tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58623029972252396342024-03-18T22:32:02.089-05:00Chloe Harris: Hot Spiced Historical RomanceNoelle & BarbraBarbra e. Noelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07426699511725750915noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-49207047966765757882012-07-22T10:14:00.002-05:002012-07-22T10:14:41.403-05:00ディープで ?<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">In Deep will be published in Japanese!! More info Later!</span>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-37381651133712836532011-09-27T15:42:00.001-05:002011-09-27T15:44:05.480-05:00New Release Day and Great Discounts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Check out the newest Chloe Harris in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Night-Sinful-Sharon-Page/dp/0758266707/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317156086&sr=8-1">Silent Night, Sinful Night</a> then get great discounts on the first two<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chloe-Harris/e/B002LTQN0Y/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1317155128&sr=8-1"> Chloe Harris Books Paperback: $5.60 Kindle Edition: $6.89!!!</a></span></b></span><br />
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<br />Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-60086471963337337732011-07-31T13:56:00.000-05:002011-07-31T13:56:26.304-05:00Sometimes He Appears<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGe2tUC8woCInnRnEEZzTTsnNltqzZIOQUuoB0Ycy-1DJj3z86zipmbK-oxeBkG7bkOr3b3wXGZN3hZtpN0yVzYhliBalzmja0GDdgWa7Y6ARDzTzT6IHAGd7eu63gZcX0f3kkKzzxoYf/s1600/clapboard-casting_call1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGe2tUC8woCInnRnEEZzTTsnNltqzZIOQUuoB0Ycy-1DJj3z86zipmbK-oxeBkG7bkOr3b3wXGZN3hZtpN0yVzYhliBalzmja0GDdgWa7Y6ARDzTzT6IHAGd7eu63gZcX0f3kkKzzxoYf/s200/clapboard-casting_call1.gif" width="199" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm doing a short series on <a href="http://chloeharris-noelle.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> about finding the perfect person to cast as a character after the fact.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Part 1 -<a href="http://chloeharris-noelle.tumblr.com/post/7363924869/i-dont-plan-it-but-sometimes-he-appears-part-1">Reinier Barhydt </a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Part 2 - <a href="http://chloeharris-noelle.tumblr.com/post/8305282266/sometimes-he-appears-part-2">Winston Matthews</a></span>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-45527327828768435482011-07-21T02:56:00.015-05:002011-07-21T06:17:13.871-05:00Of Cynical Pearls of Wisdom and Affirmative Power Thoughtsby Barbra<br /><br />We all have those days ... Some are good, but some are harder than others. When it's one of those days - when life hands you lemons - it's good to remember the following <span style="font-style:italic;">Pearls of Wisdom</span>:<br /><br />1. Money cannot buy happiness but it’s more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than it is on a bicycle.<br /><br />2. Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard’s name and where he parked his car.<br /><br />3. Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when he is in trouble again.<br /><br />4. Many people are alive only because it’s illegal to shoot them. (Go ahead. Make my day. Do you feel lucky?)<br /><br />5. Alcohol does not solve any problem, but then neither does milk.<br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6ffHqMaUCTw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Now, I'm aware that these are cynical and pessimistic <span style="font-style:italic;">Pearls of Wisdom</span>. I'm not saying I'm above those - surely not when it's that time of the month (especially #4!!!) - but I do try to live up to <span style="font-style:italic;">my personal affirmatives</span>, or my <span style="font-weight:bold;">Power Thoughts</span>* nowadays:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ovzq3SAFInY/TifsOBxjN2I/AAAAAAAAArI/4XxPs8FPNCA/s1600/monarch-butterfly2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ovzq3SAFInY/TifsOBxjN2I/AAAAAAAAArI/4XxPs8FPNCA/s200/monarch-butterfly2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631729584788682594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. Forgive</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">Forgiveness of myself and others releases me from the past. Forgiveness is the answer to almost every problem. Forgiveness is a gift to myself; I leave behind all feelings of not being good enough. I forgive, and I set myself free.