about how well we know the people around us, especially our closest friends and those we talk to the most often. Here are some things that people may not know about me:
~I lived in Germany for six months...and still don't know how to speak it.
~I'm a lefty. Why do lefties get a bad wrap?
~I was adopted.
~I love taking long walks.
~I like Bill O'Reilly and George W. Bush.
What are some things that people may not know about you?
Friday, June 19, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Review: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
As promised from yesterday, here is my review for Victoria Dahl's Talk Me Down. FYI, Lori's story comes out next month(July). I can't wait!
Molly Jenkins has one naughty little secret: her job as a bestselling erotic fiction author. Until her inspiration runs dry—thanks to a creepy ex—and it’s time to skip town and move back to tiny Tumble Creek, Colorado.
One look at former high school hunk chief of police Ben Lawson and Molly is back in business. The town gossip is buzzing at her door and, worse still, a stalker seems to be watching her every move. Thankfully, her very own lawman has taken to coming over, often. The only problem now is that Molly may have to let the cat out of the bag about her chosen profession, and straitlaced Ben will definitely not approve.…
I found this book after about an hour of roaming around the bookstore because I wasn’t really sure what I was in the mood to read or buy. The cover immediately caught my eye. The back cover blurb caught my attention and the book itself definitely kept it.
Molly is such a realistic character. She’s not perfect and she does make mistakes. Some of the things she did to make the hero, Ben, jealous were a bit childish but it was easy to get over. Haven’t we all done silly things at one point or another to get a guys attention? At first her “self gradification” bothered me a bit but then it was refreshing because it is “taboo” in romance novels for characters to “help” themselves. Single ladies have needs, too, right? Even if they don’t admit it. When you get to know Ben it’s easy to see why Molly wrote about him. He’s sexy and Alpha but he has a soft spot for her and it shows. He didn’t have an easy adolesence but he doesn’t let it weight him down. Even though he tries to stay away he is drawn to Molly like a magnet.
I really can’t describe more of the plot because I would seriously give things away. But I will say that there is some suspense thrown in for good measure. It’s not all about Molly and Ben jumping each others bones every chance they got, although that was certainly enjoyable to read.
Things I liked:
Everything! The characters. The plot. The pace. The sex scenes. It was chalked full of them but it didn’t overpower the book. There seriously wasn’t anything about this book that stuck out to me that I didn’t like. I think I experienced every single kind of emotion in the span of reading this book.
What I disliked:
Nothing!
Rating: A . It now has its own little spot on my Keeper Shelf.
Publication Date/Price: January 2009/$6.99
Author’s website: http://www.victoriadahl.com/
Molly Jenkins has one naughty little secret: her job as a bestselling erotic fiction author. Until her inspiration runs dry—thanks to a creepy ex—and it’s time to skip town and move back to tiny Tumble Creek, Colorado.One look at former high school hunk chief of police Ben Lawson and Molly is back in business. The town gossip is buzzing at her door and, worse still, a stalker seems to be watching her every move. Thankfully, her very own lawman has taken to coming over, often. The only problem now is that Molly may have to let the cat out of the bag about her chosen profession, and straitlaced Ben will definitely not approve.…
I found this book after about an hour of roaming around the bookstore because I wasn’t really sure what I was in the mood to read or buy. The cover immediately caught my eye. The back cover blurb caught my attention and the book itself definitely kept it.
Molly is such a realistic character. She’s not perfect and she does make mistakes. Some of the things she did to make the hero, Ben, jealous were a bit childish but it was easy to get over. Haven’t we all done silly things at one point or another to get a guys attention? At first her “self gradification” bothered me a bit but then it was refreshing because it is “taboo” in romance novels for characters to “help” themselves. Single ladies have needs, too, right? Even if they don’t admit it. When you get to know Ben it’s easy to see why Molly wrote about him. He’s sexy and Alpha but he has a soft spot for her and it shows. He didn’t have an easy adolesence but he doesn’t let it weight him down. Even though he tries to stay away he is drawn to Molly like a magnet.
I really can’t describe more of the plot because I would seriously give things away. But I will say that there is some suspense thrown in for good measure. It’s not all about Molly and Ben jumping each others bones every chance they got, although that was certainly enjoyable to read.
Things I liked:
Everything! The characters. The plot. The pace. The sex scenes. It was chalked full of them but it didn’t overpower the book. There seriously wasn’t anything about this book that stuck out to me that I didn’t like. I think I experienced every single kind of emotion in the span of reading this book.
What I disliked:
Nothing!
Rating: A . It now has its own little spot on my Keeper Shelf.
Publication Date/Price: January 2009/$6.99
Author’s website: http://www.victoriadahl.com/
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Review:Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
California’s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Then she meets Michael Hosea. A man who seeks his Father’s heart in everything, Michael Hosea obeys God’s call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel’s every bitter expectation until, despite her resistance her frozen heart begins to thaw. But with her unexpected softening come overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband’s pursuing love, terrified of the truth she can no longer deny: Her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael Hosea does…the One who will never let her go.
Not being familar with the story of Hosea I was intrigued enough to know more about it when I read the back cover blurb. All in all this book was excellent and has a permenant residence on my Keeper Shelf. Like you hope to have in any good book there were places where I cringed( like every single time Angel left Michael)and others where I felt my heart would leap from my chest(can’t give those away or you won’t read the book).
