tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327914091701968802024-03-05T03:27:10.763-05:00Some Like it Hot - Erotic Novel ReviewsI'll give you the heat on just how steamy the new book by your favorite erotica author is...Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-83205859868382387042011-12-31T11:48:00.000-05:002011-12-31T11:48:57.522-05:00My Top Ten Books of 20112011 was an excellent year for romance, urban fantasy and erotica. Ebooks were hitting an even stride and I finally got an ereader which solidified my book mania. So even with my fanfiction hiatus, I was able to compile a suitable list of favorite reads this year.<br />
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I start with an unexpected frontrunner for me. I had never heard of Selena Kitt until I got my ereader and found one of her novellas for free on the nook. I was hooked and then picked up this little gem, which on first glance I thought would read like the worst blend between babysitter porn and erotica, but it didn't. The dialogue was lively, the story had a good premise and it was the start of a beautiful relationship between myself and the wonderful Ms. Kitt.<br />
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There's not much that I can say about Shelly Laurenston's books that doesn't sound like extreme <a href="http://somelikeithotbooks.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-big-bad-beast-by-shelly.html">fangirling</a>. I've loved her books since I picked up the first one, to the point where I own them in both dead tree and digital. I anxiously await each new story and devour them multiple times and B-cubed was a particular favorite because it starred Dee Ann Smith, my favorite of the many cousins of Bobby Ray Smith. Needless, to say I'm already in countdown until <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bear-meets-girl-shelly-laurenston/1104516047?ean=9780758265203&itm=1&usri=bear+meets+girl">Bear Meets Girl</a> is released. Until, I've got the previous 6 books in the series to keep me occupied...for now.<br />
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I said it <a href="http://somelikeithotbooks.blogspot.com/2011/02/review-destiny-entwined-by-nadia-lee.html">before</a> and I'll say it again...I'll never look at the word lubricous the same way again...or a plum for that matter. In what was one of the best erotic retellings of a myth that I've ever read, Nadia Lee had the nerve to give this gem away for free for Valentine's Day. If you missed it, I feel sorry for you, but feel free to go put down your .99 and pick it up. Worth your time and money that's for sure.<br />
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So in late-April, early-May something was amiss in the force. A not so new author was stirring up the universe with a new series...and it starred some Dragon and had some chick in it. Lemming that I am, I followed the crowd and was swept up in the storm that was <a href="http://somelikeithotbooks.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-dragon-bound-by-thea-harrison.html">Dragos and Pia</a>. I read the book, then I reread it...and I reread it again. Then I dogeared the pages and I was this close to getting out the sparkle pens (cause that's how I roll), before I came to my senses and bought the digital...So this joined the ranks of paper and digital purchase. Love the series and can't wait to reread them again.<br />
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Saw this one in my bookstore and couldn't figure out why it was in hardcover. New author, never heard of her and yet she rated a hardcover? Okay, I'm intrigued. After reading the first frenetic pages I realized why the publishers just didn't even bother with coaxing people in with paperback. This series didn't need it. Any character who names her lady bits: Danger & Will Robinson and Beam Me Up & Scotty, gets an automatic add into my TBR Mountain.<br />
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Two words: Soulless Thundertwat.<br />
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What do a werewolf and a yoga hippy have in common?<br />
Absolutely nothing, but it's never been written so well as when Molly Harper did it in this <a href="http://somelikeithotbooks.blogspot.com/2011/04/teaser-tuesday.html">book</a>. I wasn't sure what I would be in form when I picked this one up in my bookstore, but it was different from what I was used to and yet familiar in the same way. I'm a sucker for a funny punchline in the middle of a sex scene, so having the heroine tell the hero that she'll put her very flexible foot behind his head and having him drool in response rates this pretty high on my to be read o-meter.<br />
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Lauren Dane is on this list twice because no matter what's going on or what I'm in the middle of reading (except for NR, nothing stops that train), I will always set them aside to be completed after I have inhaled the words she's put on the page. <br />