</span><br /><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />2. No Blame</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">I release the need to blame anyone, including myself. We are all doing the best we can with the understanding, knowledge and awareness we have.</span></blockquote><blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C6-7XAFmmJA/TifsGzW9JVI/AAAAAAAAArA/zZFcqj2vmCk/s1600/monarch-butterfly1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C6-7XAFmmJA/TifsGzW9JVI/AAAAAAAAArA/zZFcqj2vmCk/s200/monarch-butterfly1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631729460659955026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. No more Fears and Doubts<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">I now choose to free myself from all destructive fears and doubts. I accept myself and create peace in my mind and heart.</span></blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. Uniqueness</span><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">There is no competition and no comparison, for we are all different and meant to be that way</span>.<span style="font-weight:bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SR70cFhBcxA/Tift5Sk1aRI/AAAAAAAAArg/MtFiQx8rApo/s1600/monarch-butterfly3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SR70cFhBcxA/Tift5Sk1aRI/AAAAAAAAArg/MtFiQx8rApo/s200/monarch-butterfly3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631731427544754450" border="0" /></a></span></blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. Life is a Mirror</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The people in my life are really mirrors of me. This affords me the opportunity to </span><span style="font-style: italic;">grow and change.</span></blockquote><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;">*abridged, based on several </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Power Thought Cards</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> by Louise L. Hay.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6A8ii4fRSw/Tifse-fvcoI/AAAAAAAAArY/6kxAaICVOqA/s1600/bored_owl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K6A8ii4fRSw/Tifse-fvcoI/AAAAAAAAArY/6kxAaICVOqA/s400/bored_owl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631729875966456450" border="0" /></a><br />Now, don't think just because I have all those lily-white, pure affirmatives and <span style="font-style:italic;">Power Thoughts</span> on my bedside table that my erotic-romance-writing-mind isn't as filthy as it used to be. No worries, I can think of lots and lots of dirty (and less deliciously kinky) things for the characters to try out and see how they like it ... heheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-30255416954899475242011-07-14T10:41:00.006-05:002011-07-14T17:45:35.211-05:00When to Accept the Inevitableby Barbra<br /><br />I’ve just finished a spectacularly bad novel by a renowned (!) author I've never read before. It was remarkably boring, amazingly inconsistent and astonishingly incoherent. I truly wonder if it wasn’t the <span style="font-style:italic;">guide–on–how–to–not–write–a–book</span> textbook. It had all the <span style="font-weight:bold;">typical rookie flaws</span> in it: <br /><blockquote>the <span style="font-weight:bold;">promise–but–not–deliver, ever–changing plotline</span> (which immediately told me that the author was just typing something instead of plotting a beginning–middle–end. I mean, if you want to be regarded as pantser, fine. But – admit it – even pantsers need to know where they’re starting, where they’re going, and when they type “THE END”),</blockquote> <br /><blockquote>the <span style="font-weight:bold;">non–existent character build</span> (where every character looks and thinks and speaks and does the same – and oh, how pathetic those characters were),</blockquote> <br /><blockquote>the – if present, mind you – <span style="font-weight:bold;">cliché descriptions and characterizations</span> (yawn),</blockquote> <br /><blockquote>the <span style="font-weight:bold;">head–hopping</span> from one paragraph to the next (headache–inducing, accompanied by much going back over paragraphs to see in whose head you’re really in now or was it just another authorial narrator passage – in which case another yawn),</blockquote> <br /><blockquote>pages of <span style="font-weight:bold;">showing instead of telling</span> (now why should it be there if it’s not so important that the writer can’t be bothered to let me experience it so that I can make up my mind about it myself? What’s the point? I kept asking myself, is the author going to make a point anytime soon or just rambling on and on for the sake of word count?),</blockquote> <br /><blockquote>the <span style="font-weight:bold;">sex scenes void of emotion and which had no point whatsoever </span>(made my eyes glaze over and I constantly fell asleep – can you believe it??? That never happened before. I mean, I couldn’t even stay awake long enough to skip over the passages!),</blockquote><br /><blockquote>the overuse of the word “<span style="font-weight:bold;">then</span>.”