What I'm Reading!

It's June and that means a new Stephanie Plum adventure by Janet Evanovich. It's Fearless Fourteen this year!

I'm hooked. I love the Steph, Cupcake, Babe. I love chuckling out loud every few minutes, but mostly I love her relationships. With Lula -- what a character. Grandma Mazur, I didn't have a grandmom like her, that's for sure!

I love Stephanie's relationship with the ever dangerous Ranger. But mostly, I love a good romance and that means sexy, lovable, gorgeous Joe Morelli! It's always been Joe for me.

Sometimes, after 14 books in a series, the stories can seem redundant, the character's growth might seem mimimal and the relationships can get dull. I've read some negative reviews, but Fearless is #10 on Amazon right now, and that means that LOTS of readers enjoy her books still.

Me included.

I wait patiently each summer, for the release of another installment in the Stephanie Plum chronicles. What about you? Are you a fan and if not, have I sparked your interest?

It's my turn to blog on Friday, June 27th at Petticoats.

I have a fun prize for commentors! I hope to see you there!

Summer Replacement Shows

As many of you know, I love country music. I'm a big fan of groups like Rascal Flatts and Brooks and Dunn. My favorite artists are Tim McGraw, Josh Turner, Faith, Martina, Toby Keith and Carrie Underwood. So for me, I love seeing the new young talent make their way on stage.

I can't really say I LOVE the judges though. I find them self indulgent at times on this show. But overall, for a summer replacement, when there's virtually nothing else on television, I find this show really refreshing and enjoyable. Billy Ray does a decent job of anchoring the show.



Okay, so I like Joey Fatone. Ever since I saw him on Dancing With Stars, I thought he was a great personality. I still do. But I watched this show last night, honestly, because I was tired and lazy and just didn't want to bother seeing what else was on. (I tend to veg after 8PM, because my eyes get so tired working on the computer all day - gone are the days of me writing until 2 AM, but that's an entirely different blog!)

I digress. I watched this show grudgingly and with reluctance. I thought it was a foolish premise. Who are these supposed "stars" anyway? Other than the Olympians, I didn't know them all to well. And why would anyone want to tackle circus antics? I guess when your expectations are low, you can be pleasantly surprised. Because I WAS. I enjoyed this show. I'm amazed at the depth of training and the precision in which they perform very dangerous circus acts. I loved the silks. A beautiful form of expression! And I enjoyed watching Antonio Saboto strain his muscles in his act. I have to say ... this was premise I didn't think I'd like, but then the kid in me said, CIRCUS and it was really intriguing to see how circus acts have changed over the years.

Next is America's Got Talent. This show is mind-boggling. They put on some weird stuff, but just like, American Idol, they only show you quick clips of the weirdos. Thankfully. I'm not a fan of people making fools of themselves. But once they get down to brass tacks, it's worth the hour of your time.

Neil Boyd, (hoping I'm getting the name right here) gave me chills. I thought, how has this man NOT been discovered yet? He's got an amazing range and depth, a true opera performer if I ever heard one. Then there's the adorable four-year-old girl who was too cute for words and had a very nice voice. Anyone X'ing her would need their head examined!

America's Got Talent got it right last year, with ventriloquist Terry Fator. This man's truly the real thing. I voted for him last year. He reminded me of the Howdy Dowdy Show, Paul Winchell and Sheri Lewis and Lambchop combined! It's an art that I hope is resurrected now that Terry has made a name for himself.

Neil Boyd



Terry Fator

So aside from some snarky judging, I have to say these reality shows in the form of variety shows are pretty entertaining. For me, I still rather see Lost, Desperate Housewives and Medium, but for summer replacement shows, they aren't bad.

Car Jokes to Make Us Smile

In this day and age when there's nothing fun to speak about when it comes to cars and fuel, here's a few jokes that remind us that it's not ALL about gas prices! I hope you laugh like I did! Enjoy!

30 Days and 30 Knights of Harlequin Historicals

It's Harlequin all month long and you'll find some amazing authors with stories to tell and giveaways. You won't want to miss it!

Join me all in a special blog for The Good, The Bad and the Unread today. I'll be speaking about why I love writing westerns and the western hero . I'll be giving away an autographed book!

