<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136</id><updated>2011-08-01T14:59:41.914-04:00</updated><category term='Drake: Tales of a Lusty Pirate'/><category term='Browse Inside'/><category term='Shari Anton'/><category term='news'/><category term='comedy'/><category term='free'/><category term='The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte'/><category term='Once a Rake'/><category term='Regency romance'/><category term='Eclectics Connection'/><category term='Erin McCarthy'/><category term='e-book'/><category term='authors'/><category term='urban fantasy any given doomsday lori handeland new free'/><category term='Laura Joh Rowland'/><category term='Robin Wells'/><category term='Mary Paine'/><category term='Not the Marrying Kind'/><category term='Victoria Alexander'/><category term='The Naked Truth'/><category term='mystery'/><category term='The Perfect Wife'/><category term='pets'/><category term='Vampire Band'/><category term='Seducing Eden'/><category term='The Frasers'/><category term='author appearances'/><category term='Shawgo'/><category term='recipes'/><category term='The Power of Love'/><category term='Bookshelf Cat'/><category term='Pamela Ford'/><category term='romance'/><category term='Thunder Moon'/><category term='equestrian'/><category term='The Landlord&apos;s Black-Eyed Daughter'/><category term='dogs'/><category term='historical romance'/><category term='Hidden Moon'/><category term='Dusty Rhodes'/><category term='Moon Fever'/><category term='cats'/><category term='on writing'/><category term='Dixie Browning'/><category term='Deni Dietz'/><category term='Carnival of the Cats'/><category term='Friday Ark'/><category term='Eclectics.com'/><category term='paranormal romance'/><category term='Mi Pirata Malvado'/><category term='Lurlene McDaniel'/><category term='newsletter'/><category term='Twilight Magic'/><category term='Lori Handeland'/><category term='New Orleans'/><category term='romantic comedy'/><category term='articles'/><category term='A Dangerous Dream'/><category term='young adult fiction'/><category term='Lyn Stone'/><category term='Demon Envy'/><category term='Bled Dry'/><category term='Vegas Vampires'/><category term='One Night With a Sweet-Talking Man'/><category term='contests'/><category term='en español'/><category term='Mary Ellen Dennis'/><category term='Cheryl Cooke Harrington'/><category term='new release'/><category term='book video'/><category term='Hunter&apos;s Moon'/><category term='large print'/><category term='The Sister Switch'/><category term='Allison Lane'/><category term='Wash and Die'/><category term='My Immortal'/><category term='Lisa Manuel'/><category term='Rebecca Sinclair'/><category term='Test the Nation'/><category term='Ana Leigh'/><category term='Between the Sheets'/><category term='Louisiana Book Festival'/><category term='Barbara Colley'/><category term='Erin Lynn'/><category term='char'/><category term='Sano Ichiro Mysteries'/><category term='Nightcreature'/><category term='Earth Hour'/><category term='new author'/><category term='Gordon Aalborg'/><category term='anthology'/><category term='fun with books'/><category term='Rona Sharon'/><category term='online serial'/><category term='television'/><category term='Hailey North'/><category term='The Snow Empress'/><category term='Charlotte LaRue Mysteries'/><category term='Secrets of a Proper Lady'/><category term='Life with:'/><category term='Magic in His Kiss'/><category term='Fallen'/><category term='Fortune&apos;s Kiss'/><category term='horses'/><category term='author chat'/><category term='Phoenix Chronicles'/><title type='text'>Books at Eclectics</title><subtitle type='html'>Eclectics.com is home to more than forty published authors. Romance, mystery, comedy, history, paranormal, young adult ... whatever you love to read, we've got the books for you!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>130</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3812401192303368077</id><published>2010-03-18T14:18:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-18T14:18:43.223-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Laura Joh Rowland Website Update</title><summary type='text'>
Laura Joh Rowland's website (http://www.laurajohrowland.com/) has been updated with news about her latest book, "Bedlam: The Further Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte," due to be released in May 2010.

1851. Victorian England enters its golden age of prosperity and worldwide power. Charlotte Brontë has revealed herself as the best selling author of Jane Eyre and is the toast of literary </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3812401192303368077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3812401192303368077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2010/03/laura-joh-rowland-website-update.html' title='Laura Joh Rowland Website Update'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2499342760585281873</id><published>2009-11-27T13:06:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-11-27T13:10:10.167-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Release from Victoria Alexander</title><summary type='text'>Now, in time for the holidays, a classic returns: Believe, by Victoria Alexander.In Victoria's own words:Dear Readers,Believe was one of those books I had wanted to write for a long time.It's the story of a relatively rational, thoroughly modern woman who doesn't believe in myths or magic. Until she meets a legendary knight in a time long ago and learns love is the greatest magic of all.First </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2499342760585281873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2499342760585281873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-release-from-victoria-alexander.html' title='New Release from Victoria Alexander'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3635752701995877250</id><published>2009-10-02T09:43:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-02T09:47:29.132-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Pamela Ford's October Release and Contest</title><summary type='text'>Pamela Ford's newest Super Romance, Her Best Bet, releases October 16. Blurb: If he finds out who she is, all bets are off.Face her ten-year reunion as a lowly traffic manager? No way. Izzy Gordon is going to realize her dream of becoming a filmmaker. Her documentary about an old Wisconsin lodge and its gangster history is sure to be a winner. And she’s got an ace up her sleeve, since her family </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3635752701995877250'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3635752701995877250'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2009/10/pamela-fords-october-release-and.html' title='Pamela Ford&apos;s October Release and Contest'/><author><name>Karen McCullough</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13272447553723310292</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G4VeXxta77A/SsYEM_i4A8I/AAAAAAAAAB4/k0VJCbw1KXw/s72-c/Her_best_Bet_Cover_med.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-8546713274626291274</id><published>2009-09-20T11:43:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-20T11:46:54.321-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Lurlene McDaniel Website Update</title><summary type='text'>Lurlene McDaniel's website has been updated with news about her latest book, "True Love," due to be released in December 2009.This new release contains three of Lurlene's novels, Don't Die, My Love, I'll Be Seeing You, and A Rose for Melinda.  Don't miss it!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8546713274626291274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8546713274626291274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2009/09/lurlene-mcdaniel-website-update.html' title='Lurlene McDaniel Website Update'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6905327188193425968</id><published>2009-09-17T18:01:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-17T18:03:05.335-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Lynn Miller Website Update</title><summary type='text'>Lynn Miller's website has been updated with news about her latest book, "The Fireman's Christmas," due to be released in November 2009.FULL-TIME DAD, FIREFIGHTER ... PART-TIME BABYSITTER?Widowed firefighter Danny Santori needs a miracle. Or at least a full-time babysitter who can handle his four lively kids. With a son and daughter to raise, busy landscape designer Tessa Doherty could also use </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6905327188193425968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6905327188193425968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2009/09/lynn-miller-website-update.html' title='Lynn Miller Website Update'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5058144305491379009</id><published>2009-08-26T00:42:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-26T00:46:21.619-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Laura Joh Rowland Website Update</title><summary type='text'>Laura Joh Rowland's website (http://www.laurajohrowland.com/) has been updated with news about her latest book, "The Cloud Pavilion," due to be released in November 2009.Japan, 1701. A woman is brutally attacked within a nightmarish storm of swirling clouds. Meanwhile, at Edo Castle, samurai detective turned chamberlain Sano Ichiro is suspicious of his old rival, Yanagisawa, who has been oddly </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5058144305491379009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5058144305491379009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2009/08/laura-joh-rowland-website-update.html' title='Laura Joh Rowland Website Update'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6466770981249855575</id><published>2009-07-31T08:28:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-31T08:35:54.276-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Barbara Colley Website Update</title><summary type='text'>Barbara Colley's website (http://www.barbaracolley.com/) has been updated with news about her latest book, "Dusted to Death," due to be released in January 2010.As the owner of Maid for a Day, Charlotte LaRue has learned that behind closed doors, everyone's dirty laundry holds a few dark secrets—and in the end, they all come out in the wash...The city of New Orleans has long been a favorite </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6466770981249855575'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6466770981249855575'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2009/07/barbara-colley-website-update.html' title='Barbara Colley Website Update'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4424996694843587421</id><published>2009-02-19T08:34:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-31T08:35:03.370-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Lurlene McDaniel Website Update</title><summary type='text'>Lurlene McDaniel's website (http://www.lurlenemcdaniel.net/) has been updated with news about her latest book, "Breathless," due to be released in May 2009.What is the toughest request anyone can be asked to fulfill?Travis Morrison is a champion diver and one of the most popular kids at school. On the first day of summer vacation, while boating on the lake with his friends, Travis attempts a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4424996694843587421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4424996694843587421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2009/02/lurlene-mcdaniel-website-update.html' title='Lurlene McDaniel Website Update'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-1562845976234556806</id><published>2009-01-26T08:29:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T08:36:39.385-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Robin Wells - site update and new book coming</title><summary type='text'>Robin Wells' website (http://www.robinwells.com/) has been updated with a new look for the home page and news about her forthcoming release, HOW TO SCORE. HOW TO SCORE will release in June of this year.Museum curator Sammi Matthews isn't just in a dating slump, she's putting men on the injured list. After giving one date a black eye and cracking another's rib, Sammi decides she needs professional</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1562845976234556806'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1562845976234556806'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2009/01/robin-wells-site-update-and-new-book.html' title='Robin Wells - site update and new book coming'/><author><name>Karen McCullough</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13272447553723310292</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G4VeXxta77A/SX27PlPQq8I/AAAAAAAAABw/jT93ZiTwvGM/s72-c/How_to_Score_Cover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-8993192756589312605</id><published>2008-11-17T23:21:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-17T23:29:48.971-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Website update and upcoming book from Mary Paine</title><summary type='text'>Visit Mary Paine's updated website and read an excerpt from her upcoming book, NEVER TRUST A MATCHMAKING WITCH.A group of fun-loving witches' favorite hobby is matchmaking for their mortal friends, including Susan and Brad.  But when Susan first encounters their powers, including a wolf-whistling cabinet and a disappearing cat, she begins to wonder if Brad's passion for her is real or part of a </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8993192756589312605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8993192756589312605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/11/website-update-and-upcoming-book-from.html' title='Website update and upcoming book from Mary Paine'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3794810009346278713</id><published>2008-11-02T14:49:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T14:52:12.375-05:00</updated><title type='text'>New Author Contest for November!