</blockquote><br /><br />The "spectacularly bad book" was clearly the very first manuscript the author has ever written (hey, our very first novel still has a chance, Noelle, do you hear me???) but it was published sixth or seventh. Maybe the author tried to get into another genre. But after an experience such as this and even though the author has already published several other books, I’m convinced I won’t ever touch another book by her. As a writer myself, I have my pride. And my pride would never allow that I’d publish the very first try (The <span style="font-style:italic;">monster-of-a-novel-that-shan’t-be-named</span> will be forever Noelle’s and my dark secret - the very first manuscript always is, there’s a reason for it!!!). I wouldn’t wish that first try on my worst enemy, so why would I want to offend and possibly alienate my reader thus? <br /><br />But all of this made me wonder: <span style="font-weight:bold;">When do you decide to not read an author (any longer)? </span><br /><br />I have <span style="font-weight:bold;">the “Three Times” rule</span>, as I like to call it. I’ve read many contemporary authors over the years. I’m an ardent admirer of some, others where a good ride, and the rest are experiences I won’t repeat again. Although I call myself an ardent admirer, I’m not a totally uncritical fan. True, when the new book of one of my favorite authors is out, I’m among the first to storm the bookstore. But if said favorite author doesn’t deliver, (s)he gets transferred to the less favorite, the so-called “trial” stack of books. If the next book disappoints again, the author is transferred to the “parting” stack. I’m not as fast to buy the next book and I’m not as enthusiastic about reading it. If that book then (the book after the second disappointment) is in my opinion another throwing–against–the–wall material, I don't read any other book by that author ever again. <br />However, the “Three Times” rule works both ways. If I find a book surprisingly good after the first disappointment, or reminiscent of the old glory after the second disappointment, the author is transferred back to the next higher TBR stack of books. <br />Every writer can have a bad day every once in a while. Being disappointed three times is as much as I can bear. <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Are you as critical? More tolerant? Or less?</span><br /><br />Whether an author has jumped the shark or not also depends on <span style="font-weight:bold;">publicity</span>: good reviews (by those who have read the book and understood it), bad reviews (by those who have read the book but not understood it or those who haven’t read the book at all), those reviews that are in between and don’t really tell you if it’s a good or bad book, biased reviews, you name it. <br />I don’t read reviews in general because I want to approach the book as unprejudiced as possible. But <span style="font-weight:bold;">how much do you let yourself get influenced by a review? Do you read just one or more – or none at all? </span><br /><br />What about you? Let me know your thoughts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-79056625462523163372011-07-10T11:43:00.001-05:002011-07-10T15:20:05.354-05:00Here's What You Missed on Tumblr<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<ul><li><a href="http://bookshelfporn.com/">Bookshelf Porn</a> - Photo blog of lust worthy shelves of books.</li>
<li><a href="http://mydaguerreotypeboyfriend.tumblr.com/">My Daguerreotype Boyfriend</a> - LOVE LOVE LOVE this. Thier Slogan is "Where early photography meet extreme hotness"</li>
<li><a href="http://doctorwhocrafts.com/">Doctor Who Crafts</a> - Yes there is a whole tumblr devoted to Doctor Who inspired crafts!</li>
<li>Some of the other members of the romance community I follow: <a href="http://mfred.tumblr.com/">Mfred</a> - Librarian Extraordinaire and Authors <a href="http://zoearcher.tumblr.com/">Zoe Archer</a> and <a href="http://oliviawaite.tumblr.com/books">Olivia Waite</a></li>
