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My Kindle and Me: What I'm Reading on My Kindle

Happy Monday, D. D. Scott-ville!

Wow am I havin' the Holiday Reading Season of my life...thanks to these fabulous Holiday Reads and my new Kindle!!!



***Note: Keep in mind though that Santa just brought my Kindle this last week so until then I've been reading on my iPhone and PC using the FREE Kindle App I'd downloaded from http://www.amazon.com .

Anyhoo...without further delay...here's my Holiday Reading List...just for you! You are gonna luuuvvv these reads:


THE SNOW GLOBE by Sheila Roberts

http://www.amazon.com/The-Snow-Globe-ebook/dp/B003P9VZHA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1291648087&sr=1-1


CHRISTMAS EVE AT FRIDAY HARBOR by Lisa Kleypas

http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Eve-Friday-Harbor-ebook/dp/B003P9WEGG/ref=pd_sim_kinc_4?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2


THE NAUGHTY LIST (Anthology) by Donna Kauffman, Cynthia Eden and Susan Fox

http://www.amazon.com/The-Naughty-List-ebook/dp/B003IYI78W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1291648301&sr=1-1



BELIEVE (Anthology) including "Another Quirky Christmas" by my fabulous Soul Sister Tonya Kappes

http://www.amazon.com/Believe-ebook/dp/B004CLYDNS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1291648398&sr=1-1



THE LOLA CRUZ CHRISTMAS STORY by my other fabulous Soul Sister Misa Ramirez

http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Story-Prequel-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B004E9U72E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1291648469&sr=1-1



THE FIRST LOVE COOKIE CLUB by Lori Wilde


http://www.amazon.com/First-Love-Cookie-Club-ebook/dp/B003VIWRGS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1291648563&sr=1-1-spell


Okay...that should get you started and sooo beyond in the Holiday Spirit!!!

And here's a wonderful Kindle Tip to keep in mind as you're reading...

If you're like me and on the go, go, go, no worries! With any of the FREE Kindle Apps plus your new Kindle E-reader too, you can start reading, using any device, with one of the Apps and/or your Kindle itself, and thanks to Amazon Kindle's amazing Whispernet technology, every device remembers right where you left off and opens to that exact page on the next device you choose to read on!!!

So, for example, I can read on my iPhone - while out running errands and/or waiting in the doc's office...then go home and settle-in with my Kindle and be right where I left off on my phone. Now how cool is that?!

Sexy Sassy Smart My Kindle and Me and Holiday Reading Wishes Too --- D. D. Scott

P.S. If you haven't ordered your Kindle, do so today!!! Why?! One word: Oprah!!! That's right!!! Today on her show, Oprah is promoting the Kindle and giving her audience Kindles as one of her Favorite Things!!! The last time she did that in 2008 (also during the Holiday Season), Amazon sold 100,000 Kindles per day for the next week then ran-out of units until the following March!!!

My Kindle and Me: It's Here! It's Here!

I went to our door.

And what to my wondering eyes should appear...

But a tiny little Amazon box with a Kindle to hold dear!!!

Ohhh yeahhh!!!

Thanks to my beyond fabulous Sweet Man, Santa came early to D. D. Scott-ville and brought us our Kindle 3!!!




And OMGosh is it super amazing!!!

Want to know the best part of all?!

Well...as many of you know, I'm a complete Techno Dunce. But I was reading on my new Kindle in no more than five minutes from the time I opened the box!!!

That's right! Even I could figure it out!!!

So I want to share all the Kindle 3's Techno Magic and show y'all how truly fabulous it really is!!!

Here are a few of my right-outta-the-box observations:

1. I luuuvvved that when I turned it on for the first time, the screen read "Welcome, D. D.!"...and yes, I could read that for myself or turn on the feature that allows the Kindle to read it to me...yeah, I know...how cool is that?! You can read your Kindle or your Kindle can read to you!!!

