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Chiming in with a plug for my

2009-11-07T20:54:31.472+01:00

Chiming in with a plug for my first book, Lady X's Cowboy. I don't want to spoil the ending, but suffice it to say that the heroine's infertility is not resolved by the power of the hero's magnificent wang, nor does her inability to have children alter their HEA.

BTW, my feed reader thinks the

2009-09-11T06:25:02.331+02:00

BTW, my feed reader thinks the title of this post is The Playbot Sheikh’s.... If that was a typo, you should have left it! A playbot is all that this story lacks.

I tend not to like

2009-09-11T05:57:46.271+02:00

I tend not to like any word containing any version of “retard” (i.e. F*tard has always hit me wrong), so how about something like F*in A*hole for F? I know it’s not all that creative, but it is classic, AND it’s got a literal component to it, as well. ;)

As pejoratives go, I'm not sure that "retard" is a substantively worse choice than a specific form of sex.

unbelievably treac

2009-09-10T03:03:58.274+02:00

unbelievably treacly announcement

I am so glad you called them on this.

Oh, the power of the SB linkag

2009-08-21T22:50:10.669+02:00

Oh, the power of the SB linkage. It is mighty, and you guys are awesome. Thank you.

This is great. Thank you, Sara

2009-08-15T13:46:55.108+02:00

This is great. Thank you, Sarah (and Gena and Jane)! I understand that CNET was trying to capture the fact that women buy Kindles, they read hot stuff, and some may not want to display it. On vacation in March I was approached by a male octogenarian who peered over my shoulder at my Kindle when it was displaying a particularly erotic scene and yes, I was uncomfortable with that. But the problem was with his rudeness, not my reading material. CNET could easily have just added a phrase or two to change the feel of the piece. Something like, "A few readers might want more privacy than nosy strangers give them", or "I love these romances, but I'm not sure I want to share some of the steamier bits with prying eyes." And as someone who lives in an area with spotty Whispernet, that "solution", is a recipe for losing access to your books. If a Kindle owner is really determined to create a false persona on the device, a much better idea is to download loads of free classics with titles beginning with "A". (ps. Laura -- I totally got it. Funny.) moral94 -- uncanny sometimes.

Ms. O'Reilly, Thanks so very

2009-08-05T14:45:12.991+02:00

Ms. O'Reilly, Thanks so very much for your illuminating response. The etymology of the word is in dispute (much more likely to have come from the German word for shit -- which anyone who has seen the film Run Lola Run will know by heart (Scheisse! Scheisse! Scheisse!) -- than Shakespeare's Shylock) but I can tell you it does have a negative connotation in the Jewish community thanks to its historical use. It is certainly much more socially acceptable than some other words I can think of, though, and I was not offended, just curious whether another Jewish romance reader raised her eyebrows just a little bit like I did. Thanks again, and thanks especially for writing such terrific books. I really enjoyed Hot Under Pressure and eagerly await your next!

Thanks for the review -- I agr

2009-08-05T02:03:59.691+02:00

Thanks for the review -- I agree with most of it. I bought this one and read it based on your tweets and having read and enjoyed three previous categories by this author. I enjoyed it. I know you don't like to comment on your own posts, but I can't help asking: what did you think of the use of the word "shyster" to refer to a lawyer named Mr. Golden of a law firm Goldstein, Goldstein and Lowe? I really enjoyed this book, but I was a just a bit surprised that another choice wasn't made here. Then again, I tend to have a sensitivity of a dog that can hear nonhuman decibels when it comes to these things!

FYI, scary Mary Poppins: http:

2009-07-28T05:19:10.843+02:00

FYI, scary Mary Poppins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic