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Sam: Happy New year!Thanks for the kind words about Zombie Jack!!I hope 2008 brings you peace and prosperity, good health, and loads of good books!
GK: happy new year..care to exchange link?if so let me know so I can add your link to my blog.
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anneD: I was looking at your recent book review - don't know if you've read it, but give The Hindi Bindi Club a try, I found it a good read
Rosemary: Who's the Janitor of the Week? He's lovely!
Toni: Just blog hopping and landed on yours. Like the Janitor of the week (smile)
urKA-CHIKA: Hi Blog Hopping..you have cute articles. very informative! If you have time you can visit my blog too. Have a great day..thanks!
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Mrs G: Cindy, the "reactions" to that blog entry are too much of an aggravation to deal with so I put aside. I'll rewrite it into hopefully a clearer version one of these days.
Cindy: Why did you delete your blog about short stories? I thought it was very interesting, and you expressed a lot things I've felt, too.
Miss Understanding: Hi! My name's MIss Understanding,I'm new to bravejournal and just wanted to say if you ever need a place to just come chill and vent I'm always here!
Mrs G: Yeah? But he's Singaporean. I can drive down anytime and kidnap him for some Ellora's Cave BDSM fun. Only this time I'm holding the saucepan and it's his buns that will need some toasting.
kate r: that janitor is overdressed
bam: Scott Speedman is the hotness.
bob: tag
skye: wow i talk so much they cut me off. I was going to ask, which guy on the show is your pick , m ?
skye: " the guys aren't gay, i assure u...ehem " Sounds like you are giving us a sneak peak of steamy tales from the boudoir, m. Care to enlighten me on how you know the men aren't gay? Details would be nice ;) You know the directors? Well then ask why they picked Hannah Tan. I don't dispute the fact that she's hot. I'm just saying she's not sizzling =P. m, i dont know which director is the carpet muncher because i've never seen my friend's sister. but if she's hot i'd ask her out. Lets just say i ha
m: skye... the guys aren't gay, i assure u... ehem. lesbian! haha. however did u come up with that conclusion? lol. i know the directors... one of 'em is married too... haha. so u still watch the show? hannah enough of a draw?
skye: m, yea was forced to watch it by my female friends! i'm a hot blooded male, so Hannah Tan would be the only reason to sit there and stare. i mean watch. the guys look so gay. why! Use to hang out with one of the directors brothers, thats how i know . but who cares . as long as the show is entertaining. i like lesbians. which man doesn't? =P
m: errr... lesbians? so, did you watch it? who's the lebanese?
skye: its so cool that a male reality show is produced by lesbians. Good work!
Mrs G: Okay, I'm in for this Thursday!
m: lotsa lotsa eye candy! should catch it! thursdays 10:30 pm on 8tv
Mrs G: m, i'm too busy to watch 8tv recently. was the show good? lots of eye candy?
m: did you watch what women want last night on 8tv? a male reality show for women... that's not a dating program...
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balance: Do the right thing this year! Wish those you meet a wonderful holiday by saying the holiday you do celebrate! (Click on this link to learn more!)
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Darragha: I had to run off to Wikipedia to look up Ah Beng. From the definition, I think I speak Icelandic and Spanish the same way an "Ah Beng" speaks English! I do not conform to the other listed attributes, however.Eg vil fara til bortha nu. Og drekkith caffe!Eg elka thig, Fru Giggles.
Mrs G: Thanks for the well wishes. It isn't so hard to not type like an Ah Beng now, doesn't it?
Taiko: Hmm... judging from your response to a guest like me, I can say you're not a friendly person. Good luck!
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Mrs G: Taiko, I don't think you are using the word "obsession" correctly. You're not one of those "don complain, be nice nice" Malaysians, are you?
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Estelle: Oh, you're going back to romance reviews! Thank you so much, I missed those snarky reviews. Any chance you'd review Lover Awakened? I thought it was one of the best books of 2006.
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Darragha: You forgot to mention the joy of were-whales on your August 3rd rant. Big Tom is pouting.
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January 1st, 2008

10:38 PM

Random "Best Of" Awards of 2007

In no particular order, drumroll please.

