BTS Book Reviews December 2013 | Page 5

COLUMNS SHORT STORIES & SERIALS The Lowdown with Laurie 9 A Labor of Love 17 Book blogging is a hobby that’s labor of love; it’s not something that makes money. Most people think opening and running a review blog is a grand thing. Well, if you ask most book... Chic Trends in Romance 41 Bring on the Christmas Spice: A Whole Lot of Naughty and A Little Bit of Nice Welcome to my second annual Naughty and Nice list. I have a brand new selection of sweet and spicy holiday romance stories for you from hotter ... The Heat Diva 49 Nestling in the Naughtiness Well, boys and girls, the season is almost upon us. The craziness has spread by now and probably has you in a maddened fever, buying things for everyone else. If you’re reading this right now,... The Scrying Eye 73 Tidings of Great Joy Come inside, my dear brothers and sisters. Come, sit by the fire, warm yourselves. Drink a cup of hot tea or coffee, if you prefer. Gather your senses, prepare your mind, open up your holiday spirit... PLUS Blog Beat 90 Upcoming Blog Hop 92 This is a true story The weather was bitterly cold, and it was sleeting, somehow fitting weather two days before Christmas, even for mild southern Arkansas. The increasingly slick roads made my husband, Simon, and me nervous—but after an almost four-hour drive to my parents, we had just twelve more miles to go. Then we hit an icy patch on a bridge, and I thought, “We’re dead,” as the car veered toward the rail... 63 I stepped down into the plush dining room of the resort. Initially I thought I may have overdressed for our first night on the island, but the palatial state of my surroundings made me feel more dressed down... December 2013 | 5