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The Lowdown with Laurie 9
A Labor of Love
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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...
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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...
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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...
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