</title><summary type='text'>Visit Shari Anton's site where one lucky winner will receive an autographed book from among those in Shari's backlist! Entry deadline: January 15, 2009 at midnight (USA EST).</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3794810009346278713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3794810009346278713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-author-contest-for-november.html' title='New Author Contest for November!'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RtnGgdcdrcI/AAAAAAAAAA8/TEDExfUDYxs/s72-c/enter2win.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-1874576301800985106</id><published>2008-10-29T10:17:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-29T10:23:19.167-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Gordon Aalborg's site update and upcoming books</title><summary type='text'>Gordon Aalborg invites you to come visit his updated web site and check out his two new books, which will release early next year.The Horse-Tamer's Challenge is a Five Star Romance of the Old West by G.K. Aalborg, releasing in February, 2009. In the aftermath of the Custer debacle, Rebecca Susan Bennett's dying father had sworn her to rescue her twin sister Amy—an Indian captive—or kill her!“You </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1874576301800985106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1874576301800985106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/10/gordon-aalborgs-site-update-and.html' title='Gordon Aalborg&apos;s site update and upcoming books'/><author><name>Karen McCullough</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13272447553723310292</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-828213054111268063</id><published>2008-10-14T09:23:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T09:27:25.178-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Pamela Ford's New Look and New Book!</title><summary type='text'>Pamela Ford invites you to come and visit her new web site. She has an all-new look to celebrate the release of her October Super romance from Harlequin, THE WEDDING HEIRESS.Blurb: Who’d have thought that Delaney McBride would come back to her Wisconsin hometown—where Mike Connery still lives!—to plan weddings? Not Delaney, the upwardly mobile career woman who doesn’t believe in storybook endings</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/828213054111268063'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/828213054111268063'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/10/pamela-fords-new-look-and-new-book.html' title='Pamela Ford&apos;s New Look and New Book!'/><author><name>Karen McCullough</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13272447553723310292</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G4VeXxta77A/SPSeDF-aOeI/AAAAAAAAABo/wPtxQJUVExg/s72-c/Wedding_Heiress.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2984743473575162800</id><published>2008-09-02T09:11:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-02T09:14:07.373-04:00</updated><title type='text'>New Author Contests for September &amp; October!</title><summary type='text'>Check Lori Handeland's site to find out the title of the free prequel short story that introduces The Phoenix Chronicles, and you'll be entered to win a signed ARC (advanced reading copy) of ANY GIVEN DOOMSDAY. Enter by: September 30 at midnight (USA EST).Next, visit Shari Anton's site where one lucky winner will receive personally autographed copies of the three books in her Magic series. Entry </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2984743473575162800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2984743473575162800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/09/new-author-contests-for-september.html' title='New Author Contests for September &amp; October!'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RtnGgdcdrcI/AAAAAAAAAA8/TEDExfUDYxs/s72-c/enter2win.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2502598405893165087</id><published>2008-08-31T06:59:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-01T16:06:58.380-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='urban fantasy any given doomsday lori handeland new free'/><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>The video for 2x RITA Award Winner, Lori Handeland's, November 4th release, Any Given Doomsday, is, in *two* words, steamy and fantastic! But don't take my word for it, see for yourself -- either visit her page or, if you can't wait that long, click on the video below.P.S. While you are on Lori's page, take a second to sign up for her brand new, free, never-before-seen or read short story, In the</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2502598405893165087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2502598405893165087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/08/video-for-lori-handelands-new-november.html' title=''/><author><name>Reb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07089027104414199326</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_EGenvrdFdEg/S1gGB1AvUrI/AAAAAAAAAAY/Ja8Od9O0Qn8/S220/Reb_B%26W_drawing.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2347123208770766787</id><published>2008-08-16T22:34:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-16T22:39:59.065-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contests'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Phoenix Chronicles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nightcreature'/><title type='text'>New Author Contest for August!</title><summary type='text'>What's the first romance novel you remember reading? Let Lori Handeland know, and you'll be entered to win an autographed book from this award-winning author of the Nightcreature Novels. Enter by: August 31 at midnight (USA EST).While you're at Lori's site, sign up to receive a FREE, never-before published short story by Lori, "In the Beginning," and read an excerpt from her upcoming novel--the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2347123208770766787'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2347123208770766787'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-author-contest-for-august.html' title='New Author Contest for August!'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RtnGgdcdrcI/AAAAAAAAAA8/TEDExfUDYxs/s72-c/enter2win.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-7697391860145236818</id><published>2008-07-03T11:05:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-03T11:10:17.277-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contests'/><title type='text'>New Author Contests for July!</title><summary type='text'>Tell Lori Handeland how many books you read per month, and you'll be entered to win an autographed book from this award-winning author of the Nightcreature Novels. Enter by: July 31 at midnight (USA EST).Next, visit Shari Anton's site where one lucky winner will receive personally autographed copies of the three books in her Magic series. Entry deadline: August 31 at midnight (USA EST).</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7697391860145236818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7697391860145236818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-author-contest-for-july.html' title='New Author Contests for July!'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RtnGgdcdrcI/AAAAAAAAAA8/TEDExfUDYxs/s72-c/enter2win.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-659532128868853032</id><published>2008-06-24T08:00:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-24T08:37:30.574-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Magic in His Kiss'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='historical romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shari Anton'/><title type='text'>New Release: Magic in His Kiss by Shari Anton</title><summary type='text'> She was wild, willful, and most certainly a princess.But now she’s the king’s ward, and Nicole de Leon’s future is no longer her own. Bound by duty and honor she awaits an arranged marriage … until a handsome warrior appears to spirit her away. Nicole cannot resist his offer of protection or the darkening of desire in his eyes. But a powerful secret torments her, a psychic gift that only this </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/659532128868853032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/659532128868853032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-release-magic-in-his-kiss-by-shari.html' title='New Release: Magic in His Kiss by Shari Anton'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2108413382286899863</id><published>2008-06-17T06:37:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-17T06:53:44.268-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin Lynn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='news'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='young adult fiction'/><title type='text'>Reluctant Reader?  Try Erin Lynn!</title><summary type='text'> Know a young person who doesn't like to read? The American Library Association has released their 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, including Demon Envy by Eclectics' own Erin Lynn. Check it out. You just might turn someone on to a lifetime of reading pleasure! From the book cover: This is my story. The tale of a normal morning in the life of a normal girl—WHO HAS A DEMON POP </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2108413382286899863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2108413382286899863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/06/reluctant-reader-try-erin-lynn.html' title='Reluctant Reader?  Try Erin Lynn!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SFeXYmxRNwI/AAAAAAAAASQ/GCd8rQvQxnc/s72-c/demonenvy.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-532826941594785992</id><published>2008-06-16T15:42:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-16T15:51:22.771-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Denise Dietz in Audio</title><summary type='text'>Here's a fun way to enjoy the creativity of Denise Dietz--in audio!THE PICK-ME-UP TRUCK and DEAD AID have been spotlighted as "stories of the week" and are available for download at Sniplits.Don't forget to let Denise know which story you liked best.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/532826941594785992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/532826941594785992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/06/denise-dietz-in-audio.html' title='Denise Dietz in Audio'/><author><name>Karen Hankins</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03057796015138400159</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2769087227466934564</id><published>2008-06-11T20:24:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-11T20:44:18.795-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deni Dietz'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fun with books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gordon Aalborg'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Victoria Alexander'/><title type='text'>fun with books (a meme)</title><summary type='text'>What if all your favorite authors dropped a sentence into a hat? This is a quick and easy meme but the results can be surprising. Here's how to play:1. Take five books off your bookshelf.2. Book #1 -- first sentence3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty6. Book #5 -- final sentence </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2769087227466934564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2769087227466934564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/06/fun-with-books-meme.html' title='fun with books (a meme)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-8562803488692605286</id><published>2008-06-03T23:06:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-03T23:22:47.913-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anthology'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Power of Love'/><title type='text'>New Release: The Power of Love</title><summary type='text'>In June 2008, Berkley will publish "THE POWER OF LOVE," a special anthology from twelve authors - Lori Foster, Dianne Castell, Toni Blake, Karen Kelley, Rosemary Laurey, Janice Maynard, Erin McCarthy, LuAnn McLane, Lucy Monroe, Patricia Sargeant, Kay Stockham, and J.C. Wilder.The romance collection focuses on the empowerment of women, and in light of that, author and agent proceeds will be </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8562803488692605286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8562803488692605286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-release-power-of-love-by-lori.html' title='New Release: The Power of Love'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-8756932403494531608</id><published>2008-06-01T11:47:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-01T23:09:41.724-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contests'/><title type='text'>New Author Contest for June!</title><summary type='text'>Tell Lori Handeland your favorite book of all time and you'll be entered to win an autographed book from this award-winning author of the Nightcreature Novels. Enter by: June 30 at midnight (USA EST).</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8756932403494531608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8756932403494531608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-author-contest-for-june.html' title='New Author Contest for June!'/><author><name>Willa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04816425431273554588</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://www.willa.com/images/willa_bw.