Stop #7 of the Bannockburn Binding book tour.

Today I’m at Books ‘n Kisses, talking about one of my favourite subjects:  history.  No, I won’t send you to sleep.  I also manage to slide movies into it, and blood and gore, so it’s not all that boring.

Swing by for an excerpt that hasn’t been seen anywhere else (I think…I’m losing track about now), and drop a line saying hello.

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Also, Bannockburn Binding is out everywhere now — click on the image below to get a link to your favourite retailer.

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G’day and Happy Australia Day.

The ironic thing is, by the time you read this, Australia Day will actually be over — in Australia, anyway, thanks to the International Date line.  But it’s still officially Australia Day where I am.  So I’m saying G’day to all the Australians like me, who are parked in places far from the homeland and, like me, don’t get to have the day off to celebrate, watch fireworks, and melt under what is often one of the hottest days of the year.

Have a great day!

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Stop #6 of the Bannockburn Binding book tour.

Did you even know there was a blog at Manic Readers?  I only found it weeks after I’d been visiting the site and checking out the reviews and stuff  :)  Anyway, I’m there today, and wondering aloud about how much people might be willing to pay for paranormal powers…

Swing by for an excerpt that hasn’t been seen anywhere else, and drop a line saying hello.

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If you’ve been following my mad ramblings lately, you’re probably well aware of the fact that I’m working my way through the (currently) nine seasons of NCIS.

The first season or so, I had to hang in there.  I kept thinking it had to get better.  Any show that a) had Mark Harmon in it, and b) had lasted for nine years had to get better traction than it showed the first few seasons.  I’m glad to say it did.

I also couldn’t stand Tony DiNozzo as a character for the first few seasons.  Immature, a womanizer and so ego-centric, he made my teeth ache.  It didn’t help to tell myself he was just a TV character.  He rubbed me up the wrong way.  Period.  He’s one of those guys I try to scrupulously avoid in real life, because they’re just that painful to be around.

But one of the magical things about this show is that they let their characters grow and change.  Tony has had one of the strongest character arcs across the series, so far.  And he’s turned into a fascinating character.  He still has moments where I’d like to slap his face.  But he has far more moments where he’s just plain damned good at his job.  And then he has moments when you think you’re getting a hint of the real man inside.  Serious, introspective, kind and dare I say it…sensitive.  Even emotional.

These have been genuine pulse pausing moments.  He had a long term undercover assignment that involved seducing a woman.  Peice of cake for a guy like that, right?  Except he fell in love with her.  It was some of the best writing, and most highly-fraught scenes I’ve ever watched –  especially when played in flashback, once you found out that he had been undercover all along, and desparately trying to stay aloof and uninvolved.

The most electrifying pulse-pausing moment so far, though, would have to be the opening episode for Season 7, Truth or Consequences.  Ziva, the Isrealli agent attached to the unit, has gone missing for weeks, and Tony, who has finally figured out — at least in his own head — that he wants her, organizes a mission into a terrorist camp in Somalia in order to assassinate the terrorist who (he thinks) killed Ziva.  Tony and Tim, the other member of the team, get captured and Tony is pumped full of a truth serum and starts talking like a babbling waterfall.

There’s a scene where Tony, still doped and tied to a chair, is confronted by a battered and still very alive Ziva, also captive.  She asks what he’s doing there.

That’s the moment.  That’s when any even luke-warm romance afficianado would melt.

Because Tony, still unable to control his mouth and his thoughts, blurts out:  “Couldn’t live without ya.”  You can see him fighting to stay on top of it, and not give up everything in his soul.  He just manages to amend it.  “I guess,” he adds.   Then he warns her he’s full of truth serum, so if there’s any answers she doesn’t want to hear she’d better not ask the question.

And she doesn’t.

A few minutes later, despite a knife at her throat, and their apparently helpless postions, Tony hauls Ziva out of the camp, with Tim’s help.

But holey-moley, that’s a shriekingly tense moment!  Given that this has to be one of the longest running romances-without-a-kiss, they’re managing to inject more than enough of these little heart-starters along the way to keep romance lovers hoping without any real evidence for more than six years so far.

I really hope they don’t stretch it too much further…

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I’m at The Bookish Snob today for the next stop of the Bannockburn Binding book tour.

Stop by to say hello and another chance to win a copy of Blood Knot.  I’m talking about why time travel romances wouldn’t work out in real life.

See you there!

