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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.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
As I sit here we are expecting 6-12 more inches of the white and fluffy. As my yard already looks like this I’m not happy. The first few snowfalls are so pretty. When the boys were small a snow day was a holiday. (They still are, but once you aren’t in school any [...]
88 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Friday, March 8, 2013 at 2:02 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, 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, reggie, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, snow, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, winter.
Where those the days? Is ignorance bliss? I really don’t know. When I was growing up, we played outside a lot and our curfew was when it was “dark.” We didn’t have cellphones so my mother never knew what we were doing. I don’t remember that she ever even asked. We had implemented the “don’t [...]
79 Comments. Posted by Rachel Gibson on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 1:57 am.
Filed under Uncategorized, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, romance books, romance writer, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
I have realized that there is only one marketing gimick that works on me. But boy, oh boy, does it work. I am a sitting duck when it comes to free shipping. In the olden days of catalogue shopping it was the shipping that always hung me up. I’d see something I wanted, fill out [...]
82 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 4:14 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, free shipping, historical romance, internet, romance books, romance writer, romantic fiction, shopping.
I could hear this song in my head but I had to go and look it up to remember who sang it. The Miracles. Oh yeah! And also Linda Ronstadt. Why do I care you ask? Because we have a new baby in the family and I am very psyched. What is it about babies [...]
87 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Monday, February 18, 2013 at 2:57 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, babies, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, 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, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
As the Superbowl this year had no green and no gold (to both mine and Karen’s heartbreak) I actually watched the commercials. If the Packers were playing I would need the commercial breaks for important things like . . . well, you know. But for most of the first half I could do important things [...]
79 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 2:13 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance authors, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, blogs by women, blogs for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, commercials, contemporary romance, funny blog, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, historical romance, 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, seo- blog for women, sexy guys, sexy men, Superbowl, superbowl commercials, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, top romance authors, women's fiction.
Now that the holiday season has passed us by (at last!!). I have unpacked and put away the gifts and chosen my favorite. It is my new Keurig Coffee Maker. For years I looked at this item in stores, considered, picked it up, put it back, didn’t get it. Rinse, repeat. I am a coffee [...]
99 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 2:13 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, christmas presents, Claudia Dain, coffee, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, keurig, 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, Suzanne Enoch, tea, the goddess blogs.
After a long holiday season, I got to thinking about the things people ask me to bring to the table. The actual table. As in food. We all know Julia gets to bring the booze. I never get to bring the booze. But they don’t let me bring anything difficult to make either. IV says [...]
88 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 2:38 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, food, 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, nachos, Rachel Gibson, recipes, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Some authors use photos of their characters to get an image in their heads of how these people appear. I’ve always been the type who shied away from that because I could never find exactly what was in my head in the real world. In truth, physical descriptions of my “peeps” are hard for me. [...]
38 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 2:24 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, benjamin bratt, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Joseph Fiennes, Julia London, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, michael biehn, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, the magnificent seven, the rock creek six, yul brynner.
MY two front teeth are intact. (Knock wood!) Thank you very much. What I’d really like is for those on my Christmas list to tell me what THEY want so I can buy it without exerting any brain power. My brain power is being drained by 1871 Kansas at the moment and not available for [...]
53 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 8:21 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, christmas gifts, Claudia Dain, 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, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
I’ve written in a lot of genres, but I have yet to write a time travel romance. This isn’t because I don’t like them, because I do. A single whiff of time travel in a back cover blurb or review and I’m there. Same thing with movies. Planet of the Apes, Peggy Sue Got Married, [...]
335 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 2:46 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Booktoberfest, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, 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, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, time travel.
Yesterday, I made soup. I thought at the time that it might be a good blog, using the ingredients of the season, moving from summer to fall (in the Northern Hemisphere). The recipe was intriguing: butternut squash and apples, with bits of spice. I had a day of errands, so I prepared the soup early, [...]
103 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 1:36 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, books, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, food, goddess blogs, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, recipes, romance books, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch, trouble.
Time does fly, except when you’re eagerly awaiting something. Remember when you were a kid–for some of us this is greater stretch than for others–and everything seemed to be so far away? Your next birthday. Christmas. Summer vacation. High school. Graduation. Being legal. Being on your own. All seemed to be so far out of [...]
55 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 2:59 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, beauty and the bounty hunter, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, 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, new books, once upon a time in the west, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
There are certain artists who shine through. No matter what they’re doing, there’s that certain something that makes them recognizable to others who know them well. For instance, Stephen King wrote several books as Richard Bachman. A lot of readers read the Bachman books and saw Steve shining through. I’ve read both Nora Roberts and [...]
