From Finding Zaide, releasing on 1 April 2019 in the Love is Love anthology, © Kim Deister My toe touched the garbage can under the desk and I started to reach for it, more willing to barf in that than all over my desk. But I knew that just holding it in my hand would be tacit […]
Maybe it’s cliché, but sometimes the truth really is stranger than fiction. Every now and then, I come across a book or movie and discover that it was inspired by true events. Like the Silent Hill movie franchise, based on a town in Pennsylvania and the hallucinations said to have been experienced by people affected by the […]
Every now and then, I come across an autobiography that really gets to me for one reason or another. These are some of my favorites! Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis. I love the Chili Peppers, so I had to read this when it came out. It was so raw and so intriguing! Goodreads | Amazon Troublemaker by […]
Okay, so I might be delusional, but I’m convinced I’m at least part mermaid. I live by the beach and I am never happier and my soul more filled than when my toes are in the sand and the ocean washes over me. It’s my happy place. It’s only natural that I’m drawn to books […]
It’s finally here, the cover to the upcoming prequel to Kissing Frogs … One Stormy Night! Genres: paranormal romance, historical fiction, contemporary fiction, romantic comedy Release Date: August 14, 2018 Cover Design: Kennedy Kelly of Cover Crush Designs ::the blurb:: Everything happens for a reason. Even a curse… Finneas O’Malley is not a man built for love. […]
Title: Unleashed (A Paranormal Romance Anthology) Authors: Melissa Bell, Samantha Britt, Kim Deister, Lela Grayce, Jen L. Grey, Ainsley Jaymes, Nicole Kelley, Valia Lind, Corinne Mazille, Joy M. Olivier, Joynell Schultz, Brandy Slaven, Steven L. Smithen, J. Thiele, Char Webster Genre: Paranormal Romance Release Date: August 22, 2018 Cover Design: Crimson Phoenix Creations Blurb: Paranormal creatures break free from the chains that bind them but will love be able […]
There are so many books coming out this month and I want to read them all! Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2) by Renée Ahdieh: 5 June Little Do We Know by Tamara Ireland Stone: 5 June Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrick Backman: 5 June Always Forever Maybe by Anica Mrose Rissi: […]
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 […]