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Shut Up and Read This Book!

June 17, 2013

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By May. Book recommendations are a funny thing, as you can’t always guess what a person will love or what detail they might find so off-putting that they end up hating the book and possibly questioning your judgment. It’s hard to say what might work for someone, even if they are your friend and you [...]

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Need a New Adult Rec? We got ‘em

May 15, 2013

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I’m (Mandi) kind of new to the New Adult (NA) genre. I don’t know why I held out. I honestly think part of it was because there was so much hype and discussion about the genre I was over it before I even tried it. However, there is this place called Twitter where I see [...]

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Authors, Please Share Your Intentions

May 1, 2013

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What are your intentions? By May. Recently I read a short story that I quite enjoyed, and when I went to the author’s website to find out if there would be more (it was an Urban Fantasy type world), what her plans were, and if I could expect another installment soon I found nothing. No [...]

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Five Ways Hollywood Could Bring the Rom Com Back

April 25, 2013

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By May. It breaks my heart that the romantic comedy is a thing of the past. When I look at the movies I’ve seen, movies that are coming out, I see I have watched two or three new romantic comedy releases in the past three years. Seriously – where are they all? We all know [...]

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When Urban Fantasy Loses Tori’s Trust

April 23, 2013

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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: When Urban Fantasy Loses My Trust – by Tori. When I read a certain genre, I have certain expectations. I expect Romance to be an emotional love fest, Paranormal Romance to be a love fest between supernatural entities, and Urban Fantasy to kick arse and take names in a [...]

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May says: Leave the Dead Guy Alone

April 18, 2013

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Whether beloved fiancée or husband, girlfriend or your first love, one of the fastest ways to have me losing respect for a love story is by picking apart a dead person’s relationship with your current leading man or lady. Now I have no problem with stories where there is no love lost for a deceased [...]

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Mandi’s Ultimate Hero

April 11, 2013

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A couple of days ago on twitter I was tweeting about how weak I am for UFC/MMA fighter heroes or motorcycle club books. And then as usual on Twitter, the convo probably turned into talking about his peen or something else pervy.  But I’ve been thinking that if I could develop my ultimate hero, what [...]

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Ten Steps to Becoming Shy’s Old Lady

April 10, 2013

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Tori reviewed this previously for Smexy. Then May, Helyce and I all read the book and we wanted to talk about it too! If you want a sure way to become an “ Old Lady” to a motorcycle man, here is a plan you can follow.. (and just to be clear, I’m Tack’s Old Lady [...]

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New J.R. Ward Information!

March 31, 2013

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J.R Ward had a book signing yesterday to celebrate the release of Lover at Last and as usual did a Q&A and told us some good information. The details I’m about to give were gathered from people who were at the signing and tweeted. Special thanks to @mslizalou and @betsdifranco for their tweets! There are [...]

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The Erotic Contemporary Cliffhanger–So 2012? Or Still All The Rage?

March 21, 2013

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A few nights ago I was browsing through some books, and came across Surrender Your Love by JC Reed. The cover caught my eye (hello sexy man butt crack). So I tweeted about it and put it on facebook to see if anyone had read it. A few minutes later I started receiving comments that [...]

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