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RtnGgdcdrcI/AAAAAAAAAA8/TEDExfUDYxs/s72-c/enter2win.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-8100947555114752761</id><published>2008-05-23T02:18:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-23T02:24:33.463-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Magic in His Kiss'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='historical romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shari Anton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='book video'/><title type='text'>New Book Video from Shari Anton</title><summary type='text'>Magic in His KissFor more info, visit Shari Anton. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8100947555114752761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8100947555114752761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-book-video-from-shari-anton.html' title='New Book Video from Shari Anton'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-7012207847316750873</id><published>2008-05-16T04:39:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-16T04:54:10.806-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='char'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wash and Die'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mystery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='large print'/><title type='text'>New Large Print Mystery (Barbara Colley)</title><summary type='text'>Wash and Die, Book 7 in Barbara Colley's popular Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series, is now available in large print!Charlotte LaRue, owner of New Orleans’ Maid for a Day cleaning service, is swept into jeopardy when an uninvited guest arrives on her doorstep...As the saying goes, "No good deed goes unpunished." Charlotte LaRue knows she should take a broom and chase Joyce Thibodeaux off her front </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7012207847316750873'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7012207847316750873'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-large-print-mystery-barbara-colley.html' title='New Large Print Mystery (Barbara Colley)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SC1Ik6AW-aI/AAAAAAAAARw/YpmO23fyii8/s72-c/wash-die-lp.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-908217251514343307</id><published>2008-05-04T12:47:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-04T13:06:19.796-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Magic in His Kiss'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='historical romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shari Anton'/><title type='text'>Coming Soon from Shari Anton...</title><summary type='text'>Magic in His Kiss (Warner, July 2008) is the eagerly awaited third book of Shari Anton's 'Magic Trilogy'. Visit Shari's freshly updated web site at sharianton.com for a chapter preview and more details about this exciting series.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/908217251514343307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/908217251514343307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/05/coming-soon-from-shari-anton.html' title='Coming Soon from Shari Anton...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SB3q4SCR66I/AAAAAAAAARo/KKAKZ0Na9Ig/s72-c/magic1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-8833358359420501453</id><published>2008-05-02T23:44:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-02T23:56:41.963-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='news'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pamela Ford'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Sister Switch'/><title type='text'>Author News: Pamela Ford</title><summary type='text'>The Sister Switch by Pamela Ford is a 2008 Golden Quill Finalist!It’s the beginning of the end of her ordinary life . . . What single mother Nora Clark knows about style would fit on the head of a pin. Yet with her identical twin begging her to cover a personal shopping assignment and save a bank balance sinking like the Titanic, she wriggles into her sister’s minis and does what she has to do. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8833358359420501453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8833358359420501453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/05/author-news-pamela-ford.html' title='Author News: Pamela Ford'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SBvf0iCR63I/AAAAAAAAARQ/n7N3Cnh6xj4/s72-c/sisswitch.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4800403716223629106</id><published>2008-05-01T09:48:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-02T19:38:12.677-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contests'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shari Anton'/><title type='text'>New Author Contests for May!</title><summary type='text'>Tell Lori Handeland your favorite book settings and you'll be entered to win an autographed book from this award-winning author of the Nightcreature Novels. Enter by: May 31 at midnight (USA EST).Next, visit Shari Anton's freshly updated site where one lucky winner will receive a personally autographed copy of her upcoming release, Magic in His Kiss, plus a special bonus gift from Shari. Entry </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4800403716223629106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4800403716223629106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/05/new-author-contests-for-may.html' title='New Author Contests for May!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RtnGgdcdrcI/AAAAAAAAAA8/TEDExfUDYxs/s72-c/enter2win.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3785092545047598336</id><published>2008-04-29T05:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T05:32:54.947-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fallen'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='paranormal romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>New Release: Fallen by Erin McCarthy</title><summary type='text'>New Orleans, 1880s. Sent to watch over the decadent city, the angel Gabriel loses himself in the liquid pleasure of absinthe. So when his mistress, Anne, is murdered — and all evidence points to him — a foggy Gabriel cannot be sure he didn't do it. His penance: to be forever denied love. Should he seek pleasure with a woman, she'll know the depths of despair.New Orleans, today. Hoping to unlock </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3785092545047598336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3785092545047598336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-release-fallen-by-erin-mccarthy.html' title='New Release: Fallen by Erin McCarthy'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SBZVuiCR62I/AAAAAAAAARI/OQQVnRkISDk/s72-c/fallen1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3378196793106924078</id><published>2008-04-25T16:01:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-25T16:05:10.796-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Erin McCarthy on RomanceNovel.tv</title><summary type='text'>Watch Erin McCarthy tell about getting 'the call' on RomanceNovel.tv.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3378196793106924078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3378196793106924078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/04/erin-mccarthy-on-romancenoveltv.html' title='Erin McCarthy on RomanceNovel.tv'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2789280371971614900</id><published>2008-04-21T19:27:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-21T20:00:30.158-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wash and Die'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mystery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New Orleans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='recipes'/><title type='text'>...and she cooks, too!</title><summary type='text'>Author Barbara Colley's Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series features a New Orleans maid service owner who's often called on to clean up more than just her clients' homes. Whether it's a dead body or simply a missing piece of jewelry, Charlotte seems to have a knack for solving mysterious crimes, a trait that amazes those who know and love her, but a trait that also constantly frustrates and aggravates</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2789280371971614900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2789280371971614900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/04/and-she-cooks-too.html' title='...and she cooks, too!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SA0jL5PT8pI/AAAAAAAAARA/vM3Y-EK7dOg/s72-c/wash-die-thm.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3705084572977896064</id><published>2008-04-07T19:31:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-07T19:38:42.969-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><title type='text'>New This Week: Mothers of the Year (Lori Handeland)</title><summary type='text'>Every woman comes to motherhood in her own way...In Mommy for Rent by Lori Handeland, it's when a Rent-a-Mommy job for the Mother's Day Picnic turns into the real thing.In Along Came a Daughter by Rebecca Winters, it's the day a daughter goes to work for her dream mom...and then has to wait for her dad to fall in love.In Baby Steps by Anna DeStefano, it takes a troubled little boy to help a woman</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3705084572977896064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3705084572977896064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-this-week-mothers-of-year-lori.html' title='New This Week: Mothers of the Year (Lori Handeland)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R_qvF3fJglI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/qYlwRTi-d-Y/s72-c/moty.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-821199130506959603</id><published>2008-04-03T23:30:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-03T23:43:25.835-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Laura Joh Rowland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Author appearances this weekend...</title><summary type='text'>Eclectics.com authors Erin McCarthy and Laura Joh Rowland will attend the fifth annual Writers’ Jubilee Jambalaya this weekend (Saturday, April 5, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.) at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive in Houma, Louisiana. Tickets are $35. Visit the library for more information.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/821199130506959603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/821199130506959603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/04/author-appearances-this-weekend.html' title='Author appearances this weekend...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2153500119325020384</id><published>2008-04-01T19:07:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-01T19:17:42.017-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contests'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shari Anton'/><title type='text'>Author Contests</title><summary type='text'>Eclectics author Lori Handeland invites you to answer a question and be entered to win an autographed copy of Mothers of the Year from Harlequin Superromance, which contains her novella "Mommy for Rent." Entry deadline: April 30 at midnight (USA EST)Next, hop on over to Shari Anton's site where one lucky winner will receive personally autographed copies of her novels, Midnight Magic and Twilight </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2153500119325020384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2153500119325020384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/04/author-contests.html' title='Author Contests'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RtnGgdcdrcI/AAAAAAAAAA8/TEDExfUDYxs/s72-c/enter2win.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3800434683310888529</id><published>2008-03-27T21:36:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-27T21:54:54.475-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Earth Hour'/><title type='text'>Earth Hour with Bookshelf Cat...</title><summary type='text'>At 8 pm on March 29th, 2008, lights and non-essential appliances will be turned off all around the world for one hour, demonstrating how simple actions can make a real difference when everyone participates. Even one light makes a statement and you can make a difference! At Eclectics, we'll be telling ghost stories by the light of Bookshelf Cat's glow-in-the-dark eyes. How 'bout you?Visit Earth </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3800434683310888529'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3800434683310888529'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/earth-hour-with-bookshelf-cat.html' title='Earth Hour with Bookshelf Cat...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R-xLw3fJgjI/AAAAAAAAAQo/W6SF65DNEYo/s72-c/sameyes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2267990467882819817</id><published>2008-03-26T15:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-26T15:38:56.775-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='online serial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Drake: Tales of a Lusty Pirate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Drake's Back! Read Episode 5 for free...</title><summary type='text'> Part Five of the online serial by Erin McCarthy and Kathy Love is online now at The Impalers Vampire Band web site.  Drake: Tales of a Lusty Pirate is free to download, so go ahead...get Impaled! (Mature content. If you're under 18, get Demonized, instead!) </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2267990467882819817'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2267990467882819817'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/drakes-back-read-episode-5-for-free.html' title='Drake&apos;s Back! Read Episode 5 for free...