Tag: The Cat Herder [Edition 15--herd babes & books, pervy candles & toothpaste]

I get tagged, tweeted, private messaged all the time with variations of... "omg this so reminded me of you! (or) that book you're reading!" which...okay...at this point...kinda makes me nervous. I just never know WHAT it's going to be. lol

And I thought it might be fun to start putting those random and wonderfully weird things people think just scream...me. This feature won't always be, erm, family friendly. Heh. Big <tackle hugs> to everyone who tags me. Yall really make my days so fun :)

 

omg kitty on the right. amen to that.

#AFTH2015 w/ Shayla Black and Lexi Blake--Oh, 2015. The lessons learned...

A little bit of double trouble hitting us today. lol Shayla Black and Lexi Blake (who are a fab writing duo) are taking over. These two are so much fun! They both write individually but as a team too. Lots of delicious bdsm, alpha males and suspense that'll warm ya up in all the right ways <winks>

Give the ladies a nice welcome then hit those comments! ~anna

The Monthly Herd--December 2015--it's OVER!

It's over? Really? Doesn't seem like that's possible does it? 2015 was quite the year. Lots of great things and some heartache too. I'm kind of glad it's over and ready for a fresh year.

It was a warm Christmas here and I've decided I'll be damned if I'm taking my Christmas decorations down before I actually get some Christmas weather. None of this 75 degree mess we had. I left Florida for a reason, people! lol It was still a very nice Christmas with time at the USO and heading out to dinner with two reader friends which was fun.

Insta-Christmas: The one with a LOT of pictures. Eeps!

Because I love Instagram and fun pictures. The Herd's month ala Instagram :)

Aaaaand the Christmas (or rather December) edition!

Since AFTH was going strong all month I decided to save up all of our insta-goodness for today:)

So...here's what we've been up to :D

#AFTH2015 w/ Jenna Sutton--Candy Canes vs Romance Heroes

We've got Jenna Sutton joining us today. She's a fairly new author and whew! her first book was full of awesome and surrounds a family that owns a jeans company. I had such a good time with it. Book two was really damn good, too!

Anywho. Yall check out her post then hit those comments and leave her some love :) She's got a fun post for yall :) ~anna

#AFTH2015 w/ Roni Loren-- Best Things About the New Year!

Woohoo! It's Roni Loren! Yall know I am totally smitten with her kinked out books. She's one of the absolute best in erotic romance and bdsm and she's one of my Pajama Authors too! Her books are crazy hot and incredibly romantic. I've loved them just to bits and would seriously be up for a road trip to The Ranch to spend a little time with her crazy delicious group of characters :D

She's taking over for the day. Yall leave her lots of love and give her a warm welcome :) ~anna

4 stars-- Shameless (Bitter Creek #14) by Joan Johnston

Shameless was like walking straight into a soap opera and, oh man, it was just as addictive! Scandal, drama, and romance abound!

The quick of it is that Pippa has found herself an unwed pregnant teenager. And life in their remote Australian town is pretty much hell for her. So when the offer to uproot and move back to America is offered by her long estranged grandfather her dad takes it. Does it solve all of their problems? Not by a long shot. Now she's got hostile aunts to deal with, frustrations with her daddy over her baby and one very intriguing stranger with a menagerie of animals that's complicating her life right good.

#AFTH2015 w/ Emma Chase---The herd pups..they're ridiculously cute!

Yall today we've got Emma Chase joining us. If you've not read her...gah! you must! I was SO late to the game but finally was able to read her earlier this year and was totally blown away. Utterly heartwarming, sexy, and hilarious! It was such a good time and told from the hero's POV which was different and perfect.

She's gonna hang with yall for a while today so give her a nice welcome and hit those comments! ~anna

Quote-tastic/Review--aaaaaaand tug!--Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole

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Woohoo! Kresley Cole! The IAD series was one of the very first I picked up when I got hooked on reading a few years back. Sexy, full of action and freaking hilarious. They've been a good time. I love the characters and how they...get each other. While this one wasn't my favorite of the series it had some great moments. This one had me smirking...

Top 20 (ish) Reads of 2015!

As part of Authors for the Holidays I'm doing some random posts just from mwah! And one of those is...my favorite reads from this past year. Gah! There were so many. But limiting it to 20..ish. Heh

Would love to hear if you've read any of them! ~anna

My 2015 Goals. How'd I Do??! Erms...

