Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot is $1.99 digitally pretty much everywhere today. If you like Cabot (I do!) you'll probably like this book. It's the first book in Cabot's Heather Wells series about a former pop star – and the books are a mix of contemporary romance, light mystery and comedy. Heather Wells Rocks! Or, at least, she did. That was before she left the pop-idol life behind after she gained a … Continue reading Books on Sale: Contemporary Bestsellers from Cabot, Shalvis and Macomber, Plus a Nonfic Audiobook→
Marina is looking for a book that sounds like… a lot of mental exercise: The book (Harlequin) was about a woman (she is an accountant) who had a weird psychic “gift”: when she married and had sex, she would form a psychic bond (that only death can dissolve) with the man that would allow her to know when he expierienced strong emotions and even “go” to him in her mind and “see” what he is … Continue reading S-HaBO-Day: Psychic Connections With Cheating Bungholes→
Lynda, better known as FishWithSticks, is seeking a book that, well, kind of defies description, except she manages it. Let me start by saying this book was HORRIBLE. Even back then I recognized how bad the writing was. Lots of locked garden gate euphemisms for her virginity, etc. I only kept it because it was SO full of WTFery I couldn't let it go. Here's what I know: I read it before 1999, but it … Continue reading It’s S-Habo-Day! FishWithSticks is Looking for…Something→
RECOMMENDED: Remember Nellie Olsen, the horrible girl from the Laura Ingalls Wilder “Little House on the Prairie” series? This is the memoir of the actress who played her, Alison Arngrim. Confessions of a Prairie Bitch is currently on sale for $1.99. The last time this book was on sale, I bought it and read it at RT 2013 in Kansas City. Y'all, this memoir is a terrific: a balance of funny behind-the-scenes television stories, accounts … Continue reading Books on Sale: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Memoir, and More→
Happy Fun with animals for this week's Friday Videos! First, from Gry, our Norwegian Friday Videos Correspondent, here's Butch, the Siberian Husky, and his leaf pile: Link! And here's dog vs. snow… because winter is coming. And, becuase it's turning to summer in the southern hemisphere, here are some dogs of summer! Link! I hope your weekend is filled with happy and joy, no matter what season it is!
It's time to announce the October pick, and if you've been listening to the podcast, you're probably not surprised by this one at ALL. The October pick is by Graeme Simsion and it's…. Data Modeling Essentials! From the description: Data Modeling Essentials, Third Edition provides expert tutelage for data modelers, business analysts and systems designers at all levels. Beginning with the basics, this book provides a thorough grounding in theory before guiding the reader through … Continue reading The October Sizzling Book Club Pick: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion→
RECOMMENDED: So many spiffy historicals on sale today! The Perils of Pleasure is book one of the Pennyroyal Green series, and is $1.99. It's Colin's story – and you see and hear from or about him throughout most of the series. That's a good thing. A rescued rogue… Scandal has rocked the city of London. Colin Eversea, a handsome, reckless unapologetic rogue is sentenced to hang for murder and, inconveniently for him, the only witness to … Continue reading Books on Sale: Historicals of Many Flavors (YAY!)→
Lethal Pursuit by Kaylea Cross tore my guts out and left them in a big, squishy pile on the ground. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book that’s left me so emotionally fraught. Lethal Pursuit is the third book in the Bagram Special Ops series after Deadly Descent and Tactical Strike. I have not yet read either of the first two books, but I’m adding them to my TBR pile now. This … Continue reading Lethal Pursuit by Kaylea Cross→
Danielle the Book Queen is looking for contemporary romances set in Ireland. Sarah tries to remember a book title based on a cover description (again). Ashley F. asks what we think is the next big thing in romance – and Sarah and Jane disagree with one another about antiheroes. Here are some of the books we talked about in this episode: Plus, there's a list of reader-generated list Ireland-set romances here. We also … Continue reading 60. Irish Contemporaries, And What Comes Next→
I really thought I might have an F book on my hands when I was reading Lady in Red: A Novel of Mad Passions by Maire Claremont. It may well have been an F book, but I couldn’t push myself past the casual violence it contained to finish it. Basically if you gave Tim Burton the plot for a Victorian romance novel and a bottle of absinthe, you’d have Lady in Red. It’s a dark, … Continue reading Lady in Red by Maire Claremont→
First, there's an Audible deal of the day you might like: The Hunger Games audio (unabridged) is $3.95 today. Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts … Continue reading Books on Sale: Historical Romances, Plus The Hunger Games Audio for $3.49→
