I’m on Vacation! Greetings from sunny Florida! My family and I are visiting my folks who have a home in Florida. The 80* weather and sunshine are a far cry from the endless snowfalls and winter chill from back home. We’ve spent our first few days at the pool, going for walks, and hanging at […]
Treasured Pearls, Past and Present A short while ago, I endured an hour at the public library with a pack of cub scouts. At eight and nine years old, their world is electronic. There is almost no debate between e-books and books of paper and glue, electronics will always win. It’s their most comfortable medium […]
Enjoying the dark side Recently, my son had to write a short paper about the book he was reading. He was at a loss for topic ideas, so I tossed a few out. The one he ended up going with gave his opinion on the antagonist of the story. I asked him “Did the book […]
Mistletoe Madness is a month long event where authors with Winter releases (Nov-Jan) will take over The Book Nympho and That’s What I’m Talking About with guest posts written from one of their character’s POV with a holiday theme (Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus, New Years, etc.). I hope you guys enjoy Mistletoe Madness between your holiday […]
Getting Older With the recent release of the cinematic version of Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, my ten-year old son and I decided to read the classic science fiction book. He read it first, and told me he liked it, but was confused by parts. I just finished reading it now and cannot wait […]
Falling in Love One of the things I love about the online romance community is the never-ending discussion of the BOOK BOYFRIEND. You know, those hot alpha males found in the pages of our beloved books… he is practically ideal in every way. Generally rich or self-made, handsome or flawed but in a sexy way, […]
It was surprisingly good… Earlier this week, I was talking with a coworker about the movie, Avatar. She mentioned how she didn’t care for it; felt it was overdone and overhyped. On the other hand, I actually liked it and thought it was… surprisingly good. Do those words ever slip out of your mouth? Why is […]
Reading Challenges I realize that it’s only September and there are still over three months left in 2013. However, I’ve already been thinking a lot about next year. First… I am already starting to schedule reviews for January 2014… That’s right! My personal review schedule is pretty much set through the end of this year. […]
This week has been very busy for me. Here at my house, things are back in full swing. Both kids are back in school and sports. The Boy also had his big brown belt test in karate a week ago (he’d been training all summer). I went back to work as well. What does all […]
Going to the Library We are big fans of the library in my house. The kids and I visit our local library on average, every other week. There is a wonderful children’s room, full of hundreds of picture books and just as many middle-grade readers. They have a section of chunky board books, a reference […]
Saying Goodbye In the past two weeks I’ve had to say farewell to two of my favorite series. Meljean Brook capped of her marvelous Guardian series with the eighth title, Guardian Demon, and Philippa Ballantine ended her epic fantasy Book of the Order series with the fourth book, Harbinger. While I was in the midst of reading these books […]
Urban Fantasy Summer Reading Celebration Wrap-UpWow! What a lot of fun the past two weeks have been… And there are still a few GIVEAWAYS open. For more information and links to posts, click HERE. (Note… all contest winners will be announced next Saturday.) original images by marin & papaija2008 at FreeDigitalPhotos.com banner designed by Jennifer […]
Hi, my name is Arlene Webb and I’m thrilled to be here. I have some fantastic news for anyone who hasn’t heard about an exceptional sale from Decadent Publishing which ends June 30th. Seven authors, 12 books, and chance to win $250 worth of prizes, including a Nook. For more info, go HERE. Here are […]
Scheduling my TBR list… Earlier this week, I started shifting through review requests for July and August. Yes – that’s how far out I have to plan my schedule! When I go through review requests I do a few things. First, if it’s not in an established series any of the reviewers or I read, […]
Waiting on a book… Yes… that was me this week (and the past year!)… Waiting for the release of the eleventh Black Dagger Brotherhood book… Lover At Last by JR Ward. I was so excited for this book that I actually paid the ridiculous price for the Kindle version – just so I could have […]