Friday, April 24, 2009

Guilty Pleasures: 16 Free Romance Reads


It's rare these days when I squeal with delight. (It sounds funny just to type it.) But squeal I did when I read about Harlequin's FREE book download from the Barnes & Noble website. Make that downloads as there are 16 free books in all. Yippeeeee!

As one who was a closet romance novel reader for a few years before "coming out," I'm very proud to share this gift with everyone (all 4 of you loyal friends who might be reading this!). Be warned, the downloads are low-tech: PDF files. No Kindle or Sony Reader downloads here. Who cares? Free books!

I almost never read Harlequin books, but I'm looking forward to sampling some of the romance genres represented among the freebies. NASCAR romance, anyone?

And for any non-romance readers, B&N is also giving away nine FREE MP3 Audiobook downloads as well. An interesting mix of authors, such as Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain and Alice Munro. Something for everyone.

So get to reading already!

Image from eHarlequin.com

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Family Fued


So I've been tagged by Janine in yet another Facebook "list", but this time I'm willing to play along because it really did remind me of watching "Family Fued"!


YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE MY ANSWERS! Copy this note and write a new note. Then erase my answers and fill in your answers. Tag your friends and don't forget to tag me too. Remember, you can't use the same answer as the person who sent it to you. Remember, if my answers are dumb, it's because the person before me had the good ones!


1. Name something you use in the shower? Bath gel

2. Name something a football player wears under his uniform? Athletic supporter

3. Name something people hate to find on their windshield? Flyers stuck to the wipers that will NOT fly off!

4. Name something a man might buy before a date? Breath mints

5. What is another word for blemish? Zit

6. Something you cook in the microwave? Leftovers

7. Name a piece of furniture people need help moving? Piano

8. Name something a dog does that embarrasses its owner? Pees on the carpet when company arrives

9. Name a kind of test you cannot study for? blood test

10. Name something a boy scout gets a badge for? camping

11. Name a phrase with the word "home" in it? Home run

12. Name a sport where players lose teeth? Skateboarding

13. Name something a teacher can do to ruin a student's day? Assign detention

14. What is a way you can tell someone has been crying? Red eyes

15. Name something a person wears even if it has a hole in it? Underwear

16. Name something that gets smaller the more you use it? Ball of yarn