Love Romance Passion » News http://www.loveromancepassion.com Because Books Don't Fall Asleep Afterwards! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 You Deserve the Best… New Romance Novels! http://www.loveromancepassion.com/you-deserve-the-best-new-romance-novels/ http://www.loveromancepassion.com/you-deserve-the-best-new-romance-novels/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Keira http://www.loveromancepassion.com/?p=13889

Squee! Hitting the shelves today Woman's World Magazine's Valentine's Day issue and I'm in it! How awesome is that? Pretty awesome, but not as awesome as the books in the article so check it out!

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Happy New Year everybody!

I hope your 2011 was great and that your 2012 is even better!

Last year I challenged myself to read 150 books and I did it! I actually read 155, 5 over my goal! This year I've asked myself to meet that goal again and here's my widget to watch my progress:

2012 Reading Challenge

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How many books will you challenge yourself to read this year? Did you complete your goal in 2011?

BLOG STATS FOR 2011:

Blog Resolution: Reach 400K Unique Pageviews in 2012.

Top 5 Countries to View LRP in 2011:

Waves! Thank you so much for making LRP international!

Top Viewed Pages in 2011:

Some of these are not surprising! I believe Harry Potter has been number 1 for a long time. That post really resonates or strikes a nerve with people.

Blog Resolution: Post something that beats the Harry Potter post in views in 2012.

BIGGER AND BETTER!

I want 2012 to be bigger and better for you the reader so I'm turning this post over to you. Tell me what you want to see more of or less of. Is there a feature idea you'd like to see? Certain authors you want us to interview? Books we got to review? A regular movie review during the week? Should it be only current movies in theaters? Do you want more cover model posts? In short, what would make this blog more fun and fab for you?

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Join me at Romance at Random where I'm guest blogging for Holiday Blues and Things That Pick Me Up! + GIVEAWAY!!!!

Winners for it are announced on Sunday.

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I created these Wallpapers for Boys Over Flowers because I loved the show so much! Enjoy! Click on the images to expand them to full size and download to your computer.

Boys Over Flowers Wallpaper

Boys Over Flowers Wallpaper

Don't know why I love the show? Check out my Movie Review: Boys Over Flowers starring Hye-sun Koo, Min-ho Lee, and Hyun-joong Kim

Buy: Season 1:

Buy: Season 2:

Buy: Geum JanDi's Moon and Star Necklace

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I'm over at Savvy Thinker today talking about The 3 Gs of Christmas. Even if you're not Christian, I think the message is a nice spiritual one that you should check out.

Grace, Generosity, and Gratitude for Christmas

Happy Holidays!

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Yesterday I was at Heroes and Heartbreakers with the first part of my two part series on LaVyrle Spencer's romances. I talk about my favorites and why the books are so appealing.

Family Ties: LaVyrle Spencer’s Enduring Appeal, Part 1

See today's follow up about Morning Glory, Separate Beds, and Years with a few extra thrown in. Join me and share your favorite Spencers too!

Family Ties: LaVyrle Spencer’s Enduring Appeal, Part 2

They have long been comfort reads on my bookshelves, keepers from the very beginning. Each are unique in some way and I think you'll find something for you if you head over and check it out.

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Today I'm guest blogging over at Heroes and Heartbreakers discussing one of my all time favorite romance authors, LaVyrle Spencer. Have you read her? If not, I'm telling you why you should! Join me at:

Family Ties: LaVyrle Spencer’s Enduring Appeal, Part 1

In this post, I will be highlighting The Gamble, Hummingbird, and Endearment. :)

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I have racked my brain for some really great and super fun ideas for a Breaking Dawn party and I believe I have created the ultimate list!

Best/Worst Bride's Maid Dress Contest:

Breaking Dawn is centered around Bella and Edward marrying, so why not have a Breaking Dawn party reflect their happy union? We should all be taking part and with that I present to you the Best/Worst Bride's Maid Dress Contest. You can do one or the other or both and hand out an assortment of prizes (more on that later) to the person with the ugliest and/or prettiest outfit. Take pictures and make an album (real or Facebook) out of it to share with everyone later.

Wedding Cake Design Contest:

Another great idea for a Breaking Dawn party is to have your very own Designer Wedding Cake Cook-Off. Or perhaps Cake Wrecks Off - Twilight Style. Everybody could either bring their cake or prepare their Twilight Wedding Cake on site for more fun filled hilarity. If the idea of eating that much cake is off-putting go smaller scale and make Breaking Dawn Wedding Cupcakes.

Toast Off:

Another thing people do at weddings and you should do at your Breaking Dawn Party is toast! Grab some champagne or sparkling grape juice (depending on your age/preference) and kick off your evening by saying what Twilight or Edward Cullen has meant to you. Share how you first came into contact with Twilight and what you've been doing since the books ended to curb your craving. Might be a great way to introduce new, not to miss books to read after Twilight!!! What will you say to toast the happy couple?

Breaking Dawn Dance Party:

You can't have a Breaking Dawn Wedding Party without dancing! That's the best part! So kick off your heels, throw on the tunes and get ready to dance some of the most fun Wedding Line Dances around! Here's a great list to get you started (check out the videos they show you how to do the line dance:)

TOP 15 WEDDING LINE DANCES:

But don't take my word for it, try them out and have a blast!