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RvHXPfTgbxI/AAAAAAAAACc/iiSyMW_eM7o/s72-c/tales-bttn.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2988475411520939619</id><published>2008-03-21T00:11:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-21T00:18:05.876-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><title type='text'>Bunny?  What bunny?</title><summary type='text'>I don't see a bunny.Do you see a bunny?Happy Easter and joyful springtime greetings from Eclectics and the Bookshelf Bunny Cat (who absolutely did not authorize this photo).Hop on over to the Friday Ark for more spring frolicking.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2988475411520939619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2988475411520939619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/bunny-what-bunny.html' title='Bunny?  What bunny?'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R-M1kHfJghI/AAAAAAAAAQU/UlH-YaBqvyE/s72-c/bunnysam.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6712361005415008491</id><published>2008-03-20T07:05:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-20T07:17:53.522-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='news'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Perfect Wife'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Victoria Alexander'/><title type='text'>Number 1 on the New York Times list!</title><summary type='text'>Congratulations to Eclectics author Victoria Alexander, whose novel The Perfect Wife is currently the #1 mass market paperback on the New York Times Bestseller list! The book is #4 on Publishers Weekly bestseller list and #65 on the USA Today list.When the Earl of Wyldewood meets Sabrina Winfield, he thinks he's found the ideal match. Graceful and genteel, the elegant blonde will look simply </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6712361005415008491'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6712361005415008491'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/number-1-on-new-york-times-list.html' title='Number 1 on the New York Times list!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R-JFEXfJggI/AAAAAAAAAQM/GCQk50_FGNE/s72-c/perfectwife.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6994077694902565546</id><published>2008-03-18T06:49:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-18T06:56:23.715-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Shawgo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dusty Rhodes'/><title type='text'>New from Dusty Rhodes: Shawgo</title><summary type='text'>In the early 1870’s, the young state of Texas was struggling to survive. Its vast, undeveloped land of over 260 thousand square miles became a haven for the lawless. Murderers, rustlers and renegade bands of hostile Indians and Comanchero roamed the vast wastelands of west Texas with only a narrow river separating them from the sanctuary of Mexico. One group of dedicated lawmen stood between this</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6994077694902565546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6994077694902565546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-dusty-rhodes-shawgo.html' title='New from Dusty Rhodes: Shawgo'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R9-fpHojDVI/AAAAAAAAAQE/6YnhGb5ooM4/s72-c/shawgo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4168514483553872959</id><published>2008-03-14T09:40:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-14T09:47:04.692-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><title type='text'>Wearin' the green...</title><summary type='text'> Bookshelf O'Cat wishes you a happy (early) St. Patrick's Day!Look for other happy cats aboard the Friday Ark. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4168514483553872959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4168514483553872959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/wearin-green.html' title='Wearin&apos; the green...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R9qAZXojDRI/AAAAAAAAAPc/d__yJnnhiM8/s72-c/shamsam1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4280240341619861741</id><published>2008-03-13T07:37:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-13T07:43:41.625-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Laura Joh Rowland'/><title type='text'>New Today: The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte by Laura Joh Rowland</title><summary type='text'>THE SECRET ADVENTURES OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË, by Laura Joh Rowland (author of the Sano Ichiro mystery series) is an epic, world-at-stake thriller starring the legendary 19th century author and her equally famous family. It’s a tour of Victorian England from gutter to palace, featuring a hero who combines Mr. Rochester with Agent 007 and a villain whose devious schemes threaten the very fabric of the</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4280240341619861741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4280240341619861741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-today-secret-adventures-of.html' title='New Today: The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte by Laura Joh Rowland'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R9kSGnojDQI/AAAAAAAAAPU/oVD0RnJLZRY/s72-c/charl-cov.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-483384388624197501</id><published>2008-03-10T07:06:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-10T07:24:08.630-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wash and Die'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Secret Adventures of Charlotte Bronte'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Laura Joh Rowland'/><title type='text'>Author appearances this week...Laura Joh Rowland and Barbara Colley</title><summary type='text'>Wednesday, March 12, at 7 PM:Join author Barbara Colley for a discussion of her latest Charlotte LaRue Mystery, WASH AND DIE, book seven in the 'Squeaky Clean' series, at the Jefferson Parish East Bank Regional Library, 4747 West Napoleon Avenue, Metairie, Louisiana. For information, visit Jefferson Parish Library.Friday, March 14, at 6 PM:Novelist Laura Joh Rowland (author of the Sano Ichiro </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/483384388624197501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/483384388624197501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/author-appearances-this-weeklaura-joh.html' title='Author appearances this week...Laura Joh Rowland and Barbara Colley'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6347722988993075571</id><published>2008-03-06T23:12:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-06T23:18:40.022-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><title type='text'>Once upon a time...</title><summary type='text'>Bookshelf Cat enjoys a bedtime story. Look for more drowsy cats at the Friday Ark.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6347722988993075571'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6347722988993075571'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/once-upon-time.html' title='Once upon a time...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R9DAtDVV42I/AAAAAAAAAPA/vvQh8yAIwqM/s72-c/crosspaws.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5893686119729848648</id><published>2008-03-05T09:05:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-05T09:25:16.603-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin Lynn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Appearances this Week: Barbara Colley &amp; Erin McCarthy</title><summary type='text'>Thursday March 6 - Barbara ColleyJoin Barbara for a book talk and signing this Thursday evening at the Lincoln Parish Library, 910 N. Trenton, Ruston, LouisianaFriday March 7 - Barbara ColleyBarbara will be reading and signing her latest, Wash and Die, this Friday afternoon beginning at 4:00 p.m. If you're in Monroe, Louisiana, come out and see her at Windows: A Bookshop, 609 Park Avenue. For </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5893686119729848648'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5893686119729848648'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/appearances-this-week-barbara-colley.html' title='Appearances this Week: Barbara Colley &amp; Erin McCarthy'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-1070136638091441226</id><published>2008-03-01T09:26:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-01T09:36:56.134-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lisa Manuel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='historical romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fortune&apos;s Kiss'/><title type='text'>New from Lisa Manuel: Fortune's Kiss</title><summary type='text'>Moira Hughes’s stepfather has died, and although the bulk of the family holdings must pass to a relative, a codicil to his will secures her and her mother’s future – or so she believes. When their London solicitor denies all knowledge of this codicil, practical, country bred Moira must put aside both pride and propriety, travel to London and press her rights. Once there she resolves to confront </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1070136638091441226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1070136638091441226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-lisa-manuel-fortunes-kiss.html' title='New from Lisa Manuel: Fortune&apos;s Kiss'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R8ln1geS3aI/AAAAAAAAAO4/XzAJ4ms-UI8/s72-c/fortunekisscover.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2291368853024857430</id><published>2008-02-28T20:35:00.011-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T21:03:28.769-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deni Dietz'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gordon Aalborg'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='authors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Laura Joh Rowland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cheryl Cooke Harrington'/><title type='text'>Bookshelf Cat likes the look of this ...</title><summary type='text'> "C-A-T ... my favorite word!"Check out the Friday Ark this week to see what the other cool cats are doing. And if you like reading as much as the Bookshelf Cat, stop by these author sites to find out more about the books in his stack:Cat Tracks by Gordon AalborgWash and Die by Barbara ColleyHunter's Moon by Lori HandelandThe Perfumed Sleeve by Laura Joh RowlandSparks Fly by Cheryl Cooke </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2291368853024857430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2291368853024857430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/bookshelf-cat-likes-look-of-this.html' title='Bookshelf Cat likes the look of this ...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R8dixSAUvbI/AAAAAAAAAOw/RbEk1dLbzxg/s72-c/tbr.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-9099202511814550814</id><published>2008-02-25T18:57:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-25T19:02:13.336-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='One Night With a Sweet-Talking Man'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ana Leigh'/><title type='text'>New from Ana Leigh - The Frasers are back!</title><summary type='text'>Briefly ashore in San Francisco to visit his family, Jed meets Caroline Collins and her eight-year-old son. Beautiful Caroline doesn't have a husband in sight and she seems surprisingly hostile toward Jed, who is used to being thought of as quite a catch. But there's something intriguing about her and the boy, something that convinces Jed he should stay awhile.Caroline has never revealed the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/9099202511814550814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/9099202511814550814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-from-ana-leigh-frasers-are-back.html' title='New from Ana Leigh - The Frasers are back!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R8NWJCAUvaI/AAAAAAAAAOo/Du-gf46myKE/s72-c/onenight-thm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6258651717512858691</id><published>2008-02-21T22:23:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-21T22:48:34.167-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contests'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Bookshelf Cat, ever vigilant...</title><summary type='text'>...leaves no book unprotected. Not even if it means wedging his 9 inch wide self onto a 5 inch wide ledge. You've got to admire that kind of dedication to the job!Find more satisfied cats aboard the Friday Ark. Bookshelf Cat will be there, lounging on ledges.  </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6258651717512858691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6258651717512858691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/bookshelf-cat-ever-vigilant.html' title='Bookshelf Cat, ever vigilant...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R75AeCAUvZI/AAAAAAAAAOg/gPp0HHdupYA/s72-c/vigilant.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5058992770576741935</id><published>2008-02-15T07:55:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-15T08:13:50.069-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wash and Die'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Charlotte LaRue Mysteries'/><title type='text'>Saturday booksigning: Barbara Colley</title><summary type='text'> Mystery author Barbara Colley will be discussing and signing copies of her new book, Wash and Die, this Saturday (February 16) from 1-3 PM at Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania Street, New Orleans. Can't make the signing? Call ahead and order an autographed copy.Find out more about Barbara and her Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series in this recent Times-Picayune article: house-cleaning </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5058992770576741935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5058992770576741935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/saturday-booksigning-barbara-colley.html' title='Saturday booksigning: Barbara Colley'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R7WPdiAUvXI/AAAAAAAAAOM/ZWqBf3nssGA/s72-c/wash-die-thm.