Carol's Notebook – Page 659

Q & A with Robyn DeHart, author of Seduce Me, with Giveaway

August 3, 2009August 3, 2009 by Carol23 Comments

Robyn DeHart was kind enough to take some time out of her schedule to answer a few questions for me. I loved her book, Seduce Me, and posted my comments about it earlier today. Keep reading for a chance to win your own copy. Robyn, thanks so much for taking the time to answer a few questions. I really appreciate it. Well, thank you, Carol, for having me. What draws you to writing romance? Why historical romance in particular? Well, the simple answer is because that’s what I love to read – historical romance, in particular. Aside from that I think it has to do with just how I see the world. I’m an optimist at heart and a romantic and I believe whole-heartedly in the redemptive power of love. And there’s something so compelling about boy meets girl and they lived happily ever after, especially when you’re talking about that once-in-a-lifetime kind of love. I think romance is powerful storytelling, it goes back...

Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart

August 3, 2009August 3, 2009 by Carol5 Comments

Seduce Me by Robyn DeHart From the cover: The Men of Solomon's meet in secret, their very existence only a rumor among the best of Victorian society. They are treasure hunters, men of wealth and title, seekers of myths and legends. And no legend is as alluring as the tale of Pandora's box... Feilding Grey is a treasure seeker with a taste for danger and experienced women. His latest mission: wrest Pandora's fabled box from a notorious criminal mastermind. Not in the job description: save an innocent damsel in distress. A bookish miss, Esme Worthington has favored dusty tomes over society balls, and thrilling tales over flirtations. But when two scoundrels break into her home, she is thrust into a real-life adventure. Pursued and suddenly possessing the forbidden box, Esme can't resist peeking inside. Under the spell of Pandor's seductive curse, she's soon offering herself to Fielding—body and soul. With her reluctant rescuer determined to resist her charms, can the two outwit an enemy who...

Game Night- Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow

August 2, 2009January 14, 2010 by Carol1 Comment

Werewolves of Miller's Hollow Designers: Philippe des Pallieres, Herve Marly Manufacturer: Asmodee Editions Artist: Alexios Tjoyas Year: 2003 Players: 8 - 18 Time: 30 minutes Ages: 10 and up For some time, the village of Millers Hollow has been afflicted by werewolves who attack each night. The village inhabitants must find out who among them are werewolves before they all fall victim to the evil creatures... Werewolf or villager? You draw a card which determines your secret identity. You play out your role under the direction of the game leader. You are a werewolf. Your goal: To eat a villager each night. During the day you are an honorable citizen. You are a villager. Your goal: To discover the werewolves and to convince the other players to take them out (and make sure you don't get mistaken for a werewolf). No easy task. But fortunately there are a few villagers with special abilities: The old seer, the hunter, the witch... They will be helpful in defeating the werewolves. My thoughts: Awesome game!...

Winners!

August 1, 2009 by Carol2 Comments

Congratulations to the winners of the audiobook, Any Minute by Joyce Meyer. chey Esme Sara M I'll be e-mailing all the winners shortly. I just need your mailing addresses to pass on to Hachette. I hope you all enjoy the book....

Giveaways in Blogland

August 1, 2009July 31, 2009 by Carol3 Comments

I thought I’d let you know some of the giveaways I ran across this week. As always, my current giveaways are listed on my sidebar and make sure you check out West of Mars- Win a Book!, where there's always a ton of links to great contests, interviews and guest posts. Blue Like Play Dough by Tricia Goyer, at EnRoute to Life (ends August 8, US and Canada) Song of Renewal by Emily Sue Harvey, at Peeking Between the Pages (ends August 8, international) The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst, at Diary of an Eccentric (ends August 9, international) American Lion by Jon Meacham, at Bermudaonion's Weblog (ends August 9, international) Dying for Mercy by Mary Jane Clark, at Lori's Reading Corner (ends August 10, US) The Imposter's Daughter by Laurie Sandell, at Bookfoolery and Babble (ends August 12, US and Canada, no PO boxes) In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant, at historical-fiction.com (ends August 12, international) Nurture Shock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, at Wendy's...

How many have you read?

July 31, 2009 by Carol10 Comments

I ran across Newsweek's top 100 books list yesterday. I know no list is perfect, there are always books that should be added or deleted, but I was curious how many of them I've read. Ones I've read are in bold. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 1984 byGeorge Orwell Ulysses by James Joyce Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov * The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf The Illiad and The Odyssey by Homer Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer (I think I did read portions of this in school) Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Middlemarch by George Eliot Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Beloved by Toni Morrison The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie Brave New World by Aldous...