2. I had been sooo stewing about how I'd get all 46 of the books we'd already purchased from Amazon's Kindle Store - using its FREE Kindle PC, Laptop and Smart Phone Apps - from those Apps to our new Kindle...but stewing was sooo not necessary! If you buy your Kindle from Amazon, using the same Amazon account you already buy Kindle E-books from, your Kindle will automatically sync with those apps so all your E-books are already there on your new Kindle screen!!!

3. The letter Amazon sends to your Kindle welcoming you - by name, btw - mentions that their primary design objective was for the device itself to disappear while you're reading, leaving you, the reader, with nothing but the fabulous words, ideas, thoughts, and stories of your favorite authors. And I thought, cool idea but how is that going to happen? Well, folks...I'm not kiddin' ya...that's exactly what it does. Somehow, while you're reading on your Kindle, your eyes no longer "see" the frame and/or device itself, you're just cruising along with the words and the story. Unbelievable!!!


I'm tellin' ya...my Sweet Man and Santa outdid themselves this year!!!

This Techno Dunce is in Cyber World Bliss!!!

On Dasher...on Dancer...you've got tons more Kindles to deliver!!!




Sexy Sassy Smart Kindle 3 Wishes --- D. D. Scott

P.S. We got the Kindle 3 ($189 version w/wi-fi & 3G).

P.S.S. I'll continue to post about My Kindle & Me Experiences!!! And please share your experiences too!!!

Ohhh Yeahhh!!! The First DARC Review For STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Is In!!!

Lots of Happy Dancin' in D. D. Scott-ville today, Y'all!!!

Why?!

Because my first DARC (Digital Advanced Reader Copy) Review for STOMPIN' ON STETSONS is in!!!



http://www.amazon.com/Stompin-Stetsons-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004DI7N32/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1291131646&sr=8-1


Here's what fabulous reviewer Lisa Fisk (of http://lisafisk.blogspot.com/) had to say (and I'll be linking to her full review as soon as I have it):

DD Scott's second book, Stompin' on Stetsons is a fun holiday read. True to romantics everywhere, the good girl gets the good guy and they have a rosy future - that in itself makes it worthy. But for me, I actually fell in love with the secondary characters and would love to know how their lives turn out!

Aunt Tulip, Grams, Midge make a cast of strong, older women who will do what it takes to keep their families strong, happy, and successful.

I don't know that I could have lived with my own personal Aunt Tulip, sex therapist extraordinaire, but she definitely gave Jules character and background. Grams and Midge gave Cody a great work ethic and gave him great insight into not only older women, but into Jules.

The Nashville DD Scott has created makes me want to get on a plane to go visit and have some fried chicken.

How's that for some fabulous, Squeee-worthy news?!

If you only knew how beyond terrified I've been to actually seek-out Reviews! Talk about a huge, huge hurdle!

And here I'm the one always saying to "Go for the gusto" and "be a gutsy romance writer girl". But let me tell ya somethin'...it ain't easy puttin' your work out there to be "reviewed" for its merit and number of stars rankings.

But I finally did it!

And for that I'm happy dancin' today!!!

Now I'm not naive and thinking that this first review means all the other ones will make me feel like dancin'. Oh no.

But I've got Queen Nora - yes, as in the super-fabulous Nora Roberts - to help me with that. Nora had this to say about Reviews during her RWA10 Keynote Luncheon Address:

"Reader A still loves what Reader B thinks is crap."

Then she went on to say about writing-for-publication in general:

"Publication is wild wicked with nose-dive, near miss rejections...Suck it up! Hard is what makes it special...But we are writers. That's what we do!"

And that's exactly what I did by goin' for the gusto with my first ever DARC Experiment!!!

Sexy Sassy Smart Goin' For the Gusto Wishes --- D. D. Scott

How To Use Your Favorite Bitchy Signs!

Happy Holiday Weekend, D. D. Scott-ville!

