Archive for January, 2008

RT Top Pick!

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Two faithful readers emailed last night to congratulate me on the review of RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW in the newest issue of Romantic Times. My copy has not arrived, but I quickly checked the website and - wowza! - RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW got 4 1/2 Stars and is a March Top Pick! [...]

Stupid In Action

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Readers often complain about TSTL (too stupid to live) heroines in romance novels. Me, well, I think I have a higher tolerance than most for TSTL characters. In my experience, humans have a never-ending supply of stupidity. It is a scary but very real phenomenon. I often see or hear about [...]

Weekend With A Monster

Monday, January 28th, 2008

I saw the movie Cloverfield this weekend. If you’re not familiar with this one, think of it as A Day In The Life Of A Monster or Let’s Videotape This Monster Until It Kills Us or you can view it as I do, Two Hours Of Trying Not To Vomit On The Moviegoer In [...]

Moments In Movie Romance

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

There is an article on CNN called The Screening Room’s Top 10 Romantic Moments. Sure, those are interesting. Even more interesting is the short list of most cringe-worthy moments. Here are a few of my favorites from the second list:
The English Patient (Anthony Mingella, 1996)
“I’ve watched you - on verandahs, at garden [...]

Romantic Times Readers

Friday, January 25th, 2008

I was poking around on the Romantic Times website today and saw a feature I previously missed. It a section called Top 20 Books Rated By Readers. While looking at the list I had one reaction: what the hell are these books? Sure, I recognized some of the titles but [...]

Kate And Kindle

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Kensington editor Kate Duffy (who happens to be my editor) is blogging over at the Brava Blog today. The topic is the kindle. This is Amazon’s wireless reading device. One of the benefits, I think, is that the screen looks like actual reading pages instead of like a screen you’d see on [...]

Blogging And Voting

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

I am blogging over at Access Romance about…wait for it…Fabio. Check it out.
And while you’re looking around the internet, it’s time to vote for the Brava Contest reader favorite. Go cast your vote.
And while you’re voting, AAR’s Reader Poll continues. Go vote for your favorites. Huge thanks to those who have [...]

Another McGinniss

Monday, January 21st, 2008

I’ve mentioned before that I am interested in true crime. One of the first books I ever read in the genre was Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss. I’ve read pretty much read every book he’s written since then. His style works for me.
So, when I received a copy of The Delivery [...]

Not Writing

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Watching the Chargers play the Patriots today. Hoping for a miracle.

(Photo from the Chargers Website)
UPDATE: No miracle. Boo!

Guest Blogging Part II

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Okay, today I’m guest blogging over at Bam’s website. The topic still is strippers, and it’s still not racy. I swear. Go check it out.