What I liked:
Michael’s relationship with God. He’s so full of faith that God has a plan for him, bumps and all. It really made me think about my own faith and if I let God take control enough. I love books that make you think about them days or weeks after you’ve read them.
This might sound a little strange, considering my previous paragraph, but I did like the touchy subject of Duke and child prositution. Not that I agree with it all, but it was refreshing to see an author,especially a Christian author, make such a risky move and actually talk about it and have it be a major part of the heroine’s character. Those scenes weren’t feel good moments at all but the book really wouldn’t have been the same without them.
Something else I like was Angel and Michael’s budding relationship. It was very realistic and believable. Angel didn’t instantly “see the light” and change when Michael came into her life and that was a good thing because we were able to see her grow as a person.
This might sound a little strange, considering my previous paragraph, but I did like the touchy subject of Duke and child prositution. Not that I agree with it all, but it was refreshing to see an author,especially a Christian author, make such a risky move and actually talk about it and have it be a major part of the heroine’s character. Those scenes weren’t feel good moments at all but the book really wouldn’t have been the same without them.
Something else I like was Angel and Michael’s budding relationship. It was very realistic and believable. Angel didn’t instantly “see the light” and change when Michael came into her life and that was a good thing because we were able to see her grow as a person.
Things I didn’t like:
The story seemed to sag a little when Angel/Sarah ran off to San Fransisco and lived with the Axles. It was good for Angel to have that relationship with that family and have a friend in their daughter but drug on a bit.
Rating: A
Published:2005
Price:$14.99
Favorite books by author: This is my first one but it’s definitely on the list now.
Author’s website: http://www.francinerivers.com/
Happy Sunday!
I am stuffed. The hub, son and I just returned from our weekly Sunday lunch with my parents. I am full of grilled corn and turkey legs. I momentarily forced myself to forget that by eating just one turkey leg I was consuming a whopping 1,000 calories. I didn't eat the entire thing but but a good four hundred calories worth. And indulged in sugar free chocolate pie. I can pretty much guarantee I'll be Sweatin' to the Oldies tonight. And going to the gym next week. Treadmill here I come!
Anyway, I wanted to give everyone a heads up about a few things that are going on...
First, as of next week I will no longer be posting my reviews at Reading Romance Books. The webmaster is shutting down the site. Until I can find a long time home for my reviews I will post them here. I'm still going to try a weekly thing but with a seven month old there's no telling if it'll happen. I really did enjoy my time reviewing for them. It gave me a major sense of accomplishment so that's why I am going to continue. I hope you'll come back to check out my reviews. I'm also thinking about throwing in some movie reviews in there, too, just to spice things up.
Speaking of reviews, a few months ago I reviewed a fantastic book called Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl. There wasn't anything I didn't like about it. Please be a dear and check out her website www.victoriadahl.com . She has four more releases coming out in the next four months so pick them up. I'll post my review for those who are interested.
That's the end of my updates for now! Maybe the next one will be that I finished my manuscipt.
Anyway, I wanted to give everyone a heads up about a few things that are going on...
First, as of next week I will no longer be posting my reviews at Reading Romance Books. The webmaster is shutting down the site. Until I can find a long time home for my reviews I will post them here. I'm still going to try a weekly thing but with a seven month old there's no telling if it'll happen. I really did enjoy my time reviewing for them. It gave me a major sense of accomplishment so that's why I am going to continue. I hope you'll come back to check out my reviews. I'm also thinking about throwing in some movie reviews in there, too, just to spice things up.
Speaking of reviews, a few months ago I reviewed a fantastic book called Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl. There wasn't anything I didn't like about it. Please be a dear and check out her website www.victoriadahl.com . She has four more releases coming out in the next four months so pick them up. I'll post my review for those who are interested.
That's the end of my updates for now! Maybe the next one will be that I finished my manuscipt.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Dreams...
Every wonder if the things you want to do with your life are what you're really supposed to do? I have.
Being a Christian, I wonder if some of the dreams I have are my own selfish wants and desires or if God has placed them in my heart because they are part of His plan for me. This was the topic of yesterday's sermon. I was excited because I have been questioning if my aspirations to be a published writer were from God or not because I've been pursuing it since 2o02 and nothing has come of us. Granted, I haven't been actively pursuing it but it's okay. Today is a new day. Now, I truly believe this is the plan God has for me.
Here are a few ways to tell if your dream, whatever it may be, is planted inside you by God:
-it feels right
-it excites you
-it keeps you up at night because you can't stop thinking about it
-it's fulfilling
-it makes you feel like you were made to do it.
Hearing all of this got me extremely motivated to write again. I know I can do this. If I couldn't, God wouldn't have placed he desire in me in the first place.
Being a Christian, I wonder if some of the dreams I have are my own selfish wants and desires or if God has placed them in my heart because they are part of His plan for me. This was the topic of yesterday's sermon. I was excited because I have been questioning if my aspirations to be a published writer were from God or not because I've been pursuing it since 2o02 and nothing has come of us. Granted, I haven't been actively pursuing it but it's okay. Today is a new day. Now, I truly believe this is the plan God has for me.
Here are a few ways to tell if your dream, whatever it may be, is planted inside you by God:
-it feels right
-it excites you
-it keeps you up at night because you can't stop thinking about it
-it's fulfilling
-it makes you feel like you were made to do it.
Hearing all of this got me extremely motivated to write again. I know I can do this. If I couldn't, God wouldn't have placed he desire in me in the first place.
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