Tomorrow (Friday) check out my office space and my sources of inspiration in my I Feel The Love blog at
Petticoats and Pistols!

Fresh Pick From Fresh Fiction!

I'm thrilled to say that Western Weddings is today's Fresh Pick book at Fresh Fiction. Check out this fabulous site! I'll be running contests and doing a blog at Fresh Fiction soon! I'll keep you posted!!

Deseo means Desire!!

I have a June Release! It's a Spanish Deseo. Find it on Eharlequin this month as well as Amazon!

Negocios de placer by Charlene Sands Qué era más grande, su sed de venganza o el deseo que sentía por ella?El millonario empresario hotelero Evan Tyler no se detendría ante nada hasta conseguir vengarse. Por eso, cuando surgió la oportunidad de seducir a Elena Royal, hija de su principal rival, Evan no se lo pensó dos veces. No sólo tenía intención de sonsacarle todos los secretos de su familia mediante la seducción, sino que pretendía disfrutar al máximo cada segundo que pasara con ella.Pero cuando la aventura llegó a su fin, Evan se vio obligado a elegir entre la venganza y el placer. Encontraría el modo de conseguir ambas cosas?
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Check Out My New Banner!

Here's my new banner for Five-Star Cowboy! What do you think? The Suite Secrets Series begins this August, but you can get it early from Eharlequin in July!



Be sure to enter my Five-Star Cowboy Contest today!

MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD

I love game shows. I like the ones you can play along, but I also just love to watch and be entertained. For years, I've watched all sorts of games shows. The older ones, What's My Line and the Match Game. I remember watching Price Is Right with my grandmother on her rabbit ears television set.

And along the way, some great shows have come and gone. Hollywood Squares and The Ten Thousand Dollar Pyramid along with the Dating Game and the Newlywed game.

Now, Password has been resurrected once again. And I couldn't be happier. Though it's a Million Dollar version nowadays, which seems to be the eye-catcher. What's a game show, unless they give away a Million, right? Just last night Drew Carey gave away one million to a contestant on the Price Is Right, where poor old Howie Mandel, can't give away a million on Deal or No Deal to save his life. It's just not happening!

I watched the new Password with Regis Philbin the other night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Regis is a wonderful game host. It helps to have savvy contestants and smart celebrities. Rachel Ray is one of my favorites, and Dougey Houser, has all grown up! He was great with his contestant. Did they give away a million? No? And I fear the road to one million is hard to achieve. They don't make it easy!

How many of you remember the original password with Allen Ludden? It was shown in the 60's I beleive. It's a game that never dies. In 1979 it was resurrected at Password Plus and in 1989 again as, Super Password. It's a game show with sticking power!

Password has had some of the biggest names in show business. Here is Betty White - Allen Ludden's wife, btw. She was an original and since has done countless other game shows. Do you remember her?
Do you love games shows? Which are your favorites?

Juno ... the Movie

Was it ever explained why her parents named her Juno? I don't know, but I do remember her father calling her June Bug. That's cute.

It's a good thing we didn't rent this movie. There are rentals and then there are borrowed movies. We borrowed this movie from our son. I'm not saying I didn't like the movie, but I guess my expectations were very high. The actress played by Ellen Page got rave reviews and was nominated for an Academy Award. I expected Meryl Streep I guess.

Word of mouth is priceless and I heard nothing but great things about the movie. My daughter loved it. My friend loved it. Many people I know saw it on the big screen when the movie first came out and loved it.

The movie was different, unique in ways I can't describe, but it did remind me of the humor of The Office - another show that the critics and millions of people adore ... that I don't "get". I've tried. Oh, how I've tried. I want to fit in and say, "Yeah, I love The Office ... it's sooo funny." But I can't. I don't find it entertaining.




Getting back to Juno. I'll watch and enjoy a variety of movies because as a writer, I'm always learning. I study people. I study characters. To find their motivation. To see how they tick. So, in that regard I liked Juno. There were some funny moments. The writing was very good. I learned something from watching it and that's always a positive.




Juno was nominated as Best Picture along with 3 other Oscar noms and has been labeled, "A fresh, unusually intelligent comedy."

So there it is. I should have liked it more. I should have loved it!

