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March 17, 2009
Goodreads
I’m telling you, social networking sites are going to be my downfall. But I like the idea of Goodreads…social networking built around a love of books.
I finally got things moving with Goodreads, so if you’re a member and want to friend me, you can find me here.
Posted in Trivial Pursuits Tagged: procrastinating
March 16, 2009
Happy St Paddy’s Day!
Some tidbits about St. Patrick’s Day, found at kaboose.com
Facts about St. Patrick’s Day Holiday
St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.In Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day,
March 15, 2009
Nalini Singh
I have gotten hooked on her Changeling/Psy series. Completely hooked. I’m trying to decide if I’m going read the last one tonight, or worked.
Now what do I get hooked on after I’m done with her?
Posted in Books, Romance Tagged: nalini singh, Romance
March 13, 2009
last call for guest bloggers…
Anybody else itnerested in guest blogging here? I’m going to be gone from 3/20-3/30, so I wouldn’t mind a few more people to help me chatter here.
Posted in Trivial Pursuits Tagged: Guest Bloggers
March 12, 2009
Signing in Troy, Ohio this Saturday
There’s a book festival going on in Troy, Ohio this weekend and I’ll be signing there on Saturday.
The book signing is open to the public. The details:
Around About Books
3.14.09
12:00pm - 2:00pm
8 West Main Street
Troy, OH 45373
Phone: (937) 339-1707
Posted in Signings & Events Tagged: booksignings
March 11, 2009
Winner….
Winner of the Kate Daniels books by Ilona Andrews is….
Brandy W…who commented:
Okay so there has only been one in the series so far but I have high hopes cause I loved the first book so much.
Nina Bangs - Gods of the Night
Brandy, if you can email me at shilohwalker(at)gmail.com, I’d appreciate it!
Posted in Trivial Pursuits Tagged: winners. contests
March 10, 2009
Oh puh-leeze
So the reason ebooks are taking off so big is because us women can read our ’salacious’ content in private?
According to this guy…yep. he says:
Well, once again it seems like porn is blazing a path to a new media format. Of the top 10 bestsellers under the “Multiformat” category, nine are tagged “erotica” amd the last is “dark fantasy”. from the ITworld.com blog
First off…we don’t like it when people call our erotic romance porn. Most die-hard erotic romance readers will tell ya that if the roman
March 9, 2009
My Lady
Releasing in ebook in April from Samhain Publishing.
In the darkest of nights, hope shines through.
Pawn in her father’s maniacal quest for power, Princess Nae Corda doesn’t see any way of escaping her impending marriage to the leader of the Oonkaen. That is until a dark shadow enters her prison-like bedroom—and offers her hope.
King Tyan will do anything to save his kingdom and the lives of his goblin people—even if it means flying into his enemy’s land to steal away an elvish princess. Ty has pla
March 8, 2009
Hunters: Heart and Soul now in ebook
Looks like they are moving more titles into ebook at Berkley. Just found Hunters: Heart and Soul in ebook at a couple of online ebook retailers.
So if you’re an ebook reader and haven’t read Heart and Soul, here’s your chance.
Diesel Ebooks (I think they’ve got some sort of rebate program)
All Romance Ebooks (Not sure but I think they have a rebate thing, too~also, it’s not showing up on the site yet, but I got an email from them, so they should have it up soon)
Kindle (not live yet but it will be
March 6, 2009
One Extremely EXCELLENT Book
Contest is now over.
Please note that I specify in my disclaimer page that nobody forward my contests onto sweepstakes sites.
Winner’s name to posted later in the week.
EXCELLENT.
Notice I used all caps? If I could do super caps, I would. I totally love and adore the Kate Daniels books by Ilona Andrews and I almost squeed when Ilona let me read this early.
If you’re an urban fantasy lover, you should check this series out if you haven’t already. And if you love paranormal romance…you should check
