June 2010 Blog Posts (210)

I hope that everyone is having a good Sunday and enjoying themselves. We are looking forward to another big week here @ The Scoop as we get closer to the July 4^th Holiday weekend. The novels we have on

tap for this week are a nice mix of fiction with a nice Guest Post thrown in

for good measure. Today though, I would like to concentrate on Jeff Linsay’s

work in the Dexter series of novels. I must admit I have not seen the show, I

don’t know if…

We started out the morning at La Jolla beach. Beautiful walk on the coast dipping our feet in the water and looking at hot surfer dudes. However, when we went to walk back to our car we both realized we had been so excited to walk on the beach that we forget to remember what street we parked the car on. I even have an iPhone app for that and I forgot to use it. It took longer to walk up and down the streets looking for the car than the time it took…

I really don’t know where to begin this one. I enjoy these novels for so many different reasons. It is hard for me to narrow down a specific piece or element of Janet Evanovich’s work with the Stephanie Plum

series that I can start with as my number one. So I am going to be bold and

different today and just list the top 16 reasons why I, Giovanni Gelati of

Gelati’s Scoops, don’t just enjoy, but love Sizzling Sixteen and Janet

Evanovich’s style: ( without…

Friday started off with us actually being able to eat before 9pm at night. We had a great breakfast at a place called Café 222. I had peanut butter and banana stuffed French toast. It was sooooo good!!

We then worked all afternoon until time to go to a boutique called Pure Boutique. This shop is focused on bringing in local designers and artisans. The jewelry was amazing and they had a cute line of Angry Girl logo’d merchandise that…

Crossroads: Shadowland…

HAPPILY EVER AFTER REVIEWS

http://hea-reviews.blogspot.com/2010/05/review-decadent-deceptions-by-keta.html…

Blood Oath, VAMPIRE, Keta Diablo

Amber Quill Press. Link to Purchase:

http://amberquillpress.com/AmberAllure/BloodOath.html

ISBN…

Magnolia Heat

Author: Keta Diablo

Publisher: Noble Romance Publishing

Publisher URL:…

Thursday’s trip to LA started off wonderful. Even the drive up from San Diego that took 4 hours (to go about 120 miles) was nice and relaxing. Of course it didn’t hurt to be able to enjoy the sunshine.

We got to our first stop, Buffalo Exchange, on Melrose Ave, no we didn’t see Amanda Woodward, Billy Campbell, or Dr. Peter Burns, and had a blast.…

Right off the bat I want to say how much I enjoyed this graphic novel. It opened a door for me that I didn’t expect to go through. I have heard of Jim Butcher and seen his novels on the NYT Bestseller Lists but

had not given any of them a chance. What a big mistake. The graphic novel

straightened all misconceptions of his characters and his writing style out for

me. I am now a huge fan. Ardian Syaf did the artwork and is an…