But did I love Juno? No. Not even close. Like I said, it was engaging. I was mildly entertained. I observed and learned a little. But, I didn't "get" it. Aside from great acting on young Ellen Page's part, it was okay. Not my cup of tea, as they say. Maybe it was the mood I was in, but I don't really think so.

So, what about you? Have you ever expected to enjoy a movie or a book because your expectations were so high, only to be disappointed. What didn't you "get" that others did?

Covers, Covers and More Covers!

Have I got your attention?

When I wrote the Suite Secrets Series for Desire, I envisioned what my hero characters would look like. Trent Tyler in Five-tar Cowboy is more rugged than most of the wealthy tycoons you might expect. He has a deep love of the land, respects animals and loves winning. He's tall, dark and handsome, but he's also clever and smart as a whip. I searched and searched until I found a man that would fit the bill.

What do you think? Pretty handsome and rugged and a millionaire to boot! In my mind, maybe Trent had a less cleanly shaven face with some scruffiness on his very sharp features.

But the cover gods, had a different Trent Tyler in mind. They chose to show his millionaire status and I'm not disappointed. I like a man who wears a tux and a Stetson so well.

It just goes to show that the author's concept and the artist's concept of the character can be miles apart. I've been happy with my covers thus far, so no complaints out of me. I do a 6 page Art Fact Sheet explaining the story, concepts, theme and finally physical characteristics of my main characters.

Here's who I've picked for the next two books in the series. You may recognize them!

Cody Landon in Do Not Disturb Until Christmas:

Brock Tyler in Reserved for the Tycoon:

Okay, so I have lofty aspirations for my covers, but these guys do fit the character so well. Guess we'll just have to wait and see what the cover gods have in mind!

Visit me today at Petticoats and Pistols. Take a walk down Memory Lane and you may win a copy of my May anthology, Western Weddings!

Hope to see you there!

I love Idol ... I admit it!

There isn't anything I don't like about the final ten weeks of American Idol. It's pure and simple entertainment. It's Star Search and Ed Sullivan all wrapped up and tied with a pretty bow.



Last night I was in Idol Heaven. I sat with my eyes glued to the set, much to my company's groans. (My kids 25 and 30 are NOT fans) After dinner, I made the announcement. Didn't matter that the Laker play-off game was on, we were going to sit down with cake batter, expresso and peanut butter flavored frozen yogurt and watch the entire show! My bribe worked, but the comments I endured would be considered cruel and unusual punishment by most civilized countries.










Despite their claims to "cheesy singing acts by the top ten", "bad staging", trying to figure out if the Guru was really in the scene with David and David, and Ryan being a Dork - all sacrilege to me, my family sat with me and watched the two hours while I relished every second!



I loved Carrie Underwood's performance. I'm an avid country music fan!

I loved Gladys Knights and her New Pips - Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. It was a real hoot!!


I loved it when Ryan almost fell off the Guru carpet ride!

I liked seeing the judges dressed up, smiling and nice to everyone! Simon even made an apology of sorts to Cook.

Even though I was an Archuleta fan, I thought the votes came in as they should have. David Cook, a little more mature, a little more entertaining and a teensy bit more talented, deserved the Idol Crown.

All in all, a great season of Idols.


I won't be there in January to watch the lunatics try to impress the judges. I know those first few weeks are popular, but watching them reminds me how many delusional people live in this world. But when the wannabes come to Hollywood, I'm so there!

Five Star Cowboy Contest!

The Contest Begins...

Be sure to enter my brand new Five-Star Cowboy contest on my contest page! And as an added bonus, you'll win an advance copy of August's Five-Star Cowboy, the first in the Suite Secrets Series from Silhouette Desire!

Contest ends July 15th!

Bookseller's Best Award Contest!

I'm pleased to announce that I finaled in the Greater Detroit Chapter's Bookseller's Best Contest. Actually, I'm a Double Finalist, for Bodine's Bounty and Fortune's Vengeful Groom!
Awards to be given out in San Francisco during our Romance Writer's of America Conference.


All judges are booksellers or librarians!




These are the 2007
Award winners!

Hi all,

I'm guest blogging today (Friday) about Starting Your Story in the Right Place! Come visit me at Seekerville!

And just for your trouble, I'll give you a sneak peek of my newest Desire to be released in August.

Pretty cool cowboy ... don't you think?

Have a Cup At Coffee Time with Me!

