 Girlfriends We NeedPosted by Suzanne Ferrell Feb 28 2009, 6:00 am in daughters, girlfriends, Mothers, nurses, romance bandits, sisters, Suzanne Welsh by Suzanne Welsh So, here’s my list of women: 1) My mom. Yep, she’s one special lady and I’m lucky enough to still have her in my life to talk, laugh and cry with. She taught me to read, to love books and wasn’t the least surprised when I called long distance to say , “Hey, guess what? I’m writing a romance novel.” Her reply? “I was wondering when you were going to do that.” My mom has woo-woo moments…it’s really kind of freaky. One of my kids will do something bad or dangerous or life altering…Poof Mom calls to say, “Is so-and-so okay? They’ve been on my mind all day.” I won a writing conte Mom is also a nurse. She’s one of the two reasons I became one. The other was watching Hot-Lips Hoolihan pass instruments during surgery on M*A*S*H. I wanted to be that smart, confident, efficient and still compassionate person. The bonus? When the bad stuff hits the fan, I can always call and chat with mom about patients, doctors, ugly stuff. She understands. (Yep that’s me, ready to go do surgery, just like Mom.) 2) My sister, Sam. Many of you may have several sisters, some none. But I was blessed with a younger sister who has the wickedest sense of humor and isn’t afraid to say what she thinks. On top of that, she gets my mushy side and loves my kids. Cynical at times, irreverent at most, she was the person who taught my son to fish, play pranks on his sisters and sing to AC/DC songs as if every seven year old should know the lyrics! We’ve fought, laughed, cried and hugged through good times and bad. 3) My friend Marion. Hey Marion!! Waiving madly in case she’s reading this. We met in first grade, but became really good friends in middle school. This was the friend I first talked about boys with. (I still talk about MEN with my friends, but she was the first.) She knew my crushes all through those teen years. We cruised High street together oogling all the OSU boys partying on a Friday or Saturday night. We learned to do all the cool dances in her bedroom before she forced me to watch horror movies. We’ve gone through weddings, babies, grandbabies, and family loss together. I know her strength, her heart…and we know all the blackmail stories about each other!  4) Nursing friends. This is a BIGGGGGGGG group, since I’ve been a nurse for nearly 30 years in 7 hospitals in 3 states. These are the women who’ve been in the trenches on busy nights, held me while I cried to release adrenaline in the cluster**** that just happened or the death of a baby. These are the women who get what it’s like to eat chinese stirfry out of an emesis basin and think it’s normal. They can laugh at raunchy jokes or find humor in the odd things humans will do to themselves at any given day or night. (Please ask me in a bar about the lady and the snuff!)  5) The Writer Foxes. These are my Texas writing friends. My CPs and those women who understand my passion for writing. These are those ladies I can get drunk with and they may not stop me from acting a fool…(Sandy Blair) but laugh with me later about it. They push me, teach me, support me. They are my sanity!6) My daughters. Two totally different women I’ve been lucky to raise, know and love. I see in them the hope of the future. I’ve been priveledged to watch them find the loves of their lives. Artists and singers, they’re talent always amazes me. They’re book lovers, like their mama, grandmama, great grandmama! I couldn’t be prouder of either of them!
 7) And finally, The Romance Bandits. How does one say to 19 friends scattered all over the world in four countries and three continents how much they’ve come to mean to me? When we got together last July, it was like being with my sisters, only I didn’t have to fight with any of them! We laughed like we’d been friends all our lives. These are friends I plan to have the rest of my life!
So, who are the girlfriends in your lives?
