Archives for March, 2012
This week Goddess Julia London is visiting my hometown of Orlando to do a book signing. (FYI: The signing is scheduled for today at B & L Books from 10:30 to 12:30 a.m., so if you’re in O’do, be sure to stop by!) I love sharing the fair city of Orlando with my goddess peeps. [...]
57 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 4:03 am.
Filed under Goddess Grins, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, girlfriends, historical novels, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, shoe shopping, shoes, shop til you drop, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
I’m often asked how I create the covers for my books. As many of you know the author doesn’t create them, the publisher does. The author’s input can go from nothing at all (the cover shows up in the mail, or e-mail these days) to cover approval, which means the cover must be approved by [...]
82 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Friday, March 30, 2012 at 2:18 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, covers, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, midnight moon, nightcreature novels, 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.
I begin this blog by admitting that I am not by any means a purse fashionista. I couldn’t tell a Gucci bag from a Guffi one. For me, a purse has one purpose; carrying the stuff you can’t bear to leave at home. Recently I purchased a new purse with one thought in mind – [...]
118 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 4:19 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, goddess blogs, handbags, historical novels, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, joss whedon, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, purses, Rachel Gibson, Ron Howard, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, Taming an Impossible Rogue, the goddess blogs.
I was going to blog today about being between a rock and a hard place. I was going to talk about how the lead characters in my book, out today, THE SEDUCTION OF LADY X are put into situations they don’t want to be in, and don’t know how to get out — the old [...]
98 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 4:24 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
When I was a young thing, I wanted to be a writer. I also wanted to be a zoologist traipsing through the Serengeti, and I wanted to be a crew member on Jacques Cousteau’s Calypso. They were all related, because of course I would write about all my adventures. However, it turns out that I’m [...]
80 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Monday, March 26, 2012 at 4:07 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, astronaut, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Calypso, careers lion tamer, Claudia Dain, goddess blogs, historical novels, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Jacques Cousteau, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
He’s a grin waiting to happen. He’s a late night dream. He’s a cyclops in a leather jacket. He’s all that even while playing in the sand. He’s James Marsden and he’s our FROS. Happy FROS, m’dears!
45 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 4:58 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, 27 Dresses, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Cyclops, Enchanted, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, James Marston, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy men, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, XMen.
I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. ~Ruth Stout How can you not love the sweet little crocus peeking out from the ground, the tulips, iris and daffodils reaching toward the sun, setting off their own little flower fireworks show after a long season of [...]
99 Comments. Posted by Sheridan on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 4:35 am.
Filed under Fun Contest Saturdays, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, seasons, spring, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
Hubby and I were talking about dental work the other day, and I pointed out how odd it is that modern science has come up with all kinds of cool things, but no one has invented a pill that would kill the bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease. You’d think that would be [...]
87 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Friday, March 23, 2012 at 4:20 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, inventions, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Our winner will be drawn at random from today’s comments and will receive an Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) of my coming May 22nd release, THE TAMING OF A SCOTTISH PRINCESS! The rules are few and simple: 1. Keep it clean! 2. Be nice! and 3. Every comment you post is a contest entry! There. It [...]
156 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 4:18 am.
Filed under Goddess Classics, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Claudia Dain, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, It Happened One Night, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, movies, old movies, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Outside my window, the winds are blustering and blasting my house, whistling in through any crack they can find, sending anything loose tumbling down the street (including a tumbleweed that looks somehow out of place in this tidy suburb). I glare at the wildly tossing arms of a pine, but of course it’s windy. It [...]
75 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 2:29 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance writer, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch.
So, today is the first day of spring. Big deal. I don’t know about the rest of the country, but its cold and rainy here in my neck of the woods. It’s been cold and rainy all winter. We’ve had very little snow and I like snow. Snow is crisp and white and rain is [...]
103 Comments. Posted by Rachel Gibson on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 12:13 am.
Filed under Rachel Gibson, bad boys, bestselling romance writer, hockey, humorous blog, Lady GaGa, raining frogs, Rescue Me, romance, wrath of God.
Sometimes I think the web is a living thing. I have had peculiar experiences that make me wonder if all the connectiveness has crossed some metaphysical line, and created an organism that can act on its own accord and overcome data barriers through sheer force of will. Last December my Amazon account got hacked. I [...]
87 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 2:20 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, alpha males, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, hacking, handsome guys, historical novels, historical romance, humorous blog, internet privacy, privacy policies, romance novels, romantic fiction, web privacy.
I know, I know. You’re disappointed. So am I! But my neck — I must have slept on it wrong or something — and I can’t concentrate enough to find a decent selection of FROS for you. I promise I’ll do better next time. Meanwhile, I think we should practice some good general neck exercises [...]
63 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 4:42 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, FROS, Hugh Jackman, hunky men, neck exercises.
I spend a lot of time reading the first lines of books. It’s commonly believed that a writer has three paragraphs to either catch up a reader, to make them want to read the entire story, or to lose them forever. I think it’s less. I think a writer has one paragraph, or even only [...]
58 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 4:07 am.
