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Monday, 16 June 2025

Humorous book titles

 I love this particular topic from Long and Short Reviews, as one of the benefits of writing romance, especially erotic romance, is you can get away with humorous titles.

A favourite of mine is "In Appreciation of Their Cox" by Janine Ashbless. It is, of course, about the cox of a rowing team who has a multi-way celebration after the team win an event. I had to buy it as soon as I heard the name.

Another is "Here Be Sexist Vampires" by Suzanne Wright. Also explicit, but a really great story with a kickass heroine who takes no nonsense from the sexist vampires around her.

And I had to include my own, which is downloadable as a freebie from the Totally Bound website - "I Can't Believe You Used My Butter". I had wanted to use that title for ages, and the chance to do a free short story inspired by "Last Tango in Paris" was irresistible.

I'm interested to see which titles everyone else will share!

Sunday, 8 June 2025

Favourite things to do in the summer

 Decided to have another go at the Long and Short Reviews blogs after a break as this one interested me.

The obvious answer to favourite things I like to do in the summer is probably go on holiday, but that only amounts to one week of the summer, so what do I like to do the rest of the time? I don't do well in heat, so most outdoor activities are a bit much for me - I've never been a sporty person and even walking in hot weather can be hard going.

So my favourite thing to do in summer is sit out in the garden with ice cream and a drink, most likely cider or a cocktail.

In fact, one thing I do like about summer is I have the excuse to eat ice cream whenever I like, be that mint choc chip or blackcurrant sorbet - the more interesting the better.

So what's your favourite thing to do in the summer?