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-57589827358882423</id><published>2008-02-14T14:13:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-14T14:21:47.394-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><title type='text'>Bookshelf Cat Finds True Love</title><summary type='text'> A little privacy, please!If Bookshelf Cat manages to tear himself away from Wee Catnip Mousie, he'll be sharing post-Valentine treats with the gang at Friday Ark. Check it out every Friday!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/57589827358882423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/57589827358882423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/bookshelf-cat-finds-true-love.html' title='Bookshelf Cat Finds True Love'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R7STCCAUvVI/AAAAAAAAAN8/dnqNFLI7oL4/s72-c/samhugs.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5959514259239965760</id><published>2008-02-13T07:34:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-13T07:49:40.768-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Perfect Wife'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Browse Inside'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Victoria Alexander'/><title type='text'>Browse Inside: The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander</title><summary type='text'>HarperCollins and New York Times/USA Today Bestselling Author, Victoria Alexander have a special Valentine treat for you. Browse Inside THE PERFECT WIFE. You can read 20% of the book online for free, right now.The Perfect Wife will be available from your favorite bookseller on February 26th.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5959514259239965760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5959514259239965760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/browse-inside-perfect-wife-by-victoria.html' title='Browse Inside: The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R7Lj4yAUvUI/AAAAAAAAAN0/lGY0d6DPTvg/s72-c/theperfectwife.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-7145178811314602144</id><published>2008-02-12T01:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-12T01:16:34.205-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='young adult fiction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lurlene McDaniel'/><title type='text'>New Book Today: PREY by Lurlene McDaniel</title><summary type='text'>Predator or prey?Things aren't always what they seem.A teacher is supposed to impart a love of learning and a thirst for knowledge. It’s a bit different with Ms. Lori Settles. All the kids are talking about how hot she is—and she is especially interested in Ryan Piccoli. When she starts giving Ryan extra attention, he’s feeling more than happy—at first. He’s used to being the class clown, but </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7145178811314602144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7145178811314602144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-book-today-prey-by-lurlene-mcdaniel.html' title='New Book Today: PREY by Lurlene McDaniel'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R7DlXiAUvTI/AAAAAAAAANs/eyd8PdWDsjE/s72-c/prey.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5017722209328263825</id><published>2008-02-08T21:51:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-08T22:03:34.545-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thunder Moon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><title type='text'>Booksigning - Lori Handeland</title><summary type='text'>This Sunday, February 10th, USA Today Bestselling Author Lori Handeland will be signing copies of Thunder Moon at the Barnes and Noble store in Appleton, Wisconsin. If you’re in the area, she'd love to see you. The signing takes place from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m."Handeland is at the top of her game in this taut thriller. Part detective tale, part supernatural chiller, this is a full-on exciting read." </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5017722209328263825'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5017722209328263825'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/booksigning-lori-handeland.html' title='Booksigning - Lori Handeland'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R60XlwteQOI/AAAAAAAAANc/yqBK6BFUGwQ/s72-c/thunder-thm.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-9158852906179333412</id><published>2008-02-07T23:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-07T23:32:18.339-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><title type='text'>Not now, I'm reading!</title><summary type='text'> "But...bring me a snack, would you?  Pretty please?"Bookshelf Cat says he's not going anywhere until he finishes the story, but when he's done you'll find him leaking plot points to the gang on the Friday Ark. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/9158852906179333412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/9158852906179333412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/not-now-im-reading.html' title='Not now, I&apos;m reading!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R6vatwteQMI/AAAAAAAAANM/16pqt4wIoI8/s72-c/reading.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4257295545765240460</id><published>2008-02-01T11:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-01T12:12:27.725-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Robin Wells'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Between the Sheets'/><title type='text'>New Book + Signings (Robin Wells)</title><summary type='text'>Dirty laundry can really put your life through the wringer.The Most Notorious Woman in America ... There are probably worse things than having the entire country think that you're the girl whose "services" gave the president-elect a fatal heart attack in the sack—but at the moment, Emma Jamison can't think of any. A terrible mistake has made her the face of a national scandal, leaving her with no</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4257295545765240460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4257295545765240460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-book-signings-robin-wells.html' title='New Book + Signings (Robin Wells)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R6NPNgteQII/AAAAAAAAAMo/g_7qHnmsUV4/s72-c/betweenthesheets.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-1635669900483961442</id><published>2008-01-31T23:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-01T00:09:48.075-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><title type='text'>A Puzzling Situation for Bookshelf Cat</title><summary type='text'> Make your own photo Rubic's cube at dumpr.net.Look for Bookshelf Cat aboard the Friday Ark just as soon as he puzzles his way out of this darned cube...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1635669900483961442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1635669900483961442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/puzzling-situation-for-bookshelf-cat.html' title='A Puzzling Situation for Bookshelf Cat'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R6Kn0AteQHI/AAAAAAAAAMg/aokmGVRax48/s72-c/sam-puzzler.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-7176527343725214726</id><published>2008-01-28T22:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-29T19:39:45.937-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wash and Die'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mystery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Charlotte LaRue Mysteries'/><title type='text'>New This Week - Wash and Die, A Charlotte LaRue Mystery</title><summary type='text'>Charlotte LaRue, owner of New Orleans’ Maid for a Day cleaning service, is swept into jeopardy when an uninvited guest arrives on her doorstep...As the saying goes, “No good deed goes unpunished.” Charlotte LaRue knows she should take a broom and chase Joyce Thibodeaux off her front porch. Once married to Charlotte’s tenant Louis Thibodeaux, Joyce is fresh out of detox for her alcoholism and has </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7176527343725214726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7176527343725214726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-this-week-wash-and-die-charlotte.html' title='New This Week - Wash and Die, A Charlotte LaRue Mystery'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R56e8gteQGI/AAAAAAAAAMY/ZltrEzoyVos/s72-c/washand-main.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4890918153703517925</id><published>2008-01-25T11:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-25T11:05:22.974-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Bookshelf Cat Takes a Break</title><summary type='text'>The only thing better than a bag full of lovely, sniffable books... ...is claiming the bag for an afternoon nap!Zzzzzzzzz...Find more napping cats on this week's Friday Ark.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4890918153703517925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4890918153703517925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/bookshelf-cat-takes-break.html' title='Bookshelf Cat Takes a Break'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R5lLQwteQDI/AAAAAAAAAME/-IC49c8E0_U/s72-c/nippedout.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-8476320084792303683</id><published>2008-01-22T18:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-22T18:31:49.941-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vampire Band'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='online serial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Drake: Tales of a Lusty Pirate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Read it Free - from Erin McCarthy</title><summary type='text'> Part Four of the online serial by Erin McCarthy and Kathy Love is online now at The Impalers Vampire Band web site. Drake: Tales of a Lusty Pirate is free to download, so go ahead...get Impaled! (Mature content. If you're under 18, get Demonized, instead!) </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8476320084792303683'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8476320084792303683'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/read-it-free-from-erin-mccarthy.html' title='Read it Free - from Erin McCarthy'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RvHXPfTgbxI/AAAAAAAAACc/iiSyMW_eM7o/s72-c/tales-bttn.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-855631664101730891</id><published>2008-01-19T09:35:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-19T09:38:20.416-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nightcreature'/><title type='text'>Author Interview: Lori Handeland</title><summary type='text'>Visit Lori Handeland at her web site for more about the Nightcreature Novels and upcoming books!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/855631664101730891'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/855631664101730891'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/author-interview-lori-handeland.html' title='Author Interview: Lori Handeland'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-1571950386096262143</id><published>2008-01-17T19:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T22:26:22.964-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><title type='text'>Bookshelf Cat Marks the Spot</title><summary type='text'> I don't remember "bookmark" in my job description...do you?Find more busy cats over at the Friday Ark.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1571950386096262143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1571950386096262143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/bookshelf-cat-marks-spot.html' title='Bookshelf Cat Marks the Spot'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R4_5G-VBMjI/AAAAAAAAAL8/tSmFcdilT8Y/s72-c/bkmrk-cat.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6631611294288270623</id><published>2008-01-15T19:30:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-15T19:39:31.131-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='One Night With a Sweet-Talking Man'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='news'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ana Leigh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Frasers'/><title type='text'>Author News:  Ana Leigh</title><summary type='text'>The Frasers are back! Bestselling author Ana Leigh continues her stirring series with brother Jed — who's been taming the high seas aboard a China clipper.Discover The Frasers series and treat yourself to an excerpt from Jed's story — One Night With a Sweet-Talking Man (a February 2008 release). Visit Ana Leigh.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6631611294288270623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6631611294288270623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/author-news-ana-leigh.html' title='Author News:  Ana Leigh'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R41QQeVBMiI/AAAAAAAAAL0/W0qc4aZ4j2k/s72-c/onenight.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5764016782188447431</id><published>2008-01-12T11:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-12T11:16:59.271-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mary Paine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='A Dangerous Dream'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='book video'/><title type='text'>Book Video: A Dangerous Dream (Mary Paine)</title><summary type='text'>A romantic mystery set on a horse farm in Connecticut... Visit author Mary Paine for more about this book.