Grandpa’s Christmas atlas: Why bookshops and print books still matter

Last night (December 23rd) around 8pm, my grandma called me with a special Christmas request. “Will you do me a favor, sissy? Will you buy Grandpa a new atlas and wrap it up and put it under the tree, from Grandma?” It seemed like a pretty random request. She’s never asked me to buy anything… Continue reading Grandpa’s Christmas atlas: Why bookshops and print books still matter

Winner of my Mistletoe Madness blog hop giveaway!

I was thrilled to see so many new faces around here this week, thanks to the Mistletoe Madness blog hop. I’m glad we’ve all discovered lots of exciting authors this year. The winner of a $10 book gift certificate and some chocolates is…Andrea! Andrea, I’ve emailed you asking for your address. Cruise on over to… Continue reading Winner of my Mistletoe Madness blog hop giveaway!

Review: Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr

Snappy dialogue and the threat of real danger sucked me in, but then the story fizzled out and left me wanting. Leslie Petruso moves to Virgin River after her husband left her for another woman and then insisted that he and Leslie can still be the best of friends. Sick of running into him and… Continue reading Review: Hidden Summit by Robyn Carr

Spending Christmas away from home

My weekly post is up at The Season for Romance. Stop by and find out about my first Christmas away from home, when I was desperately trying to impress my future in-laws. Bev’s giving away copies of THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS by Debbie Macomber and MAKING SPIRITS BRIGHT, a collection of stories by Fern Michaels and… Continue reading Spending Christmas away from home

Winner of the Shannon Stacey giveaway!

Thanks to Shannon for giving away a copy of Exclusively Yours, and to everyone who commented on my interview with Shannon Stacey. The winner is…Shari! Shari, I’ve emailed you asking for your address. Everyone, I’ve got two other giveaways going on right now. If you tell me an author you “discovered” in 2011, you could… Continue reading Winner of the Shannon Stacey giveaway!