Come visit me and sit down for a hot sizzling brew. You might even win something. Six of us Fillies from Petticoats and Pistols will be chatting and giving away prizes! Let's have COFFEE!

This from Harlequin today:

Whichever way you cut it, cowboys are sexy. They have rugged good looks, charismatic charm and best of all, they look great in a well-worn pair of jeans! Rustle up some cowboy books below, including stories by Diana Palmer, our steamy SPICE read Caine's Reckoning and many more! We'll lasso $10 off your order when you spend $35 or more! Plus, you'll automatically qualify for FREE shipping.*

If you'd like to read an excerpt of Springville Wife from our Western Weddings anthology, go to The Good, The Bad and the Unread! I hope you enjoy!!

And congratulations to Susan Sestak for Winning my Spring Contest!

Prizes are on the way!!

May Happenings!

I'd like to thank everyone who stopped by our week-long blog at Romance Vagabonds with Harlequin Mills and Boon. We shared lots of information, had some fun contests and Q and A with Senior Editor, Linda Fildew and Joanne Carr. Our Western Day was headed up by Lisa Plumley, Kathryn Albright and Charlene Sands (me).

This month, amid the wedding plans for my daughter, choosing invitations and sizing dresses, appropriately our Western Wedding Anthology has been released! We're garnering some very nice reviews and it's a chance to read stories from multi-talented writers, Kate Bridges and Jillian Hart as well. I hope you enjoy this trio of stories!

Another fun happening is a month-long appearance on Coffee Time Romance for a May Reader's Retreat with six great authors from Petticoats and Pistols. There'll be prizes, blogs and I'll be talking about Westerns and my brand-new Suite Secrets Series from Silhouette Desire. Wait until you see the cover for Five Star Cowboy!! Oh, and we have titles for the next two books in the series, Do Not Disturb Until Christmas (Nov 08)and Reserved for the Tycoon (Feb 09)


Another May Happening is the Brenda Novak Diabetes Auction. There's so many great items up for bid on this auction, including vacations and electronics, critiques from authors and editors and tons of BOOKS! The authors at Pettiocats have donated a pretty cool gift tote filled with goodies. It's a great cause - all proceeds going to Diabetes Research.

I hope you have a wonderful May filled with love and flowers and romance!!

Happy Trails and Happy Reading!
Charlene Sands
Bold, rugged, heart-stopping heroes... and always real good men!

Brenda Novak's Diabetes Auction

Take a look at this great prize the Fillies in Wildflower Junction put together. All proceeds of this fabulous auction go to Diabetes Research.

To take a peek at all auction items, click here.

If you'd like to bid on this Western Loot, it's under Gift Baskets,

Item #979026

Romance Vagabonds Celebrates Harlequin Historicals

It's Harlequin Historical Week at Romance Vagabonds!

Please join in the fun all week long.

On Wednesday I'll be blogging with Lisa Plumley and Kathryn Albright for Western Day! There'll be book giveaways and Q and A you won't want to miss. Come visit me!

Romance Vagabonds

Here's some neat info about Mills and Boon !

Celebrating 100 years of pure reading pleasure :

In 2008, Mills & Boon celebrates a century as one of the most enduringly popular brand names in publishing.

Over the past 100 years the Mills & Boon imprint has become synonymous with romantic fiction and today is part of Harlequin, the world’s largest publisher of romance fiction.

* Gerald Mills and Charles Boon founded Mills & Boon Limited in 1908 and opened offices in London’s Covent Garden. Since then, Mills & Boon has become a hallmark for romantic fiction, recognised around the world.*

Mills & Boon is now part of Harlequin Enterprises, a global company who sell over 130 million books worldwide each year.* Published in 26 different languages and sold in 109 countries.* Global author base of 1,300, of which approximately 200 are acquired through the UK office.

Harlequin Mills & Boon is a UK Top 10 adult fiction publisher.

10 million books sold each year in the UK, of which over 7 million are romance novels.*

A Mills & Boon book is sold in the UK every 3 seconds.* UK monthly readership over 1.3 million.*

Mills & Boon series books are released in 2 shipping cycles each month (the first and third Friday of the month) and have a one month shelf life.

More than 60 titles published every month in the UK including 50+ brand-new series titles.

