Archives for “Barbara Samuel”
I’ve had a lot of sick days in my life. I’m what used to be called “sickly.” If I’d been born in any other century I would have been one of those “died in childhood” statistics one hears so much about regarding bygone population rates. I missed so many days in high school that my [...]
6 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 7:04 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Suzanne Enoch.
Yes, I know I’m behind the curve on this. Yes, I know every author and their mother (maybe even their father) has a street team. But I thought it would be fun, so I’m doing it, too. For those of you who are even more behind than I am, a street team, according to Karin [...]
52 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Friday, May 17, 2013 at 2:54 am.
Filed under Goddess Grins, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, comic, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Jane Austen, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, street team, street teams, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, Will and Jane, William Shakespeare, women's fiction.
We all need good thinking places. Maybe you’re having a problem at work. Maybe you’re trying to come up with a good birthday present for your mother-in-law. Need some great advice to write in a graduation card? You need the right place to cogitate before taking pen to paper! Driving the car often helps me [...]
39 Comments. Posted by Christie Ridgway on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 2:55 am.
Filed under Christie Ridgway, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Like all of you, I have read so many books in my life I have forgotten more than I remember. I have read some great books and some really bad books (at least until I finally decided life is too short and I wasn’t going to spend any more time finishing books that did not [...]
66 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 4:51 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
I just got back from RT, where I met lots and lots of readers (and booksellers and other authors, but mostly readers). It was so much fun! And here’s why I love it: They talk about characters as if they’re real. They notice things about my books that I don’t notice. They remind me that [...]
59 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 3:34 am.
Filed under Goddess Readers Speak Out, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, E-novellas, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, readers, romance, RT Convention 2013, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, Ten Reasons to Stay, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Once upon a time this phrase was popular due to a commercial. Alka Selzer. I had to look that up. I remembered the phrase but not the product. A common complaint for me with commercials. There have been several things that I have resisted trying, thinking I would NOT like them and been pleasantly surprised [...]
66 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 2:31 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Chopped, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, cooking, Downton Abbey, funny blog, Game of Thrones, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, music, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, sushi, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
I’m just back from Kansas City, Missouri, site of this year’s Romantic Times convention. It was such fun. The hotel was beautiful and the city lovely (love that Link system!). It snowed. Yes, in May. What can you do? Me? I brought wool socks; I was never cold. Most women were wearing sandals. They were [...]
60 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 5:53 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Goddess Grins, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, far from home, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Kansas City, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romantic times convention, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, traveling.
Hugh Jackman is from Australia. So is Russell Crowe. And so are a dozen other sexy actors, musicians, and artists. But the FROS-worthy Aussie who caught my eye this week is Guy Pearce, the villain for the new Ironman 3. Frankly, I’m beginning to think there’s something very special in the water in Australia. Just [...]
34 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 4:45 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, Guy Pearce, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Ironman 3, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, movies, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, villain.
Not really. But doesn’t it seem like everything you buy these days come with points? I figured out a long time ago that signing up for points at Office Depot doesn’t work for me, because I really need to spend more than $75 a year to earn anything. The only thing I do enough of [...]
38 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 3:57 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, contemporary romance, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, southwest airlines, starwood hotels, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, united airlines.
We all have them. Those moments of shining clarity—an hour or a day that stands out from all the rest. I remembered one this morning. It rolled out from beneath a piece of dusty furniture in my brain, an aquamarine marble. In the clear glass, I saw a very hot summer day. I’m rushing across [...]
49 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 1:12 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, contemporary romance, dogs, goddess blogs, happiness, historical romance, joy, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, memories, pets, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
I have some of the most ill-behaved and spoiled dogs on the planet. If you do too, and you’re like me, you’ll appreciate the two news articles I recently found titled, Least competent Dogs: (1) A Palm Bay, Fla., police officer was sent to the hospital in February after a supposedly highly trained K-9 bit him [...]
51 Comments. Posted by Rachel Gibson on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 1:39 am.
Filed under Rachel Gibson, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, Lori Handeland, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, women's fiction.
I just returned from a lovely week in the Smoky Mountains with a few of my writer pals. We had a great time, especially since the sun shone and the temps were in the 80s. I will not mention what the temps were in WI when I left. It makes me twitch. While I was [...]
50 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 2:18 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, friends, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, smoky mountains, Suzanne Enoch, tennessee, top romance authors, vacation, women's fiction.
Every house has one. You know, that thing that happens when you’re not really thinking and you put something down, and when you go back to pick it up, you can’t find it again. Ever. This happened to me last week. But the thing that completely disappeared was an electronic gadget that is now taunting [...]
