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Wren's Journal: Deep Love New Moon

This month's New Moon coincides with a major celebration---my two year anniversary with my love and now housemate.

Last year when he and I toasted our first year, or rather when I spilled the bubbling champagne all over myself and the floor, it was the first time I had ever hit that mark.

And now, having lived together for several months, see ------, I can safely say this is going to last a while.

There are ups and downs, passionate arguments we engage in only because we care deeply about the...

Paranormal Erotica: What a Goddess Wants by Stephanie Julian -- 4 Stars

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In his arms, her magic powers are on the rise...

Tessa, Etruscan Goddess of the Dawn, is desperately fighting off a malicious god, but her powers are weakening. She needs a hero and fast, because only sexual energy can give her strength. So she seeks out Caligo, whose sexual prowess is legendary...

And she's the only one who can bring him into the light...

Caligo is a fabled Cimmerian warrior determined to stay away from spoiled goddesses who trample hearts after they'...

Wren's Witchy Writer Picks for Best Books of 2012

Guess what, it's a New Year. Did you sleep in? Me. Too.
How about a book to join you in bed? If you are the owner of a Kindle, then have I some reads for you, as well as for those of you without an ereader. Have no fear. If you do try an ebook without an ereader, these ones are seriously worth scrolling through on your phone.
I'll throw in some paper books for good measure as well. 
All fiction books have been reviewed through the year, click for more details. In memoir, mind-body-spir...

Wren's Journal: Full Sensuality. Full Moon.

As we gear up to the new year,  let us think on what will juice up our 2013.

In previous journal posts I've mentioned some negative things I don't intend to take with me--shame and limitations. Feel me? Cool.

So now I'm thinking about the opposite.

In general, I want flow. I want life to feel easy. I want to desire things and get them, and I don't want anything to get in my way. 

And for this month, I am focusing on more physical matters than I usually do. 


What's Not Good abou...

Urban Fantasy: Blood and Mistletoe by E.J. Stevens

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Holidays are worse than a full moon for making people crazy. In Harborsmouth, where many of the residents are undead vampires or monstrous fae, the combination may prove deadly.
Ivy Granger, psychic private investigator, returns to the streets of Harborsmouth in this addition to the bestselling urban fantasy series.
Holidays are Hell, a point driven home when a certain demon attorney returns with information regarding a series of bloody murders. Five Harborsmouth residents have been...

Guest Post: Katalina Leon, author of Strix

Katalina Leon is the last visitor for the "Hope" December Guest Post Series. It's the week of the winter solstice for all you earthy readers. And so I present to you the author of many alluring books including Strix, and (my favorite title) Claimed by Dragons.




No matter what holidays you celebrate or don't celebrate December is a month of hope and always has been. Why? Because in most places in the western world December comes during the harshest, darkest days of winter. The sunlight dwindles,...

Movie: The Hobbit -- 5 Stars

Woo! It is early in the morning and I have just seen the Hobbit.

I have to say it was everything I was hoping for. I have no idea how it could've possibly been better. My friends agreed.

The whole 3D thing turned me off at first. But the Hobbit has been filmed with the latest in 3D technology and actually does look awesome. For once, the 3D glasses could fit easily over my prescription pair and I avoided any headaches.

Here are the highlights:


1. Amazing choreography as the dwarves and Gandolf es...

Wren's Journal: No Limitations New Moon

It's a new moon in Sagittarius as we prepare for 2013. This is fantastic time to rise above our limiting beliefs and try new things. 

I'm embarking upon an adventure. I've decided to let go of everything holding me back. All those little voices that say, "but you need money first," "people won't like you if you write that," and this beautiful little ditty: "sexy is shameful."


Have you been taking advantage of this wonderful period? There really is something special about the energy of the...

Nonfiction: How to Read a Client from Across the Room..by Brandy Mychals -- 4.5 Stars

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Win more business by reading clients’ visual and verbal clues

Whether it's approaching a potential new client at a networking function, closing a sale in a one-on-one meeting, or negotiating a business deal, being able to read the verbal and nonverbal cues in any situation often is the difference between a successful deal and no deal at all.

In How to Read a Client from Across the Room, communications expert Brandy Mychals presents an innovative, proven approach to interpersona...

Guest Post: Laura Howard, author of The Forgotten Ones

 The second author in this month's Guest Post series is Laura Howard. Although I often read Laura's blog, I had never known Laura's incredible tale before, so I am so pleased to welcome her today.

Hoping against Hope by Laura Howard


Creative people all have one thing in common: They start out creating for the simple joy of it.

Sometimes it grows into something different all together. It doesn't matter if you're talking about a singer, a painter, or an author -- when your skill lev...