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This book gave me <a href="http://somelikeithotbooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-sweet-as-sin-by-inez-kelley.html">gooseflesh</a>...goosebumps are too tame. This one is another book that fell into the high reread ticker (3 times) and that was before I even sat down to write the review! I've seen some authors torture their heroes and heroines before, but this was probably the first time I was truly worried that I wouldn't get my HEA. Books that bring forth that kind of emotion should be treasured...and this one definitely was.<br />
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The series of books that I have dubbed The Holman Collection by Deanna Lee have been delighting me for years. I wondered when she would get around to giving my favorite eye candy someone to play with. She kept Connor on his toes with Lauren, and she even gave the reader an eyeful of the previous characters as they showed up on the pages (this is something I'm happy to see more and more authors doing). I rang the reread bell for this one 4 times this year and will probably ring it again when she announces the next story in the set.<br />
<br />Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-28172942177729231682011-12-29T15:17:00.000-05:002011-12-29T15:17:33.708-05:00#31DDD - Homestretch<a href="http://www.ansonmills.com/page19/page41/files/page41_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://www.ansonmills.com/page19/page41/files/page41_1.jpg" width="200" /></a>I can almost feel this ending, but its been fun while its lasted. Here's my attempt to catchup!<br />
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<i>Day 21: if you could only eat 3 things for the rest of your life, what would they be and why?</i></div>
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<i>Day 22: what were you doing five minutes ago? what would you prefer to have been doing instead?</i></div>
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When I'm on vacation, the hardest decision I plan to make is what I'm wearing and what I plan to eat. Anything that takes more brain power than that is not going to get any notice. So, since I'm on vacation, I've utilized a great portion of that time with the internet and any subsidies thereof. So five minutes ago, I was on my computer in my new favorite internet cafe, Coffeesmith and there's nothing I would have rather been doing...this is my nirvana, coffee by my side, computer in front of me and the whole internet to explore. One day I'll reach the end, but today is not that day.Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-86229173365631684212011-12-22T09:27:00.001-05:002011-12-22T09:27:46.533-05:00#31DDD - Do you have any unusual family traditions? What are they?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This holiday season brings one tradition to mind. <br />
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I don't have a tree. And for that matter neither does my mother. Years ago, when she finally got rid of our artificial tree that had been in the family for over 30 years, she decided that she wasn't going to get another one. My sister and I were grown and the whole purpose of a tree was for the children to have something to dive under and get their presents...she was over it. And by proximity so was I.<br />
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When I moved to Northern VA, I didn't bother getting a tree because I pretty much felt the same. So after almost 10 years of not having a tree, I still have the holiday spirit, but that bit of green that takes up space in my living room...totally unnecessary in my world view.<br />
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Thanks Ma!Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-13834266322903036422011-12-22T01:04:00.000-05:002011-12-22T01:04:35.540-05:00#31DDD - Best story about NYC, real or made upI love NYC...if for no other reason than its not VA. <br />
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My favorite story includes two of my fellow #31DDD compatriots; <a href="http://radicalflower.blogspot.com/">Serena</a> and <a href="http://svrspy.tumblr.com/">Scarlet</a>.<br />
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There was a trip, an apartment, some Scottish booze and someone tried to climb the Wall Street bull...that's all I'm going to say. <br />
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<br />Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-12264094779651327242011-12-18T21:51:00.000-05:002011-12-18T21:51:46.138-05:00#31DDD - Tell Me Where to find the best Fried Chicken<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are few things I miss as a vegan like I miss fried chicken. Or in this case, pollo a la brasa. If you haven't had Peruvian chicken in NoVa and more importantly if you haven't had <a href="http://www.welovethischicken.com/">El Pollo Rico</a> in Arlington, then you haven't had chicken worth talking about.<br />
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I was first introduced to Pollo years ago by my then roommate, Sarah, she and her friends raved about this place until me in my scoffing disbelief made the journey up 66 to the place.<br />
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I was pissy that I had to wait in line...that is until I got my plate. You have never had flavors like this cross your palate and sink into your tastebuds. So when you ask me about where to find the best fried chicken I'm not sure what I can tell you accept, there IS no fried chicken that can measure up to this chicken roasted on a spit.<br />
