Am currently reading...

Brenda Joyce's Scandalous Love.  It's an older novel, my only book with Fabio on the cover.  It can be found here.  I love Brenda's books, it's like, no secret.  It has elements from The Masquerade in it, which is probably why it's so appealing, BUT it gets into the intimacy way too fast (within the first thirty-six pages!) and I had to shut the book anyway because I was heading home from the gym.

Now that I've got some free time at school, I might as well break it out.  It's really great so far, and gets me engrossed into the story right away, unlike other books which drag on until there's something interesting going on.

And I'm not talking about the salacious, juicy scenes, mind you!  No, first of all we see Hadrian (Fabio) as a child, whose father doesn't want him or his mother, and well, Hadrian just decides to change himself and not be like his dad when he grows up.

Well, I guess there's more to come, hopefully.  There are a lot of reviews I need to catch up on...seriously...what's the point of this journal if I'm not even gonna put my reviews like I said I would?  Well the problem is this: Apparently I put way too much into summary and not into actual elements that make the story and plot good or bad.  We need to figure this out.

Fabio on Cupcake Wars, what?

A friend of mine just updated her Facebook status saying that Fabio was on Cupcake Wars right now, so I totally flipped and turned on the TV ASAP.

The face that built the house of Romance is on Cupcake Wars for a "Valentines Date" special.  Oooh...I wish he was my date!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/cupcake-wars/valentines-day/index.html

Happy early Valentine's Day, everyone!

I got recognized by an author?!

Well, via Facebook that is.

Writerspace's newsletter informed me of a contest that Karen Hawkins and Sabrina Jeffries were having, and that if you "Like" their Facebook pages, you'll be entered into a contest to win a Nook e-reader.  Since I wanted one (and because I like those authors) I totally went in for it.

I ended up posting on Karen Hawkins' wall, and I got a reply soon after!  I didn't realize this till after I got to school, studying at the library, but yay!

Now if I could just get David Tutera and Brenda Joyce to send a reply my way...

Another couple of new books on the shelf

Sherrilyn Kenyon - Acheron
Julie James - Practice Makes Perfect

I considered getting Karen Hawkins' To Scotland With Love but figured I'll get it on my next trip.  Right now, I'm craving something that takes place in the present-day, not historical.  Additionally, I aimed for something that had a strong female lead that can take care of herself and doesn't necessarily need a man in her life.  However, of course, someone special comes along, because otherwise, the story wouldn't exist.

And that's where I found Practice Makes Perfect.  The story involves two people in a law firm competing to make partner at the firm where they work - hence, very stiff competition.

As for Acheron, I figured I need to read a genuine Sherrilyn Kenyon novel that isn't just Brotherhood of the Sword series.  I want to read what's popular in the other Menyons' eyes so that'll be somewhere...by next year possibly, if I ever get to it.

Heck, I'm still trying to start reading Passion and Pleasure in London (Melody Thomas) but school keeps getting in the way.

It's so hard to write a book review

I've been going through books like nobody's business over the summer, and right now it's the middle of the semester at my university.  Go figure, I barely have time to read anymore.

Anyway I did get even more new books, reading as much as I can, when I can.

Recently added:
Ecstasy Unveiled - Larissa Ione
Sin Undone - Larissa Ione
The Promise - Brenda Joyce

Recently read:
Hot Ice - Cherry Adair
A Courtesan's Scandal - Julia London
Never Marry A Stranger - Gayle Callen
Love Letters From A Duke - Elizabeth Boyle

Currently reading:
How To Abduct A Highland Lord - Karen Hawkins

Just got back from shopping

...and picked up a couple of new books.

The one worth mentioning here is Stand By Your Hitman by Leslie Langtry.  More research for my assassin RP *nods*

I was a little down this afternoon, till I brought myself to Borders and there was live music going on, something that I've never seen happen while I've been there.  So I stayed a while and yeah, it did a good job of perking me up.

12 days till I'm 21.

What else have I been up to?

I just finished reading Hot Ice by Cherry Adair (finally got around to it) due to the fact that I had to do research for an RP I'm in.  It helped a bit...guess I'll have to get more romance novels with espionage plots.  Hm.

I've also been reading A Courtesan's Scandal by Julia London (I also have her book Highland Scandal) but I'm only halfway through it and still don't get what's going on.

There's a few new books on the shelf.  I'm not sure if I've mentioned them before.

Gaelen Foley - My Dangerous Duke (sequel to My Wicked Marquess)
Kat Martin - Rule's Bride (second sequel to Royal's Bride, sequel to Reese's Bride)
Larissa Ione - Ecstasy Unveiled (fourth book in the Demonica series about the Seminus demon brothers)

I've still yet to do several book reviews that I need to catch up on and finish the Bride and Prejudice movie review...hahaha.  And I'm back in school, so that's no help.  I haven't been paying attention to my romance novels since a couple of days before the Twilight: Eclipse movie came out.  It's only around the last couple of weeks of summer vacation that I actually started caring.

Seriously though, I thought I would've been done with the rest of my books by now.  The current count of romance novels on my shelf is now 75.  I'm not sure if I've missed anything but it seems more than that.  Then again, nowadays I just pick up books on the shelf and put them down after a long while.  But don't worry, there's a whole slew of new reads at Borders that I've found that I can't wait to purchase.