R U'All still eatin' turkey and the rest of the leftovers too?! We just finished ours last night. Talk about Yuuuummmmmy!!!

Anyhoo...I thought for a Bitchy Sign Friday a Wee-Bit-Late, I'd show you "how to use your favorite bitchy signs"!

Bitchy signs are not just for collectin' and/or perhaps hangin' in your offices. Oh No! Why not use them in your every day decor or holiday tree-trimming adventures?!

Here's how I used two of my favorite Bitchy Signs in our "Cow-Bell & Cracker Barrel Christmas"-themed Extravaganza...






How fun is that?!

Okay...and here's one of Sweet Man and I's favorite signs of all-time...the Cracker Barrel logo...




telling us a fabulous Cracker Barrel Restaurant is close-by...and yes, it's certainly not bitchy, but it's "the" place to feed my muses. It sure makes 'em dance...and salivate too!!!



But it doesn't just stop with eating at Cracker Barrel...no sir! My muses wanted to bring a bit of the Cracker Barrel ambiance home...so they did:




And yes...those are for-real Cracker Barrel Menus that I made into part of our tree topper this year!!!

Fun stuff!!!

Sexy Sassy Smart Usin' Your Bitchy Signs Wishes --- D. D. Scott

STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Release Day is Here!!!

Happy Turkey Day Day-Before Eve Day, D. D. Scott-ville!

And talk about a big 'ole time to celebrate!!! Today is not just a pre-Turkey Day Eve Day but also Release Day for Book Two in my Bootscootin' Books Series STOMPIN' ON STETSONS!!!



STOMPIN' ON STETSONS will heat up your heart for this holiday season as well as heat up your kitchens too! In this romantic comedy, it's all about cupcakes and bbq! Think Hell's Kitchen mixed with Meet the Fockers!!!

Here's the scoop:

Manhattan-raised, culinary-schooled pastry chef Jules Lichtenstien wants to make her new Nashville, Tennessee bakery a success. Catering the wedding of a Music City socialite and her country music, chart-topping beau could do just that. But learning the Wedding Planner From Hell is her ex has Jules' nerves frosted. Having never found the sweet comfort in a man that she gets from her sugary confections, she vows to never again cook up anything but food in her kitchen.

Meat n' Three diner heir and produce man Cody Weiss is fantastic with food but lousy with relationships. Or so says his ex-fiancé whose wedding he's unwittingly agreed to help his friend Jules cater. Cody wants to help Jules, but what he really wants is to succeed in their relationship where he's failed in the past.

With both of their exes stirring the pots, can Jules and Cody pull off the wedding without making minced meat of their relationship? And when a hat causes heat to simmer between them, will they be able to survive both in and out of the kitchen?

Love is a lot like cooking...delicious...with the right ingredients.

I'm tickled beyond tickled to bring you this one-of-a-kind holiday story where Christmas trees aren't just Christmas trees, they're aphrodisiacs too. And being naughty and nice isn't an option...there's just plenty of both to go around!!!

Here are the links so you can gift your favorite E-reading devices and/or free E-reader Apps of choice:

For Amazon Kindle and all Kindle Apps:

http://www.amazon.com/Stompin-Stetsons-Bootscootin-Books-ebook/dp/B004DI7N32/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1290567282&sr=8-1

For Smashwords (for all other Ereaders such as nook, Sony, Kobo, or iPad):

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/31026


Oh, and here are the links for Book One in the Bootscootin' Series BOOTSCOOTIN' BLAHNIKS, in case, like me, you like to read a series in order from book one on:



Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Bootscootin-Blahniks-Books-ebook/dp/B003ZDO30W/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1

Smashwords

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21363


The Happy of Happiest Thanksgiving Wishes to all of you and your families too, and
Happy Reading to go along with it!!!

Sexy Sassy Smart STOMPIN' ON STETSONS Wishes --- D. D. Scott