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Some required a cigarette after a really good orgasm, for Ricki it would always be a nice bowl of Top Ramen (c) with a liberal squeeze of siracha pepper sauce on top.<br />
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Carrying her bowl back into her bedroom she nudged over the lump that was her boyfriend and in a careful balance of bowl, chopsticks and body, managed to settler herself against the headboard without spilling a drop.<br />
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Now she no longer looked for the packages of Top Ramen (c), she found a cigarette would do just fine.<br />
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This is of course me. I love hats, however, with my big melon of a head, they don't exactly love me back. But when I do find one that does fit and doesn't make my head look like a watermelon I am more than willing to pose with it, case in point, this pic. This particular hat embodies everything I love about headgear...its pink, its stylish (no baseball hats for this girl) and it fits!!!Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-62764218985636250432011-12-15T22:14:00.000-05:002011-12-15T22:16:13.027-05:00#31DDD - What song encapsulates how you feel today? Why?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This evening as I was trying to figure out what to do with the hairs on my head (which are currently in small twists), I decided to pull out my wigs and pull one on. I had done this just the previous weekend with the bottom photo and loved the look.<br />
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So for today, the song that encapsulates me: Whip My Hair by Willow Smith. Just watch the video and if you can keep from whipping your hair back and forth, you're doing better than I was...<br />
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Luckily, I didn't whip my wig into the toilet. <br />
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I'm a few days behind...so to catch up I have all three in one.<br />
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First, "your thoughts on Beyonce":<br />
Well, I've never heard a song by her I don't like. She isn't satisfied to just create the same album over and over again (thank god), and she keeps her personal life and her stage life separate...for that alone she gets my respect. <br />
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Next, "one of the recipes you're willing to share." This is harder, because as a good Southern Lady, my recipes should either pass on to my closest female relative (preferably a daughter who has proven herself a proficient cook) or with me to my grave...<br />
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Seeing as I have no plans to have children, I guess the internet will have to do.<br />
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Crack Soup (this soup is not healthy, it will take one year off your life for every bowl you eat...but really, what were you going to do with that year anyway)<br />
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1 lb. thick cut bacon<br />
1 pt heavy cream<br />
6 cups chicken stock<br />
5lbs russet potatoes (cubed w/skin on)<br />
2 bunches scallions, chopped (optional)<br />
2lbs cheddar cheese (or whatever blend of cheeses you like, as long as its 2lbs.) shredded<br />
1/4 cup flour<br />
Salt<br />
Pepper<br />
Olive Oil<br />
1/4 tsp nutmeg<br />
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To start:<br />
Fry up entire rasher of bacon, set aside and chop into pieces when cooled.<br />
Coat potatoes lightly in olive oil, salt and pepper and roast at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Should be crispy, browned and have some give when poked with a fork.<br />
In a large soup pot, bring chicken stock to a simmer and then add in heavy cream and nutmeg. Mix flour in with shredded cheese to coat and as cream and chicken stock mixture bubbles on the edges begin to add to soup pot by the handfuls, whisking slowly. Keep heat low and do not allow mix to boil, it will thicken and then you can add in the roasted potatoes, bacon and scallions.<br />
Serve in sourdough breadbowls or if you need to sin even more...make corn pudding and serve over that. (Again, takes another year, but you don't need it after having this dish)<br />
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And finally, "draw your picture on a post - it" and voila! I'm not the most artistic of people...my medium being words, I gave it my best shot. This is what my friend <a href="http://radicalflower.blogspot.com/">Serena</a> calls my typical look. Over the rim of my glasses with an eyebrow raised. Today this look was directed at many...some co-workers and some customers, not a look of derision, but one of knowing.<br />
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Both are Sandra Bullock movies, and the first in both of these series was a hit. Did well in the box office...which would explain why it spawned sequelitis and gave us the horrendous number 2. Thank god, the studios bowed out of creating a third...<br />