1. Electric Boogie (Electric Slide) - Marcia Griffiths

2. Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper

3. Cotten-Eyed Joe - Rednex

4. Cupid Shuffle - Cupid

5. Chicken Dance - various

6. Boot Scootin Boogie - Brooks and Dunn

7. Jitterbug - various

8. Macarena - Bayside Boys Mix

9. The Locomotion - Grand Funk

10. Booti Call - BLACKstreet

11. Bunny Hop - Applejacks

12. Cool Jerk - Capitols

13. Hoedown Throwdown - Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana)

14. Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Byrd

15. Wobble - V.I.C

Party Games and Activities:

Your Breaking Dawn Party would not be completed without these fun games and activities.

Vampire Kisses:

  • You will need plastic fangs for each member of the party.
  • 1 Medium Size Apple

How to Play: You have to pass around an apple without hands, using your mouths while wearing the fangs. Every time it drops the person who dropped it has to do a 10 second chicken dance.

Arm Wrestle Emmett:

  • You will need a strong guy
  • A sturdy table

How to Play: Everyone in the party challenges the strong guy (now named Emmett) to a wrestling match. If anyone shows up Newborn strength and beats Emmett they win and get permanent bragging rights!

Note: You could set up the arm wrestling in a series of matches and hold a tournament. No strong guy needed unless wanted. ;)

Random Imprint:

  • You will need a hat
  • Papers with character names

How to Play: This is basically charades, but each two person team is going to pull two papers with character names. They will now randomly act or improv a scene from the Twilight series involving those characters or pretend those characters are in love and try to get the rest to figure out who they are.

Pillow Fight:

  • Feather pillows for everyone
  • A vacuum - lol :D

How to Play: It's a pillow fight to act out the infamous morning after feathers scene in Breaking Dawn. Game on! First to break the pillow and make it rain feathers wins. Be careful of others and don't hit each other too hard. Bella might be okay with bruises, but we're not! If someone says to stop hitting them with pillows you should listen and stop.

Marathon Movie Watching:

You can't beat a Twilight Saga movie marathon before hitting the theaters to see Breaking Dawn.

Make Twilight Jewelry:

Make or buy Breaking Dawn jewelry.

Decorate Shirts:

Make or buy Breaking Dawn shirts to wear at midnight.

Alice and Rosalie Makeovers:

Bella gets one on her wedding day, why not you? You'll need to bring makeup, find some gifts with purchase, samples, etc. and just have fun as you prep for the main event!

Breaking Dawn Food and Drink:

You can easily pull off any food and drink ideas that fit any of the other books but this menu is based on Breaking Dawn food and drink.

Blood Punch:
Bella drinks blood during her pregnancy to keep the baby healthy. You don't have to go quite so far to enjoy a red beverage. Here are some ideas:

  • Fruit Punch
  • Red Gatorade
  • Red Wine
  • Tomato Juice
  • Cranberry Juice Cocktail
  • Apple/Strawberry Fanta

Breakfast for Dinner:
Bella eats a lot of breakfast (eggs especially) in Breaking Dawn so your party should host breakfast for dinner! Check out the menu:

  • Scrambled eggs
  • Pancakes/Waffles
  • Bacon
  • Toast
  • Omelets
  • Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
  • Cereal
  • Fruit Salad

And any other breakfast favorites!

Breaking Dawn Party Favors and Supplies:

30 Mini Twilight Breaking Dawn Hersheys Nugget Candy Bar Wrappers Party Favor

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12 Twilight Breaking Dawn Cake Cupcake Rings Birthday Party Favors

 US $3.45
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 US $6.00
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Twilight Breaking Dawn Jacob Lenticular Keepsake Stadium Cup Party Favor

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Twilight BREAKING DAWN 4 BOOKMARKS Party Favors Decoration Supplies NEW IN PACK

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the twilight saga Breaking Dawn Birthday Party Invitations and Favors

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16 Card Personalized Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Bingo Game Party Favor NEW

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Love Romance Passion has a new look!

You might have noticed me working on it last night and if so I apologize for the construction mess. lol :)

I'm figuring it all out on my own, which means I'm still tweaking the theme, so there might be some changes yet. I'm learning CSS and super cool coding and have some ideas to get the look just the way that I want it.

One of the cool things now is the use of images in the comments. If you want to learn how to get your own image to appear next to your name check out Gravatar. It's very simple and they walk you through it. Your Gravatar is attached to an email so everywhere on the web where comment images are enabled when you comment with that email it will show the image you selected.

Another is the new "You might like" section. Isn't it so much prettier? :D I like it a lot and it's cleaner so I think it'll be nicer for you too.

One thing that's changed and I'm not sure if it's good or bad is that the categories are no longer running done one of the side columns. If you're looking for them, they are located under the Archive page.

So I guess I'm saying, how do you ladies (and fellas) like it so far? :D

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You might have noticed I started including UK buy links on the site for Amazon in guest blogs and reviews. Do you live somewhere outside of the US/UK and want to see buy links for your country? Let me know in the comments! Thanks!

Photo Credits: Richard Cawood

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