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I came across this post on Book Riot by Namera Tanjeem, from last year. Really interesting reading! If you like your historical romances, then browse the post. Just the first book on the list was enough for me to click through to Amazon and check it out. More deals in Historical Romance Some super discounts […]
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What don’t I believe? Well, I don’t believe it snowed here this morning! It’s nearly June, for heaven’s sake! And yep, we had snow. It didn’t stick around, as the temperature is above zero (just), but it was cold enough that I reluctantly pulled out socks and put them on. In all the fuss about
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I’m heads down at the moment, on a vicious deadline, so I haven’t done anything but sleep for a few days. But I have garlic going crazy on the shelf by the window! This is before and after Those were taken 7 days apart! Hope everyone is staying well and safe. Here’s a couple of
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I’m growing things! We’re desperately trying to conserve cash at the moment, but now is the time to get going in the garden (for us northerners. If you’ve already got flowers blooming, farther south, enjoy!). So I have been trying to figure out how to bootstrap a kitchen garden from nothing. I have two old,
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I’ve been getting a lot of recipes! Thank you for those! I’ll be sorting through them for the next few weeks. Here’s one that sounds like a never-fail, using pantry ingredients only. For the gluten free crowd, I would swap out the flour for all purpose GF flour and add some Xanthan gum. Recipe from
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What’s the Best eReader for Your Books? Time was, the easiest answer to this would be “the reader your bookseller sells”. If you bought your books on Amazon, you bought a Kindle. If you bought your books on B&N, a Nook was your go-to. Kobo sells Kobo reading devices and so on. Only, it isn’t
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This is a perennial argument discussion in romance circles and the debate may never end, but let’s try to nail it down a bit better tomorrow. Do you like your books short? Or long? Or don’t care? How do you find romance novels these days? Too long? Too short? Did you know there are hidden factors
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On Facebook, on Monday, we had a rolling, roiling discussion about print versus ebooks, and how to maximize your book collection. Lots of differing opinions…including mine! I had an eye opener regarding print and ebooks recently, which I shared in the discussion. One of the viewers/commentors was US Today Best Selling romance author Laurann Dohner, a complete
Don’t do Facebook? How not to miss out! Read More »
If you overindulged last night, you have my commiserations. As a non-drinker (I’m allergic to alcohol), I have the advantage of naturally avoiding miserable January Firsts. 🙂 Happy New Year, no matter what your state! It has become old-fashioned to talk about New Year Resolutions anymore. Science and research have shown that almost no one
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Monday’s Facebook live session was a doozy. 1) Comments worked! I cannot tell you how awkward it felt, the week before, when I couldn’t see everyone’s comments. I had not realized how much the FB live sessions were a two-way street until then. So I was very relieved when the first comment showed up. (I think that
Reading More Books, Keeping Your FitBit Happy, and more. Read More »