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There are very few people I envy or want to do what they do on the daily basis...and then there is Anthony Bourdain.<br />
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Live a life of cooking, traveling and doing it your way. Yep, that's what I would really love to be doing and he does it and remains self deprecating about it. And the funny part about this whole thing?<br />
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I'm vegan and if you've ever watched an AB show...he is most definitely not. And that's okay, if I could do what he does, I wouldn't be either.<br />
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He is the Frank Sinatra of cooking and his is the life I should be living.Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-38355662944222536462011-12-09T08:40:00.001-05:002011-12-09T09:27:14.453-05:00#31DDD - Tell Me about your First Crush<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's not surprising that my first crush is a book, but it actually dives deeper than that. My first crush was a BIG book. I remember picking this book out of my schools library based solely on the cover picture and it's size. I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and this book had come from one of the upper level sections. <br />
<br />I distinctly remember pulling the book from the shelf and the weight of it. It was almost new because when I went to open it, it wanted to stay closed. I checked it out, despite the warnings from the librarian that it was too advanced for me and finished it in two days. When I returned it, said librarian had a look that I now know as smugbitchery on her face and she condescended to me that I hadn't been able to finish it...to which I replied that I had and if she didn't believe me she could ask my grandmother (who worked for my school).<br />
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For a first crush Caddie Woodlawn wasn't bad. Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-70463773918702601442011-12-08T19:30:00.001-05:002011-12-08T19:43:03.486-05:00#31DDD - Take a picture of your fridge and tell me about it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Day late, dollar short and all that jazz. But this is a pic of one of my fridges. I actually have two in my kitchen and they both function fully.<br />
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When I told little <a href="http://foodieandthebeats.wordpress.com/">Miss Diva of Yum</a> about this she declared me her "hero," so I think that's a plus of this post altogether. Now, the reason I have two fridges is very practical...<br />
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There is more than one person living in my house. Which is to say that I have two roommates and since all of us do some form of cooking, in order to have any semblance of order a second fridge was going to be necessary.<br />
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Also, luckily for me, at the time I was looking one of my friends was looking to get rid of it and was more than willing to help load it up and ship it out.<br />
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Now to the contents. Currently, the 1st shelf is sporting the final remnants of Thanksgiving dinner...which means the collard greens and sweet potatoes are all that's left. Then there is one of my favorite bottles of <a href="http://cedarcreekwinery.com/notes_settlement.asp">wine</a>. One of my roommates is quite the cheese hound, so there are pounds of different types for his amusement.<br />
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But really, the only thing of any real concern is the wine. <br />
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<br />Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-45753812249641555882011-12-06T21:04:00.001-05:002011-12-06T21:30:14.204-05:00#31DDD - What is your most embarrassing moment?You ever have one of those moments when your mouth opens and words escape before you can slap your hand over it to keep them is? Yes? Me too. <br />
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I was a young idiot attending some teen leadership conference at a 4H camp and our group was discussing HIV and the transmission thereof, and as we were talking I in my young need to feel important said with absolute seriousness: "you know you can't get HIV from a toilet seat right?" And then the monster that had taken advantage of my mouth let go and I as you imagine, I was mortified.<br />
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Really?!?<br />
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This is what I chose to say? Young leader of tomorrow and all I could come up with was some random factoid that I knew wasn't true and spew it forth???<br />
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I could actually feel my ears burning.<br />