</ul><div>Here is what you missed on <a href="http://www.tumblr.com/tumblelog/chloeharris-noelle">my tumblr</a> recently:</div><div><ul><li>I've started something called "<a href="http://chloeharris-noelle.tumblr.com/post/7363924869/i-dont-plan-it-but-sometimes-he-appears-part-1">I Don't Plan it but Sometimes He Appears</a>" - Where I post pictures of casting possibilities for our characters. Part 1 is Nikolaj Coster Waldau as Reinier.</li>
<li>I reblogged a particularly nice photo of a <a href="http://chloeharris-noelle.tumblr.com/post/7393496429/i-love-this-what-do-you-call">historically hot guy</a> taken in 1847 by Louis Adolphe Humbert de Molard and a blog on our favorite poet <a href="http://chloeharris-noelle.tumblr.com/post/7397680117/love-him-our-novel-secrets-of-sin-is-dedicated-to">John Donne</a>.</li>
<li>I posted my <a href="http://chloeharris-noelle.tumblr.com/post/7454815853/beach-reading-list">Beach Reading List</a>. I can't wait to dive into these new to me authors!</li>
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More pictures later. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146403225430740">Get Your Romance On: Cool Summer Days and Hot Summer Nights</a></span></div>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-68783293537697633292011-06-15T00:44:00.001-05:002011-06-15T06:01:56.396-05:00Which one is your favorite?by Barbra<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NXeSsjpXFcw/TfiQjfCaYxI/AAAAAAAAAqo/WlX8GZL9FVg/s1600/jelly-bellys2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 111px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NXeSsjpXFcw/TfiQjfCaYxI/AAAAAAAAAqo/WlX8GZL9FVg/s200/jelly-bellys2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618399474446131986" /></a>It so happened as I was watching <span style="font-style:italic;">X-Men: First Class</span> at the cinema last night that I bought Popcorn and ... well, I couldn’t buy the usual (which is yellow M&M’s), because I’m on a strict “NO chocolate!” diet. Bummer. So I had to settle for something else. What should I take? What? What? Oh! Here they are. Jelly Beans. Haven’t had one in, oh years, I guess, so why not try it again?<br /><br />It occurred to me only later that when it’s dark I can’t really pick out the ones I don’t like. So every bite is a surprise. And right after that I thought that must be how J.K. Rowling invented Harry Potter’s wizardry sort of jelly beans - forgot what she called them, the ones that make you do all kinds of funny noises. Know which ones I mean?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wk9oe8fjtUs/TfiQXygi3HI/AAAAAAAAAqg/85OzU2T2aqw/s1600/jelly-bellys1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wk9oe8fjtUs/TfiQXygi3HI/AAAAAAAAAqg/85OzU2T2aqw/s200/jelly-bellys1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618399273514359922" /></a><br />So, in the pack were the following flavors: <br />blueberry, bubble gum°, buttered popcorn*, candy floss, chocolate pudding***, coconut, green apple°, island punch, lemon lime, lemon, liquorice**, orange sherbet, peach°, pina colada, strawberry daiquiri, tangerine*, toasted marshmallow°, tutti-frutti, very cherry, watermelon°.<br /><br />° Top 5 in my opinion<br />* yuck!!!!!<br />** very YUCK!!!<br />*** you know, that really tastes like E.B. just ... <span style="font-style:italic;">you know what</span>.<br /><br />It really seemed that the pack was full of the yuck - and especially the very yuck - flavors and none of the good ones, so I had to put it aside. Every time I bit into a very yuck one, disgust made my face pucker and I closed my eyes involuntarily - and so missed another millisecond of drooling over Mr. Fassbender (ohhh ... now that I think of it: Can I have your baby, Mr. Fassbender? Why don’t you send it in the mail. An ice chest should do the trick). I brought it home with me (the Jelly Beans, not the ice chest!) so that I could write this thought-provoking post.<br /><br />I was wondering: Do you like Jelly Beans? If so, what’s your favorite flavor? And your least favorite? Or your Top 5 favorite/least favorite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-48353885061193924282011-06-02T09:45:00.002-05:002011-06-02T09:51:26.455-05:00Smart Kitty and ... uhm ... well ...Awesome! Kitties are sooo smart!<br /><object width="643" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.megavideo.com/v/11W0X6NS6cab571f7723b735e2ef8187b375c2e52"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.megavideo.com/v/11W0X6NS6cab571f7723b735e2ef8187b375c2e52" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="643" height="360"></embed></object><br />Q.E.D., eh?