Here is a selection of books for the Holidays. When I went searching for holiday books, I was astounded by the selection…Here are a few recommendations a little of something for everyone.

 Merry Christmas, and Happy New Years.

Promotion is hard work and I’m here to tell you that there is no surefire way to get your book out there, seen by the public, and then purchased.  But people like Tina-Sue Du Cross at Author Promoting Authors created a unique way to let people get a look at new author’s books.    It’s the same concept as my newsletter and the old Faberge Shampoo commercials.  If you tell two friends, and they tell two friends, and so on, and so on…

Yesterday at Authors Promoting Authors, Living the Vida Lola was featured, so in the spirit of spreading the word and promoting fellow authors, here’s another fellow author and her upcoming release: 

Finding Her Place, by Midnyte Dupree.   

The war is over and Cameron Cabot no longer knows who she is. Her life was enveloped and consumed by the fight, but suddenly things have changed. Instead of fighting creatures wanting her planet, Cameron is now fighting the urge to lay claim to two men who believe she is their mate. Has Cameron found her new assignment in the arms of Noah and Mars?

Yes, if a mischievous little spirit has anything to say about it…

Visit Midnyte Dupree’s Website

Hot hero alert!  Edward Cullen was even sexier in the movie.  As a big fan of the Twilight series, I couldn’t resist seeing the movie.  Although, I have to admit, I didn’t have high expectations.  The previews didn’t do much for me.  It seemed like all action, which isn’t usually my thing.

So, popcorn in hand (with butter, of course), I started watching Twilight with a critical eye.  Until, Edward starting talking to Bella. . . . then, I was mesmerized.  The more he spoke, the more I wanted to know about him.

And, after four books, I already new all about him.  That’s saying something.

How could an ice cold vampire be so H-O-T?  It was him, definitely.  His ethereal looks, his intelligence, his super powers.  But, mainly, it was his devotion to Bella.  How he risked revealing his identity to save her life, how he protected her, how he had to fight his natural instincts just

to be around her (he is a bloodsucker, you know).  “You are my life now” is a hard line to pull off without sounding cheesy, but when he said it I completely melted.

So, my hot hero of the day is Edward Cullen.  If you haven’t read the books, they’re fantastic.  In the movie, the characters just came to life.

Great casting.  Especially, for Edward.  But, you already new I’d say

that.

Question of the Day:

Anyone read the Twilight series?  Or, see the movie?  What’d you think of

Edward?

I’m not a big fan of Survivor. You know the show. I feel it celebrates cruel behavior, all justified with a prize of a million dollars. So when Poppy, (a fan) watches it, I’m usually on the computer, knitting, or doing something to take me away from it. But this last Thursday, I found myself actually enthralled in what I saw, and it was the faces of the Survivors in love.

Last week the show brought the loved ones of the group to visit them in Africa. I was amazed at the transformation of the contestants from thin, pale, and mean, to more relaxed features, as soft edges appeared around their eyes. Tears of joy washed away the weariness that veiled their features. These cruel people in a split second become softened by the heart, and made human by those they looked to for comfort in their lives. Right before the cameras, as if a magician reconstructed their souls, they changed.  

Then when the spouses, friends and family members were taken away, the devil returned with a vengeance. They seemed more determined then ever to succeed no matter what the cost. As long as in the end, the million dollars dangling in their face, landed in their pocket. Love fed them like a celebrated meal, energizing their purpose for being there.   

The whole scenario fascinated me.  

I tried to find the words to describe those moments on the small screen when I found the faces change. It was something, that one knows happens naturally, but I had never experienced seeing it before. Or if I had, I was oblivious to it. What I found amazing, it was real. There was no make-up, no special effects, just human nature blossoming with the presence of love.  Right on the screen the unique connection of the souls glowed, like diamonds left lying on the ground.

I never put a face on love, until I saw it for myself on Survivor.  For the first time, I really saw the love that makes us all human and in so many ways better at this life. It supports the soul with a small beam of sparkling sunlight.

It’s hard to capture this look on paper. After realizing it is a real transformation, not just a writer’s imagination. For it can be a scene on its own. The face of true love uninterrupted by a physical touch or sex.  

Question of the Day: Where have you experienced the face of love?