Archives for February, 2012
A day like today comes around only every four years. It’s Leap Day! Let’s celebrate! Most of us know that Leap Year started in an attempt to keep the calendar in pace with the seasons. Because the seasons do not repeat over a whole number of days, eventually the calendar “drifts.” In order to get [...]
97 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 2:53 am.
Filed under Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, leap year. leap day, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Susan Mallory, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Some might scoff at the idea of a book changing a life. All of us here know that those who do are non-readers. Because we have all experienced the life changing book. The first book I remember that changed my life was LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS. It’s the first time I remember wanting [...]
102 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Monday, February 27, 2012 at 2:13 am.
Filed under Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, books, Claudia Dain, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, macbeth, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, shakespeare, Shakespeare Undead, Susan Mallory, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, victoria holt, William Shakespeare, zombie island.
Cowboys. Lots and lots of sexy cowboys. Cowboys in fields . . . And cowboys standing around just looking HAWT. KI YI YIPPIE YAY, HOMBRES! It’s a COWBOY FROS! Is this going to be a good week or WHAT?
49 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 4:16 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, cowboys, FROS, goddess blogs, Hugh Jackman, Karen Hawkins, paul newman, sexy cowboys, sexy guys, sexy men.
It’s time to have a little fun and play “Caption This!” There are four books up for grabs today – one to each of four lucky winners! BY LOVE UNDONE – Suzanne Enoch DANGEROUS IN DIAMONDS – Madeline Hunter A LIGHT AT WINTER’S END – Julia London ONLY YOURS – Susan Mallery Come up [...]
68 Comments. Posted by Your Friendly Goddesses on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 4:35 am.
Filed under Fun Contest Saturdays, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, historical novels, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance books, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
I have an HGTV addiction. If you visit Mt. Oly even once in a while, you know that already. You also know that I don’t like to cook. But even though I don’t like to cook, I have a list of what my ideal kitchen, the best looking and best functioning kitchen, needs to have. [...]
140 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 1:09 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, My Life As A Plebe, bestselling romance writer, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, HGTV, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
One of my favorite things about tgb is having the opportunity to meet so many of you. You guys make coming here a great pleasure. So I thought that today we’d spend a little time getting to know each other even better. So grab your keyboard, pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage, and [...]
215 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 4:32 am.
Filed under Goddess Grins, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, friendship, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, quiz, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Writers get a lot of feedback about our work. Some of it good. Some not so great. Some readers love our books. Others don’t. It would be great to be universally loved, but it’s unrealistic. Not every writer is every reader’s cup of Chai Latte. I happen to love love love secret baby books, but [...]
136 Comments. Posted by Rachel Gibson on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 1:22 am.
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Decades ago, this weird computer came out. No one used it. But I was dating a man at the time who said, “That’s going to be the next big thing.” I told some guys in my office about it. They rolled their eyes and said it had no market share and it never would because [...]
130 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 4:07 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, historical novels, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, The Revenge of Lord Eberlin, The Secrets of Hadley Green, The Year of Living Scandalously.
Not long ago I posted on Facebook that a Trader Joe’s had opened near me. It has a lot of interesting things in it, but I needed to know which were worth buying. My wonderful friends weighed in with recommendations and I now have a list that I bring with me on my visits. How [...]
112 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Monday, February 20, 2012 at 3:05 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, alpha males, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, favorite products, love stories, product recommendations, romance novels.
… with Paul Walker! Suzanne Enoch posted some very sexy eyes in her blog this week, but one in particular ‘spoke’ to me. They said, “Pssst! We’re part of a super hot guy! Check us out!” So I did. And here’s what’s attached to those eyes: Yeah. I know. Pretty hot. Mr. Walker has been [...]
66 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 4:44 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, blue eyes, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Fast and Furious, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Pampers, Paul Walker, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, Young and Restless.
I was watching the Westminster Dog Show this week and I was thinking back over all the dogs we had when I was growing up. There were lots of them, too many to name, but I remember the first of them that I truly loved. His name was Junior, and he was a beagle. We [...]
211 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 4:12 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, first loves, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
I know y’all were expecting Barbara O’Neal to blog today, but I’m sweeping in as a last-minute pinch hitter. Or is it pitch hitter? I can never remember. I mean, you hope that the guy who comes into a baseball game in a pinch is going to hit the pitch. Anyway, I digress. We’ve all [...]
262 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 4:41 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, anniversary, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, eyes, free books, gift card, goddess blogs, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Valentine’s Day is a day that we reconnect with our sweeties and think romantic thoughts. Now that it is over we can continue being lovey- dovey with our Significant Others, but being romance readers and writers, we also can go back to the other men in our lives. The Fantasy Others. Fantasy Others are one of the [...]
305 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 2:20 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, On Writing!, alpha males, bad boys, bestselling romance writer, contest, fantasy men, handsome guys, historical novels, hunks, love stories, romance heroes, romance novels, writing romance novels.
