Archives for “Claudia Dain”
Okay, you won’t understand my blog title unless you’re a Neil Diamond fan, but it fits my subject. Because, you see, I WAS a Neil Diamond fan in my youth. And then I wasn’t for years and years, and then a few years back I became one again. Why? I. Don’t. Know. I’m hoping to [...]
69 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:53 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Sabrina Jeffries, ABBA, 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, folk music, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, music, Neil Diamond, nostalgia, old music, Peter Paul and Mary, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
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 [...]
52 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’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.
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.
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.
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.
I’d tell sixteen year old me that the best things in life will be my kiddos and not to let one second of laughter or giggles be pushed aside for house cleaning or ‘must dos’ that aren’t ‘must’ at all. I’d tell sixteen year old me not to marry a man who ‘needs’ you. Look [...]
91 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Friday, May 3, 2013 at 4:27 am.
Filed under Goddess Classics, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
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’d never heard the word ‘meme’ before Facebook became the rage. Now, of course, I hear it often. A ‘meme,’ for those of you who aren’t into online media, is a concept that spreads from person to person via the internet. In the spirit of staying current, I searched the net for some fun, sexy [...]
13 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 4:03 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Colin Firth, George Clooney, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Depp, Julia London, KarenHawkins, Lori Austen, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrian Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, Tatun Channing, Taylor Lautner.
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.
*marches into room and blows whistle* All right, all of you slackers! Time to get up and GET FIT! That’s right – a healthy body is a happy body and it’s time to get healthy. So this morning, we’re going to do some PUSH-UPS! Here are the instructions for our workout this morning. 1. Find [...]
37 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 8:49 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Barbara O'Neal, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, fitness model, Gary Taylor, Hugh Jackman, 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.
All readers have them, but some ignore them, while others follow them to the letter. What am I talking about? RULES, people. That’s right: RULES OF THE READING UNIVERSE. These are the two rules I hold nearest and dearest to my cranky book-reading-and-lending heart: Rule #1: When borrowing a book, thou shalt RETURN SAID BOOK [...]
127 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 4:37 am.
Filed under Goddess Readers Speak Out, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, books, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, reading, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
We are right on the cusp of something exciting – yes, it’s nearly the summer movie season. We’re already being pummeled with trailers for the Tom Cruise movie Oblivion, and if I were someone who watched the MTV Movie Awards, I might have seen an Iron Man 3 trailer, too. So what’s coming out in [...]
57 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 4:02 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, After Earth, Barbara O'Neal, blog for women, Bruce Willis, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, Fast & Furious 6, Guillermo del Toro, Helen Mirren, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Iron Man 3, J.J. Abrams, John Malkovich, Johnny Depp, joss whedon, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, M. Night Shyamalan, Madeline Hunter, Man of Steel, Monsters University, Much Ado About Nothing, Nathan Fillion, Oblivion, Pacific Rim, Rachel Gibson, RED 2, Sabrina Jeffries, Star Trek into Darkness, Suzanne Enoch, The Avengers, the goddess blogs, The Great Gatsby, The Hangover Part 3, The Lone Ranger, The Wolverine, tom cruise, Tony Stark, Will Smith, World War Z, X-Men, zombies.
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.
