November 2008

Pirate Contest Entry: Luring the Rouge

by Keira 11.26.2008

Yar! This be arr first entry to the Present Your Very Own Pirate Contest. What say ye? Is his shirt perfectly billowy? Is his beard scraggly enough for ye? Does he make ye want to cry out full rammin’ speed ahead? When Sasha first told me she was entering, I got really excited. Sasha’s very [...]

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Spread the Word, Win a Book!

by Keira 11.22.2008

Ann Aguirre is holding a contest! For a chance to win one of twenty copies of What A Scoundrel Wants by Carrie Lofty, be sure to check out the widget below. A bonus prize of $50 Amazon dollars is going to one person if more than 100 entries are up and running. Be sure to [...]

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Carnival of Trashy Romance Novels

by Keira 11.20.2008

This is a call for submissions for the first edition of the Carnival of Trashy Romance Novels! I am very excited by this and hope to hear from the rest of you in the blogosphere. Categories of Submission: Include the following topics: Book Reviews – submit any recent book review on any romance novel. Get [...]

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Clinched, Clutched, and Cliched in Romance Covers

by Keira 11.18.2008

Publishers Weekly recently published an article on clinch covers. Since I’ve been running a segment on locating the next Fabio of romance novel models, I was immediately drawn to read the post. I was certain heaving bosoms, flowing hair, and orgasmic looks would be disclosed. I was pretty much right. Overall the article was pretty [...]

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My Name is Bond, James Bond.

by Keira 11.15.2008

Nothing beats a lazy morning or evening, a good book in hand, and a bubble bath. Is there anything more delightful than this personal pampering treatment? I can’t think of anything unless it’s a good book, some tea and a rainy afternoon curled up somewhere under a blanket. However this post isn’t strictly about personal [...]

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Lots of New Old and Out of Print Books

by Keira 11.07.2008

I’ve spent the last couple of days reorganizing my space (which is small) for several new (to me) books were coming my way. I got a second bookshelf (surprise, surprise) and cleared out a corner for it. This took some ingenuity as this used to be my junk corner. The corner I knew would contain [...]