Archives for “Claudia Welch”
I don’t write many dukes. As a matter of fact, I’ve written only three in my entire 35-novel career (43 works, if you count the short stories and novellas). I’m not even sure why. I just haven’t. But I notice that there are writers who write lots and lots of dukes. I assume it’s because they [...]
55 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 3:17 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, contemporary romance, duke heroes, 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, What the Duke Desires, Will and Jane, Will and Jane's Excellent Adventure, women's fiction.
So, I got snookered. My Son1, who appreciated my love for all things Lord of the Rings, three seasons ago got me into Game of Thrones on HBO. I went happily, feeling flattered that he thought of what I might like, and because it gave us a special connection. (Note: even though we own DVDs [...]
55 Comments. Posted by Christie Ridgway on Friday, June 14, 2013 at 3:07 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.
Let me tell you how I met Lori Handeland/Austin. We were at an RWA conference in New Orleans. We were on a sight-seeing/research trip to The Oaks plantation. We started talking in the gift shop, realized she had my first agent and I had her second agent, and that my second agent had been her [...]
41 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 5:58 am.
Filed under Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, My Life As A Plebe, bestselling romance writer, blogs by women, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, cyber friends, female friendships, goddess blogs, historical novels, historical romance, humorous blog, romance novels, romance writer, the goddess blogs.
The most dreaded question in the English language! After so long making meals, I am tapped out. And some days I have so much going on that I totally forget that supper is required. Other days, everyone says they will be somewhere else. I am still singing hallelujah when they all turn up and ask: What’s [...]
61 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 2:44 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, An outlaw in Wonderland, 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, free recipes, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, once upon a time in the west, Rachel Gibson, recipes, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Years ago I wrote a series about four guys who had a zest for living, and parlayed that into the Thrillseekers Anonymous, a business that caters to the rich and powerful. An A-list wedding causes havoc in All I Need is You (Wedding Survivor). Stunt training reveals some old dangers in One More Night (Extreme [...]
38 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Monday, June 10, 2013 at 3:48 am.
Filed under Julia London, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, book covers, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, handsome guys, handsome men, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Okay, so I don’t play with them, but I HAVE them. Is that weird? I like having little fake people around me. My former assistant used to be creeped out by dolls, however, and I know that a lot of people are. I must confess that for me it really depends on the doll (Chuckie [...]
89 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Friday, June 7, 2013 at 3:10 am.
Filed under On Writing!, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, Barbie, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, book video, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, contemporary romance, doll, dolls, 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, video, What the Duke Desires, women's fiction.
Factually speaking, science-type people think that the legend of dragons came from our ancestors seeing dinosaur skeletons and figuring they were very recent. Like the legend of the cyclops came from mammoth skulls (where the nose socket looks like a big, central eye socket). Wherever the dragon myth came from, I love it. I love [...]
49 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 4:16 am.
Filed under Suzanne Enoch, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, Dragon Age, dragons, Game of Thrones, goddess blogs, How to Train Your Dragon, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Skyrim, Suzanne Enoch, The Elder Scrolls, the goddess blogs, The Hobbit.
My son just spent the last week with me. A very ‘puter savvy young man, he showed me all of his favorite youtube videos. Since then, I’ve watched a few (ahem) more. Here were my favorites. (Feel free to skip the ads asap, if there are any.) This made me laugh: This made me laugh, [...]
47 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 5:05 am.
Filed under Goddess Grins, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, patty cake cat, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, videos, youtube.
Today is release day for Lori Austin aka ME. AN OUTLAW IN WONDERLAND, the follow up to BEAUTY AND THE BOUNTY HUNTER is available today. This book was named one of Publishers Weekly’s Favorite Summer Romance Reads. If you’d like to read an excerpt take a visit to: http://www.loriaustin.net/wonderland_excerpt.php This is my favorite follow up [...]
35 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 2:59 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, an outlaw in, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, beauty and the bounty hunter, 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, once upon a time in the west, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
There’s a mission to Mars in the planning stages. The deal is this: you apply to go, it’s a 6 month trip, and it’s one way. Thousands of people have already applied for this opportunity to travel to and die on the Red Planet. The participants will be on camera the entire time since this [...]
62 Comments. Posted by Claudia Dain on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 5:00 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, goddess blogs, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Mars, Rachel Gibson, romance fiction, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, space travel, Suzanne Enoch.
The Boy is out of college and has been visiting me this past week, so I’ve been going to an unusual number of movies. There are several previews that caught my eye (Wolverine – SQUEEEE!), but this one surprised me. And made me want to see more. A lot more. Every time I saw the [...]
36 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at 4:34 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, funny blog, Henry Cavill, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Man of Steel, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, superman, Suzanne Enoch, The Tudors.
I went to my nephew’s elementary school talent show last night. He played The Pink Panther theme on his electric guitar, and in my opinion, he was awesome. There were other cute acts: comic karate, a boy who solved a Rubik’s Cube in less than two minutes, a third-grader who played the Jurassic Park theme [...]
41 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Friday, May 31, 2013 at 4:21 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, America's Got Talent, american idol, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, handsome men, historical novels, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, talent show, the goddess blogs, The Gong Show, The Voice.
I am not a big jigsaw kind of person. There are just so many other things to do, and a puzzle takes awhile and it’s sort of irritating to bend over the table and…well, I just don’t really like them. Except, one day I was browsing in Barnes and Noble and spied this one, Doors [...]
50 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 1:58 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, jigsaw puzzles, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, women's fiction.
Everyone loves a sale, or so I’ve heard. I didn’t realize that Memorial Day in the U.S. was a big sale weekend until I went to the mall. I went because I needed special shoes and inserts because apparently my feet spread, grew, changed. But that’s another blog. And there was a SALE at The [...]
28 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Monday, May 27, 2013 at 2:54 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, An outlaw in Wonderland, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, beauty and the bounty hunter, 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, low priced ebooks, Madeline Hunter, once upon a time in the west, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina Jeffries, sales, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Here’s a deep, dark author secret: sometimes after I’ve written a certain book, I’ll have a lot (and I mean a LOT) of trouble beginning the next book. It’s not that the new book doesn’t appeal to me, or that I’m not excited about writing the new characters and their story – I am. I’m [...]
33 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 9:18 am.
Filed under Karen Hawkins, On Writing!, Barbara O'Neal, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, Eduardo Verastegui, How to pursue a princess, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Oxenburg, Prince Wulfkinski, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
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 [...]
75 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 [...]
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.
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.
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 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.
