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The Sound of Jersey

by Dee Davis
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And no, I’m not talking about a certain incident in a red rental car on the way to the NJ conference or a certain orange-tinged group of also-rans.  Instead, I’m thinking about all the great musicians to come out of the state.  The train of thought started when my husband treated me to seeing Jersey [...]

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Downton Abby

by Dee Davis
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I am completely and totally in love with Downton Abby.  I discovered series 1 in December, through a recommendation of a woman I met in a cooking class.  And immediately went home and glommed all seven episodes.   It was amazing.  And I was in love.  I actually counted the days until the premiere of the [...]

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At the End of the Day, Overused Phrases Bug me

by Julia London
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There is something bugging me, and it’s the phrase, “At the end of the day.”   You hear it on TV, you hear it a LOT in presidential debates.  You hear it from friends, read it in papers and, if you’re like me, you say it.  At the end of the day, we are going to [...]

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The Promise

by Dee Davis

The mine called to Cara from deep in the San Juan Mountains, near the town of Silverthread.    Surrounded by a murderous tapestry of lies, it had once been rich in ore, overflowing with wealth that could make a family’s fortune—or destroy it.  But also in its labyrinthine tunnels lay the path to redemption and love, [...]

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The Good News and Bad News about Spring Fashion

by Julia London
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I was at the hair salon the other day, flipping through US Weekly, and I came to the Who Wears it Best? page.  The two actress both had on a dress that was bright orange on top and bright pink on the bottom.  Interesting, I thought.  And then I read that color-blocking is the hot [...]

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Young and at the Top of Their Game

by Dee Davis
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So Darren Criss, from Glee, is all set to take over for Daniel Radcliff  on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business for three weeks.  And quite frankly I’d kill for a ticket.  Criss is a triple threat, he can act, he can sing and he can dance.   And he isn’t too hard on the [...]

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The Tale of the Christmas Trout

by Dee Davis

In yesterday’s blog, CateS mentioned the game Dirty Santa.  I hadn’t ever heard it called that before, but I’ve played it several times at holiday parties.   You know the one where you can choose a wrapped gift or take one of the opened ones someone else has already chosen.   The year I remember it best, [...]

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Saturday Books: Back to the fifteenth century…

by Dee Davis

My journey to become an author reads like a Cinderella story.  But that doesn’t mean there weren’t road bumps along the way.  It all started when, a little over ten years ago, I found myself at loose ends.  We’d just moved back to Texas from Austria, my daughter was going off to kindergarten and my [...]

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Leftovers?

by Dee Davis

So Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone!  Here’s a favorite recipe of mine for using us that left over turkey (left over chicken works too!) Chicken Cheese Flautas: 8 small flour tortillas Cooking spray 2 teaspoons olive oil ¼ chopped onion 2 teaspoons chopped garlic 1 teaspoon cumin Turkey meat, cooked and shredded 1/3 cup frozen corn [...]

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Collinsport Maine is back!

by Dee Davis

So we’ve already established that I am a Tim Burton fan.  Even went to see the MoMa exhibit last year of his work, which was twistedly lovely.  And two of his movies rank at the top of my all-time favorites list.   Alice In Wonderland and Big Fish (which interestingly is coming to Broadway as a [...]

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My First Venture

by Dee Davis

So I’ve just had my first venture in to the world of re-releasing backlist.  My holiday romantic suspense novella, Still of the Night (orginally in the Anthology Silent Night), is now available for download on both Smashwords and Amazon.com.  It should be available on Barnes and Noble and iBooks shortly.  It’s definitely a brave new [...]

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Gingerbread Pancakes

by Dee Davis

And since we were talking about breakfast, and favorite breakfast haunts, on Friday–thought I’d share a favorite recipe from the Magnolia in Austin! Gingerbread Pancakes   Ingredients 3 eggs 1/4 cup brown sugar  (might want to kick up the sugar a little if you don’t use syrup) 1 ¼  cup buttermilk   (can substitute ¼ molasses [...]

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Twenty-four Hours a Day!

by Dee Davis

So my favorite meal of the day is breakfast!  And given a choice I’ll choose it for any meal.  One of my favorite things about living in Manhattan is the prevalence of diners which serve breakfast twenty-four hours a day.  The Madison (on 1st Ave at 53rd) is my favorite and even having moved slightly [...]

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Goodbye Pine Valley!

by Dee Davis

Okay, so I’ll admit that I’ve been hooked on ABC soaps for more than thirty years.  And although I was right there on the front row for Luke and Laura’s wedding (when I was in grad school), my heart has always belonged to All My Children. I remember Erica when she didn’t have any married [...]

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Sometimes it’s better in Print

by Dee Davis

One of the downsides to e-publishing books in that format only, is that people who don’t have e-readers (or don’t want them) don’t have access to a book.  So for all of you folks who wanted to read Daring, but aren’t into the e-scene yet, I’ve got good news.  The wonderful folks over at Grand [...]

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It’s All in the Place

by Dee Davis

When I read, one of the most important things to me about the novel is the setting.  When I escape I like to go places I haven’t been.  Whether it’s somewhere far away or somewhere created by an author’s imagination, part of the reading journey for me is all about the place.   Whether it’s Tolkien’s [...]

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The Best Things Happen When You Least Expect

by Dee Davis

Sometimes the world reminds us just how wonderful people really are. As most of you know, I recently attending the Rom Con, a fabulous readers convention held in Denver.  It was my first time to attend and I had no idea what to expect.   What I found was a hotel full of lovely ladies all [...]

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Green Thumb on a Hot Summer Day

by Dee Davis

Since we’ve all been talking about our summer gardens, I thought I’d share a few pictures of mine.  The tomatoes are still growing and green, but hey, we’ve got tomatoes.  And the peppers are sweet with just a hint of spice. We cut the first two up to use in shrimp fried rice—one of my husband’s [...]

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Dee and Julia do Denver

by Julia London

While you are reading this, Dee and I are in Denver, at an airport hotel, mingling with romance readers.  This is a very small conference, and it is designed so that readers can get to know authors, and authors can meet readers.  There are no lessons in craft, there are no publishers and agents.  Just [...]

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Lady Jane’s Salon

by Kathleen O'Reilly

For those of you who aren’t in the know, there’s a clandestine little reading salon that meets in every month down in the Village in New York City.  It’s called Lady Jane’s salon, a throwback to by-gone days when curtains were red velvet, couches were called settees, and the glasses were always overflowing. View Madame [...]

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Everything Old is New Again

by Dee Davis

In preparation for my time travel trilogy to be re-released later this year, I’ve got brand new covers for them and thought I’d use Saturday book day to share! Share this:

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