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I don't think I said anything else to anyone that day...never know when that monster would take over again.Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-84326809431736508602011-12-05T21:36:00.001-05:002011-12-05T21:44:43.671-05:00#31DDD - What was the last song/album you bought? Be honest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I think the last album I bought was the Adele iTunes festival cd. And this is a big thing for me, because I'm not an itunes fan...and given it's name that's the only place I could buy it. <br />
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My love affair with Neo Soul and in particular with Adele's voice has been long. I remember hearing her song Hometown Glory on SYTYCD three years ago.<br />
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It was that kind of sound that hits your ears and immediately puts goosebumps on your arms. It lit that Imustsearchforthissongontheinternetsuntilifindit fire in me and didn't let go. It basically gave birth to my current favorite genre of music in one go. This particular album only has 6 tracks, but they are six of the best live tracks I've ever heard. Best way I can describe the very humble Adele's voice...Erotic Notes for your Ear.<br />
<br />Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-10111696331178846592011-12-04T19:32:00.001-05:002011-12-04T20:04:25.029-05:00#31DDD - Best Experience You've Had in Another CountryI've only been out of the country once. And for it, I didn't even get to use my newly minted passport. So, while I've been to the Caribbean, I don't have much to show for it. However, the memories of it have always stuck with me.<br />
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I took a 10 day cruise with one of my best friends, <a href="http://www.nadialee.net/">Nadia Lee</a> in 2002. We hit the islands of Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Belize and Ocho Rios. The best experience I had while on these islands was right after the ship hit the port of Grand Cayman. I remember standing line to get on the small boat to be take to shore and as I was crossing the little gangplank to get to the vessel, I looked down at the water.<br />
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And I marveled at the purple water! PURPLE WATER!!!<br />
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It was AMMMMMAAAAZZZZIIIINNNGGGG! I was staring so hard I nearly assoverteakettled into the ocean.<br />
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I don't remember much about that vacation, but man do I remember that water.Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-81485077079729355242011-12-03T23:03:00.001-05:002011-12-03T23:17:04.394-05:00Day 3 - #31DDD: Tell Me about your Grandfather<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The funny thing about this post that is in telling you about my grandfather, I'm really going to tell you about my grandmother, considering, I didn't know my grandfather very well (he died when I was very young). I don't know who my paternal grandfather is...and that's a post on a totally different blog.<br />
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My grandfather (or rather, my grandmother's first husband...because she had at least two, that I'm aware of), was a bastard...and he didn't last long before he met with the kind of justice that anyman who hits a woman should.<br />
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According to my grandmother, my grandfather had made his physical dislike of something she had done known and had then gone to take a nap. Now she, being a good southern girl and full of piss and vinegar, put a pot on the stove an prepared my favorite breakfast treat: grits. When they were done, she took the pot off the stove, carried it into her bedroom and promptly dumped the entire pot onto the face of her sleeping husband.<br />
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I'm told he never hit her again.<br />
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<br />Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-48140259775695691752011-12-02T23:06:00.001-05:002011-12-02T23:14:16.334-05:00#31DDD - Day two - Write a poem about an apple -- any appleSince this a blog about erotic reading, I felt it appropriate to give the apple poem the same treatment.<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
There once was a granny smith apple<br />
And a couple that liked to dapple<br />
A wife without her gown<br />
Kept her husband bound <br />
And the fruit stopped his babble</blockquote>
Now that's what I call fruit for a cause. <br />
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<br />Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-42628549009558711312011-12-02T00:08:00.001-05:002011-12-02T00:24:25.511-05:00#31DDD - Blog 'em if you got 'imI started this blog a little over a year ago with the intent of thrilling the masses with my love of erotic romance and how they culminated in the smoking hot read. I had delusions of grandeur of becoming the next <a href="http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/">Smart Bitches</a> or <a href="http://dearauthor.com/">Dear Author</a>. I would reach super blog stardom by doling out words of praise or spewing vitriol on a book. <br />
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And then I realized, I really just wanted to talk about the books I was always reading.<br />
