I scoured the internet and my own shelves to bring you this list! The Outsider by Stephen King (Kindle) The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton (Kindle) Awakened by James Murray (Kindle) The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Gibbs (Kindle) The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Kindle) All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony […]
In my last post, I talked about zombies as romantic heroes. But among the undead, is there any romantic hero more popular than the vampire? From Edward in Twilight to the Black Dagger Brotherhood in J.R. Wards series, the vampire represents danger, allure, mystery, and desire. What is it about vampires that draw us in? For one thing, […]
Zombies have found an unexpected home in contemporary romantic fiction. They are no longer just mindless, soulless, drooling creatures with an insatiable hunger for brains. Instead, they have evolved to become relevant romantic figures, finding love in all the wrong (and right) places. The zombie has come to represent the “other” in society, from people […]
Yes, I’m that old. I was born in 1970 on a warm summer day in northern New York, just across the river from Canada. I thought it would be fun to look at the top books and movies released in that year! How many of these have you read or seen? Or even heard of?! Books […]
Did you know there is actually science behind the effect of music on creativity? A study in the Netherlands showed that listening to “happy” music while working can help to arouse divergent thinking, the kind of thinking that is associated with problem solving and creativity. The study was done using classical music of different moods […]
I’ve read more than a few books by celebrities that I’ve fallen in love with! Some of these I’ve read, some I want to read. Bliss by Shay Mitchell Playground by 50 Cent Modelland by Tyra Banks <– My kid read it and loved it! American Drifter by Chad Michael Murray and Heather Graham <– I […]
That’s probably one of my all-time favorite quotes from a book or movie. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite. Sometimes, you come across a line in a book that just hits you. This quote is one of those for me. In the book, Charlie (the wallflower) has his infinite moment while driving through […]
Anyone who knows me knows that I have an undying love for Jensen Ackles. It’s deep and it’s real. I’ve loved him since before Supernatural, since the Smallville days. And this movie… it’s one of my favorites. It’s an indie flick that never made it to theaters, instead going straight to DVD release in 2009. So, it has […]