84 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 4:28 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
This past weekend, I left my 75-degree weather for the Grand Rapids, Michigan area to attend a writers’ retreat (hello, Mid-Michigan RWA! I loved my visit!). They told me it was going to be cold, maybe snowing and I should bring a “jacket.” Jacket?! To my SoCal soul, snow means boots, hats, mittens, scarves, [...]
80 Comments. Posted by Christie Ridgway on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 2:31 am.
Filed under Uncategorized, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
(Note: there are no spoilers in the following post.) I’ve been watching the new season of Game of Thrones, which is to my mind a much more involving and engrossing fantasy than Lord of the Rings ever was. (Heresy in some circles, I know.) I adore the strong female characters, and am fascinated by George [...]
58 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 1:40 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, books, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, handsome men, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance books, romance writer, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
That’s “marriage” for those of you not familiar with The Princess Bride. And, actually, even though Only Girl got married just a few days ago and marriage is much on my mind, I find myself thinking about girlfriends. First, let me happily report that the wedding day was beautiful. Nothing spilled and no one tripped. [...]
48 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 5:54 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, My Life As A Plebe, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, female friendships, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, wedding.
I saw Thor for the first time last month. I enjoyed it moderately. But after watching it, I confess I didn’t get why everyone is so gaga over Chris Hemsworth. I mean, he’s cute and all, and I do like his blue eyes. But he’s blond. And I just don’t go for blonds. In fact, I [...]
208 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 2:36 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, David Gandy, funny blog, historical romance, hot guys, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Matt Bomer, Rachel Gibson, Richard Armitage, Rodrigo Santoro, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Do you ever see something and love it, and wish you’d thought of it? Do you ever see someone and think, I wanted to be that person? It doesn’t happen to me very often, but my admiration for brilliance has me wondering sometimes if it’s too late to re-invent myself and come up with the [...]
51 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 3:54 am.
Filed under Julia London, amazon, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Game of Thrones, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Pink, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
My friend Jo Beverley posted this video to an email loop the other day. She showed it to me the first time when we were in Australia a few years ago. We’d gone to the Romance Writers of Australia conference in Melbourne, then traipsed around Tasmania, and then made our way to the Great Red [...]
36 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 1:05 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, dancing, happiness, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, women's fiction, writing, youtube.
I am not a fashionista. Which is not the same as saying I don’t like fashion. It is the same as saying I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it, or even noticing it. But when I do notice, I really notice. And this season I am noticing. Maybe it is just me [...]
39 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Monday, April 8, 2013 at 3:23 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, cool shoes, fashion trends, floral patterned shoes, funny blog, historical romance, hot guys, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, shorts suits, spring fashions, stripes, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Last night, I desperately wanted something sweet, but I’m dieting, so there are no cookies or cakes or candy in the house. I prowled around my kitchen, opening the fridge, the cupboards, growled, closed them again. At last, I spied a banana—Eureka!—and sliced it into a little bowl, then drizzled a little chocolate syrup over [...]
51 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 1:59 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, food, goddess blogs, historical romance, hot fudge, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love stories, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, women's fiction.
(First off, sorry for the ear worm…but it’s so apt!) I had to read this memoir for research. Yes, I did! Not because I’ve always had a little crush on Rob Lowe. It had nothing to do with that! I’m really, truly writing a book that has a hero who was a one-time teen heartthrob [...]
33 Comments. Posted by Christie Ridgway on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 3:12 am.
Filed under Uncategorized, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
As we’re all readers here, I’m sure we have great reading memories spread over our entire lives. (Some lives, at this point, a lot longer than others. Achem.) I remember my mother reading to me at night. I’m sure she read Golden Books (remember those anyone?) because I had a ton on my shelf, but [...]
105 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 2:42 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Believe it or not, April Fool’s Day jokes go back a long, LONG way. Someone did a spectacular one in 1860 when they invited people to watch the washing of the white lions at the Tower of London. The prank apparently drew lots of people; the only problem was that by 1860 the lions had long [...]
68 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, April 1, 2013 at 2:21 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, April Fool's Day, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, hoax, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, prank, prankster, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, washing the lions, women's fiction.
My son’s wedding is in about a month, so I have begun a Big Clean-up. That is when I amaze myself by going through and throwing out everything in sight. I get ruthless. Fortunately it does not happen too often. Only at times like this. You know–weddings, moving, those kinds of times. I have a [...]
63 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Friday, March 29, 2013 at 2:46 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, hoarding, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, pack rat, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, saving boxes, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