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And maybe someone else would feel the same and comment and conversation would be born...besides I think my friends, (as supportive as they are) can only handle so many conversations about why some African American erotic romance novels drive me crazy and here are the 5453 ways to fix them. <br />
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Then I got lazy.<br />
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Six months in and I realized that the blog was actually work, I wasn't having as much fun, I had started to set goals for when I would have to finish a book and then post a blog. It was no longer a fun place for me to talk about what I loved, somehow I had sucked that right out. So I took the summer off (intentional or not), to regroup, read whatever I wanted to without my self imposed deadlines and rediscover why I started the blog in the first place.<br />
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Then fall came and I felt like I was ready again, but the looming deadlines crept in and poked at my inspiration...and I stumbled.<br />
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So here I stand at the precipice. Trying to answer the question of <i>Why are YOU participating in #31DDD? </i>For me it's a once more into the literary breach and all that kinda deal. I've joined the #31DDD (<a href="http://foodieandthebeats.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/31-days-with-ding-and-doy-31ddd/">31 Days with Ding and Doy</a> for the unwashed masses) hoping that with someone else giving me a little bit more inspiration and some topics I can focus back in on what I loved about this blog in the first place and hopefully give me a fresh perspective. <br />
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So finger, toes and weaves crossed that I get this right.<br />
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<br />Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-10010846580083162852011-10-10T09:52:00.002-04:002011-10-10T09:52:58.166-04:00Watch this Space...<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> <w:UseFELayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal">I haven’t abandoned my blog.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Rumors of my demise have been grossly misrepresented. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Instead, I had summeritis, with a side of fanfiction girl flu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To make a short story a tweet, I spent the summer curled up in a new fanfiction fandom and have only recently returned to real books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">So what’s it to you…or at least those of you who are still checking this blog?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, my reviews will be back in full force and I’ll be coming in hard, with a new author favorite of mine this week, Thea Harrison’s, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Serpent’s Kiss</i>.</div><div class="MsoNormal">So, if you dare…watch this space.</div>Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-16947473505317202062011-07-22T07:23:00.000-04:002011-07-22T07:23:54.694-04:00Cat's Call by Natasha Duncan-Drake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaHOj3IOvhetUimPK2sxUP19YUK5E-aQSP0A70sg1P1tqdFWmde_mnJ0cphZbqgryC4r2b535_6NXoYV8puUIQt4baFWpSz-xNev1hkbczjh7bqANhTs-X-kqG04N5PnVaEjI2AxjkNGD/s1600/CatsCall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaHOj3IOvhetUimPK2sxUP19YUK5E-aQSP0A70sg1P1tqdFWmde_mnJ0cphZbqgryC4r2b535_6NXoYV8puUIQt4baFWpSz-xNev1hkbczjh7bqANhTs-X-kqG04N5PnVaEjI2AxjkNGD/s200/CatsCall.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>I've returned to the land of the book review living and I bring with me the awesome that is Cat's Call by Natasha Duncan-Drake. <br />
This is a first for me, an author with whom I'm familiar with their fanfiction first before diving into their actual fiction works. I wondered if I would be as frantic to read each chapter as I was with her twists on everything from RPS to HP fanfic...lets just say I'm very glad to see she's made the leap to ebooks and hope that book 2 in this series isn't long in coming.<br />
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Charlie Waterman thinks of himself as your typical teen; plays video games, rugby with his friends and is about to attend Uni. That is, until a clay cat figurine decides he would be of better use Between. Charlie begins his journey into Between as one of 7 teens who will be tasked with maintaining order in their multiple universes.<br />
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I. LOVED. THIS. BOOK.<br />
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LOVED. IT.<br />
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Typically, I'm not a fan of teen quest novels, but because I'm a rabid fan of Duncan-Drake's fanfiction, when she mentioned this I decided to give it a go, knowing that if anyone could change my view of said genre it would be her. And how right I was.<br />