So. I kicked off 2015 with a set of bloggery goals. There were... a lot of them. And I made some good progress overall I think. I'm feeling confident in the blog and where I wanna be. Yay! It's not perfect but it's getting there. Totally rocked some goals, some are a work in progress and some, well, not so much. I thought I'd do a quick recap on how things went before I figure out what I wanna try in 2016 :)

Merry Christmas from the Herd!!

Woohoo! It's Christmas!! Hope yall are having (or had) a fabulous day!
I'm kicking mine off at the USO for an overnight shift. It's actually pretty busy tonight and decorations are up. There's yummy food everywhere and people are in good spirits. I love being here over the holidays :) We get a lot of people who are dealing with delayed or missed flights and it's nice being able to help turn that around a little. Get their bellies full, give them a place to take a nap or just rest a while and recover. 
Then when I get off in the morning it's naps with the herd and then dinner out with two bookish friends which should be a lot of fun.

#AFTH2015 w/ K. Bromberg-- oh no! Coal!

Happy almost Christmas! One more author joining us pre-Christmas. K. Bromberg. Yall she writes amazing romances that are hot and totally pull at your heat. I'm fairly new to her books (just this past year) but whoa...love. Yall give her a nice welcome then hit those comments! ~anna

Quote-tastic/Review--oh man. why'd you say that?!!--My Kind of Wonderful (Cedar Ridge #2) by Jill Shalvis

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Soooo. Quote-tastic, erm, almost Wednesday this week. Someone *looks around* may have misplaced her book and just found it. Maybe. Anywho...Jill Shalvis!!! Yall know I love me some Jill Shalvis. The woman is freaking genius! My Kind of Wonderful was so damn good and this one just had me cracking up. The hero and heroine are going skiing (he's giving her a lesson) and on the lift she's trying to get to know him a little better. I loved her throw down. lol

#AFTH2015 w/ Lilah Pace--Grapefruit Prosecco Punch to get you through the holidays ;)

Ooo Lilah Pace is here today. Yall she wrote one of my favorite romances this year--Asking for It. It was...quite the read! And her first foray into dark romance. It was fascinating and very very hot and one that'll push boundaries a bit since it focuses on rape fantasy. But gah...give it a go. I was blown away. And so dang excited to have her joining us today.

Yall check out her post and give her a warm welcome! ~anna

Tasty Delights Dazzling Disasters-- Fuck you, Brownie Bowls. Fuck. You

Cocksuckers! So. Dazzling Disasters. I have em. Brownie Bowls are determined to be one.

This should be SO easy! It was snagged off of a TipHero video on Facebook.

And I gotta tell you. Brownie Bowls?...full of lies!!!! Full. Of. Lies!!! lol

Christmas Treats Giveaway Hop! (ends 12/25)

What are our favorite Christmas Treats? Books, of course! Stop by each blog for a chance to win fabulous books & gifties just in time for the Holidays!

Merry almost Christmas!!

#CountdownToChristmas: Winter Secrets by M. Limoges & Love:Uncivilized by Sawyer Bennett

Soooo two reviews today! Both are continuation novellas for couples that have already found each other. I've totally been loving those lately and seeing how things are going after the HEA.

Winter Secrets (Winter Solstice Run #3) by M. Limoges

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The perfect para treat for a cold winter morning! Winter Secrets jumps in a couple months after Kate and Stephen mated and they've hit a bit of a rough spot with secrets with insecurities rearing their ugly heads and threatening to tear them apart. And, whew, things do blow up. Sending them into a spiral of angsty hurt and trying to figure out what to do next.

#AFTH2015 w/ Tessa Bailey

So. Tessa Bailey. Yall. If you've not read em yet. Go get em now. Even before checking out the post. Her books are freaking awesome and her heroes are the best damn dirty talkers. Holy. Cow. Love me some Bailey heroes.

Yall give her a naughty welcome today and hit those comments! ~anna

4 stars--Once Touched (Silver Creek #3) by Laura Moore

Whew boy! That's one pissed off grumbly ex-photojournalist-soon-to-be-a-cowboy! Okay so Ethan's come to Quinn's family ranch to basically hide out and heal after being seriously injured while on assignment in a war zone. He's hurt but determined to pull his weight and Quinn gets saddled with making him useful. *big exasperated sigh* She's a fixer though and, man, this guy needs some fixing...