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Merry Christmas!!!

Sunday, December 25th, 2011 | Holiday's | No Comments

From my family to yours…I hope you had a wonderful and blessed holiday.

Lyric

Prizes! Prizes! and more Prizes! That’s what’s in store for you this weekend. The Stuff Your Stocking’s Blog-Hop began yesterday and ends tomorrow at midnight! There are over 150+ authors participating so you have plenty of chances to win…so start blogging!

For anyone who comments on any of my posts this weeknd (Friday, today and/or Sunday), you’ll be entered for a chance to win a copy of my Christmas story, The Secret Santa Project and a $5.00 gift certificate to Amazon. Click on the link below the blog hop button and it will take you to the event page with a list of all the authors participating!

Happy blogging!

Lyric

****UPDATE**** It seems I’m having technical difficulties with posting. Thank you so much to Loray for letting me know. So, until it is resolved and you try to post but it does not let you, send me an e-mail to lyric _ james @ sbcglobal . net (no spaces) and give me your answer and you will be entered into the contest. Thanks so much for dropping by to visit during the blog hop! Lyric

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Double Day FRIDAY w/a Contest!!!

Friday, December 16th, 2011 | Book Review Friday, Contests, Holiday's | No Comments

Friday’s are usually dedicated to a review of books I’ve read recently, but today or, this weekend, I’m participating in a Christmas blog-hop with a ton of other writers. So, you’ll get my reviews, plus the information about the blog-hop AND a contest!

Today’s two books are both by Julia Quinn, one of my favorite authors, who writes regency historical fiction. Now, let me say first that these two books are the conclusion of a series of books she wrote about a family of siblings. So, if you want to read the books in order, and get the “history” of the characters first (even though each book is a stand-alone), you’ll have to read the other six books. But, I can attest to the fact that the entire series is wonderful, so it wouldn’t hurt you to go back and read the other books too. However again, I’m just going to talk about the two I just finished reading a week or so ago.

These two books end the Bridgerton Series about 8 siblings and these two are about the youngest of the bunch, It’s In His Kiss is Hyacinth’s story and On The Way To The Wedding is Gregory’s story.

Hyacinth is my kind of regency lady. She falls in love with an alpha hero, but it doesn’t stop her from being her own woman, speaking her mind and basically doing what she wants to do to win her true love. Greg’s story is a little bit different in that he “thinks” he’s fallen in love with the right woman, but you know men…they hardly get things right the first time around, so, it takes a very unique woman to win his heart and she does.

I loved both books soooo much. And imagine my surprise when after I bought them with my Kindle app…I realized that I already had them in paperback at home. Go figure! You know how you buy so many books sometimes, stuff happens and you never get around to reading them. Well, I guess that’s what happened to me. I’m not upset though! Truly. I don’t mind having them in both paperback and e-published because that’s how much I enjoyed these books and I’m a huge JQ fan anyway.

Now…to the contest!

http://thebloghopspot.com/event-page/

All you have to do is comment and tell me the favorite genre’s you like to read. If you’re like me, you’re all over the place. I like contemporary romance, erotic contemporary romance, paranormal, regency, young adult…like I said, all over the place. I just love a really good book and if I love it, you can bet I’m a fan of that author for life.

Each commentor will be entered into a drawing to win a $5.00 gift certificate to Amazon and an e-copy of my Christmas story, The Secret Santa Project. This contest, as well as the Christmas blog-hop, lasts all weekend. Make sure you leave your e-mail address in the comments. I’ll announce my winner on Monday morning! Click the blog-hop link above to go to the blog-hop event page to see the other authors participating so you can visit their blogs and enter their contests as well…there are a lot of great prizes to win!

Have a great weekend!

Love, peace and sex!

Lyric

****UPDATED**** It seems I’m having technical difficulties with posting. Thank you so much to Loray for letting me know she was having trouble posting. I’m going to try to get it resolved, but until then, send an email to lyric _ james @ sbcglobal . net (no spaces) and give me your answer and you will be entered into the contest. Thanks so much for dropping by! Lyric

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Happy Halloween!

Sunday, October 30th, 2011 | Holiday's, Random Thought Sunday | No Comments

A bald man with a wooden leg gets invited to a Halloween party. He doesn’t know what costume to wear to hide his head and his leg so he writes to a costume company to explain his problem. A few days later he received a parcel with the following note:

Dear Sir,

Please find enclosed a pirate’s outfit. The spotted handkerchief will cover your bald head and, with your wooden leg, you will be just right as a pirate.

Very truly yours,
Acme Costume Co.

The man thinks this is terrible because they have emphasized his wooden leg and so he writes a letter of complaint. A week goes by and he receives another parcel and a note, which says:

Dear Sir,

Please find enclosed a monk’s costume. The long robe will cover your wooden leg and, with your bald head, you will really look the part.

Very truly yours,
Acme Costume Co.

Now the man is really upset since they have gone from emphasizing his wooden leg to emphasizing his bald head so again he writes the company another nasty letter of complaint. The next day he gets a small parcel and a note, which reads:

Dear Sir,

Please find enclosed a bottle of molasses and a bag of crushed nuts. Pour the molasses over your bald head, pat on crushed nuts, stick your wooden leg up your ass and go as a caramel apple.

Very truly yours,
Acme Costume Co.

LOL … Wnat more? Visit http://www.hauntedbay.com/entertaining/jokes/jokesm.shtml

Also…don’t forget to stop by the Panormal Romantics Blog for a chance to win your choice of a Nook, Kindle Touch, or a $100 gift cert to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Find my blog post for a chance to win a copy of my new story, Halloween Wish.

Peace, Love and Sex,

Lyric

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THURSDAY Thirteen

Thursday, October 27th, 2011 | Holiday's, Thursday Thirteen | No Comments

In honor of Halloween coming up next week…

Halloween Holiday Trivia

Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers #1.
Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.
Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
Black cats were once believed to be witch’s familiars who protected their powers.
Mexicans celebrate The Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos)
Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 200o years ago as a traditional pagan celebration.