In the past 50 years, our characters have had: 10,325 weddings, 29,500 kisses and 35,250 hugs (figs from UK Editorial-Acquisition).

“Mills & Boon” is in the Oxford English Dictionary meaning “a (type of) popular romantic novel”.

Thanks to Diane Gaston, Joanne Carr, and all the fabulous Harlequin Historical authors for making this celebration possible!

Blogging Today at Petticoats

Come see what I have to say about The Biggest Loser!

Petticoats and Pistols

A Good Cause from the AHA

This story touched me. As you might know I'm a member of the American Heart Association and teach CPR at local hospitals. The Amercian Heart Association and its donations have helped so many children.

CREATE HOPE for millions of Americans like Caroline!
When our daughter, Caroline, was born on February 9, 2006, we were so excited to welcome her to our lives. Our excitement was quickly overwhelmed with fear when we learned that Caroline was born with a hole in her heart. At five days old she had surgery to repair that hole in her heart.

The surgery was a great success and by mid-April, Caroline was home and healthy. She is now a strong and determined little girl. Hope is a reality for us and it wouldn't have been possible without the life-saving research advances funded by the American Heart Association.
Living through the experience of our newborn child's heart condition discovery, surgery and recovery showed us that we are truly blessed. Her experience creates hope for thousands of other parents of children born with congenital heart defects.

Please take a few minutes today to join us in creating hope for others by joining the American Heart Association's Million Dollar Day campaign and pledging your support! Our contributions will create hope for others in the research discoveries we fund.
Mark, Shari and Caroline Busby

Create Hope by forwarding this email to your friends and family!

Romance Blossoms .. Announcing the release of Western Weddings

WESTERN WEDDINGS

Rocky Mountain Bride by Jillian Hart

Savannah Knowles arrives in Montana expecting to marry Nate Brooks, but he has never heard of her! Can this quiet man find room in his heart for lonely Savannah?

Shotgun Vows by Kate Bridges

Milly Thornbottom has a crush on Mountie Weston Williams, and one stolen kiss changes their lives! After they're marched straight to the altar, can her crush possibly develop into more?

Springville Wife by Charlene Sands

Grace Lander returns to Springville to pick up the pieces of her life and become the town's schoolmarm. Single father Caleb Matlock's kiss may be just what Grace needs to mend her heart and make a home!

If you like hunky mishievous heroes with a twinkle in their eyes, then you'll love Caleb Matlock. The town of Springville holds a big batch of secrets that only his love can reveal.

*This is my first ever anthology and I loved writing this story.

Available in Bookstores in May

Available on Eharlequin NOW!

Jewish Buddaism

From my friend Debbie.
Thanks for sharing!

If there is no self, whose arthritis is this?

Be here now.Be someplace else later.
Is that so complicated?

Drink tea and nourish life;
with the first sip, joy;
with the second sip, satisfaction;
with the third sip, peace;
with the fourth, a Danish.

Wherever you go, there you are.
Your luggage is another story.

Accept misfortune as a blessing.
Do not wish for perfect health, or a life without problems.
What would you talk about?

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single Oy.

There is no escaping karma.

In a previous life, you never called, you never wrote, you never visited.
And whose fault was that?

Zen is not easy.
It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have?
Bupkis.

The Tao does not speak.
The Tao does not blame.
The Tao does not take sides.
The Tao has no expectations.
The Tao demands nothing of others.
The Tao is not Jewish.

Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Forget this and attaining Enlightenment will be the least of your problems.

Let your mind be as a floating cloud.
Let your stillness be as a wooded glen.
And sit up straight.
You'll never meet the Buddha with such rounded shoulders.

Deep inside you are ten thousand flowers.
Each flower blossoms ten thousand times.
Each blossom has ten thousand petals.
You might want to see a specialist.

Be aware of your body.
Be aware of your perceptions.
Keep in mind that not every physical sensation is a symptom of a terminal illness.

The Torah says,Love your neighbor as yourself.

The Buddha says, There is no self.
So, maybe we're off the hook.

My new love!

Come on over to Pistols and Petticoats today (Friday)to see about my new love! Win a signed book from my backlist and this metal art bookmark from Arizona!

The Cure for Spring Fever !

This from Eharlequin this week.

I'm pleased to see Taming the Texan included!

