Sometimes I think we, as a romance community, forget to take a minute to think about the things we’re thankful for.  We get so wrapped up in our own little blogging world we don’t think about all the things we’re grateful for.

When we started putting together this event I emailed some of our fellow bloggers and asked if they’d be willing to write up a brief paragraph about the things they’re thankful for.  The response was overwhelming and so humbling.  Throughout the week I’ll be posting their responses – both here and at Book Binge.  I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did.

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Where do I begin?  I took a huge break (about 9 years) from reading in general when I had my children.  Sure I’d picked up a book in that time but never to the point where I just wanted to keep reading more and more.  I’d been reading romance novels since I was 13 and my mom told me to stop being bored and read a book and gave me a Harlequin.  Although I read romance before I didn’t break too far out of the authors I knew and loved.  When I got back into reading about 18 mos. ago I met some wonderful women on a forum who then turned me on to their blogs.  From those blogs I met some more wonderful people who I just love reading about…their lives as well as what they’re reading and what they think about those books.  I’m so thankful that I got to meet some great blogging friends but also that I’ve been turned on to a whole new set of authors and sub-genre’s  that I wouldn’t have probably tried otherwise.

-Tracy
Tracy’s Place

Let’s see…what am I thankful for.  Well, I have to tell you, nobody that lives near me, family or friends read, much less read romance.  So, I have absolutely no one to talk to about the books I read.  I first started communicating with others online through the message boards at Romantic Times and All About Romance.  Then I started to visit members blogs.  Kristie J’s was the first one and from there I met other bloggers.  Then in January I decided to try my hand at my own blog.  I have met so many wonderful people on message boards and blogs.  Sometimes I feel as if I know more about fellow readers than I do my own family.  I love having the ability to hop online anytime I want and find a place to chat about the current book I am reading or just books in general.  I have even branched out of my comfort zone a time or two and tried a new genre or a new author and have been pleasantly surprised.  I have been given so many good recommendations, I will probably never be able to read them all in my lifetime.  I give my sincere thanks to the online romance community.

– Jill
Romance Rookie

 I am so thankful for my blog friends.  They are always ready with words of encouragement or compassion and a listening “ear” when I vent.  Their posts make me smile and share part of their worlds with me.  They also give out fabulous recommendations for books 🙂  Within my circle of blogs that I read I have noticed that we can also agree to disagree about books on occasion.  Everyone has their own tastes and preferences and are respectful of that.  I have made some great online friends and am so thankful for all of them.

– Kris
The Reading Spot

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What about you?  What are you thankful for?