It’s time for a new feature. I think of this as the I’m-obsessed-with-covers-and-you-should-be-too feature. This came about while checking out my MySpace page this morning. Seemed I had several friends requests pending. And, yes, this is what happens when one does not check on the MySpace page for quite some time. While culling through those requests, I decided to check out some pages. This, in turn, lead to my idea that Sunday should be devoted to highlighting one or two books I see each week on MySpace. Keep in mind, these are books I check out solely because of the covers. Let me know what you think.

The first find of the day does not sound very romantic. I’m thinking this is one of those “good for research” type books. It’s The Slime That Men Do by Humble Howard Glassman.

The website describes it this way:

The Slime That Men Do! With the help of hundreds of listeners who submitted their Slime stories, radio personality Humble Howard has put together an amusing selection of bad dates, bizarre valentine celebrations and just general Slimy Guy behavior. The Slime That Men Do is funny, strange and sometimes sad but always entertaining and something that many women and not a few men will relate to. The stories were submitted through several months of The Humble Howard Morning Show on the Mix in Toronto and a few were picked each week to be read on the air. The response was overwhelming. The motivation was increased due to the fact that it was known that a part of the proceeds were to go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. In fact many women prefaced their stories with the note that they hoped some good would come out of their Slimy situation! This fall the book will be published and sold throughout the Canada and will hopefully raise money and awareness for the CBCF. Howard will be speaking on several Radio and TV shows and at the National Women’s Show in both Toronto and Ottawa further raising the profile of the book and of the very worthwhile cause it supports.

Clever and for a good cause. I like it. There are examples on the website. Check them out. Very funny…and a tad scary. Makes me even more grateful to have my hubby, and I was pretty damn grateful to start out.

The second pick is not out yet. But, I love the cover. The book is Sexiest Man Alive by Diana Holquist. She gets great covers because the one for her previous novel Make Me a Match was noteworthy too.

The plot for Sexiest Man Alive goes like this:

Shy No More Worksheet
Name–Jasmine Burns
Imagine the person who intimidates you. Naked–I’m intimidated by Josh Toby, the world’s biggest movie star. Who has to imagine him naked? I’ve seen it on a forty-foot screen.
Breathe deep–Did I mention he’s Josh Toby? As his costume designer, I’m supposed to dress him. And undress him. Oh, and my psychic sister Amy, who has never been wrong, named him my One True Love. Breathing is completely out of the question.
As for what you want–What I want is for him to stop being so…irresistible! I want not to fall in love with a man who’s stalked by the paparazzi, whose washboard abs could cut glass, and whose movie star girlfriend is the most stunning creature ever.
Believe you can do what needs to be done. Then do it–So, all I have to do is believe I can resist Josh Toby. Resist those deep violet eyes, those strong, muscular arms, and the way he makes me feel like the only woman on earth. Couldn’t be easier. Yeah right…

What do you guys think?

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