Ringing in another new year after a horrid 2020 for my family had me thinking about the blog and what my 2021 goals are. The first thing that popped into my head was, I want to talk more about books. When and why did we stop doing that?While I love all the pretty pictures people… Continue reading BLOG POST: Lets Talk Books
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BLOG POST: July 2020 Wrap Up/What’s up for August
It's hard to believe that the Summer is almost over and this year especially. 2020 seems to have been a hard year on most people and July made it a little harder for our family when we lost my father in law on the 25th. I don't know about you all, but thank goodness for… Continue reading BLOG POST: July 2020 Wrap Up/What’s up for August
Blog Post~ Book Recs: Small-town romance
I sometimes get asked what books I would recommend, so I've decided to do blog posts for each trope. Of course, remember, this post was written in May of 2020, so its current for me as of this date.Be warned I went off the beaten path with literary definitions, and let me tell you why.… Continue reading Blog Post~ Book Recs: Small-town romance
BLOG POST: ISO My Bookspiration
Have you seen my bookspiration? I seem to have lost it and desperately need it back. Why have I lost it, you ask? Because my headspace is everywhere these days, and I am blaming COVID. My 9-5 is in Healthcare and my husband farms, so we are still working full time, kids out of school… Continue reading BLOG POST: ISO My Bookspiration
BLOG POST: 2019 Year in Review
Well, I'm only a month late on my end of year post but who's counting? 2019 has been a crazy year for me in Booklandia. I got asked to be on my first ARC team, and then I got asked to be on several more. I attended two fantastic book signings. I've made some forever… Continue reading BLOG POST: 2019 Year in Review
BLOG POST: HEA = Romance?
This past weekend held a lot of drama in Romancelandia. People came out of the woodwork in support and in opposition of Lucia Franco’s book Balance, which was released back in 2016. While this post isn’t about that mess, it is about something that piqued my interest while I was reading through the onslaught of… Continue reading BLOG POST: HEA = Romance?
BLOG POST: Reading Romance… is it changing your standards or expectations?
The first time I saw a variation of this question was about seven years ago. Fifty Shades of Grey had become a phenomenon, I was reading romance, but nothing like I do today, and one of my friends told me I had to read this book. Now, this IS NOT a debate on the merit… Continue reading BLOG POST: Reading Romance… is it changing your standards or expectations?
Alright Already! What’s up with your Autumn Jones Lake obsession?
On the way to work this morning, I was listening to Slow Burn by Autumn Jones Lake and thought, “Why haven’t I wrote anything about my obsession with this series?” I post my reviews, but very rarely do I gush about some of my favorite books. That’s what you’re getting today, all my gushy goodness… Continue reading Alright Already! What’s up with your Autumn Jones Lake obsession?
BLOG POST: LoveNVegas19 and the Unicorn Giveaway
I am EXHAUSTED, but Love n Vegas 2019 was worth it! As most of you that follow me probably know, this was my second year at LoveNVegas book signing. I thought I was prepared, this being my third book signing, but I don’t know you can ever be ready for these things. Last year I… Continue reading BLOG POST: LoveNVegas19 and the Unicorn Giveaway
BLOG POST: When the main characters name is the same as…
Can you read a romance if the main character is a name of someone close to you? This just happened to me this week, which propelled me into wanting to write about it. If the main character of a book is the name of someone close to you, can you read it? Now, I’m not… Continue reading BLOG POST: When the main characters name is the same as…