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WEEKEND BOOK CLUB: Walk on the Wild Side

I'm involved in several reading challenges this year (not that I need to be challenged to read!) and I've started 2012 off with a bang, buying Natalie Anderson's WALK ON THE WILD SIDE on my kindle (love the instant gratificuation!)



Here's the blurb:



A fling with sinfully hot champion snowboarder Jack Greene isn't Kelsi Reid's normal behavior…but one glimpse of his wicked eyes has Kelsi throwing caution to the deep blue sea (along with her clothes!). After all, who better to go crazy with than a man who deserves a gold medal for his prowess on the slopes and in the bedroom…?






Then Kelsi crashes down with a terrifying bump—of the baby kind. They couldn't be worse matched—Jack is Mr. Right-Now, while Kelsi craves stability. But it's hard to keep your feet on the ground once you've met the man who turns your world upside down...

 

Dating and Other Dangers set the bar for me with Natalie Anderson's novels (I gave it an unabashed 5 stars, it was fabulous!) so I can't help but compare all her novels to that one.





I loved Walk on the Wild Side (4 1/2 stars).



Sizzling sex scenes, great tension and realistic characters made this a page turner.

Loved the heroine's quirkiness and the hero's take charge attitude with an underlying soft core.

Jack is hot!



Thoroughly enjoyed.

 

What are you reading this weekend?

A good cause

Shirley Jump, a fellow Harlequin Romance author, is raising funds for her brother, who has Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy (IDC).



His treatment is extremely expensive so please check out the Harlequin Romance authors website to see how you can help.



Thanks.

Entangled Publishing's BIG news!

I've been sitting on this news for months, so hard to keep lips zipped, but I can finally yell from the rooftops...



ENTANGLED PUBLISHING has signed with the biggest distributor in the USA, which means BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD will get a mass market print run and be in bookstores this summer, woo hoo!



Read the full article in Publishers Weekly .

Ask an Author, Win a Book on Goodreads

I'm a member of the Romance Readers Reading Challenge group on Goodreads and for the next few days (Jan 10th-12th) I'm participating in their ASK AN AUTHOR, WIN A BOOK.



So please drop by here and ask me anything!



One person who asks a question will win a print or e-book (winner's choice) of BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD.

Hooks, loglines and pitches

I love picking up writing gems and ANNE R. ALLEN'S blog is a virtual goldmine.



Check out her fabulous post today on Hooks, Loglines and Pitches , great stuff for writers!

Australian Women Writers Challenge 2012

I just discovered the Australian Women Writers 2012 National Year of Reading Challenge.




Keen on romance, fantasy, crime, YA, literary, mainstream women's fiction? Contemporary or historical? Memoir, other nonfiction or poetry?



Whatever your preference, whether you're a fan of one genre or a devoted eclectic, the 2012 Australian Women Writers Book Reading & Reviewing Challenge invites you to celebrate a year encountering the best of Australian women's writing.



Objective: This challenge hopes to help counteract the gender bias in reviewing and social media newsfeeds that has continued throughout 2011 by actively promoting the reading and reviewing of a wide range of contemporary Australian women's writing.



Readers should approach this challenge with a spirit of willingness. There are no failures, just personal goals. Reviews can be long or short, favourable or "this book is not for me". Hopefully, along the way, we'll all discover some future classics and perhaps a few surprises among genres we're not familiar with. The main aim is to have fun.



Challenge period: 1 January 2012 - 31 December 2012



Goal: Read and review books written by Australian women writers – hard copies, ebooks and audiobooks, new, borrowed or stumbled upon by book-crossing.



Genre challenges:





Purist: one genre only

Dabbler: more than one genre

Devoted eclectic: as many genres as you can find



Challenge levels: Some readers have complained that the original challenge levels were too easy, so "casual" and "dedicated" levels have been added here.



Casual:

Stella (read 3 and review at least 2 books)

Miles (read 6 and review at least 3)*

Franklin-fantastic (read 10 and review at least 4 books)*



* The higher levels should include at least one substantial length review



I'm aiming to be a Franklin-fantastic Dabbler!

For more information and to sign up, visit here

WEEKEND BOOK CLUB: Anticipated reads for 2012

Every year books are released that I can't wait to get my hands on.

Here are 2 I'm dying to read!




I read Clockwork Angel this time last year and loved it! Next time I'm at the shops, I'm grabbing Clockwork Prince off the shelves.




I have Barbara O'Neal's books firmly on my keeper shelf so am eagerly anticipating the arrival of April when The Garden of Happy Endings is released.

She's an author I automatically pre-order, her books are THAT good!







Which books are you looking forward to reading in 2012?

Book of the Month in OZ

INTERVIEW WITH THE DAREDEVIL is Book of the Month at Mills & Boon Australia for January.



On shelves now!



It's a 2-in1 Harlequin Sexy with the fabulous Aimee Carson, double treat!

Tote Bags'n'Blogs

Later on today I'll be chatting Bollywood at TOTE BAGS'N'BLOGS .



And if you missed out on winning a copy of BUSTED IN BOLLYWOOD during my blog tour, here's your chance to win again!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

May 2012 bring us all good health, good fortune and good books!



I don't make resolutions, easier to go with the flow rather than fall short.



Do you?