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5764016782188447431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5764016782188447431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/book-video-dangerous-dream-mary-paine.html' title='Book Video: A Dangerous Dream (Mary Paine)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3256530151671708865</id><published>2008-01-10T20:09:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-10T20:29:45.317-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Just call me 'Groucho' Max ...</title><summary type='text'>Yes, well, if you lived with 16 Pounds of Sass, you'd put on a disguise once in a while, too. It's the only way to get any rest around here!Visit Max, the sass-monster, and their favorite human over at ErinMcCarthy.net ... and don't forget to hitch a ride on this week's Friday Ark!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3256530151671708865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3256530151671708865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/just-call-me-groucho-max.html' title='Just call me &apos;Groucho&apos; Max ...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R4bB9uVBMhI/AAAAAAAAALs/rniAbhQNanw/s72-c/grouchomax.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6154518463297265727</id><published>2008-01-07T19:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T19:26:01.022-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thunder Moon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='book video'/><title type='text'>Book Video: Thunder Moon (Lori Handeland)</title><summary type='text'>Desire will take them by storm... Visit bestselling author Lori Handeland for more about this book and the Nightcreature series of novels.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6154518463297265727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6154518463297265727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/book-video-thunder-moon-lori-handeland.html' title='Book Video: Thunder Moon (Lori Handeland)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4408389399798607154</id><published>2008-01-04T04:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-04T04:55:38.092-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><title type='text'>Mew Year's Resolutions from the Bookshelf Cat</title><summary type='text'>1. Take time to stop and smell the catnip.  (Note to human: 'nip is for every day, not just special occasions.)2. Learn to prioritize:  nap, snack, train human, snack, nap.3. Never waste a sunbeam (see #2, nap).  4. Visit the Friday Ark. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4408389399798607154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4408389399798607154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/mew-years-resolutions-from-bookshelf.html' title='Mew Year&apos;s Resolutions from the Bookshelf Cat'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R338-eVBMcI/AAAAAAAAAKw/wrFltDerm9Y/s72-c/bookshelfcat-new.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4622127130164482897</id><published>2008-01-02T00:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-02T00:41:43.523-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mary Paine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vegas Vampires'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Regency romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='horses'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Allison Lane'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nightcreature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='equestrian'/><title type='text'>New this week ... 4 must-read books!</title><summary type='text'>Happy New Year from all of us at Eclectics! We've got just what you need to start your year off right — four exciting new books, available today, from authors Lori Handeland, Allison Lane, Erin McCarthy, and Mary Paine.Thunder MoonA Nightcreature Novel (Book 8)by Lori HandelandSt. Martin's Press – January 2, 2008There's something in the air tonight…Practical, skeptical Grace McDaniel was not </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4622127130164482897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4622127130164482897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-this-week-4-must-read-books.html' title='New this week ... 4 must-read books!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R3scceVBMYI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/912w9kIc8-0/s72-c/thunder-thm.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6554183329157453980</id><published>2007-12-13T21:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-13T21:56:47.936-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='authors'/><title type='text'>Season's Greetings from the Bookshelf Cat!</title><summary type='text'> Whatever your plans this holiday season, the Bookshelf Cat (aka Sam) joins us in wishing you peace, joy, and friendship.  May your days be merry and bright! We'll see you in January with more news and book previews from your favorite authors! Jump on board the Friday Ark for some holiday fun with animals. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6554183329157453980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6554183329157453980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/12/seasons-greetings-from-bookshelf-cat.html' title='Season&apos;s Greetings from the Bookshelf Cat!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R2HtOeVBMWI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/0GJ-kpNTAkI/s72-c/bookshelfcat-tis-season.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3359600234947053089</id><published>2007-12-09T10:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-09T10:55:31.796-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin Lynn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author chat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Author appearances this week... Erin McCarthy</title><summary type='text'>Monday, December 10: Meet Eclectics author Erin McCarthy at the Worthington Library Novel Tea, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm at the Northwest Library, 6830 North High Street, Worthington, Ohio.Wednesday, December 12: Join Erin at darkmusesociety.com for an online chat with readers at 7pm EST.To find out more about this author, visit Erin McCarthy or Erin Lynn.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3359600234947053089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3359600234947053089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/12/author-appearances-this-week-erin.html' title='Author appearances this week... Erin McCarthy'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R1wLZnNdS5I/AAAAAAAAAJk/fkZY_JIUX7Q/s72-c/erin-trio.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-1891982503521390364</id><published>2007-12-06T22:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-06T23:07:07.248-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='horses'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='equestrian'/><title type='text'>Topper and Spencer get ready to Deck the Halls</title><summary type='text'>Eclectics author Mary Paine says her two handsome horses, Topper and Spencer, are her inspiration for being an equestrian novelist.  Right now they're inspiring us to decorate for Christmas!Be sure to trot on over to the Friday Ark for more four-footed fun.  </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1891982503521390364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/1891982503521390364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/12/topper-and-spencer-get-ready-to-deck.html' title='Topper and Spencer get ready to Deck the Halls'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R1jDF3m33yI/AAAAAAAAAIU/DmTo6VFb96o/s72-c/spencer-topper.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-9077006288277844453</id><published>2007-12-04T23:34:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-04T23:41:57.137-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rona Sharon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='historical romance'/><title type='text'>New This Week: Once a Rake by Rona Sharon</title><summary type='text'>When the Phantom of the Opera Meets Jane Austen...Once upon a time, The Earl of Ashby was a notoriously handsome libertine, but the war against Napoleon has scarred him. Now, years later, Isabel Aubrey, a proper lady in need of an influential lord to champion her charity, dares to approach the masked reclusive colonel and arouses the dormant desire of London's legendary rake. To keep her - he </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/9077006288277844453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/9077006288277844453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-this-week-once-rake-by-rona-sharon.html' title='New This Week: Once a Rake by Rona Sharon'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R1YqjtocGhI/AAAAAAAAAIM/I0x6aI44liE/s72-c/oncearake-thm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2139055565534263143</id><published>2007-11-30T23:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-30T23:49:24.633-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mystery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New Orleans'/><title type='text'>Author appearance...Barbara Colley</title><summary type='text'>On Saturday, December 1, 2007, from 11 am - 1 pm, mystery author Barbara Colley will be signing at Cherry Books, 1050 Canal Blvd., Thibodaux, Louisiana.Scrub-a-Dub Dead, Book 6 in Barbara's popular Charlotte LaRue Mystery Series, is now available in paperback - the perfect holiday gift for those mystery lovers on your list! Watch for Book 8 in the series, Wash and Die, coming in February 2008.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2139055565534263143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2139055565534263143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/author-appearancebarbara-colley.html' title='Author appearance...Barbara Colley'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R1Dln9ocGgI/AAAAAAAAAIE/zEYQ9R4EFVs/s72-c/scruba-main.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6319531233536219927</id><published>2007-11-29T16:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-29T17:10:48.810-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Deni Dietz'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Pandora's got the prison blues!</title><summary type='text'>"Ummm...didn't Tim Robbins escape from Shawshank by DIGGING his way out?"When Pandora's not plotting her escape from the "box" (aka the backyard deck), she likes helping author Deni Dietz with her research. (Digging comes in handy for that, too!)Tunnel on over to the Friday Ark for more four-legged fun! </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6319531233536219927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6319531233536219927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/pandoras-got-prison-blues.html' title='Pandora&apos;s got the prison blues!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/R082NLWuHfI/AAAAAAAAAH8/Fxhr9w8xz40/s72-c/Pandora.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4698630323650482549</id><published>2007-11-23T09:04:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-23T09:29:56.154-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><title type='text'>It was a dark and storrrrrrrmy night...</title><summary type='text'> The Bookshelf Cat ponders the fate of his heroine on a dark and stormy night ...so dark and so stormy we might all need to board the Friday Ark, just to be safe!Bookshelf Cat (aka 'Sam') shares his keyboard and his personal blog with Eclectics author Cheryl Cooke Harrington.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4698630323650482549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4698630323650482549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/it-was-dark-and-storrrrrrrmy-night.html' title='It was a dark and storrrrrrrmy night...'/><author><name>Ostara</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/125/414/320/ostara8a.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cLVZm7S47Ik/R0beQ5zKG0I/AAAAAAAAAEs/9ZuHS8Xwdco/s72-c/bookshelfcat2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6349927568804148885</id><published>2007-11-17T22:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-17T23:02:11.685-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contests'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyn Stone'/><title type='text'>Featured Contest - Win a book!</title><summary type='text'>Kiss or Kill... Special Agent Renee LeBlanc has decisions to make and so will you if you're one of the lucky winners in this contest. Just read an excerpt and answer a question about author Lyn Stone's November release, KISS OR KILL for your chance to win an autographed book — your choice from Lyn's available backlist. What will you decide?For complete rules and entry form, visit Lyn Stone and </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6349927568804148885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6349927568804148885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/featured-contest-win-book.html' title='Featured Contest - Win a book!