Archive for December, 2008

The Italian Gourmet-Baby-Food Baron’s Ironically Pregnant Virgin Mistress, Part 3

Friday, December 19th, 2008 - The Serial

(If you haven’t read the previous chapters— and you really should—check out one and two)

Tumperkin Presents…

He needed children for an advertising campaign. . .

All Cesar Machismo wants is to ensure the bambinos of the world experience the flavor explosion of his company’s newest baby-food, Thai Shrimp in Peanut Dressing. But when he goes to an orphanage looking for a new spokes-baby, he finds twins with eyes the color of pureed Cornish game hens. Mama Mia! He must take them home!

What he got was a ready-made family!

Content with her lot in life, Chastity Bliss slaves for her stepmother at the orphanage. This way she stays with her babies, though she can never acknowledge them. When Cesar adopts her twins, she follows as their nanny. What can she do? She has no choice, because though he doesn’t know it . . .

Cesar is their father!

This third chapter is brought to you by none other than the supremely brilliant, Tumperkin.

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Using Corset Lacings to Weave the Perfect Story (or Stories!)…

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 - Guest Author

When Berkley brought the four of us together for the anthology Unlaced, they told us the stories didn’t have to have anything else in common, but a corset had to figure into each one. The pleasure of writing romance is that an article of clothing can become an important part of the plot, and in this case, a very provocative one. For this blog, each of us decided to take a stab at explaining how this sensuous garment – or torturous, depending on your perspective –influenced the story she wrote for the anthology. The answers varied from very important, to not important at all! Check it out…

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Shuzluva’s Big Ole Review Extravaganza, Part Deux

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 - Books, Grade: D, Grade: B, Grade: C, Romance: Paranormal, Romance: Contempo, Romance: Historical, Shuzluva's Reviews, Romance: Erotic, Grade: DNF

Bam:

Ghosts, magic and shapeshifters, oh my! If I keep repeating that phrase will I get through the books in time? First: that might have been the biggest box of books EVAR. Are you trying to make me go blind? Second: I am in the middle of busy season, but feel REALLY bad about not reviewing more often. Third: I am employing the lightning review technique used for the last box. Since there were so many books, I’d like to make sure I get through as many of them as possible, so everyone can share the love! Here we go again with Shuzluva’s Superfast Box Review!

Book: Heart Fate
Author: Robin D. Owens
Grade: D+

In Brief. The story of Tinne Holly and Lahsin Burdock is the 7th book in the HeartMates series by Ms. Owens. Clearly, I’m well behind the curve here since I haven’t read any of the previous books in the series. Lahsin is on the run from her husband as her powers are beginning to appear. She seeks shelter in a hidden corner of Druida City that can only be found by those truly in need. Tinne has just been forced to divorce his wife Genista and seeks refuge in the same hidden spot. Tinne knows that Lahsin is his HeartMate but can’t tell her for some reason that I wasn’t quite clear about, and I’m not spoiling anything here, because there is a list of characters and their relationships prior to the first page of the story.

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The Italian Gourmet-Baby-Food Baron’s Ironically Pregnant Virgin Mistress, Part 2

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 - The Serial

(If you haven’t read Chapter 1— and you really should—check it out here)

Tumperkin Presents…

He needed children for an advertising campaign. . .

All Cesar Machismo wants is to ensure the bambinos of the world experience the flavor explosion of his company’s newest baby-food, Thai Shrimp in Peanut Dressing. But when he goes to an orphanage looking for a new spokes-baby, he finds twins with eyes the color of pureed Cornish game hens. Mama Mia! He must take them home!

What he got was a ready-made family!

Content with her lot in life, Chastity Bliss slaves for her stepmother at the orphanage. This way she stays with her babies, though she can never acknowledge them. When Cesar adopts her twins, she follows as their nanny. What can she do? She has no choice, because though he doesn’t know it . . .

Cesar is their father!

And this second chapter is brought to you by our friend, Ann Aguirre

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The Italian Gourmet-Baby-Food Baron’s Ironically Pregnant Virgin Mistress, Part 1

Monday, December 15th, 2008 - The Serial

Tumperkin Presents…

He needed children for an advertising campaign. . .

All Cesar Machismo wants is to ensure the bambinos of the world experience the flavor explosion of his company’s newest baby-food, Thai Shrimp in Peanut Dressing. But when he goes to an orphanage looking for a new spokes-baby, he finds twins with eyes the color of pureed Cornish game hens. Mama Mia! He must take them home!

What he got was a ready-made family!

Content with her lot in life, Chastity Bliss slaves for her stepmother at the orphanage. This way she stays with her babies, though she can never acknowledge them. When Cesar adopts her twins, she follows as their nanny. What can she do? She has no choice, because though he doesn’t know it . . .

Cesar is their father!

And this first chapter is brought to you by our friend, Carolyn Jean…

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