<br />Kitties are the smartest in the whole wide world ... <br /><br />as opposed to ...<br /><object width="640" height="468"><param name="movie" value="http://www.megavideo.com/v/016S83SFa5b73ff59f27d3348f2cc30d085d2bce2"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.megavideo.com/v/016S83SFa5b73ff59f27d3348f2cc30d085d2bce2" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="468"></embed></object><br />;-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-57504305196789933522011-05-27T06:54:00.000-05:002011-05-27T06:54:59.985-05:00Tiny Juicy Tidbits<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love this video for the same reason I'm obsessed with the tumblr <a href="http://coverspy.tumblr.com/">Coverspy</a> . It's little tidbits like who's listening to what and who's reading what that give you these tiny juicy peeks into people that as a writer I just can't get enough of.</span><br />
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Today, the 25th, is my 20th wedding anniversary. We were just babes in our early twenties. Stupid things. But I must say things are just starting to get really good. <br />
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We celebrated back on the 14th by running a 5k mud run together called the Warrior Dash. It was a blast!! I wouldn't want to have celebrated any other way. I can't wait for 20 more.<br />
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Find me at <a href="http://chloeharris-noelle.tumblr.com/">http://chloeharris-noelle.tumblr.com/</a>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-76310056401327804692011-05-12T03:10:00.000-05:002011-05-13T15:36:39.428-05:00Dog Teaseby Barbra<br /><br />I stumbled across this video and I wanted to share it with you:<br /><br /><object width="640" height="468"><param name="movie" value="http://www.megavideo.com/v/CUYER01J2e6fe179c01b260f041a1d6711d03b942"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.megavideo.com/v/CUYER01J2e6fe179c01b260f041a1d6711d03b942" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="468"></embed></object>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-87310834397227436532011-05-06T20:57:00.000-05:002011-05-06T20:57:07.418-05:00Review of Provocative in Pearls (The Rarest Blooms, #2)<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6643971-provocative-in-pearls" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Provocative in Pearls (The Rarest Blooms, #2)" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275675561m/6643971.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6643971-provocative-in-pearls">Provocative in Pearls</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/37814.Madeline_Hunter">Madeline Hunter</a><br />
My rating: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/154136696">4 of 5 stars</a><br />
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I'd just read another book by another author that was too fast paced with too much action and no down time for the H/H to interact and develop a deep relationship so this was just what I needed.<br />
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What she is masterful at is the internal conflict. I love it when the majority of the conflict is between the H/H and about the relationship and not some big bad external force. It's much harder to do and much more satisfying for me.<br />
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I didn't see the Heroine as TSTL at all. But then again I have a 20 year old and I know exactly just how stupid young people can be even without dealing with being abused by relatives and I also know what crazy things losing a parent can do to your head. So I saw her character in the beginning as perfectly genuine for her age and circumstances.<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/3216536-chloe-harris">View all my reviews</a>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-30493077333610188912011-04-29T10:32:00.000-05:002011-04-29T10:32:58.976-05:00What Costumes, Context and Inflection Can Do<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Mhk5Rjz7xk0?rel=0" width="640"></iframe>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-72977510254483916222011-04-27T08:19:00.000-05:002011-04-27T08:19:49.873-05:00Cover for the Sept. '11 Release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrFnaxEy22UMDEbtxLb-b4eqrtwbuLgV5Xx8rGPXWpXPJyFZSK3LPT8jOiyRtRHfyRHUIig4TOuHqHIGjPsGSJZLbScDt8WFjyopFU8BHhIhKhV3l4N9CAikJNh17dwY79tkC1jJqXc2V/s1600/516efrDa8dL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrFnaxEy22UMDEbtxLb-b4eqrtwbuLgV5Xx8rGPXWpXPJyFZSK3LPT8jOiyRtRHfyRHUIig4TOuHqHIGjPsGSJZLbScDt8WFjyopFU8BHhIhKhV3l4N9CAikJNh17dwY79tkC1jJqXc2V/s400/516efrDa8dL__SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-39490009831087929552011-04-09T08:22:00.000-05:002011-04-09T08:22:51.904-05:00Timeless Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E0eWRwLakbDJSqEWQBqE4f2HflBDout1-iO3EguEx_l87sGztUgdGEUWI7hZ6JwK0-wmkEvwWBamdmMbziU93gxzWUrTE53dndJzW3peKnm9gO_WU-9nB2kc6mh-0mcr05laKNyef5Uq/s1600/Love-letter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></a></div><br />
