“Pollard approached with his weapon holstered and his hands out like I was a crazy person and needed to be calmed down. I hated him immediately. And yet he was another answer to another prayer.”
–Elixir, ms pg. 47
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This features one of my favorite young actors, Nicholas Hoult, from his stint on the British show Skins. The video isn’t flirty (since it highlights the relationship between siblings) so much as emotional. Enjoy!
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The Ebook Formatting Fairies recently conducted a survey about reading habits. Some of the more interesting results were:
What do you think about these results? Do they represent you as a reader?
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Pollard hadn’t spoken a word to me since attacking me with his mouth. He hardly looked at me. Awkward didn’t even cover it.
Elixir ms pg 103
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9. Putting off writing during my down time because I was too tired.
8. Not going into the city and site-seeing.
7. Eating only cereal and hummus for dinner two nights in a row because I couldn’t afford the high prices of a real meal.
6. Not taking a pic with Sylvia Day when I had the chance.
5. Not telling Jude Devereaux how much her books mean to me.
4. Not going up to more people and introducing myself. Everyone was so nice!
3. Staying in my room watching Teen Wolf when I could have been at a party or a dinner or the Rita awards.
2. Sitting through a workshop that turned out to be a 60 minute selling pitch for the speaker’s $500 online course. I thought you were supposed to teach us something NOW not give us a “teaser” to the real thing. Grr.
1. Not giving my ugly business card to more people. I need a new one!
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Birdsong is one of my fave movies and the love affair between Stephen & Isabelle is a big part of why. See if you feel the heat!
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When a book really touches my heart and I could re-read it a hundred times without ever getting bored with it, that book goes on my “keeper shelf.” It’s a literal shelf in my home office crammed with my all-time faves from authors like J.R. Ward, Kresley Cole, and Eloisa James.
Now, thanks to Goodreads you can see my keeper shelf for yourself. Click here to see the books and authors that mean the world to me.
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10. Meeting Robyn Kaye, Kristen Ashley, and Hannah Howell on the patio.
9. Listening to Jude Deveraux speak about her process.
8. Free books.
7. Learning about Save the Cat. I’m behind the curve.
6. Kristan Higgins’ luncheon speech. I cried.
5. Cathy Maxwell’s speech about starting poor. I could relate.
4. Putting my swag in the goody room for the first time.
3. Meeting really cool ladies like Jennifer Tillman and Caroline Fyffe.
2. Learning everything I ever wanted to know about metadata and backmatter.
“I’ll look out for zombies.” Showing off, Hunny sprang onto the hood of a white Nissan and leap-frogged three cars ahead, scrambling over roofs and sliding down windshields.
“Keep the noise down,” I warned. Reds were attracted by sound.
Elixir, ms pg 23
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