I have treasure on my mind as I write this–family treasure. Whenever anyone asks me why I became a writer, I always say I learned to tell stories by listening to the greatest storyteller who ever lived–my father. Dad grew up an Irish-Catholic in a Jewish neighborhood in Denver. As a boy, he trapped muskrats [...]
227 Comments. Posted by Emily March on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 4:35 am.
Filed under Guest Goddesses, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Emily March, family, great guys, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
And no, I’m not talking about Rachel’s book. The trouble with Valentine’s Day . . . is that it’s the only time it sucks to be a romance writer. Why is that, you wonder? (Or maybe you don’t, but I’ll tell you anyway). Because that’s when people always seem to want my recommendations about what [...]
722 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 4:07 am.
Filed under Goddess Grins, Sabrina Jeffries, "The Trouble with Valentine's Day", Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, chocolate, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contest, goddess blogs, historical romance, humor, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance books, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, valentine's day.
When I was about five, a friend of the family playfully asked me what kind of man I was going to marry someday. Apparently I said in a pragmatic manner, “I’m going to marry the best kisser.” I’m happy to report that I did–after 18 years, my husband Greg still kisses like a romance hero–but [...]
496 Comments. Posted by Lisa Kleypas on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 4:35 am.
Filed under Guest Goddesses, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, great guys, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lisa Kleypas, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
For Refreshment Only Sunday (FROS) is excited to kick off The Goddess Blogs 5th Anniversary Week! Yes, it’s been FIVE YEARS since The Goddess Blogs launched. It’s incredible to think that we’ve been enjoying FROS each and every Sunday for those five years, too. Wow. All those men . . . one day soon, we’ll [...]
590 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 4:50 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, abs, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, men's fitness, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy men, six pack abs, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
As some of you probably know, Valentine’s Week 2012 marks The Goddess Blogs’ 5-year anniversary. As you also know, here on Mount Oly we LOVE to celebrate. There are two parts to next week’s celebration: 1) a great line-up of authors, and 2) prizes, prizes, and more prizes. First, the line-up: Sunday – could it [...]
89 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 3:35 am.
Filed under Suzanne Enoch, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, celebration, Claudia Dain, Emily March, free books, Geralyn Dawson, gift cards, goddess blogs, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lisa Kleypas, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, prizes, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Three little words. I’ve always been very free with these three little words. I said I love you to every guy I ever dated and I say I love you to my husband a few times a day—and I want to hear I love you a few times every day. I say I love you [...]
114 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 1:01 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, My Life As A Plebe, alpha males, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance writer, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
After Claudia’s post the other day about Hoarders, I watched an episode and, like many, started cleaning things out. So as I sat watching the show, tossing out papers, long dealt with post-it notes and other things I realized I have a little bit of a problem. I seem to be hoarding pens. This is [...]
126 Comments. Posted by Sheridan on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 4:35 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, hoarders, humor, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, pens, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
Well, it was bound to happen eventually. You know how it is, even though you’re perfectly happy with the way things are, and you have no thoughts of changing the status quo, you have one single, mad moment of “why not?” – and before you know it, you’ve done something completely outside your comfort zone. [...]
97 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 4:46 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, baking, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, bungie jumping, cakes, Claudia Dain, comfort zone, goddess blogs, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, shark diving, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Those of you who hang out on my Facebook page know that I have a thing for jigsaw puzzles. It goes back a LONG way. When I lived in Thailand as a child, my family spent its vacation in a house in the mountains of Malaysia. In the evening, after a day of hiking and [...]
110 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 3:03 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, historical romance, history of jigsaw puzzles, hobbies, jigsaw puzzles, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
There’s a game today? When? Who? I wouldn’t know because I’ve been busy looking at THIS: That’s Chris Cusiter, a footballer from Scotland. I stole him from Sabrina Jeffries’s facebook page and wow, I’m glad I did. Btw, by ‘footballer from England,’ I mean RUGBY. Hard, no padding, no helmet RUGBY. Let’s take a closer [...]
67 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 4:16 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Chris Cusiter, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, England, football, goddess blogs, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, kilt, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, men in kilts, muscles, Rachel Gibson, rugby, Sabrina Jeffries, Scotland, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, UK.
Hello, thanks for inviting me to join you today! My name is Emma Cane–when I write contemporaries, like A TOWN CALLED VALENTINE, which is out this month. I’m also Gayle Callen, who writes historicals. But both of these writers are also one man’s wife. It’s very easy to get caught up in our busy lives: [...]
85 Comments. Posted by Emma Cane on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 4:35 am.
Filed under Guest Goddesses, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Emma Cane, goddess blogs, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
This morning for breakfast, I made myself French toast. The batter was made of two eggs, very well beaten with vanilla almond milk, a touch of nutmeg, a drip or two of good vanilla, and the grated rind of half an orange. Three very thin slices of whole grain bread were soaked in this deliciousness, [...]
93 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Friday, February 3, 2012 at 2:41 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, breakfast, Claudia Dain, food, goddess blogs, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
