Congrats to Sammy2006, Yvette, and Heather K, who won Simple Gifts (Cornwall Novellas #2) by LB Gregg!
Congrats to Morgana, who won My True Love Gave to Me by Ava March, which is now available from by Carina Press. It’s also available in the Men Under the Mistletoe anthology.
Congrats to Dianna, who won Winter Warmers by Josephine Myles, JL Merrow, Clare London, Chrissy Munder, and Lou Harper!
Contests
- Kim Dare’s celebrating five years of being published by giving away one of her series to a lucky commenter.
- Jenre’s giving away an ebook from LA Witt’s backlist. Comment by 11 pm GMT, December 10, for your chance to win.
- Blodeuedd’s giving away two copies of The Virtuoso by Grace Burrowes. Closes December 11. US & Canada.
- Bronwyn Green’s celebrating her 500th post by giving away print books and swag. Contest closes 7 pm EST, December 12.
- Joyfully Jay is giving away an ebook from Kari Gregg’s backlist. Comment by 11:59 pm EST, December 12, for your chance to win.
- Rarely Dusty Books is giving away an ebook copy of Sloan Parker’s forthcoming Take Me Home. Comment before December 13 for your chance to win.
- Bronwyn Green is also giving away an ebook copy of Anna Mayle Dreams for a Stolen Child (Stolen Child #3). Contest closes 7 pm EST, December 13.
- Mary Lou is giving away a copy of Craft Activism. Comment by December 17 for your chance to win.
- Romancing the Word’s having a 12 Days of Christmas Extravaganza, with prizes, trivia, short stories, and more!
- K-lee Klein’s giving away an ebook copy of Amy Lane’s The Winter Rituals of Fur-bearing Critters or her forthcoming Puppy, Car and Snow. Not sure when this ends.
Bookity
- Bookshelf Christmas tree. (Thanks, Juni!)
Ebookity
- Along with the European Union, the US Justice Department is investigating whether Apple colluded with six major publishers to fix the price of ebooks.
Think, Make, Do, Learn
- What’s your worldview? (Thanks, Stephani!)
- Ugh – there are kids’ cereals that contain more sugar than a Twinkie.
- “Bullying gay and lesbian kids: How a school district became a suicide contagion area“… This left me feeling sick to my stomach, especially since this is just 20 miles from me. 🙁
Holidity
- Nativity scenes, from zombies to rubber ducks to bacon… (Thanks, Jase!)
- 13 non-angel Christmas tree toppers. (possibly NSFW)
- 17 disturbing snowpersons. (possibly NSFW)
- Gift Idea: Lady scientist Christmas tree ornaments!
- Gift Guide: Food (including adorable rainbow cake earrings, which are sold out)
- Gift Guide: For people who hate mornings
- Gift Guide: From the Mary Sue
- Gift Guide: Crafty bookworms
- Gift Guide: Stressed students
- Gift Guide: Under $20
Cookity
- French coconut pie. (via The Kitchn)
Crafty
Cool
Cool or Wha…?
Wha…?
LOL
- On working to your potential in school… (hover your mouse pointer over the comic for additional text)
- Truth (as someone who works from home three days a week…).
Teh Cute
- Kittens! Baby tigers! Kitten! Baby anteater! Kitten! Tiger and tiny tigers! Kitten! Baby lynx! Kitten! Cheetah and cubs! Kitten! Baby Tasmanian devils! Lamb! Hedgie!
Reading Update
Bad Boyfriend (Bad in Baltimore #2) by KA Mitchell. ebook. Excellent kinky m/m romance about a teacher who’s dumped by his closeted boyfriend of ten years, then picks up a hot younger guy at a bar to take along to the baptism of his ex’s baby.
While Under the Influence (Perfect Timing #8) by Kim Dare. ebook. Very good kinky m/m romance about a guy who’s in denial about being gay. He foolishly mentions it to his cousin when he’s drunk, thus setting in motion her plan for him to find out definitively whether he is or isn’t.
Paper Planes by M. Jules Aedin. ebook. Very good m/m romance about a photographer whose partner died in a plane crash a year ago and who isn’t really moving past that until after he becomes friend with an older pilot. I particularly liked that this book didn’t go in for quick fixes – recovering from a significant loss takes time – and that one of the main characters had a disability. Perfect main characters get boring!
Search Me (Cover Me #3) by LA Witt. ebook short. Good short m/m romance following up on Andrew and Nick from Cover Me, who we saw were having problems in Trust Me. I got a little sniffly when things didn’t look too promising for the guys…
The Winter Courtship Rituals of Fur-Bearing Critters by Amy lane. ebook. Very cute holiday m/m romance about a grumbly Colorado alpaca rancher who takes a liking to the cute younger guy who moves in next door.
Let It Snow by Devon Rhodes. ebook short. Good short kinky holiday m/m romance about a professional house sitter who’s feeling lonely and a little sorry for himself on Christmas Eve as he falls asleep making a wish…
What Can Be by Mary Calmes. ebook. Good holiday m/m romance about a guy who hasn’t seen his father or brothers for 13 years, since his mom took him and left. Since then, he’s avoided getting close to people… except he has and now he’s running away from that.