Tracy

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Top Five Posts for December

1. Really Cool Historical Vacation Spots: Constantinople

Back up to #1 from #3 last month. However, interestingly, this was not the busiest spot on my blog overall. It was just the busiest post.

2. It’s Just A Job – Wood Elves

#2 again.

3. i have seen the writing on the wall…

Down from #1 last month.

4.  Pulse Pause Moments – Aragorn…Again

A new entry in the lists.

5.  Working Notes – My Life December 19

And another new popular post.  This is the post about Scott Justice, the Aussie wrestler.  So it’s either Aussies, wrestlers, or young guys.  Or all of the above.  Which is it, ladies?  I can always supply more…  :)

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Top Five Pages for October

1. Books by Category

Bounced up from #3 last month.

2. Books

Stable from last month.

3. Trilogies & Series

This one was fresh at #4 last month. Which gives more weight to the theory that readers love series.

4.  Bannockburn Binding

Not too shabby for a book that was only released on the 15th, halfway through the month.

5.   Blood Knot

Down from #4 last month.

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Top Five Articles for October

1. MM and MMF – Let’s Try Again. Why Do Women Like Men Who Like Men?

And #1 for one more month.

2. The Perils Of Writing Erotic Romance.

Stable.

3. The Ten Best Romantic Moments In Film History

Stable.

4. What Is Urban Fantasy, Anyway? Urban Fantasy in the Romance field Defined.

Stable.

5. The MMF Thing…How to Get It

And…stable.

Last month I said I thought it was time for new articles.  I introduced fresh articles a couple of days ago, and I’ll be adding new articles over the next few months.  Somehow, though, unless I write deliberate traffic-magnets – which means the content will be highly flammable and controversial, not something I’m really comfortable doing — then these top five favourites will probably stay firmly in place.

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  I’ve added more articles to the Articles for Readers page and the Stuff About My Books page.

Is Honesty Among Thieves Really Possible?

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Callouses For Thousands of Years

Avoiding Detection One Meeting At A Time

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Slave Labour. It’s Not Just For The History Books.

Smell The Coffee? What About That Turkey Stuffing?

In or Out…Or Something Else?

Pampered Vampires and the Mile-High Club

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The book tour for Bannockburn Binding gets underway very shortly – January 5th is the first date I have booked (for now).  Every blog I’m guesting at, I’m giving away a prize, so it’s worth dropping in to visit and leave a comment.

Here’s the dates I’ve confirmed to date.  I’ll keep this post updated as more dates are confirmed, and I’ll leave a link to the post in the sidebar, for quick reference.

Thursday,  January 5:  Fiction Vixen

Monday, January 9:  The Bookish Snob

Wednesday, January 11:  Romancing the Darkside

Monday,  January 16:   Vampire Romances

Thursday,  January 19:  Fang-tastic Books

Friday, January 20:  Manic Readers 

Friday,  January 27:  Books-n-Kisses

Monday, February 20: Bitten by Paranormal Romances

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The winner of the random draw prize of a selection from Berengaria Brown’s backlist of published titles was Patricia.  Congratulations, Patricia, and thank you to everyone who stopped by to visit and chat with Berengaria and make her feel welcome.

My thanks to Berengaria for guesting here once more.  It was lovely to have a visitor.

Cheers,

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Well, I didn’t smash any land-speed records, or break any vital bones, but this Christmas was remarkable because it wasn’t remarkable.  Peace reigned in our household, there was no stress about dinner, and a good time was had by all.

Oh, and I got one present I craved:  The complete archived set of 158 issues of Threads.  That takes it back to the late 1980′s, and some of the fashions back then…hmmm.  Check this one out (right).  The big hair, the even bigger sleeves, the bowtie shirt and velvet gathered skirt.  All very structured and not a knit or stretch fabric in sight.

I also got a present I didn’t even know I craved:  Tickets to the Roger Waters The Wall concert.  I went to the Pink Floyd The Wall concert in Perth, Western Australia, back in the nineties, when the actual wall came down (the Berlin Wall), so this will be a sentimental reunion for me — especially as I’m going with my son, who gave me my beloved Wall belt buckle, and the tickets, too.

Just being able to relax for five days is sheer joy!  I’m madly writing blog posts and catching up on writing fiction, too.  Stay tuned.  Good things in store.

So what about you?  What did you get?  What you wanted?  Lots of books?  A reader?  Tell!

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