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/Rz-4lLWuHeI/AAAAAAAAAH0/av9AaZRIIrI/s72-c/kissorkill-thm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5113060948501190884</id><published>2007-11-16T07:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-16T08:09:52.181-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hailey North'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Laura Joh Rowland'/><title type='text'>Book Signings - Hailey North &amp; Laura Joh Rowland</title><summary type='text'>This Saturday (November 17), two of our talented Eclectics.com authors will be signing in the New Orleans area. Why not stop by to meet them and pick up some early Christmas gifts ...or a special treat for yourself!Hailey North - Signing at Barnes &amp; Noble, Premier Shopping Center, Mandeville, Louisiana from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, November 17.Laura Joh Rowland - Signing at Garden District Books, in New </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5113060948501190884'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5113060948501190884'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/book-signings-hailey-north-laura-joh.html' title='Book Signings - Hailey North &amp; Laura Joh Rowland'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/Rz2UVbWuHbI/AAAAAAAAAHc/PjiLLc35gfI/s72-c/hailey.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-8200157032190755940</id><published>2007-11-15T19:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-15T19:21:28.140-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hailey North'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>dog tired...</title><summary type='text'> Wonder why Disraeli the Chocolate Lablooks so very, very tired?You try living with three cats!!Disraeli and his three catty companions make their home in New Orleans with author Hailey North. This weekend, though, you'll find Dis catching forty winks at the Friday Ark. Go! Check out the animals! </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8200157032190755940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8200157032190755940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/dog-tired.html' title='dog tired...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RzzeibWuHXI/AAAAAAAAAHE/P4UMiFqdXUc/s72-c/disraeli-haileynorth.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4608179700713785578</id><published>2007-11-13T20:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-13T20:10:47.937-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vampire Band'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Drake: Tales of a Lusty Pirate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Free Online Read (Erin McCarthy)</title><summary type='text'>Part Three of Erin McCarthy's and Kathy Love's online serial, Drake: Tales of a Lusty Pirate is now online at The Impalers Vampire Band web site. It's free to download, so go ahead...get Impaled! (Mature content. If you're under 18, get Demonized, instead!)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4608179700713785578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4608179700713785578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/free-online-read-erin-mccarthy.html' title='Free Online Read (Erin McCarthy)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RzpKST3WxWI/AAAAAAAAAG8/AkgJDnI2uaM/s72-c/tales-bttn.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3564658500771705094</id><published>2007-11-11T10:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-11T11:07:37.204-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thunder Moon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='paranormal romance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><title type='text'>Thunder Moon (Lori Handeland)</title><summary type='text'>There's something in the air tonight…Practical, skeptical Grace McDaniel was not looking for romance. The Sheriff of Lake Bluff, Georgia, and the granddaughter of a Cherokee doctor, Grace's hands are full with the daily trouble of small-town life. Arriving in the wake of a freak storm is Ian Walker, a mysterious stranger who blends modern medicine and traditional Native American cures. Even </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3564658500771705094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3564658500771705094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/thunder-moon-lori-handeland.html' title='Thunder Moon (Lori Handeland)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RzcnQj3WxSI/AAAAAAAAAGc/134MFs6NzQg/s72-c/thunder.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6555779365735042349</id><published>2007-11-08T23:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-08T23:39:46.141-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rebecca Sinclair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Stinky gets potted...</title><summary type='text'>Usually "Stinky" prefers to curl up on Rebecca Sinclair's lap, being stroked while she purrs. This time, however, she found a vacant planter and made herself at home! In case you're wondering, when she was adopted she didn't smell very nice (her previous parents didn't take good care of her and she had double ear infections, hence the name).The infections are long gone, but the nickname lingers. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6555779365735042349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6555779365735042349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/stinky-gets-potted.html' title='Stinky gets potted...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RzPg2z3WxRI/AAAAAAAAAGU/lTBfehvgLo4/s72-c/stinkpot.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6219447004640353668</id><published>2007-11-04T08:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-04T08:45:13.428-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='on writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='articles'/><title type='text'>Let's Get Writing...</title><summary type='text'> National Novel Writing Month seems like the perfect time to feature our collection of articles for writers, written by our own Eclectics.com Authors. You'll find advice on everything from getting to know your characters to writing 'the end', with detailed information on manuscript format, query writing, and even the dreaded synopsis.Visit the Eclectics.com 'Articles' page - and good luck with </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6219447004640353668'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6219447004640353668'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/lets-get-writing.html' title='Let&apos;s Get Writing...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/Ry3LjJz9dvI/AAAAAAAAAGM/ZdlZuPsZAsE/s72-c/writing.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5892684263146314140</id><published>2007-11-01T18:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-11-01T18:57:15.139-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Louisiana Book Festival'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hailey North'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Laura Joh Rowland'/><title type='text'>Louisiana Book Festival</title><summary type='text'>Three of our fabulous Eclectics authors will be at the Louisiana Book Festival this Saturday, November 3rd. If you're in the area, stop on by the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge and say hello!Barbara Colley, will take part in the panel discussion, "The Ever-Changing Story of Falling in Love" from 11 am to noon in House Committee Room 5, followed by a book signing from 12:15 to 1 pm. Later,</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5892684263146314140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5892684263146314140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/11/louisiana-book-festival.html' title='Louisiana Book Festival'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3034803116262795298</id><published>2007-10-30T22:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-30T22:37:18.307-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bookshelf Cat'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Happy Halloween from the Bookshelf Frog...er...Cat</title><summary type='text'> Somebody's gonna pay for this!Hop along with the Bookshelf Frog Cat to this week's Friday Ark! </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3034803116262795298'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3034803116262795298'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/happy-halloween-from-bookshelf.html' title='Happy Halloween from the Bookshelf Frog...er...Cat'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/Ryfnqpz9duI/AAAAAAAAAGE/z8aWC120aDA/s72-c/froggycat.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4266863158932544846</id><published>2007-10-29T20:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-29T20:41:35.475-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hailey North'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Laura Joh Rowland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lyn Stone'/><title type='text'>New This Week - 4 books by 4 bestselling authors</title><summary type='text'>Not the Marrying KindRomantic Comedy by Hailey NorthAvon Books ~ October 30, 2007Sixteen years ago, world-famous artist Harriet P. Smith was the nerdiest girl at Doolittle High School, and Jake Porter was the new boy in town. Charismatic, handsome, and instantly popular, Jake was way out of her league. Harriet was shocked when he asked her to the graduation dance . . . and devastated when he left</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4266863158932544846'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4266863158932544846'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/new-this-week.html' title='New This Week - 4 books by 4 bestselling authors'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RyZ4FZz9dqI/AAAAAAAAAFk/oObg2QHeQG4/s72-c/haileynorth1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5945281849073820446</id><published>2007-10-25T22:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-25T23:23:19.031-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hailey North'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>Daisy tries online dating...</title><summary type='text'>Hi! My name is Daisy and I'm 18 years young! I'm a Burmese and I adore corn on the cob! Give me a call!Daisy lives with the oh-so-relaxed Stanley and the ever-busy Mocha Fudge Brownie at the home of author Hailey North. She's been waiting patiently for her turn to board the Friday Ark ... but it's not that kind of a meet-up site, Daisy!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5945281849073820446'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5945281849073820446'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/daisy-tries-online-dating.html' title='Daisy tries online dating...'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RyFUT5z9dnI/AAAAAAAAAFM/gNzt42ySYaA/s72-c/daisy-haileynorth.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6146541962217733710</id><published>2007-10-21T00:57:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-21T01:11:24.471-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Sucker Bet (Erin McCarthy)</title><summary type='text'>A night of indulgence can feel like an eternity... Visit Erin McCarthy's re-vamped web for a preview of book four in her popular 'Vegas Vampires' series, SUCKER BET (January '08/Berkley). While you're there, tempt yourself with a preview of FALLEN on the 'dark side' of Erin's site. It's the second book in her captivating new series exploring the seven deadly sins.Visit Erin McCarthy. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6146541962217733710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6146541962217733710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/sucker-bet-erin-mccarthy.html' title='Sucker Bet (Erin McCarthy)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/Rxre3jjwkFI/AAAAAAAAAFE/Buc746quPi8/s72-c/suckerbet.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4431112874839850865</id><published>2007-10-19T00:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-19T00:36:13.502-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hailey North'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>"Stella!"</title><summary type='text'>Books at Eclectics revisits New Orleans to hear more of the story of author Hailey North's menagerie. This week, Hailey introduces the supremely relaxed Stanley Kowalski. I'd always meant to adopt two kittens after Snickers died, but after I brought Mocha home I thought, okay I'll just keep Mocha. But she needed a friend because my work hours were so long. I met a cat at my vet's office, well, an</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4431112874839850865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4431112874839850865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/stella.html' title='&quot;Stella!&quot;'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RxgzCjjwkCI/AAAAAAAAAEs/iulgdOl6xms/s72-c/stanley-haileynorth1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4692328135490447848</id><published>2007-10-15T07:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-15T07:13:10.684-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='on writing'/><title type='text'>On Writing: Character Chart</title><summary type='text'>Eclectics.com's extremely popular Writer's Character Chart was recently updated. If you're a writer and you haven't taken a look at the Character Chart yet, now is a terrific time. It has been quoted as being an excellent guide for writers trying to flesh out their characters. Click here to check it out. You won't be sorry. </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4692328135490447848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4692328135490447848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/on-writing-character-chart.html' title='On Writing: Character Chart'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-6907319691902078066</id><published>2007-10-13T10:59:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-13T11:06:45.512-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dixie Browning'/><title type='text'>Dixie Browning ...where is she now?