Happiness for Beginners by Zahra Owens. ebook short. Good short holiday m/m romance about two guys, one gay and one presumably straight, who used to play a gay couple on a tv show but haven’t seen each other for ten years. And then the straight one shows up at the other guy’s front door out of the blue…
Winter Rescue by Dawn Kimberly Johnson. ebook short. Good short holiday m/m romance about a guy trying to make it home for the holidays after not seeing his family for a few years, but he ends up in the ditch during a bitterly cold and snowy night and almost doesn’t make it home…
A Walk in the Dark by Kate McMurray. ebook short. Good short holiday m/m romance about a guy with a crush on his roommate’s boyfriend. This needed to be just a bit longer to be a satisfying read.
Prey Time by Sue Brown. ebook short. Steamy m/m/m encounter between a guy in a bar and a couple he picks up… or do they pick him up?
Cherry Pie by Samantha Kane. ebook. Pretty good m/m romance about a wealthy guy who recently moved to a small town in North Carolina from San Diego. One morning, he discovers the son of his house’s former (deceased) owner sitting outside. Alas, I never got fully invested in the main characters as a couple.
No One Should Be Alone by Tinnean. ebook. Ok holiday m/m romance about two operatives in a top-secret government agency who hook up. This one just didn’t work for me – not only could I simply not get into the story, it was told in alternating first-person with insufficiently distinct voices, so I kept getting confused.
Feels Like Home by Rowan McAllister. ebook. Sweet m/m holiday romance about two guys who end up spending a couple of days together because of a snowstorm. Editing inconsistencies kept annoying me and pulling me out of the story. (Really, that spare tire that got run over by a Hummer H2 at the beginning of the story? You’re not going to be putting it on and driving on it later in the story…)
Bringing Home the Ice Prince by Jana Downs. ebook short. Meh short m/m holiday romance written in the sort of flowery, over-the-top style that annoys me no end.
“Can’t… quite… hit… the… itchy… spot…” – Mayhem
Some spots are very, very stubborn…just like kitties. Hope you get your itch scratched, May.
A recent post from margene..Comes Around
Ask mom for help – that’s what Neatnik always does.
A recent post from trek..In which Pipey delivers
Lol, I liked the elves SW one
A recent post from blodeuedd..Review: Heart of Steel – Meljean Brook
Thanks for the linking love, Chris! 🙂
The number of open windows from all the links I have to go back to is huge. Where do I find the time…
And after I finished with them I can go spend some more time to buy many of the books you liked. I’m so behind on my reading, I wonder if I can ever catch up. *keeps hoping*
A recent post from Janna..Giveaway & Guest post by Sloan Parker: Location, location, location
OMG, the horse heart cupcakes just kill me! LOL
Thanks for passing along my giveaway link!
A recent post from jayhjay..Review: The Locker Room by Amy Lane
Seems to me that it’s a lot of fuss to make that Irish Chocolate Whiskey Candy when you could just dump it into ice cube trays. Especially if you’ve been drinking the Irish Whiskey as you make them. The linkity through to the vegan Bailey’s Irish Cream sounds pretty good, too.
Mmmm. Coconut pie.
A recent post from Cheryl S…Knitting!
I have added “MAKE NEW TREE TOPPER” to the Best Christmas EVAH spreadsheet. Chances are the person who threw down the gauntlet (unintentionally) will not be impressed and that makes it all the better.
A recent post from cursingmama..Extravaganza Of Snickerdoodle
Thanks for the plug!
A recent post from marylou..Craft Activism Giveaway
Just don’t ask Chaos for help.
That pancake plate is genius! Genius! as are the superhero cookies.
I’m confused. Is there somewhere *else* to be at a party? 🙂
A recent post from Carrie#K..Please. Wear Sunglasses. For Your Own Safety
Must. Have. Snickerdoodle. Cake.
Must. Have. NOW!!!
To eat while re-reading Bad Boyfriend, which was OHMIGOD good!
LOVED Bad Boyfriends. So amazing. Got to go back & read Bad Company.
Sorry – Bad Boyfriend.
I both look forward to and dread your Friday linkity posts — so many possibilities, so many opportunities to lose myself in the rabbit that is the innerwebz. This week I:
* sent the LGBT awards link to my local librarian;
* sent the tent video to my family;
(eight hours later)
* coveted the lightfield camera with the heat of a thousand suns.
A recent post from kmkat..Flash mob.
Tamyra licks her lips whilst scratching herself. It is a little strange.
I love the book tent and tree and love the link to remove ads from my kindle. I don’t mind the links as they are only on there when I’ve stopped reading so I barely see them!
A recent post from mrspao..Making Monday : Lego edition
I love Japanese patterns and while I have that information near my Japanese knitting books it is always good to have a reminder.
Also, the book tent and and the snowmen were awesome. Some of them were super detailed!
A recent post from Seanna Lea..resolution bingo