Tuesday, October 28, 2014

5 Pickup Lines That Would Make Me Pay Attention

  1. Do you believe in love at first sight, or should I walk by again?
  2. You're so hot you made me forget my pick up line.
  3. Would you sleep with a stranger? [No] Then Hi, my name is...
  4. I'm going outside to make out... care to join me?
  5. My name's Holloway. Josh Holloway.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Sophie Kinsella - Shopaholic To The Stars

If you know the Shopaholic series, you know its heroine is a classical chick lit woman: charming and bright in her own way, but also - at times - infuriatingly silly. "Shopaholic To The Stars" is no different. You will love reading it, and you will hate the parts where Becky goes over the top. Such is the trademark of chick lit.

I really enjoy the Shopaholic books. Does Becky irritate me? Sure. Does she melt my heart? You bet. Do I wish she'd finally grow up? Yes - but... but if Becky grows up, the whole tone of the series changes.What would distinguish a grown-up Becky from all the other young women? What would be the pull that makes these books bestsellers?

The sad truth is Sophie Kinsella can write about wonderful, mature and complex women - just read any of her Madeleine Wickham books. And yet the Madeleine Wickham books didn't sell as well as the Kinsella ones. Seems the public doesn't want wonderful, mature and complex women.....

Thursday, October 9, 2014

5 Ultimate Love Songs

"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Queen

 "The Power of Love" - Jennifer Rush

"I Want to Know What Love Is" - Foreigner

"What’s Love Got to Do With It" - Tina Turner

"It Must Have Been Love" - Roxette

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Love is All You Need

Meet 10 women, from different places, backgrounds and times, and each with a different experience of men and romance.

Their stories in turn hold the promise of romance, reflect on finding love, or show the lengths we'll go to for the special person in our lives.

An anthology of stories which are funny, thought-provoking, and thrilling, with characters you'll empathise with as they discover that ... Love is All You Need.

Stories by Alyson Hilbourne, Yvonne Eve Walus, Johanna Grassick, Pauline Watson, Melanie Whipman, Linda Triegel, Laurel Osterkamp, Helen Yendall, Mary Lally, Sherri Turner.