</title><summary type='text'>What is best-selling romance author Dixie Browning doing now? She's creating wonderful paintings! Her next 'outing' will be part of a studio tour of Outer Banks artists' studios. She'll be painting and exhibiting at Browning Studios, 53263 Highway 12, Frisco, North Carolina tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 14.  Come on down! Fall is beautiful — if slightly different — on the Outer Banks.  Dixie's works can</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6907319691902078066'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/6907319691902078066'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/dixie-browning-where-is-she-now.html' title='Dixie Browning ...where is she now?'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-8965065641261712495</id><published>2007-10-12T12:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-12T12:10:31.102-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hailey North'/><title type='text'>Author appearances this week...Hailey North and Barbara Colley</title><summary type='text'>Meet two of our talented Eclectics.com authors — Hailey North and Barbara Colley — at the Heart of Louisiana's Annual Romance Readers Luncheon this Saturday, October 13th. "Mix and mingle with your favorite romance authors at this fun and informative event. Over a dozen noted novelists will be on hand to share their experiences. Each attendee will be seated with at least one author and all </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8965065641261712495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/8965065641261712495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/author-appearances-this-weekhailey.html' title='Author appearances this week...Hailey North and Barbara Colley'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5982044919582066075</id><published>2007-10-10T12:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-10T12:58:35.634-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Kiss or Kill (Lyn Stone)</title><summary type='text'>Special Agent Renee LeBlanc was deep undercover, close to exposing the leader of a terrorist cell. Then he showed up in the midst of her op. Was he ally or foe? Lover…or assassin?Find out in KISS OR KILL, Lyn Stone's new book in the Mission: Impassioned series from Silhouette Romantic Suspense. Be sure to enter Lyn's new contest, too!Visit Lyn Stone.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5982044919582066075'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5982044919582066075'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/kiss-or-kill-lyn-stone.html' title='Kiss or Kill (Lyn Stone)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/Rw0CoR3yBYI/AAAAAAAAAEk/RTt7admL2vM/s72-c/kissorkill-thm.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-2610453984560560241</id><published>2007-10-04T23:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-05T00:05:37.312-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vampire Band'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin Lynn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dogs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>16 pounds of sass!</title><summary type='text'> Bessie is sixteen pounds of sass. This summer she took on a mole, a rabbit, a Springer Spaniel, a herd of deer, and a coyote, and won every showdown. She loves every human being who has ever looked at her, and she's never met a stuffed animal she couldn't destroy. That's her 'baby picture', above, and this is Bessie all grown up!  Life with Eclectics author Erin McCarthy (who writes for young </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2610453984560560241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/2610453984560560241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/16-pounds-of-sass.html' title='16 pounds of sass!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RwWy6aiwZfI/AAAAAAAAAEU/PAq41uJlEOc/s72-c/bessie1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4737248369282028736</id><published>2007-10-02T20:37:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-02T20:58:33.524-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mystery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barbara Colley'/><title type='text'>Author appearances this week... Barbara Colley</title><summary type='text'>Eclectics author Barbara Colley will be in Lafayette, Louisiana this week, attending The Writers' Guild of Acadiana 2007 Writers' Conference (October 5-6). This conference brings together aspiring and established authors, agents, and editors in the heart of Cajun Country! It offers workshops, panels, pitch sessions with agents and editors, and Southern hospitality that's second to none. Barbara </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4737248369282028736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4737248369282028736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/author-appearances-this-week-barbara.html' title='Author appearances this week... Barbara Colley'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RwLop7fNhjI/AAAAAAAAAEM/eweOh0LRZsM/s72-c/colleybooks.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-9143391817448605516</id><published>2007-10-01T22:38:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-01T22:46:49.146-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><title type='text'>No Rest for the Witches (Lori Handeland)</title><summary type='text'>From broomsticks to black magic, leather-clad warriors to love potions gone wrong, here you'll find four stories of supernatural sex and suspense from some of today's hottest bestselling authors.In Voodoo Moon by Lori Handeland: For Devil's Fork-based FBI Agent Dana Duran, the only way to fight a supernatural serial killer just may be to embrace life. But little does she know that voodoo can be </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/9143391817448605516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/9143391817448605516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/10/no-rest-for-witches-lori-handeland.html' title='No Rest for the Witches (Lori Handeland)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RwGwcbfNhgI/AAAAAAAAAD0/uiU3rjeNFiA/s72-c/norest.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-5799173275323823051</id><published>2007-09-30T21:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-30T21:17:56.720-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>An Enchanted Season (Erin McCarthy)</title><summary type='text'>The holidays always seem to bring out the best in everyone, with heartfelt hugs for long-missed friends, sincere smiles in the spirit of the season, and a feeling of magic in the air…Here, for the first time, is a collection of paranormal romances celebrating the holidays as never before. From a shape-shifting leopardess who wants a pack-mate to be her soulmate to a surprise snowstorm that brings</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5799173275323823051'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/5799173275323823051'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/09/enchanted-season-erin-mccarthy.html' title='An Enchanted Season (Erin McCarthy)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RwBKa7fNhfI/AAAAAAAAADs/5jhb6vmcDVs/s72-c/enchanted.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-7701301207834629104</id><published>2007-09-27T22:12:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-30T14:09:34.935-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Friday Ark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Carnival of the Cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hailey North'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pets'/><title type='text'>The amazing Mocha Fudge Brownie!</title><summary type='text'>Eclectics author Hailey North says her cat, Mocha, is amazing. "Bring one new item into a room and she immediately approaches it, conducts an inspection and catalogues what's different." In this photo, Mocha runs a quality control check on the wrappings for Hailey's husband's birthday gift.Mocha's full name is Mocha Fudge Brownie. "When I first adopted her," says Hailey, "I called her Brownie </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7701301207834629104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7701301207834629104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/09/amazing-mocha-fudge-brownie.html' title='The amazing Mocha Fudge Brownie!'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RvxkiLfNhcI/AAAAAAAAADU/iQ_5oWjj0Sc/s72-c/mocha-haileynorth1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-7174063598697907143</id><published>2007-09-26T20:50:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-26T21:30:04.152-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='author appearances'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lisa Manuel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin McCarthy'/><title type='text'>Author appearances this week...                        Lisa Manuel &amp; Erin McCarthy</title><summary type='text'>Meet Eclectics author Erin McCarthy at the Central Ohio Fiction Writers 2007 Readers and Writers Holiday Conference this Friday, September 28th. The Author Reception and Book Signing at 6:00 pm is open to the public at the University Plaza Hotel, Columbus, Ohio.Meet Eclectics author Lisa Manuel at the Georgia Romance Writers Moonlight and Magnolias Conference on Saturday, September 29th. The Book</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7174063598697907143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/7174063598697907143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/09/author-appearances-this-week-lisa.html' title='Author appearances this week...                        Lisa Manuel &amp; Erin McCarthy'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3577536515425823145</id><published>2007-09-25T19:57:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-25T20:05:47.258-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lori Handeland'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Moon Fever'/><title type='text'>New This Week: Moon Fever (Lori Handeland)</title><summary type='text'>Passions suddenly turn hot and primal in Moon Fever, a Halloween Anthology from Pocket Books. This luminescent collection of paranormal stories by four stellar romance authors will send shivers of fear—and desire—down your spine. In Cobwebs Over the Moon by Lori Handeland, Manhattanite Carly Kelly is pursued by werewolves across the wintry Alaskan wilderness, and only ruggedly handsome soldier </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3577536515425823145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3577536515425823145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-this-week-moon-fever-lori-handeland.html' title='New This Week: Moon Fever (Lori Handeland)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/Rvmh3LfNhbI/AAAAAAAAADM/kTn7oLkZU3c/s72-c/moonfever.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-3598584494006676733</id><published>2007-09-24T22:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-24T22:17:02.375-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Erin Lynn'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Demon Envy'/><title type='text'>New This Week: Demon Envy (Erin Lynn)</title><summary type='text'>Vanity isn’t even one of the seven deadly sins, but that’s what got me into this mess...This is my story. The tale of a normal morning in the life of a normal girl—WHO HAS A DEMON POP UP IN HER SHOWER. Yeah, that’s where the vanity comes in. While trying to get rid of a monster zit, I dropped my face lotion in the tub. And while fifty bucks’ worth of it swirled down the drain, it freed a demon </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3598584494006676733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/3598584494006676733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-this-week-demon-envy-erin-lynn.html' title='New This Week: Demon Envy (Erin Lynn)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RvhvLrfNhaI/AAAAAAAAADE/22QrKpiSAAA/s72-c/demonenvy.gif' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987766236300401136.post-4722288404928397364</id><published>2007-09-23T21:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-23T21:24:50.480-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='new release'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Secrets of a Proper Lady'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Victoria Alexander'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='historical romance'/><title type='text'>New This Week: Secrets of a Proper Lady (Victoria Alexander)</title><summary type='text'> Lady Cordelia Bannister simply cannot marry a man she has not chosen herself, no matter what her father decrees. So, pretending to be her own companion, she decides to seek out information about her intended by meeting with his secretary—a man who soon beguiles her. But Lady Cordelia doesn’t know the truth—the man she can’t resist is really her intended, Daniel Sinclair.Daniel has nearly won the</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4722288404928397364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5987766236300401136/posts/default/4722288404928397364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://books-at-eclectics.blogspot.com/2007/09/new-this-week-secrets-of-proper-lady.html' title='New This Week: Secrets of a Proper Lady (Victoria Alexander)'/><author><name>hedgewhich</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='20' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/SGBkazXBpLI/AAAAAAAAATU/2rG2dT2CNFA/S220/hdgwch1.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cdXJ3_g4Bnw/RvcRCbfNhZI/AAAAAAAAAC8/dE5fTfnfRVs/s72-c/secrets.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry></feed>
