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WHAT!!!! Michael Johns a.k.a Australian rocker dude got the boot!?!?! Bullshit! I wash my hands of you America! WTF?

Eagerly awaited

And most eagerly awaited of all:

Marsha Canham's return to romance! No release date yet but she has a title. Yay! She writes:

"Just an update for all you lovely people/readers who have inquired. I'm about halfway through...okay, a third of the way through...the new book The Following Sea, a sequel to The Iron Rose. This story focusses on Gabriel Dante and the search for sunken treasure."

So, how about you. What future release has you doing a pee pee dance in anticipation?

Mini-Reviews

I have been doing something else with my time besides eating obscenely large amounts of chocolate and vegetating. I have actually found time to read. Here are some of the most notable ones:

Joanna Bourne The Spymaster's Lady
I have to thanks everyone who raved about this book. It was deserving of all the gushing and then some. It was original, well written and such a breath of fresh air since not a whit of it took place anywhere near a ballroom. The heroine was also incredibly refreshing and I'm not one for female spies. I normally avoid female spies like the plague because they inevitably end up acting like nitwits and falling headlong into tstl territory. Not in this case.Annique was smart, resourceful and could kick some serious ass. One quibble though: I thought the sexual tension between the h/h leaped off the page so imagine my disappointment when they finally get it on and it all goes down in less than a page and with pretty much everything left to the imagination. If there was ever a story that deserved a hot set-your-hair-on-fire love scene it was this one. Overall, this is an author to watch. Awesome. 4 1/2 stars.

Karen Robards One Summer
This was actually a re-read. I first read it some years ago and it became an all time favorite. Bad boy ex-con hero hiding a mushy heart and a long time crush on the heroine, hot love scenes and a heroine that doesn't make you want to bash your brains out makes for some good reading. This time around though I wasn't too crazy about the suspense plot which I felt took over the latter half of the book. Still a keeper. 4 1/2 stars.

Marsha Canham Pride of Lions/Blood of Roses
Another re-read though it had been so long since I first read these it almost felt like a new one. I absolutely love Canham and these books are the reason why. She writes larger than life heroes, sexy bad boy alphas that tend to fall hard for the heroine. And watching them fall makes for some very pleasant reading. She also writes adventure romance. No drawing room shenanigans to be found in her books. In the case of these books the epic love story of Catherine and Alexander takes place against the backdrop of the Scottish rebellion of 1745. One thing I did notice this time around is that the book is written entirely from the Highlander's point of view so the English come off as a bunch of blood thirsty tyrants. That quibble aside these are definite keepers and the hero Alexander Cameron is one of my all time favorites. Quite swoon worthy.

Is anyone out there?

I'm a bad, bad blogger. There really hasn't been anything out of the extraordinary keeping me away from the 'puter. It's just that I'm in a beary mood of late. Bear-y as in I just want to hibernate. Poor hubby has been picking up a lot of the slack lately cuz I don't feel like doing much of anything except eat and asleep. I'm starting to resemble a gestating elephant I'm getting so big. I'm finding time to do some reading though. More re-reading than anything as none of the new stuff is catching my attention. Currently I'm re-reading Rachel Gibson's See Jane Score and I think I'm enjoying it more than the first time I read it.

By the way, is anyone else as excited as I am about the New Kids on the Block reunion? Okay, so now it's more like Middle Aged Men on the Block but the thought of hearing The Right Stuff live one more time makes me giddy. Somewhere in my mom's attic is a box full of my Jordan Knight memorabilia just waiting to be re-discovered. Hubby refuses to let me put up my posters in our bedroom, however. So, I'll have to be content with stuffing my big ass belly into t-shirts I wore when I was twelve.Oh I feel ancient.

This, that and the other

My blogging mojo went wandering off again but I think that I may have it back. I've been up to much of the same. The pregnancy is progressing well though indigestion has taken over my life. I'm resigned to the fact that it and exhaustion may be my constant companion until this little girl pops out.

I've also found my reading mojo though it came back with a touch of ADD. I've got three books going right now which is totally out of character for me. So far Bourne's The Spymaster's Lady has one kick-ass heroine and has proven to be a hell of a read. So thanks to all who sang its praises and turned me onto this awesome author.

And how about Beatles night on AI? Brooke White's rendition of Let It Be brought tears to my eyes. And David Cook rocked the house. And how about that David H.? Well, he sucked but I got porny vibes from him from the get go and what do ya know? He was a stripper. So that's where he got those weird come hither looks he keeps shooting at the camera. Anyway, I think so far Brooke and Michael "austarlian rocker dude" are my faves. I'm still not getting Amanda "Cruella de Vil" I think she sucks. She should go tomorrow but I have a feeling it will be David H.

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Some observations from last nite's ep:

Michael Johns is totally rocking my world. He reminds me of the late INXS lead singer whose name escapes me right now.

Last nights show wasn't the cure for insomnia that last week's show was.

I'm not feeling Chikewie or whatever his name is. I think he's way too cocky and I hate when they mouth off to my darling Simon the only voice of reason in that entire panel. Paula seems to have taken one less swig of vodka last evening as she was a bit more lucid last night.

Anyway I think Robbie or Luke should go. I think the judges are right and Robbie is not really rock and roll. Poser! And Luke is just boring as hell.

Is anyone else completely grossed out by David H.'s attempts to look sexy. Those supposed to be "smoldering" looks he sends at the camera are supposed to be hot but instead I'm creeped out. He looks like a perv when he does that. Ewww!

David Cook is growing on me and little David Archuleta was giving me a toothache with all the cuteness and sugary smiles but I'm having a hard time resisting the charm to my everlasting shame. Plus his name is fun to say. Here's hoping the girls step up their game tonight.

Belly Tales

Here's the author of my miseries and the reason I haven't been blogging lately but it's so darn cute it's hard to hold it against it. I know it's kind of like trying to find Waldo but trust me there's baby somewhere in all that gook. Oh and I don't have to call it "it" anymore we found out the gender today. It's a girl! But most importantly everything looks great. She weighs ten whole ounces and moves around like crazy especially at night. She's also making me feel like poop again. That spurt of energy I had the last few weeks is gone. I'm back to feeling like roadkill. By the end of the day I'm totally wiped out. That and dealing with my oh so energetic P-nut has left me very little time for blogging and sob! for reading. I have finished a few books and one of these days I will sit down and review but right now zzzzzzzzzzzz......

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If loving Jason Castro is wrong then I don't wanna be right. I've always had a soft spot for guitar strumming cuties but the dreads are like a cherry on top. He and Australian rocker dude who rocked the crap out of Light My Fire were the only outstanding performers, IMO. The rest of the show was a big fat yawn fest. Is it just me or did Paula return to whatever planet she was dwelling on last season. She seemed so lucid during auditions and now she's back to slurring her words and making as much sense as a Chia pet. It's funny to see the contestants pretending to listen and understand her while darting glances at Simon. Anyway, tonite's show so far has been a bust. No one has stood out so far. Skunk girl (Amanda) is performing now and I'm hating her. One trick pony, methinks.