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My grandfather was a gardener. These days we call them landscapers. Gardener/landscaper, the man had an ultra green thumb. He grew everything from beautiful flowers to fruits and veggies. I mean the kind of vegetables not everyone can grow, not like zucchini. Everyone can grow zucchini. Although I don’t know why anyone would. I get [...]
53 Comments. Posted by Rachel Gibson on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 1:49 am.
Filed under Uncategorized, alpha males, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, flowers, historical romance, Rachel Gibson, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, zucchini.
I was going to write a funny blog about my book release today, but then the tornado hit Oklahoma and I saw the rubble of two elementary schools and all of my happy juice drained right out of my heart and into my feet. I don’t have big feet, so it hurts when that happens. [...]
51 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 5:30 am.
Filed under Karen Hawkins, My Life As A Plebe, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
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 [...]
65 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.
AHHHH! Spring has sprung and the goddesses are in the mood to scrub Mt. Oly from tip to toe! I know, I know. If we’d just lie down an hour or two, the feeling would go away, but you can’t get a decent nap with Suzie playing with those light sabers while Rachel runs the [...]
79 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 4:34 am.
Filed under Goddess Readers Speak Out, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, goddess blogs, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, quiz, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, spring cleaning, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
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.
A pictorial on How To Wear a Suit, starring MATT BOMER of WHITE COLLAR. 1. It’s all about the attitude. 2. If you’ve got the look, use it. 3. Even something as mundane as taking a call can look classy when done correctly. 4. Of course, what’s under the suit is important, too. 5. Very [...]
31 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 4:45 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, how to wear a suit, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Matt, Matthew Bomer, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, white collar.
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 was wondering last night what kind of impression Earth would make on aliens based on just our movies blasting out into space (and we can pretend aliens don’t get the Discovery Channel). Do you remember the movie Galaxy Quest, where the aliens thought that everything they saw on our “video diaries” was the truth? Would real aliens think [...]
39 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 4:15 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, 10 Million Years B.C., Aliens, Avengers, Barbara O'Neal, Batman, bestselling romance writer, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, Cloverfield, Fantastic Four, Godzilla, handsome guys, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, jurassic park, Karen Hawkins, King Kong, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, movies, New York, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Spider-Man, Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, super heroes, superman, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, Tokyo, vampires, X-Men, zombies.
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 have a cat named Ivan who is about six years old. Ivan is an indoor cat. He got out once when he was a kitten and was gone for three days. That cured him. He never tried to get out again, and this was fine by me. One reason it was fine was my belief that [...]
49 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 2:37 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, bad boys, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, cats, historical novels, historical romance, pets, romance books, romance writer.
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.
(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.
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.
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.
So I’ve got a new list of things I just don’t get. Is it just me? Here’s my top three things: 1. With almost every purchase, someone wants my email address. Sephora, Best Buy, Office Max, Nordstrom’s — the only place that hasn’t asked me for my email address is the grocery store. I [...]
84 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 4:12 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, dogs, girls, goddess blogs, historical novels, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Reese's Peanut butter Eggs, romance books, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, The Last Debutante, women's fiction, yoga.
In the newspaper biz, when a reporter said “I’m on deadline,” it usually meant he/she had to get a story in by a certain time that night in order for it to appear in the newspaper the next morning. A deadline for a book writer is a slightly different animal. Technically, once I sign a [...]
66 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 4:15 am.
Filed under On Writing!, Suzanne Enoch, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, deadline, Diet Coke, goddess blogs, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Oreos, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, The Handbook to Handling His Lordship.
My dad killed people. No, he wasn’t a serial killer. He was a Marine in WWII and he killed men, lots of men, at close range. He killed them with bullets and he killed them with bayonets and he killed them with knives. There’s a famous quote about Henderson Field on Guadalcanal (one of my [...]
51 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 5:30 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, alpha males, 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, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch.
I never went on one of those wild spring break trips in college. I was not the type to sleep in my car, live on the beach. Let’s face it. I was never a candidate for “Girls Gone Wild.” My idea of a wild night is more than two glasses of vino. The very first [...]
63 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 2:26 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, boys, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, College, dorms, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, 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, spring break, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
My blog really has nothing to do with the Ides or Bewaring, but I just wanted to use that title. What I actually want to talk about is wedding dresses. I’ve never worn a wedding dress. And unless Nathan Fillion or Gerard Butler finally start answering my tweets, it’s not likely to happen. Even so, I [...]
83 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Friday, March 15, 2013 at 4:37 am.
Filed under Suzanne Enoch, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, bridal gowns, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, Gerard Butler, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Nathan Fillion, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Say Yes to the Dress, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, wedding dresses, weddings.
It’s been a bad week. A week ago today, one of my oldest friends, a sorority sister, died. I can’t imagine my life without her. But now my life is without her. I’m having a tough time. A few days later, my mother-in-law died. She was the kindest, most loving woman. She loved me unconditionally [...]
67 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 5:33 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, death, goddess blogs, grief, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance books, romance fiction, romance writer, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