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I saw this on one of my favorite sites <a href="http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/"><b>How to be a Retronaut</b> </a> and I almost didn't share it. It's such a juicy tidbit to try and work into a story I wanted to keep it to myself but just couldn't. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A 200 year old love letter has been found hidden in the arm of a chair in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Gloucestershire, England bought at an estate sale in France. The letter is in French and written for a man to a woman. I can only </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">imagine</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">recipient</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> reading the letter in secret and quickly hiding it in a tear in the </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">upholstery</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> as </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">someone</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> enters the room. </span></span><br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>“‘My dear small love, do not be worried, do you seriously believe I would tell anything to these people, who don’t understand anything about love?</i></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>“‘If someone insists that I say something, it will be anything but the dear love acquired by you, which is the great treasure hidden in my heart.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>“‘I didn’t tell you to come yesterday because I didn’t have the opportunity, but do come every Tuesday around 5:30, and Fridays as well; I count/hope on you tomorrow.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>“‘At the moment I write this letter, I can hear my aunt yelling, who else annoys us all day long, today and tomorrow.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i></i></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>“”My dear, I cover you with kisses and caresses until… I need you in this moment of desire. I love you.”</i></span></blockquote>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-67796214988410301962011-03-18T05:27:00.003-05:002011-03-18T05:27:00.146-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>MARCH the 17th! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz4Ujod5dOZxTTi5ONfkewH_xuNMLJ5ITjvYEmBHPLxaTgL63l8g8Zk3JCaRKUpvKR4c05wbAhh7lctP2YhiF8T3phzoYbRezUHzg7dsicQOxhP-1YtszuSr-BgFlfjw2_l8icYRT9fuk/s1600/pugstpattys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz4Ujod5dOZxTTi5ONfkewH_xuNMLJ5ITjvYEmBHPLxaTgL63l8g8Zk3JCaRKUpvKR4c05wbAhh7lctP2YhiF8T3phzoYbRezUHzg7dsicQOxhP-1YtszuSr-BgFlfjw2_l8icYRT9fuk/s400/pugstpattys.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>SLEEP the 18th</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><br />
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<img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNV84CZ4yYtYsiN8cbdj2ekHCcTpsaub0IJgEabk87XW2NVaMDbQyb79sdUJ31v1desXkPDEBRrI858CCa3GH7MJ_xGZSBiRKc7AAs6n8BWeYsNie0XzFqTT72SINXUS2F73kl-PU8VFI/s640/ST+Pat.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left;"><i>Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic heart</i>. William Butler Yeats</blockquote><div style="text-align: left;">Wondering how to celebrate this fine holiday? Here are my top 4 ways to spend the high holy wearing of the green day<br />
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<b>Have a glorious St. Patrick’s Day and remember “A trout in the pot is better than a salmon in the sea.”</b></div></div></div>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-31958501591596203602011-03-16T05:23:00.110-05:002011-03-16T05:23:01.098-05:00Out of Ireland Have We Come<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy - </i>William Butler Yeats</span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What makes Irishmen so Sexy? Lots of people have pondered that age old question. Even the great oracle, <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060909104438AAUT8FU">Yahoo Answers</a>, has been consulted. But I think Yeats was on the right track. <br />
