And this is my first real post all week. Yikes! Well, we got off to a wonky start this week. Hubby hasn't been feeling well the last few days, so he stayed home trying to get some rest. He seems better today but still not 100%. Not sure what it is because I was feeling a little sick i…

Gabry lives a quiet life, secure in her town next to the sea and behind the Barrier. She's content to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. Home is all she's ever known and all she needs for happiness. But life after …

When Isabella Swan moves to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious, alluring Edward Cullen, her life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. With his porcelain skin, golden eyes, mesmerizing voice, and supernatural gifts, Edward is both irresistible and impenetrable. Up until no…

Even when I used to work full time (or especially when) Friday was a day that I didn't mind getting through. It's easier to have a smile on your face and be in a good mood at the end of the working week. Not when you work on weekends. Which is something I used to do as well. l…

Today has been a lot about updating stuff . Yeah, especially my USB memory stick. The one that I carry with me everywhere. I never leave the house without it. And because I've made so many changes, dragging and deleting files and folders all over the place, I decided the best thing…

Law student Lex Trent's world is inhabited by fearsome magicians, ageing crones and a menagerie of Gods and Goddesses. And while Lex is seemingly dedicated to his legal studies he's always enjoyed a challenge - which is why he leads a double life as the notorious cat burglar '…

There's an awesome mix of books in my April pile, that's for sure. As you can see, I've already finished one , and am currently reading LEX TRENT VERSUS THE GODS . So, what do you think of my new blog template? I've been wanting to change/update it for a while now but…

All of the March books have been crossed off the TBReviewed pile. Tomorrow, I'll be posting a new photo with a new lot of books to review. :D

Emily Benedict came to Mullaby, North Carolina, hoping to solve at least some of the riddles surrounding her mother's life. But the moment Emily enters the house where her mother grew up and meets the grandfather she never knew, she realises that mysteries aren't solved in Mullaby…

Sue Conroy is out of control. Recently released from prison she is determined to find the people responsible for putting her there and to give them a taste of what she has had to endure. When Sue kidnaps an eleven-year-old deaf boy it's only the first stage in an elaborate plan. Runni…

Decades ago a sacred oath was broken. And as it broke, the magic held by the oldest tribe in Alba was shattered. Their power over the natural world lost, the gift of foretelling gone, now only the small magics are left to Moirin and her people: the ability to conceal themselves from sight…

Detective Inspector Cass Jones has enough on his plate without worrying about the world at large. His marriage is crumbling, he's haunted by the deeds of his past and he's got the high-profile shooting of two schoolboys to solve - not to mention tracking down a serial killer who c…

Yay. I'm so excited. It's done. My NaNoWriMo novel's third draft is d-o-n-e. That means that it's ready for submission. Awesome. I can't wait. I'm aiming to have it subbed my sometime next week. I think that's doable. Anyway, here are the stats: 140 (1.5 l…

The 21st century has brought an explosion of interest in zombie stories. George A. Romero may have spawned the last century's 'modern' zombie story with Night of the Living Dead, but four decades have passed since then. So what accounts for the current zombie craze? That is th…

Speaking of which, the novel revision is moving along quite nicely. I've stopped at page 120, which means I have 20 pages left to get to the end. Yay! I'm still debating whether to try and tackle half of that tonight, or whether I should just leave it for tomorrow... still thinki…

Welcome to a new week! As you can see from the pic on the left, I've gotten two books off my TBReviewed pile. Yay! Actually, I've got about 100 pages of Zombie: An Anthology of the Undead left to read. So, there's another reason to yay! But my gosh, this is going to be one bo…

...I wish I had straight hair. Today's one of those days. But I have naturally wavy hair, and if I don't blowdry it--which I didn't have time to do this morning--then it dries all curly in the wrong spots. lol. Oh well. What can you do? This morning hubby and I popped …

Preparations are under way for the ball of the century. But as any true Blue Blood knows, it's the after-party that counts. And the cunning Mimi Force is getting ready to make sure her masquerade ball is the place to be for the Young, Fabulous and Fanged. But Schuyler Van Alen has mor…

They're Young, Fabulous and Fanged... And they rule Manhattan from the trendy uptown clubs to the downtown boutiques. Fifteen-year-old Schuyler Van Alen has never quite fit in at her exclusive prep school, she's more of a vintage than a Versace girl, but all that's about to ch…