I just returned from my first trip to RWA Nationals in New York City! Let me tell you, it was an amazing experience. I don’t think I had a single down moment (except when I was walking out of a party with Joanna Bourne and couldn’t make the elevator work–mortifying). (Oh, or when Carole Mortimer
I did a little summer blog cleaning this week and Cooking Up Romance has a new location and a new look! The site is now here: http://www.cookupromance.com so old bookmarks, feeds and email subscriptions will no longer work (sorry about that). Basically: You’ll need to update your feeds: http://www.cookupromance.com/feed/ and bookmarks: http://www.cookupromance.com because the old
A quickie post to say that I’m visiting with Ana Coqui at Immersed in Books today. We read Entreat Me and Radiance, both by Grace Draven and chatted about both books. I liked one better than the other. For what we thought about these fantasy romances, check out Ana’s blog. Also, Blogiversary Week is
If you missed it the first two days of this week, it’s Cooking Up Romance’s first blogiversary! I’m celebrating by giving away a $50 Amazon Giftcard, which you can enter to win here. If you’ve ever looked at one of my photos and thought, “Aw, how come my food doesn’t look that good?!?” this post
There’s something about milestones that get people thinking. And thanking. There’s nothing inherently different this week than any other week, except that now I’ve been writing Cooking Up Romance for a full year as of May 10th. Oh, and I’m doing a giveaway this week to say thanks for reading! Scroll down for that. I
An opinion piece from the New York Times popped up in my Twitter feed today that preempted today’s planned review post. It was ostensibly about 50 Shades of Grey, but really, it wasn’t. What it was about was the relationship of fandom to criticism, exploring the concept of whether critics are out of touch or
I’m at All About Romance today with Alexis Hall discussing Judith Ivory’s 1997 historical romance Beast. One fun romance-is-a-small-place intersection that occurred to me after Alexis and I chatted was that Laura Florand’s new series starting with Once Upon a Rose, takes places in and around the same region of France as Beast and also
Planning your Valentine’s Day menu? I have a guest post up at the Romantic Times Book Reviews blog today with some ideas for an elegant, romantic meal. Including a cocktail that has never appeared on the blog. Enjoy!
A too-zoomed-in, oddly-angled, cluttered shot of Thai Beef Tacos from my first recipe review. Well, guys, as it turns out, doing hard things is actually…uh…HARD. I spent a good portion of January feeling frustrated, discouraged and overwhelmed. But I also had a lot of good things happen. And the good news is that despite what