Best short story:
Alloy Love from Diana Laurence's Soulful Sex: The Science Fiction Collection
Brushstrokes by Richelle Mead from Dreams & Desires

Best historical romance:
Beau Crusoe by Carla Kelly
Perfidia by Elspeth McKendrick
Some Like It Brazen by Deborah Raleigh
Silk And Poison by Barbara Sheridan and Anne Cain

Best historical fiction:
The Storyteller by GR Grove

Best contemporary romance:
Dancing Shoes And Honky-Tonk Blues by LuAnn McLane
Tough Enough by Michele Albert
Driven To Distraction by Ashleigh Raine

Best contemporary fiction:
Nightswimming by Rebecca James

Best paranormal/fantasy romance:
Of The Clan O'Grady by AM Riley
Feral by Nathalie Gray
Savage by Lila Dubois
Hollywood Ghosts by Veronica Wilde
Paul's Dream by Rowan McBride

Best erotica:
The Sacred Heart Diaries by Ann Vremont

Best anthology:
Dreams & Desires (Freya's Bower)

Best conceptual series:
The Dragon's Disciple series by Barbara Sheridan and Anne Cain

Best "not a keeper, but oh my, I will always remember it for all the right or wrong reasons" book:
Ninja by Racy Li
Zombie Jack by Samantha Winston
Dark Lord Origins by SL Carpenter
Heart And Soul by Yolanda Sfetsos

Best cover:

Fireflies (artist: Anne Cain)

Fireflies by Ally Blue

The Ocean's Shadow (artist: Anne Cain)

The Ocean's Shadow by Jennah Sharpe
7 user comments.

Posted by Barbara Sheridan:

Wow. Thank you.

Anne's cover work is top notch and keeps getting better. I can't wait to see what she has in store for 2008.
January 2nd, 2008 @ 3:32 AM

Posted by Diana Laurence:

Best short story for "Alloy Love"?...thanks, Mrs. G., I'm so pleased!

And may I add, those are gorgeous covers...I wish anything that good had been included in the entries for EPIC's best covers this year. LOVE.
January 2nd, 2008 @ 4:06 AM

Posted by Michele:

Thanks for the mention. But did you mean Tough Enough? That was the 2007 book with Vanessa and Kos?

I bought Feral based on your comments here and really enjoyed it; it was my first foray into online ebooks. In my TBR pile are Beau Crusoe (getting a new copy of that book was a pain) and Perfidia was a Christmas present. Also bought Driven to Distraction and Hollywood Ghosts based on your reviews, but haven't read either yet. Ann Vremont's book has been sitting in my Fictionwise wishlist for ages; I'll have to bump it up in the queue.

I enjoyed the Richelle Mead and Jackie Kessler books, so I'll have to check out Dreams & Desires. And I'm strangely intrigued by Zombie Jack...

I love that merpeople cover too. I've not bought the book, but I included the cover on my own list of pretty covers (http://www.inkalicious.com/capricious/covergallery/)that caught my eye in 2007, though not all the books are 2007 releases.

Thanks for reviewing so many lesser known books and authors. That's one of the things I most appreciate about your site and it's hooked me up with a few little gems I otherwise would've missed.
January 2nd, 2008 @ 8:03 AM

Posted by Anne Douglas:

Anne really can't go wrong lately. She did Accidentally Were? 's cover for me - well LI - it's very pretty! I've not actually read fireflies yet, but if I was into fantasy images I'd seriously buy a copy just so I could print the cover and put it on the wall.
January 2nd, 2008 @ 8:51 AM

Posted by Mrs G:

Oops, it should be Tough Enough - thanks for letting me know. I've corrected it.
January 2nd, 2008 @ 5:26 PM

Posted by veinglory:

Thanks for mentioning Dream and Desires. I hope it is making the shelter some useful money. Volume 2 will be out in February.
January 3rd, 2008 @ 10:20 AM

Posted by Rowan McBride:

I just wanted to thank you for making my day. When my friend found your favorites from 2007 and pointed out that I was on them I was speechless. Thanks so much for taking the time to read my story!
January 19th, 2008 @ 9:04 AM

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