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Ireland’s history of mystical mythology, great art and culture and beautiful landscapes juxtaposed with bleak hardships and English oppression all combine to give Irishmen that air of dangerous sensuality. It’s those puzzling contrasts that keep us intrigued. It’s a melancholy undertone to his wit and humor. It’s a tough exterior hiding the soul of an artist. It’s the face of an angel with the devil in his eyes. It’s black hair and blue eyes. *sigh* <br />
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All this is why Connor, hero of <a href="http://chloeharrisauthor.blogspot.com/p/in-deep.html">In Deep</a>, has such a special place in our hearts. When we’re writing we don’t ever have an image of anyone in mind but as part of the St. Patrick Day celebrations here are three real life Irishmen that just might be able to play the role of Connor. Take a long leisurely look, place your vote or suggest your own! <br />
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</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdIJxftg4v_TJp75xZ4U0mmH2EKPUFdjn_2w82qYAi1GOE1Up4bSDRsx4y3f7kj01SmkIJ6thuqZNGMh0iWw4qAq7irRu9Z1DIxeUsP73zhggvdbebbYsXLUfzzPIyB8oSq2FNPXw-Af3/s1600/Beware-the-ides-of-March-730709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdIJxftg4v_TJp75xZ4U0mmH2EKPUFdjn_2w82qYAi1GOE1Up4bSDRsx4y3f7kj01SmkIJ6thuqZNGMh0iWw4qAq7irRu9Z1DIxeUsP73zhggvdbebbYsXLUfzzPIyB8oSq2FNPXw-Af3/s200/Beware-the-ides-of-March-730709.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">First of all tomorrow is the Ides of March and that can only mean one thing…its Barbra’s Birthday!!! This year is about new beginnings for her and I hope it keeps going with a fabulous Birthday. <b>Please remember to stop by tomorrow and wish her a very Happy Birthday</b>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But all week long we’ll be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in honor of In Deep’s Irish Hero and Heroine Connor and Jaidyn. We’ll be talking about sexy Irishmen and the best of Irish food, traditions and celebrations here on the blog and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AuthorChloeHarris">Facebook</a>. And on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9355.St_Patrick_s_Day_Romance">GoodReads</a> you’ll have a chance to vote for your favorite St. Patrick Day Reads.</span></div><h1 style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></h1><h1 style="margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">So put on your Aran Craft sweater and Connemara Marble </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">jewelry</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">, grab a Waterford crystal glass of Jameson whiskey and stop on by all week long.</span></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-50095648467783953712011-03-04T08:00:00.000-05:002011-03-04T08:00:37.021-05:00Romance from the Emerald Isle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAplW2hj5pXoFyqPJ5jMdhS0bbnKSgLP1w_SrWb68pMaaY4iW5VR_jy_yoWPmYhgjknQztFxw2uz6lda46HpfwjXj7k_Eqyuxr35y4H6RQ08rkQB43jYwkYVwTqdLe500REAa0SN8BYDTh/s1600/ireland3_big.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAplW2hj5pXoFyqPJ5jMdhS0bbnKSgLP1w_SrWb68pMaaY4iW5VR_jy_yoWPmYhgjknQztFxw2uz6lda46HpfwjXj7k_Eqyuxr35y4H6RQ08rkQB43jYwkYVwTqdLe500REAa0SN8BYDTh/s200/ireland3_big.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Hi all. I'm hoping to create a listopia list over at <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/506315-st-patrick-s-day-reads">Goodreads</a> with Irish themed books in honor of St. Patrick's Day and our own Irish Hero, Connor from</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10154256.In_Deep" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: underline;" title="In Deep by Chloe Harris">In Deep</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Do you have a favorite Irish or Irish-American hero or heroine or romance set in Ireland? Let me know!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span>Noelle (Chloe Harris)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01454970869821482474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862302997225239634.post-68707197441832952742011-02-12T10:36:00.000-05:002011-02-12T10:36:43.846-05:00Island Spice PageFacebook is finally letting me change the name on the Secrets of Sin Fan Page to Chloe Harris - Island Spice<br />
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