time to time, even your dream girl will stop loving you if you don't treat her right.

There. How's that for romance?
As good as it gets.