98 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 2:51 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, american horror story, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, beauty and the bounty hunter, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Chuck lorre, Claudia Dain, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, J.D. Robb, joss whedon, Julia London, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, Nora Roberts, Rachel Gibson, richard bachman, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, ryan murphy, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, stephen king, Susan Mallory, Suzanne Enoch, The Avengers, the big bang theory, the goddess blogs, western historical romance.
My family has always been big on games. Card games. Board games. Head games. Packer games. Brewers games. Little league, basketball, pee wee football. You get the drill. Games, games, games. Wheee. As a child, one of my favorite games was SORRY. Maybe because my grandma would play this with me whenever I asked. And [...]
50 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Friday, September 21, 2012 at 2:03 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, beauty and the bounty hunter, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Christie Ridgway, Claudia Dain, 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, Once upon, Rachel Gibson, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, romantic fiction, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
Some years ago I was watching an old movie—I forget the name of it— and there was a scene that remains very clear in my memory. A secondary character was in the frame with the stars. He had few lines. His character’s existence was important to the plot, but not directly involved in it. Anyway, in that [...]
54 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 3:28 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, On Writing!, alpha males, bad boys, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Characterization, chewing up the scenery, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, hijacking the story, historical romance, Hugh Jackman, love stories, romance books, sexy men, vivid characters.
Music is one of my favorite things. All kinds of music, from classical to Celtic to blues and rock of almost any variety (hold the Guns & Roses, please). But I admit to being a Top 40 fan. I always have my car radio tuned to the local pop station, and I know every song [...]
54 Comments. Posted by Barbara on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 1:03 am.
Filed under Barbara O'Neal, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, great guys, humor, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, music, pop music, Rachel Gibson, romance books, Sabrina Jeffries, Suzanne Enoch.
Recently, I watched the first episode of an old series, Prison Break, because I wanted to see Wentworth Miller in action (he’s the physical inspiration for one of the heroes of my latest series). I enjoyed that episode, found the premise intriguing, and positively adored Wentworth. Yet I have no desire to watch any more episodes. [...]
37 Comments. Posted by Sabrina Jeffries on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 4:30 am.
Filed under Goddess Readers Speak Out, Sabrina Jeffries, actor, alpha males, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, cabin romances, Claudia Dain, Claudia Welch, goddess blogs, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, historical romance, Julia London, Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, Madeline Hunter, Prison break, Rachel Gibson, regency romance, road books, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, Sabrina Jeffries, settings, sexy guys, susan mallery, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs, tv shows, Wentworth Miller.
Regulars to this blog know that a number of us are regular watchers of House Hunters on HGTV. Recently it was revealed that the shows are scripted, that some of the houses viewed were not really for sale, and that at least one buyer had already chosen the house before the show was filmed. Oh, the betrayal! I [...]
68 Comments. Posted by Madeline Hunter on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at 3:21 am.
Filed under Madeline Hunter, When Goddesses Fall To Earth, alpha males, bad boys, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, gut jobs, gutting kitchen, historical novels, historical romance, house buying, House Hunters, house remodeling, Hugh Jackman, new house, redecorating, romance books, romance writer, romantic fiction.
We here at the Handeland house watch a lot of television. Hell on Wheels, Breaking Bad, True Blood, Supernatural, American Horror Story, Boardwalk Empire . . . I could go on but I’ll refrain. Then there are our old-time favorites. Shows we’ve watched so repeatedly we know exactly what’s going to happen but we laugh [...]
67 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 2:25 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, 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, Seinfeld, sexy guys, sexy men, Susan Mallory, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
I am just back from 9 days in Anaheim at the RWA National Convention. Yes, that was NINE days. As I’m on the board of directors I get to go early. Whee. However, because I was there early, and we got all our homework done, I also got to go to DisneyLand. I’d never been. [...]
53 Comments. Posted by Lori Handeland on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at 2:29 am.
Filed under Lori Austin, Lori Handeland, alpha males, bad boys, Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Samuel, bestselling romance writer, blog for women, Claudia Dain, Disneyland, dogs, great guys, handsome guys, handsome men, Hugh Jackman, humor, humorous blog, hunks, Julia London, linda howard, Linda Winstead Jones, Lori Austin Karen Hawkins, Lori Handeland, love, love stories, love story, Madeline Hunter, Rachel Gibson, reggie, rita awards, RITA ceremony, romance, romance books, romance fiction, romance novels, romance writer, Romance Writers of America, romantic fiction, RWA, Sabrina Jeffries, sexy guys, sexy men, Susan Mallory, Suzanne Enoch, the goddess blogs.
