Archives for “Claudia Welch”
I just got back from a vacation week in the country, and it dawned on me while flying home that I didn’t see one hunky farmer. Not one. And why would anyone go to the country to begin with, if not to get a glimpse of a hunky farmer or ten? So I began googling [...]
39 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 7:43 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Barbara O'Neal, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, farmers, Hugh Jackman, hunks, Irish, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
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.
Since my sister died, my family rents a cabin each year near Gatlinburg and we spend a week-long family power week. Last year, we had a gorgeous five bedroom cabin on a mountain, great hot tub, lovely deck, huge coffeemaker, lots of hot water, four spacious bathrooms, pool table and game room — it was [...]
76 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 4:32 am.
Filed under Karen Hawkins, My Life As A Plebe, Barbara O'Neal, brochure, cabin rentals, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, Gatlinburg, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance authors, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
(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.
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.
HEAR YE, HEAR YE, RESIDENTS OF MT. OLY. Ye olde royal writer, Karen of the Hawkins — hold on. That ‘Ye olde’ part doesn’t sound right to me. Let me start over. *ahem* HEAR YE, HEAR YE, RESIDENTS OF MT. OLY! Ye bonny writer (oh yes, that’s MUCH better) doth declare this to be FAIRYTALE [...]
213 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 7:14 am.
Filed under Goddess Classics, Karen Hawkins, 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, Hugh Jackman, 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.
I’m one of the several Goddesses that have new books coming out today. Yay! The Love Shack (click for excerpts and buy links) is the latest in my Beach House No. 9 series (after Beach House Beginnings, Beach House No. 9, and Bungalow Nights) and though it can be read standalone, if you’ve enjoyed the [...]
92 Comments. Posted by Christie Ridgway on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 3:09 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.
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.
Last night, I was prowling around my house like a restless cat, tail switching, peering out the windows, going in circles around and around, lighting in a chair for a minute, checking my laptop for a minute, drinking a glass of water, peering outside again. Tail switching, switching. And I suddenly thought, what is this [...]
75 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 1:57 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, boredom, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, exercise, flu, goddess blogs, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, what I do when I'm not writing, writing.
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.
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.
So I’m at dinner with a 20-something and a 30-something. The waiter takes our drink order and then asks to see the ID of the 20-something. I was shocked! Offended! Why her and not me? Because in my head, I am still the same age as her. I’m ageless. I’m just me, the same person [...]
88 Comments. Posted by Julia London on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 4:08 am.
Filed under Julia London, 50s, achieverement, aging, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Many Cajun recipes begin with “First you make a roux”: crawfish étouffée, gumbos of all kinds, jambalaya. Roux is sort of the Cajun equivalent of white sauce–flour browned in oil until it is just this side of burned. Roux is essential. The thing is, everyone makes their roux differently. I make it the way my [...]
64 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 3:14 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, 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, family food, funny blog, gumbo, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance, roux, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, traditional foods, women's fiction.
I don’t know about you guys, but if a man has a square jaw and steely blues, I’ll look. But if he’s also a reader, then I’ll chase him around the world and hunt him down like a Wildebeast – Er, I mean, I’ll look twice. Yes. Look twice. That’s what I meant to say. [...]
21 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 9:05 am.
Filed under Goddess Eye Candy, Karen Hawkins, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, books, Bradley Cooper, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, George Clooney, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, men who read, Rachel Gibson, robert pattinson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Yesterday’s post by Suzanne Enoch about her collection made me to think about what I do when I’m not writing. Other than reading research books, my favorite thing to do is attend estate sales. Because this is Florida, most estate sales are living estate sales — the owners of the property are usually moving in [...]
57 Comments. Posted by Karen Hawkins on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at 4:44 am.
Filed under Goddess Classics, Karen Hawkins, antiques, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, collectibles, estate sales, Hugh Jackman, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Sometimes it feels like being a writer is a full-time gig. And I mean 24-hours a day full time. When I’m doing laundry I’m trying to figure out how to get the heroine to the ball without an invitation. While I’m brushing my teeth I’m trying out snippets of dialogue to try to make them [...]
45 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 4:20 am.
Filed under My Life As A Plebe, Suzanne Enoch, action figures, Barbara O'Neal, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Julia London, Lord of the Rings, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Star Wars, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, The Hobbit.
I didn’t mean for it to happen, honestly. My writer friends and I went over to B&N for coffee during our girls’ night out, and we behaved as usual, talking, laughing, enjoying being together. We were in the coffee shop (this is important–pay attention). I went to get more coffee, and a gentleman in a [...]
93 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 2:57 am.
Filed under Sabrina Jeffries, 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, coffee shops, contemporary romance, funny blog, historical romance, humorous blog, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, public humiliation, Rachel Gibson, romance, rude people, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, women's fiction.
People talk about walking down memory lane by looking at photos or meeting old friends. The main place I meet the past is in the kitchen. Sometimes in the recipes of course, written in my grandmother’s hand, or my ex-husband’s, or my mother’s. But more, it’s in the pots and pans. Have you ever noticed [...]
71 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Friday, March 1, 2013 at 1:15 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, cooking, food, goddess blogs, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, kitchen, love story, Madeline Hunter, memories, pans, pots, Rachel Gibson, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
Yes, my revised version of By Love Unveiled, which was first published in 1993 under the name of Deborah Martin, comes out tomorrow. Just so you’ll know, here’s what I did in revising it: Tightened up the writing (gee, I’ve learned a lot in 20 years; who knew?) Made some of the motivations more believable [...]
136 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 2:01 am.
Filed under On Writing!, Sabrina Jeffries, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, By Love Unveiled, Christie Ridgway, Classics Comics, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, comic, contemporary romance, Deborah Martin, funny blog, happy endings, historical romance, hollywood, humorous blog, Jane Austen, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Knight and Day, Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, movies, Rachel Gibson, romance, Sabrina, Sabrina Jeffries, satisfying endings, Suzanne Enoch, top romance authors, Will and Jane, Will and Jane's Excellent Adventure, William Shakespeare, women's fiction.
Yup, we have books, people. Books, books, and more books. We also have releases. Lots and lots of releases, all coming up this week. It’s as if the book heavens opened up and rained fun and sexy books upon us! So, in celebration, we’re going to GIVE AWAY FIVE SIGNED BOOKS. For FREE! I know, [...]
122 Comments. Posted by Your Friendly Goddesses on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 9:17 am.
Filed under Fun Contest Saturdays, Barbara O'Neal, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, new releases, Rachel Gibson, romances, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
I tend to remember my dreams. My mom swears that she almost never does, and I know if I don’t consciously think about how I spent the night, by that afternoon I have a hard time remembering my five hours as a lumberjack, followed by an hour or two of driving a cruise ship through [...]
76 Comments. Posted by Suzanne Enoch on Friday, February 22, 2013 at 4:03 am.
Filed under Suzanne Enoch, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, Barbara O'Neal, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Welch, cruise ship, george washington, goddess blogs, Hugh Jackman, humorous blog, Johnny Depp, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Matrix, ninjas, Rachel Gibson, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, The Avengers.
