I read this book on the plane to RWA last week after JenReadsRomance recommended it most assiduously on Twitter. I won’t embed the thread as it’s a bit spoilery (here is a link if you wish), but there was one quote that sold me on this novel. The heroine’s mother is a former supermodel, and when her daughter Dani, the heroine, calls her after a bad breakup (more on that in a moment), they have … Continue reading A Taste of Pleasure by Chloe Blake →
This month’s Romance Wanderlust is doomed to be incoherent, because every time I look at pictures of Positano, Italy, I start drooling and losing all capacity for speech. Like other Romance Wanderlust columns, this is neither a review nor an endorsement, because I haven’t been to Positano. I Googled, I saw pictures, I swooned, and here we are. Positano has been around for a long, long time, which is impressive since it looks like it … Continue reading Romance Wanderlust: Positano →
Redheadedgirl: I just watched the preview for Under the Tuscan Sun and mom went, “….is that a remake?” and I told her no, I made her watch it back when it came out. “Sandra Oh?” “Yeah!” “Scenery porn?” “Yeah!” “Food porn?” “Yeah!” “HOME RENO PORN.” “YES.” Sarah: Watching Tuscan Sun. OMG the galloping sexism she and Sandra Oh wade through in the first scene. All these poor men and their overwhelming emotions. I like how … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Under the Tuscan Sun →
This month’s Smart Bitches Matinee selection comes from a suggestion by RedHeadedGirl, who loves this movie. LOVES it. (Direct quote: “I love it so much.”) She says it has, for our viewing pleasure: Scenery porn Food porn Recovery for terrible breakup porn Home reno porn Here’s the summary, if you missed this one: When Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) learns her husband is cheating on her from a writer to whom she gave a bad review, … Continue reading September Movie Selection: Under the Tuscan Sun →