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For this book Charlie is our main focus and as such, we're treated to how he deals with being the oldest and late student entering Between. Things like a changing body, shapeshifting, the use of weapons and the inner workings of teenage conversation are all put into play. The hormones and angst aren't too thick and the writer maneuvers through it well enough. <br />
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Duncan-Drake also does an excellent job with handling the whole you will live forever and this is how we handle you not becoming a bag of bones when you've existed for thousands of years. Universe building is hard work, but the writer doesn't overdo it. We're given a cast of characters we can believe in, an intrepid hero who is coming into his own and no prophecy (thank the stars!). <br />
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The main cast of characters in this story offers all of the elements I had previously missed in teen fictionn. I have a bit of a block when it comes to this and I've admitted that while they are teens I hold them to adult standards and ideals, which while not fair, is how I roll. And this means that the more adult the teen acts and behaves in situations the more likely I am to like them. For this very reason I liked Charlie, he was adult enough to realize he was older, but young enough to realize he still had much more to learn. The relationships he begins to build in Between show that. But Charlie isn't the only character that keeps this story going long and strong.<br />
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Meet Alexander.<br />
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With red hair and poise Alexander is the teen vampire that I wish other authors would write, but am glad that Duncan-Drake got their first. Alexander makes the perfect foil for Charlie's more fun loving personality. And the interplay between the two is rife with tension. Case in point, Alexander is gay and Charlie is not...yet? They flow into their relationship like some of my favorite guy pairings to read.<br />
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I could ramble on about this book, but I would much rather you go read it. I think its on sale on <a href="http://www.wittegenpress.com/catalogue/items/show/2">everywhere</a> this week for $.99.Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-26701364361416074122011-06-21T07:00:00.000-04:002011-06-21T07:00:35.609-04:00Teaser Tuesday<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</div><blockquote><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">“Chocolate,” Yesnia tried out the word and the lack of a slight burr told him she was actually saying it in English, “I have not heard of that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is it?”</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">“Food of the gods,” Charlie said and saw Kaelyn’s eyes widen a bit, “well not literally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s sweet and, well, chocolaty; it’s difficult to describe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try some.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUizYfDPvo3KqPNxRL2ufee-OipJfZgFXQ-TKAXP_kfmefz2NLKQqei4ovPIVeyNBhOgLn1zBxRM-qNa_Gxh5z-FkuWPV72-uHuBQUqUvlWKr75Bc5hQwPhOnZFvpcBq8N6PCW5q4S3kR/s1600/CatsCall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUizYfDPvo3KqPNxRL2ufee-OipJfZgFXQ-TKAXP_kfmefz2NLKQqei4ovPIVeyNBhOgLn1zBxRM-qNa_Gxh5z-FkuWPV72-uHuBQUqUvlWKr75Bc5hQwPhOnZFvpcBq8N6PCW5q4S3kR/s200/CatsCall.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10909610-cat-s-call">Cat’s Call </a></span>by Natasha Duncan-Drake </div></blockquote><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</span></div>Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-83574390525507749492011-06-06T09:56:00.000-04:002011-06-06T09:56:27.973-04:00I don’t need to Root, my NookColor does it all!<span xmlns=""></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUObWpPT9ksj5gNCEBrTh01zXdfjTb5R31_SDZNNxTV6u-E9YLk1HPbl8gt714-ef19jSGUXfSF_HK9PRWWfWW4V8KMXByS4h5I7_BaujoW0yuRZLRYjsmYQWp3_fAdgq5OAt55PpvA37n/s1600/iPinkNook+birthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUObWpPT9ksj5gNCEBrTh01zXdfjTb5R31_SDZNNxTV6u-E9YLk1HPbl8gt714-ef19jSGUXfSF_HK9PRWWfWW4V8KMXByS4h5I7_BaujoW0yuRZLRYjsmYQWp3_fAdgq5OAt55PpvA37n/s200/iPinkNook+birthday.jpg" width="119" /></a></div><span xmlns="">In case you didn't know I got a NookColor a few months ago and in that time my obsession with tech and ebooks (I've had ebooks for years and was just waiting for the right device to read them on), has shot through the roof. So, since I obsess, I figured that the best way to deal with that is to share it with the masses. Hence this post.<br />
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Currently, the nook app store is stocked with just under 200 apps. For those of you who haven't rooted this device to have access to the Android Market you DO have some options. <br />
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So let's start with the essentials shall we.<br />
