Primary Concerns (A Political Rant)
Normally, I don’t talk about politics on my blog. There’s rarely a reason to. But in a couple of weeks there will be an election I feel strongly about, and since it reflects some of my concerns about politics in general at this particular point in time, I thought I...
Costa Rica in Pictures
My husband and I went to Costa Rica over the last week. Here are a few pictures to bring you with us! Click to enlarge. Click again for full size. [gallery...
Weekend at the Fair
This past weekend was the annual Rhinebeck sheep and wool festival. If you've never been, it's a grand time. I didn't take a lot of pictures of yarn. It's a bit dark in the barns and you don't get to see how gorgeous the colors are. Plus, the whole point of fiber is...
A Few Good Books
Periodically, I like to recommend a bunch of books without writing reviews. This post focuses primarily on what I'd call mainstream fiction mixed with women's fiction, and all of the recommended titles have a romantic element. They're also overwhelmingly UK-based...
Reissue covers!
I am so excited by these brand new covers for the books I originally released with Penguin. The eBooks should all be out by the end of September and the print books by the end of October. I know the books themselves are old news, but it's so much fun to see them in...
Black Rabbit Hall, a TBR Challenge Read
Okay, so I have completely fallen down on the TBR challenge this year and for that I apologize. On the up side, I have an amazing book to recommend: Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase. (By the way, there are a zillion different covers for this book, so I chose the one I...
The Probable Future, a TBR Challenge Post
I do dearly love a little magical realism with my contemporary romance and women's fiction, so when Alice Hoffman's The Probable Future went on sale a while back I greedily snatched it up. Of course, I have no self control, so I was up until 3am reading it. I...
Notes from the Alpaca Farm
Today I went over to Faraway Farms Alpacas for research. (My current WIP is set on an alpaca farm, but that's all I'm saying because I've only started it.) I met several lovely alpacas and learned a few things I didn't know, so I thought I'd share them here. As one...
The Wind off the Small Isles, a TBR Challenge Read
Anyone who knows me knows my deep and abiding love of Mary Stewart. Every year, I re-read at least two or three of the books. But up until recently, every time I checked for The Wind of the Small Isles, it would show up in the $75 range, which put it at about $1 per...
At The Water’s Edge, a TBR Challenge Read
The theme this month was to read a "new to you" author. I love this cover, and I'd meant to read Water for Elephants when it came out but never got around to it, so I figured it was time. This was a perfectly decent romance novel, but I resent the fact that it was...