Beta Readers
In the midst of her telling me what she liked, (the opening, the “dreamy” hero, the evil “best friend”) and that she couldn’t wait to read the rest, she said, “It sort of reminds me of books by Colleen Hoover.”
Category Archives: Reading
Picky Reader Interview – Confess by Colleen Hoover
Since my blog is called Reading, Writing and Romancing I thought I’d find out what readers are reading and why. This is my second Picky Reader Interview: Briefly describe yourself: My name is Danielle and I’m a cake decorator in my mid-(oh god, or is it late!?) twenties, married with 3…
Picky Reader Interview
My blog is called Reading, Writing and Romancing so I thought I’d find out what readers are reading and why. I use to do a little review blog called Picky Reader to keep track of the books I read…but then I found Goodreads. However, I’ve decided to resurrect Picky Reader. Below is…
Win a Free Book
Nobody’s Fool The following is excerpted from the romantic comedy NOBODY’S FOOL by Barbara Meyers, release date 1/6/15 from Samhain Publishing — He wouldn’t fall for her again, wouldn’t tell her how he’d felt all those years ago or what she’d done to him when she’d left. He’d get the hell…
NOBODY'S FOOL Sneak Peek
“I can’t believe you’re going to your high school reunion,” Val said to Jolie. “It’s so… Midwestern of you.” “Want to come?” “God, no.” Jolie chuckled. Valentino Gonzalez, who rarely allowed himself to travel west of the East River, sprawled in a chair in the corner of her bedroom and…
Picky Reader Disappointed
First on my list of disappointments were some of my recent library book selections. I could only read two out of five. One was a Lee Child Jack Reacher novel. The other was Betrayal by John Patrick Hunter. The rejected ones were, in no particular order: an award winning (literary?)…
Zip Driving
Recently I discovered my external Zip drive no longer functioned. The date on the back of the unit is 1/24/2006 which is either the date it was manufactured or possibly its expiration date. I’m sure many of you tech-savvy individuals, depending on your age, might not even know what a Zip drive…
I Don't Know Him But I Think I Love Him
I never Tweet. Mostly because I don’t understand Twitter. I haven’t read my Dummies for Twitter book even though I’ve had it for a year. Besides, who has the time? Between writing fiction, song lyrics, the occasional poem, keeping up with e-mail, working a day job, life in general, and…
Picky Reader Honked Off
I grew up in a household without a lot of money or luxury and learned early on to feed my reading addiction through the public library. I have a Kindle and occasionally I purchase books in digital format (usually when I have a gift certificate) but I still often seek…
The One
The One – Chapter One Spending the summer pressed up against a ten really messed with my self-esteem. Try it sometime. Tens think they’re perfect, like they’re worth so much more than me and others like me. It’s the story of my life. I’ve been used. Abused. Forgotten. Ignored. I…
