Bitchin' Blog Posts
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September 16, 2009 | Wednesday | 8 Comments
Ms. Match was my first book by Jo Leigh, and cliche upon cliche, it won’t be my last. My experience with Harlequin’s Blaze line is largely hit-and-miss. I’ve followed it sporadically since the line’s inception (2004-ish?) and have cringed over the tepid sex-centered plots and characters who definitely were not “hip” (God I hate that word) or modern. Despite my so-so experience, I continue to give Blaze a chance because fun and sexy contemporary romances are difficult to come by. When Harlequin offered each Test Driver $25 to splurge on HQN titles, I went immediately to the Blaze’s, figuring that…
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July 24, 2009 | Friday | 14 Comments
The deadline for the Simon Kernick is Awesome Photoshop contest is midnight tonight EST—and the entries are HILARIOUS. I’m posting them this weekend so stay tuned - voting will commence on Monday. Hubby in particular has been after me to show him the entries. They are so worth the wait, let me tell you. And, to coax you into thinking creatively, here’s a link that made me choke on the diet Coke. From AfterEllen, Harlequin novels that focus on more sports than just NASCAR. Harlequin is really onto something here: romance novels targeted at a previously untapped market. You know…
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July 08, 2009 | Wednesday | 266 Comments
These days, anyone can be a baseball announcer. Except women. And I take exception to that. It's time to storm the announcer's booth - and we can start getting ready now. How? We can come up with our own home run signature phrase! A what now? Some of the best and funniest broadcasters had catchphrases (no pun intended) and signature lines when a home run is hit. Bob Uecker of the Minnesota Milwaukee Brewers: "Get up, Get outta here, Gone!" Harry Caray and Phil Rizzuto: "A home run! Holy cow!" Chris Berman from ESPN: "Back back back back back back...GONE!"…
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April 12, 2009 | Sunday | 2 Comments
Candy and I are about to embark on a Hella Big Blog Tour, but before that starts, I was asked to do an interview by someone who actually knows me and who has his own niche blog. While we talk hot pink, romance and heuristic discussions of man-titty over here, Sean talks about Pittsburgh sports (we’re both from Pixburg), free burritos, and Kevin Pittsnogle. So when Sean asked if he could interview me, I figured, hell yeah! Sean is one of the genuinely nicest guys I know - the type of guy who is a perfect hero, romance or otherwise.…
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April 01, 2009 | Wednesday | 5 Comments
My neighbors over in Chatham, NJ, Fictionwise, have some ebook madness for he Stanza crowd. From the Stanza newsletter: EVERY eBook at Stanza for Fictionwise now sports 45% REWARDS. After that, our accountant’s meds wear off and he will force us to shut down this sale. Build your eReader library today! Learn more about eReader Rewards online at stanza.fictionwise.com. Plus, Stanza is offering four free titles: Persuader(Book 7 of the Jack Reacher series) by Lee Child, Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult, Circle of Love by Linda Swift, and Glad Tidings by Debbie Macomber. Offer good through tomorrow, 1 April…
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January 29, 2009 | Thursday | 22 Comments
Today’s advice letter is all about taking the risk with a person for the second time after the first time didn’t work out. Dear Sarah: I love that you have an advice column called “Everything I need to know I learned from Romance Novels.” I haven’t noticed any topics on relationships (although maybe I just missed those emails) so I thought this was a great opportunity for you (to be well rounded advisors capable of dishing on any topic) and me (although mostly me, because you could probably do without complicated questions from confused women). I recently reconnected with my…
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January 01, 2009 | Thursday | 16 Comments
It’s time for advice, romance novel stye, with your host: me. Dear Smart Bitch Sarah: I saw last week you answered a question from a guy, so I thought maybe you could help me out. One of my best pals is a guy I’ve known since grade school. He’s dating this girl now, and he’s a completely different person. He used to be funny and goof off with us when we went out together, and now he’s all quiet and constantly answering his cell phone when she calls to check up on him. He never talks anymore, or makes jokes…
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November 27, 2008 | Thursday | 17 Comments
It’s true: the secrets to all of humanity’s mysteries are within romance novels. Srsly. Including where your keys are hiding. And your odd socks. Today’s letter is from Running Hard, who writes: Recently I joined a gym, got in shape, and have joined a competitive cross coutnry team in my area. My husband is not as attentive to his physical health, and recently was told by our doctor that unless he changes his schedule to make room for exercise, he’ll have major problems soon from high blood pressure to diabetes. I know he needs to work out more. He knows…
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August 19, 2008 | Tuesday | 28 Comments
I received an email from a reader who said, “I am interested in you reviewing a personal favorite of mine…. I’m eager to hear your thoughts about a book that, in a very short time, I’ve come to love.” Such a simple endorsement caught my attention, and I read it in a marathon session that ended with me straddling a running treadmill, unable to accept that I’d clicked “next page” and there WAS NO NEXT PAGE. It was over! And I was left with no more of a wonderfully sweet (in a good way) romance, though I was consoled by…
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