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February reading list

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Some great books this month, including some re-reads. Not a massive list, as one spent a fair bit of one's time not feeling all that great, and so listening to middle of the night talkback radio with the insomniacs, shift workers and the crazies (of which clearly I was in the last group) was entertainment enough. Touching Midnight by Fiona Brand The Earl's Mistaken Bride by Abby Gaines Rake to Riches by Nicola Davidson No One Knows by JT Ellison Countdown to Zero Hour by Nico Rossi Searching for Mine by Jennifer Probst

The Very Bad Habit that will be the death of me - or will it?

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I have known for some time that the Very Bad Habit of sitting in bed, with a laptop, writing stuff, would one day be the death of me. Well, the death of a pain-free existence. I have thought this every time I have slumped in bed against dodgy pillows, admired the cat sleeping, a cup of coffee to one side, breathed a sigh of pleasure at just how good it all is, the luxury of it, got down to the business of writing, and known that one day, I would bugger up some bit of me because of indulging in this joyfulness. And it has happened. Just last week I was in bed-laptop heaven. Why go and sit on a chair at a desk? How boring, thought I, as I typed and backspaced and deleted whole paragraphs, cos I was touch typing and my fingers had been on the wrong keys. This is the life, I mused, as I checked Twitter, email, then got back in to the writing. The Culprit(s) Not that I stayed on the bed the whole day. I did get up to make coffee (that would be instant) and get the mail (that would b

FREE ROMANCE NOVELS THIS VALENTINES DAY

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  A few opportunities to grab tons of great reading over Valentines Day - in fact up until February 20th. Twenty five free books, naturally they're romances from sweet to paranormal to historical.... definitely worth checking out... a perfect gift to yourself!! Go to the pretty page below and have a look... http://traceyalvarez.com/valentines-promo/

Free books for Valentines Day

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A terrific free book promotion AND a Kindle Fire Giveaway Marrying Melinda is included, free for a few days so please check it out and load up on books. So much fun reading.

Joanne song and the name Joanne

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With Lady Gaga's Joanne song, album, and upcoming tour,  I'm sure there are a few people with the name Joanne who are not unhappy it's getting a bit of a lift. My father claimed (and I choose to believe him) that I was named after Joanne Woodward, so am quite happy about that. I mean, to say.... Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman!  I accept and approve of that story about my name. However. When I was about fifteen I decided Joanne was a dull-as name and I needed a new one. I toyed with Desiree (naturally taken from a book - Desiree by AnneMarie Selinko set in Napoleonic France) but for some reason I came up with the name Helena. It was (apparently) the most marvelous name ever, so much so, that when I got my driver's licence, I added it in. That is correct - I just added it in.  I wrote my real names on the form, added in Helena as a third name and it got through and ... hello, Helena. Cut to many years later when we got new photo drivers licences here in New Zealand f