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February 24, 2010
Mini Review of Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole
How To Mix a Werewolf-tini
Take one super sexy, incredibly protective, hunky Scottish werewolf named Garreth,Add a gorgeous, tortured, secretive Archer named Lucia,Throw in a fabulous adventure in the Amazon rain forest,Don't forget the vampires, demons, Skathi, Shapeshifters, and Evil Gods,Add a nice hefty heaping portion of totally hot sex,An intense emotional connection between the hero and heroine,Great humor, pacing, and secondary characters,Scary-ass climatic scene,And totally...
February 22, 2010
Happy Monday!
I survived school vacation week! Woo hoo! I actually had a really fun time with my kids. However, I did not get a chance to read very much, and I did not work on my WIP at all. :(
In addition to cranking out my new story, I have an awesome pile of books to dig into this week. First up, I am rereading Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters. It's the first of the Amelia Peabody series, which is absolutely fantastic....a mixture of archaeology, suspense, and romance. My review will be...
February 19, 2010
Beard of the Day
This is an oldie but goodie! Jeff Bridges from the very sexy 1984 movie Against All Odds. Gotta go download some Phil Collins songs.
Surviving School Vacation Week and Actually Having A Ball With My Kids,(And it didn't hurt that I mixed a nice mango martini last night),Penelope
February 16, 2010
God Save Me From Winter Vacation Week!
From the file labelled "Big Bad Ideas"......Seriously, whoever came up with the idea of a week of school vacation during February was insane. I live in New England, which basically leaves 2 options...
1) Plan a vacation to Florida. Pay out the wazoo for hotel and air fare since it's vacation week. One day before you're set to leave, everyone in the family comes down with a stomach bug. Good times. (Thank God for air discomfort bags).
2) Stay home. Tell kids you'll be out sledding and having a...
February 14, 2010
Review of Simply Love by Mary Balogh
Happy Valentine's Day! Since this is one of my favorite romance novels, I thought I would re-post my review from last year. It is an incredibly romantic Beauty and the Beast tale by Mary Balogh, who is pretty much the queen of true romance in this genre....
Simply Love by Mary Balogh (2007)
A friend of mine once commented on the fact that Mary Balogh does not have a sense of humor. True, there is no humor in her historicals, unlike Amanda Quick or Julie Garwood. Balogh's stories are serious...
Valentine Winners!
Happy Valentine's Day! I hope all of you are planning a decadent celebration with champagne, lobster tails and chocolate mousse for dessert. And if not, at least planning to read a lovely romance novel today.
Here are the lucky winners of the Valentine Contests...
**Cathryn P. has won the gourmet chocolate!**Jennifer M. has won an Amazon giftcard!**Keira of LoveRomancePassion has won an Amazon giftcard!**Sherry has won a book to be determined from the Most Romantic Heroes list!
Congratulations...
February 13, 2010
Final Day for Penelope's Valentine Celebration Contests!
Today is the final day to enter the Valentine Celebration contests....here are links to the various posts:
Valentine Contest. Prizes include gourmet chocolates and Amazon giftcards. Go here!
Vote for the MRB (Most Romantic Beard). Giftcard giveaway. Go here!
Penelope's Most Romantic Hero Quiz. Book giveaway. Go here!
Sunday, Feb 14: Winners announced.
Good luck to everyone. Thanks for stopping by to play,Penelope
February 12, 2010
Looking For A Good Valentine Movie?
I was just thinking about some of my favorite romantic movies and a couple of oldies came to mind. If you're looking for a fun film for this holiday weekend, I have a couple of suggestions. Moonstruck is pretty damned close to perfection for a romantic film. It is the equivalent of Lord of Scoundrels for my movie list! If you have never watched this 1987 film (starring Cher, Nicholas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello and lots of other great actors), check it out for Valentine's Day. It is s...
Mini Review of The Rose of Shanhasson by Joely Sue Burkhart
The Rose of Shanhasson by Joely Sue Burkhart
I am feeling pretty conflicted about this story. There were some things that I loved about it...cool paranormal stuff going on, beautiful and well-written imagery of this fantasy world, and two sexy heroes. There were also some things I didn't love...too much detail about the political conflict, the blood sucking/biting thing was a little off-putting to me and reminiscent of a vampire story (but it's not a vampire story), and I found the heroine's...
February 11, 2010
Penelope's Most Romantic Hero Quiz
Welcome to Penelope's First Annual Most Romantic Hero Quiz (which is seriously skewed towards Penelope's favorite heroes....and I'm not apologizing!). This is a low-stress matching quiz, people! Just leave a comment with your answers. For example, 1-A, 2-B, etc. If you only know a couple of answers, that's fine--you're still entered in the contest. I give lots of extra credit for just showing up!
One winner will be chosen randomly from all who enter/leave comments. The prize will be a print...