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- this handy app allows you to read in both portrait and landscape, annotate, upsize the font, and even sticky note on your side loaded pdf content. What's not to love? My one ping at this app is that it requires an installed microSD card to run, but if you're going to be sideloading pdfs anyway, that's almost a given. This app offeres flexibility that the native pdf reader doesn't have and its functionality is close enough to the general nook UI that it doesn't make it difficult to use. <br />
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<span xmlns="">Evernote is probably one of my favorite apps on the market. I was really surprised to not see this in the nook app store when it first opened. Thankfully, the guys behind it didn't take long to bring it on minus the camera and GPS capabilities. I find this app particularly useful when I need to access any of the recipe sites I've added to my Evernote account during the week. Making the<a href="http://www.theppk.com/2010/11/carrot-cake-pancakes/"> Post Punk Kitchen's Carrot Cake Pancakes</a> is so much easier this way.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgu_96c7yU-AvcKRbRfzV1j5ZGaVXtCudyeRmPTNdvVUaZDHBcboYNlSjpNG3NtUYqOt3cQzXv95MxzZJDFCrzDfvL5u_3cSZjoE5N-ammiaxK4zKmdjqpsbCvw6Ka1IeT09l-FSTKUEA/s1600/goodreads+app.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgu_96c7yU-AvcKRbRfzV1j5ZGaVXtCudyeRmPTNdvVUaZDHBcboYNlSjpNG3NtUYqOt3cQzXv95MxzZJDFCrzDfvL5u_3cSZjoE5N-ammiaxK4zKmdjqpsbCvw6Ka1IeT09l-FSTKUEA/s1600/goodreads+app.jpg" /></a></div><span xmlns="">Goodreads is the 1<sup>st</sup> app I downloaded after getting my NookColor up and going. I didn't even think about it, I just tapped through the prompts. The UI couldn't be easier to use and it keeps track of what I'm doing. I only wish it were more invasive and could update my goodreads status when I insert a bookmark (or at least ask).<br />
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</span>Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-79926585349701839302011-05-31T09:00:00.001-04:002011-05-31T09:00:04.139-04:00Back in the Saddle - Teaser Tuesday rides again...<span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meme originally hosted by <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Should Be Reading</span></a>.<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!</b> (<i>make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!</i>)</span><br />
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</span></ul><blockquote><ul><span>Shuddering hard, she tried to fight the physical reaction to his nearness. The screaming of her nerves for his touch. Tingles flashed over her flesh, and she struggled to keep from arching in her binding toward him.</span></ul></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote> <span style="font-size: large;">In the Tempest: A Carnal Desires Short Story</span> by Crystal Jordan</blockquote></blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkhCBb2H3Im9AE2dGNniqu3IjvOHK6YQipgGzc_HjyYCV4hQkAx2eOn1mmPxhvsj_6gFqbqllh0TcFBG6KPSjWO128gH2ujF8sXDSE8fAw8uftlJ7141LMudJUODlQSP2UHJ6fwtS8KRd/s1600/In+the+Tempest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkhCBb2H3Im9AE2dGNniqu3IjvOHK6YQipgGzc_HjyYCV4hQkAx2eOn1mmPxhvsj_6gFqbqllh0TcFBG6KPSjWO128gH2ujF8sXDSE8fAw8uftlJ7141LMudJUODlQSP2UHJ6fwtS8KRd/s200/In+the+Tempest.jpg" width="124" /></a></div></blockquote></blockquote>Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132791409170196880.post-19157114009836043382011-05-17T07:51:00.002-04:002011-05-17T07:53:29.567-04:00Teaser Tuesday<span xmlns=""></span><br />
<span xmlns=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meme originally hosted by <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">Should Be Reading</span></a>.<br />
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<span xmlns=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here's what you do:<br />
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<ul><li><span xmlns=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Grab your current read (or open your current file)<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: red;"><b>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!</b> (<i>make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!</i>)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Share the <b>title & author</b>, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!<br />
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</span></ul><blockquote><span xmlns="">"Only part of my reputation is a fairytale," Harry replied, noting that from the corner of his eye he could see Anita trying to cover her astonishment. <br />
"Which part?" the Traveler asked with a smile.<br />
"That I'm a fantastic lay," Harry replied, his tone changing completely, "I have yet to find out."<br />
</span></blockquote><div style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span xmlns=""><a href="http://beren-writes.livejournal.com/93442.html"><span style="font-size: 20pt;">Black Magic by Moonlight</span></a>, by Beren_Writes*<br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span xmlns=""><span style="font-size: 9pt;">*This week's snippet is from a work of fanfiction of one of my favorite authors. If are not a fan of it…I don't care. I like it and this is my blog.</span></span></div>Some Like it Hothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425293289258643458noreply@blogger.com0