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Regency Romance versus Historical Romance What is regency romance and how does it differ from historical romance? You may well recognize Jane Austen as a regency romance writer. She is best known for works such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. So what makes a regency romance? Well if you look at...- Then It Hit Me: We Don't Buy Stuff.... I just realized that there are some things about who we are which just make it easier for us to succeed in the area of finances.
Top 50 Romance Blogs, part 4 Today is part four of five in announcing the Top 50 Romance Novel Blogs. I hope you take the time to go to these blogs and see what they have to offer! And as always be sure to drop a comment and let me know if I've missed any of...-
Top 50 Romance Blogs, part 3 It's past midnight - that makes it the next day right? I just couldn't wait to share these amazing blogs! Get your pointer fingers ready to click on some great sites. I fully expect you to spend a few hours getting sucked into their blog posts. Don't forget to bookmark!...
Book Review: Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer is loosely based on the premise of Pride and Prejudice. I would not go so far as to say it's a retelling of the classic tale, but there are elements of this Regency romance that bring to mind the farce that Mr. Darcy and...
20 Ways to Know You Read Too Much Romance Before I begin, thanks Susan for your 5 tells - they're hilarious! Now, when it comes to our favorite literature is it possible to ever read too much of it? What are some of the tells of overindulgence in romance? Let's take a look! You Know You Read Too Much...
Clinched, Clutched, and Cliched in Romance Covers 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....
Book Review: Never Romance a Rake by Liz Carlyle By: Marcia, guest reviewer Most Regency Romances portray life in this period as opulent and sensual. And it was, but it was also very hard. Wealthy children were valued not so much as individuals but for what they could contribute to the family in the way of money or...
Celebrate with Harlequin - Free Books Harlequin is celebrating its 60th anniversary and as such they're giving away 16 books in ebook format for free which is quoted at a $60 value. There are 5 formats for each novel: pdf, Mobipocket, MS Reader, ePub, and eReader. The books come from all different lines and can be...
Top 50 Romance Novel Blogs to Watch in 2009 Romance, I can't get enough of it. I'm constantly surfing the internet subscribing and looking into new blogs geared toward romance novels and the genre. I've compiled a list of fifty blogs that I think readers and authors of romance should watch this year. In this list there are group...
- Dell making Smartphone-to compete Apple's iPod Touch A pocket-sized Internet device using Google's Android is being developed by Dell, an operating system which can take on Apple's iPod Touch. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the device would be available by early second half of 2009. Sources say that the device looks like Apple's...
Invisible Man Photo shoot for cover. Model shot stationary in distance with moving passerby ignoring him against a street setting as in book svgallery=invisible_1 Cropped for size of Penguin Modern Classic book covers (19cm x 12cm) svgallery=invisible_2 Selected image and processed image svgallery=invisible_3 Final cover made to match series using InDesign .flickr-photo...- PF Blog Spotlight - Poorer Than You One of the most entertaining blogs I've encountered is from Stephanie, of Poorer Than You. She's an interesting writer, with a unique perspective as a young woman finishing school and facing plenty of educational debt. She seems like a strong, fascinating person, and it's nice to have her perspective out...
- "The Finish Rich Dictionary" review I have to say that I love The Finish Rich Dictionary by David Bach. Now I haven't read the entire thing yet (it's not meant to be read cover to cover at all) but I can tell that it's going to be something I refer to again and again. I've...
- "How to go to College Almost For Free" review As you might guess, How to Go to College Almost for Free is a book about winning scholarships. Its author, Ben Kaplan, won nearly $90,000 in scholarships to use for college. I ran across this book in the library, and thought that there was no time like the present to...
- Remove temptation Where I work, I pass by THREE candy dishes on the way two and from my desk. How much candy do I eat each day? Generally 2 pieces. The funny thing about that is that I don't even like candy all that much. I mean, it tastes good, but more...
- An American Hedge Fund I finally had a chance to read An American Hedge Fund by Timothy Sykes. To give you some perspective on where I was coming from, I didn't even know what a hedge fund was when I was sent the book. (Wikipedia defines it as "a private investment fund that charges...
- Surprised at the staunch defense of student loans I was surprised at the staunch defense of student loans in the comments on a previous post. Here's where I'm coming from. I got a $10,000 scholarship my senior year of high school that I could use anywhere. Back in 1986, $10,000 was a lot. But it would pay for...
- Marketing Free Recommendations So…. You want to be a marketer? Forget everything you’ve heard before! In this article, I’m not going to give you some airy-fairy theory about what should work if everything clicks the way I think it should. That’s the kind of rubbish you can read in any one of a...
- Desktop Author 5.2.14 Desktop Author is an electronic publishing software that allows you to create 3d page turning digital web books. Digital web books are any type of e-publication including e-brochures, e-books, digital photo albums, e-cards, digital diaries, online resumes, quizzes, exams, tests, forms and surveys . For more information visit this page....
- 12 Questions With Deena Katz - Top Financial Planner While attending Graduate school at Texas Tech, I had to opportunity to learn from one of the top financial planners in the country, Deena Katz. Deena has been in the business for many years and is recognized as one of the best CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professionals. She was recently named...
- Things To Do Today: Make Ta-da Lists I've tried using various to-do lists over the years. Scraps of paper - backs of envelopes, shopping receipts, those free insurance and real estate notepads you get in the mail all the time, etc. ...
PhotoHunt #163 Plastic This week's PhotoHunt theme is Plastic Have you noticed how much plastic we use on a daily basis? I know in my household-plastic seems to be a part of the ohana. Plastic is everywhere! Above photo: white plastic laundry basket containing plastic water bottles which I recycle and reuse....
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer Under the Banner of Heaven is a book about two murders, the men behind the murders, and the reasons they had for "removing" a woman and a baby. Sound gruesome? It is, but it's an incredibly interesting read—right up there with In Cold Blood and Manhunt. To answer the...- Beach Reading on Personal Finance I will be on vacation next week. Not at the beach exactly but at the lake with family. I like to get a little recreational reading in when I am on vacation, taking me away briefly from the legal and technical reading that fills my workdays. I guess you could...
I Married a One-Night Stand "Love is the answer, but while you're waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions." Woody Allen Today I'm beginning a new series, and it starts with the backstory of my own most significant relationship. I sometimes share personal details here, but...
Running for Optimum Weight Loss If you want to get the most out of a running regimen for weight loss, setting crazy weight loss goals and then running like crazy may not be the most advantageous way to get things done. Here are some tips for running for optimum weight loss. - Running often has...
To Do List: Save the World, Win a Contemporary Sarah from Smart Bitches and Jane from Dear Author are co-hosting another contest. The prizes are pretty sweet and well worth the time to get involved. First things first, what contemporary romance started this contest? The answer to that is Victoria Dahl’s debut novel Talk Me Down. The heroine in...- Reader Question - What Can I Do With All My Empty CD Cases? *Update - For those of you living in the Los Angeles area, a friend emailed me to say that the City of Burbank recycling center takes CD jewel boxes. Not many do, so if you live around there take them in! I received a question from a reader the other...
How To Save Your Home From Foreclosure Recently, Passive Dad asked me about free creative ideas to help friends facing foreclosure. This is a timely topic since one factor that contributes to the current economic crisis is the rise in foreclosures. Basically, the teaser rate on many adjustable rate mortgages end, and homeowners found themselves unable to...