Top 10 Books That Cure Spring Fever

1. Taming the Texan by Charlene Sands

2. The Blackmail Baby by Penny Jordan

3. The Sheikh's Convenient Virgin by Trish Morey

4. A Risky Affair by Maureen Smith

5. Naughty Paris by Jina Bacarr

6. The Spanish Aristocrat's Woman by Katherine Garbera

7. Dark Seduction by Kathleen Korbel

8. The Italian's Seduction by Karen Van Der Zee

9. Operation: Rescue by Anne Woodard

10. Sealed with a Kiss by Carly Phillips

Buy any 6 featured books and get 2 additional titles FREE with our Spring Fever offer!

Midnight Bride

Here's my friend Tanya's book. I hope you get a chance to read this story, it's great! She's also giving a chance at a free copy.

Read on:

Broke and alone, Carrie Smith vows to hold on to her ramshackle West Texas ranch. Once she locates her late granddaddy’s will, she’s sure to find a way out of the predicament his gambling debts have thrust on her.

She sure doesn’t expect a handsome stranger showing up in Sweetcream, bearing legal documents forcing their marriage by midnight tonight. Carrie must take on cowboy Jed Jones—and his full pocketbook—or lose her ranch.

All Jed wants is the land rightfully due him. And to find out if his beautiful bride’s father killed his own.

Coffee Time Romance calls Midnight Bride a four-cup “Outstanding Great Read.”

Midnight Bride is available now at http://www.cobblestone-press.com/catalog/books/midnightbride.htm

To win a free copy in your choice of formats, enter “Carrie’s Crypto Contest.” Details at http://www.tanyahanson.net/ Deadline March 31

Visit Tanya at her website, blog or MySpace.

http://www.tanyahanson.net/
www.myspace.com/tanyahansonbooks
http://tanyahanson.blogspot.com

Humor For Lexophiles ... that's lovers of words.

From my friend Mary who knows I'm a lover of words!


I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.



Police were called to a day care where a three-year-old was resisting a rest.



Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now.



The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.



The butcher backed up into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.



To write with a broken pencil is pointless.



When fish are in schools they sometimes take debate.



The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.



A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.



A thief fell and broke his leg in wet cement. He became a hardened criminal.



Thieves who steal corn from a garden could be charged with stalking.



We'll never run out of math teachers because they always multiply



When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A. (how true!)



The math professor went crazy with the blackboard. He did a number on it.



The professor discovered that her theory of earthquakes was on shaky ground.



The dead batteries were given out free of charge. (clever)



If you take a laptop computer for a run you could jog your memory.



A dentist and a manicurist fought tooth and nail. (corny!)



A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.



A will is a dead giveaway.



Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.



A backward poet writes inverse.



In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes.



A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion.



If you don't pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.



With her marriage she got a new name and a dress.



Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft and I'll show you A-flat miner. (when would you ever see that?)



He had a photographic memory which was never developed



When you've seen one shopping center you've seen a mall



Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.



Acupuncture: a jab well done.

MyTop Ten Favorite Shows this Season

When I'm pooped and a little burned out from writing, reading, researching and promoting, these are the television shows that entertain me. These are the shows I watch when I need to vegge out. These are the shows that I DVR when I'm not home.

See how many of these you enjoy.
I'm rating them in order of importance to me.

1. Lost ( I don't miss an episode and haven't since the beginning)

2. American Idol ( I will admit to fast forwarding thru Paula's comments at times)

3. The Biggest Loser ( I like Alison Sweeney from Days and tuned in just to see her, but wound up being a big fan of the show. Very informative health tips and work outs. I'm learning a lot. I do love the weigh-ins.)

4. Celebrity Apprentice ( I'm not a Donald fan, but like the show, mainly because of Trace Atkins and the others who have diverse dynamics)

5. Desperate Housewives ( A fan from inception and miss it terribly)

6. Men In Trees ( There's something about that show, great characters)

7. One Tree Hill (family ties here and a very good show)

8. Numbers ( very underrated show, great characters and plots)

9. Deal or No Deal ( I like game shows and Howie makes me laugh)

10. Martha Stewart ( love cooking and craft shows )

I'm also blogging today at Petticoats and Pistols.

Stop by for a visit!

And now for the commercial...

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I'm always in the mood for a bargain, aren't you?

Happy Reading!