“Would you vote for a candidate who wrote a trashy, pornographic romance novel that glorifies premarital sex and seeks to arouse sexual interest as your State Comptroller of Public Accounts?” Head asks in a campaign flier.
yes, yes I will vote for her… full story here

From HelenKay’s blog:
In the never-ending Aphrodisia v. Brava debate, the editors say: Aphrodisia is about sex and Brava is about romance. Hillary Sares (the main Aphrodisia editor) says the term “erotic romance” with the imprint is a misnomer. The books are not really romance and don’t have to be. Use of the title is for [...]

Or she….
JMC has a question! Anyone have an answer? I thought it was a common slang but what do I know?

Rita Winners
Best First Book
Show Her The Money
by Stephanie Feagan
(0373513542) Silhouette Books (Bombshell) – Natashya Wilson, editor
Best Contemporary Single Title
Lakeside Cottage
by Susan Wiggs
(0778321908) MIRA Books – Margaret Marbury and Dianne Moggy, editors
Best Inspirational Romance
Heavens To Betsy
by Beth Pattillo
(1-4000-7044-9) WaterBrook Press – Dudley Delffs, editor
Best Long Contemporary Romance
Worth Every Risk
by Dianna Love Snell
(0-373-27426-2) Silhouette Books (Intimate Moments) [...]

Don’t forget about the hunt for free Alison Kent books.
I think she draws the names on Aug 1st. So get to commenting if you haven’t already!

I so don’t feel well and have now had this stupid cough for over two weeks. I am dying slowly… whine, bitch, moan, whine.
Blogging National has some nifty posts from RWA as well as links to others updating, thanks for the link angiew.
really I find it mostly eh but I am sure that is [...]

Lisa shows you Gibson’s “Wall Flower”
but the last paragraph of her post is what really interested me…
What you you think about alternative time periods for romance novels? Do you like the comfort and familiarity of the Regency and Victorian periods to the exclusion of all other settings? Can American be an appealing backdrop for a [...]

Can’t judge romance novel by its steamy cover
Audience expanding as genre is no longer all about smut, shirtless heroes”
Are any authors blogging from RWA? Anything nifty happening? link me!

Screwing with Perfect, Her Wildest Dreams, Her Best Friend’s Lover and Seducing Simon all have a theme in common… friends becoming lovers.
This is one of my faves because, well, hmmmm….
What is it about friends becoming lovers? 

Dangerous. Sensual. Handsome as sin. Meet Hayden Rothwell, the shamelessly erotic hero of The Rules of Seduction and author Madeline Hunter’s most irresistible alpha male yet: a man of extraordinary passion and power, a man who can bring out the seductress in any woman.
He enters her home without warning or invitation-a stranger of shadowy motives [...]

Interesting idea from Avon.
Express Your Desires
The partnership kicks off with the Avon FanLit “Express Your Desires” contest. This collaboration between Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, and FanLib marks the first ever online event inviting fans of romance fiction to work together on the creation of an original story. Catering to [...]

When PERFECT isn’t really good enough.
Kesley Richmond is stuck in an undergraduate time warp, stagnating in the same-old-same-old routine. On top of that, her total dedication to an emotionally draining career is leading to burnout. She needs more, something just for herself—like a personal life for instance. All her college friends have moved on, fallen [...]

Don’t forget, Lucy Monroe is having a par-ty
pssttt.. prizes are involved
Party people

Yeah Tag Team music comin’ straight atacha
That’s me DC the Brain Supreme
And my man Steve Roll’n
We’re kicking the flow we’re kickin’
And it goes a little somethin’ like this
Tag Team back again check it top
Wreck it – let’s begin
Party people let me hear some noise
DC’s [...]

9 out of 10 times I don’t agree with Mrs. Giggles reviews. Oddly enough I can still disagree and find her amusing.
Another blogger recently asked me a question that had me searching through some old articles and such in romanceland. I had forgotten how much I really loved giggles essays and romance posts.
Thanks to [...]

See! Scandal in Springs trailer wasn’t that bad.
**if link doesn’t work you can get to the trailer from Luanne Rice’s site.
Now you can complain about not feeling spring time fresh.