Filed under On Writing!, Suzanne Enoch, "The Trouble with Valentine's Day", 1984, alpha males, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, Claudia Dain, Farenheit 451, goddess blogs, Hugh Jackman, In the Shadow of Man, Jaws, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lord of the Flies, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Of Mice and Men, Pride and Prejudice, Rachel Gibson, Rainshadow Road, Rules to Catch a Devilish Duke, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, Taming an Impossible Rogue, The Abduction of Julia, the Black Duke's Prize, The Dangerous Gentleman, the goddess blogs, The Hobbit, The Princess Bride, The War of the Worlds, To Kill a Mockingbird, true grit.
Last week I had new publicity photos shot at my house. I learned that if I don’t have them reshot every few years, people don’t recognize me. I don’t know why. I’ve looked the same for years. I love meeting readers and don’t mind having my pic taken with them, but I am not naturally [...]
95 Comments. Posted by Rachel Gibson on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 12:54 am.
Filed under Uncategorized.
I am obsessed with a wall. This wall separates my kitchen from my living area. My obsession with it has come on slowly, taking years to ferment into a frothy head of steam. When I first moved in seven years ago, I hardly noticed this wall. I used to put big showy vases of flowers [...]
102 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 4:18 am.
Filed under Julia London, alpha males, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, goddess blogs, home renovation projects, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
The title comes from a family joke. My mother in law, a massage therapist, likes to use herbal medicine. My sister in law, a pediatrician, calls that eating grass. The two have been having a friendly a tug of war since I met them. When I decided to write this blog, I thought it would [...]
100 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 2:48 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, 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, herbal medicine, homeopathy, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, menopause, 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.
I came across this on a blog the other day: I laughed, even though I’ve never heard of three of these, because the different types of social media really do serve different purposes. And what I’ve discovered is some people are better served by one than by another. I’ll admit it. I prefer Facebook to [...]
94 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 4:05 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, blogging, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, facebook, goddess blogs, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, pinterest, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, social media, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, twitter.
It’s so much fun to conjure up a hero when writing a novel. He looks just like I want him to look, down to the thickness of his hair and the breadth of his hands. I don’t generally use visual aids–my imagination does just fine, thank you. But when the books come out, readers often [...]
35 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 4:39 am.
Filed under Julia London, alpha males, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, handsome guys, handsome men, historical novels, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, The Revenge of Lord Eberlin, The Secrets of Hadley Green, The Seduction of Lady X, The Year of Living Scandalously.
Back in October our 12 year old lab, Elwood, passed away. I have not mentioned this because . . . well . . . I don’t like to mention it. He was a great dog and he was healthy right up until he wasn’t. I was so upset I took all of his toys, [...]
104 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 2:08 am.
Filed under Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, dogs, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, pets, puppies, 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.
Long ago and far away, I taught 10th grade English. I was a busy, busy girl. I taught creative writing (one essay a week, every Wednesday, graded and returned by Friday), the 5 genres of literature (novel, short story, essay, poem, play), grammar, reading comprehension, and vocabulary (vocab test every Friday)—-they also had to do [...]
96 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Friday, March 9, 2012 at 4:50 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, On Writing!, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs.
Last night, I stood at the counter of my kitchen for more than an hour, organizing my main recipe notebook. It was not a planned activity. In fact, there were dishes in the sink that needed washing, and a pile of little tasks that wanted finishing, and what I had planned to do was to [...]
71 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 2:53 am.
Filed under Uncategorized, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, food, goddess blogs, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, organizing, Rachel Gibson, recipes, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
The memory of when I first became smitten is a little vague, but I remember certain things: glorious fabrics in some of the most vibrant colors imaginable, detailed jewelry created from gold and gems, garlands of marigolds and ribbons dangling in the breeze… and the music. Oh, the music. An exotic blending of sounds as [...]
70 Comments. Posted by Sheridan on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 4:35 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, blog for women, Bollywood, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, foreign travel, handsome men, hunks, India, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, travel.
When I was young and single, it seemed to me that love happened when I was least looking for it, coming out of left field at unexpected moments and often with unexpected guys. My current release, The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne, has that kind of “least likely” situation between its characters. We all have our favorite [...]
69 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 3:04 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, On Writing!, alpha males, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, historical novels, historical romance, love story, romance novels.
You knew this was coming; the Oscars are finished, the awards for serious-minded movies with lofty themes all given out. And now, it’s SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER TIME. This is my favorite time of the year. I love the big, loud, brash, fun, take-me-away-from-it-all-to-the-zombie-apocalypse movies. If somebody can combine an adventure with some witty dialogue, some thrills [...]
84 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 4:33 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, 21 Jump Street, Abraham Lincoln, Barbara O'Neal, Battleship, blockbuster, blog for women, Brave, Cabin in the Woods, christian bale, Christopher Nolan, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Dark Shadows, goddess blogs, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, John Carter, Johnny Depp, Josh Brolin, joss whedon, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Men in Black III, Mirror Mirror, Pixar, Rachel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, summer movies, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, Taylor Kitch, The Avengers, The Bourne Legacy, The Dark Knight Rises, the goddess blogs, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Raven, Tommy Lee Jones, Total Recall, vampire hunter, Will Smith.