Bandita Booty!!!Posted by Jeanne Adams Feb 28 2009, 5:31 am in Bandita Booty, Elisabeth Naughton, Stolen Fury Our Fab guest from last week, Elisabeth Naughton used her mysterious random number generator and picked TERRIO! As her winner for a copy of her hot book Stolen Fury! Terrio, drop her an email at Elisabeth AT ElisabethNaughton DOT com and she’ll get your booty – er, book – right out! Love to hate you, babyPosted by Susan Sey Feb 27 2009, 5:05 am in Uncategorized by Susan Sey We recently joined the YMCA, & the whole family is IN LOVE. Oh, yes. We love our Y. For my kids, the love has a whole lot to do with an indoor swimming pool & water slide. For my husband, it’s a structured time & place to work out that comes complete with a video screen six inches from his face.For me, it’s BOSU Boot Camp. Ever seen a BOSU? It looks like this: It’s a combination strength/aerobics class that works sort of like step aerobics, only instead of stepping up on a flat, steady bench, you Drifting to the Dark SidePosted by Nancy Northcott Feb 26 2009, 5:02 am in dark heroes, reading tastes, romantic conflict by Nancy I was seriously tempted to blame this blog on Anna Campbell. Her tortured heroes and tormented heroines make for darker reading (although fabulous!) than I usually think of when romance comes to mind, and I find myself reading darker books lately than I once did. The change struck me when I finished Tempt the Devil. I loved it but realized it was a far darker book than I’d thought of myself as liking. When I looked back, however, I realized my drift toward the Dark Side of the Force started a long time ago. I just Deadline MusingsPosted by Kate Carlisle Feb 25 2009, 5:15 am in comfort reads, deadlines, Kate Carlisle, New York Times Bestseller By Kate I’m writing to you from Deadline Hell, an actual place located hundreds of miles beneath the earth in the depths of the Cave of Desperation. The reason I’m here is that I’m racing to finish my second book, due in just a few weeks. I’m sure I won’t make it on time. I know everything I’m writing is dreck. And why am I italicizing words for emphasis? I’ve forgotten how to write. Gah! I’m stressed out and not sleeping well. I’m forgetful and prickly. I don’t know what I’m doing and don’t know where I’m going. My butt My Space vs. FacebookPosted by Guest Feb 24 2009, 4:59 am in Uncategorized by KJ Howe Please welcome author Elizabeth Naughton to the lair. Today’s topic–My Space vs. Facebook–should stir up some fascinating discussions. Take it away, Elizabeth! Thanks to KJ and everyone at the Romance Bandits for having me here today. My first book, STOLEN FURY, released in January 2009. It’s a sexy romantic adventure about an archaeologist on the hunt for three ancient Greek reliefs, and the rogue thief who steals from her. They soon learn they have to work together to find the remaining relics if either want to succeed, and that they aren’t the only ones on the hunt…other Thank you, thank you, thank you…Posted by Donna MacMeans Feb 23 2009, 6:16 am in Uncategorized by Donna MacMeans So did you watch the academy awards last night? I had planned to – if only to watch Hugh Jackman, but alas – I missed the first hour. I did get to see some of the more memorable acceptance speeches though. I liked the one – I believe it was Danny Boyle accepting yet another oscar for Slumdog Millionaire (which was a fabulous movie!) – and he jumped up and down as he imagined Tigger would do. Now I realize most of the acceptance speeches are pretty boring, especially to those of us that are not on Choices Choices!Posted by Anna Sugden Feb 22 2009, 5:44 am in Anna Sugden, choices by Anna Sugden Some of the strongest and most vehement debates I’ve ever heard have been about certain choices. Not political choices or religious choices. Male choices. When I was younger, there were a number of them: Paul Macartney vs John Lennon Beatles vs Rolling Stones (okay, so there is the music thing there too *g*) Donny Osmond vs David Cassidy Starsky vs Hutch The Hardy Boys (Parker Stevenson vs Shaun Cassidy) Body vs Doyle (from an English series called The Professionals) Richard Chamberlain vs Bryan Brown in The Thorn Birds. Take your pick of the Brat Pack! [FYI - When Things Go BoomPosted by Jo Robertson Feb 21 2009, 5:01 am in Boom, Jo Robertson by Jo Robertson I have a confession to make. I enjoying watching things go boom – in movies, on television, in books – the bigger and louder, the better. This isn’t a very feminine admission, but there it is. I know many women don’t. But, as Gaby, Jeffrey Donavan’s somewhat crazy ex-girlfriend, says on BURN NOTICE, “Women find it sexy when things go boom.” Uh, she may not have been talking about bombs and missiles and firecrackers, but the principle’s the same. When the newest James Bond (Daniel Craig) blows things up – cars, factories, people, it’s always the bad They’re Playing Our SongPosted by Beth Andrews Feb 20 2009, 5:09 am in Beth Andrews, music by Beth Nothing takes me back to a certain time and/or place quicker than a song. When I hear Rick Springfield’s Jessie’s Girl, I’m whisked back to when I was 10 and would sing and dance along with cutie Rick, using a hairbrush as a microphone *g* Broken Wings by Mr. Mister (I always thought that was an…interesting…band name *g*) takes me back to Junior High School and my first real heartbreak. Even though it’s been many (and I mean MANY) years since I was 14, hearing this song still gets me melancholy! High School was all about AC/DC (Highway
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