Hi everyone, since this is eye candy week here at FR, I thought I'd share some Scottish eye candy. First up Gerard Butler with chain mail and then... without. :)

It's Eye Candy week at Fierce Romance! As I was going through my favorite sites, I didn't have any trouble coming up with some mouth-watering examples of hot men to share with you today. And speaking of water...



Can a man ever be too wet?

That's the question asked here.



What is it that is so hot about the water and man combination? Is it that it usually involves stretches of bare skin?



Wet hair that tempts us to touch?



Is it all that water that we want to lick off?



Maybe the expression on his face?



Yep, I like 'em wet. What about you?



Natasha

SEE ME - now available from Samhain
www.natashamoore.com

Football is a longtime tradition in the Bishop family. We look forward to the season starting each year. To be blunt, my football season has sucked. Right now, I’m watching the Panther’s (though with a good start) get their a$$ handed to them by the Browns (though I believe Delhomme has something to prove since he was let go by the Panther’s last year).

Losing has been an ongoing theme for the Panther’s this year. Don’t get me wrong, losing is part of the sport and I’m okay with the Panther’s losing IF they give me a good game to watch. A massacre of pathetic proportions is NOT fun to watch.

So to make me feel better, I wanted to give some football eye candy. Something has to give me re-appreciation of the sport, doesn’t it? LOL.

What do you think of Wolf Fever???

Hmm, to be Carol in this feature! :) Some women have all the luck when it comes to finding the right alpha male...



I admit it...I was a Star Trek fan! So when I came across this Captain Kirk's Thanksgiving photo, I had to share...

That must be one BIG turkey he's after. I can almost hear the Star Trek music playing in the background as he faces his foe.



Here is what happened afterward. It's in the next Star Trek generation with Capt Picard, however, where they had the Holodeck and could simulate any setting. I really thought it was neat to become anything you wanted to be--a gangster on the Chicago streets in the 1930's, a swashbuckling pirate on the high seas, a werewolf in the Highlands--



And afterward, he could sit down to a nice Thanksgiving dinner...




And I must say that my wolves would NEVER dress up like this. They just wouldn't! :)



I even got my Christmas tree up!!!

One last thing: Furniture with the Kilt Wearer in Mind!!!

Claimed to be a kilt-wearers antique bar stool.

So...what do you think? One size fits all?



And even if you're not into antiques, wouldn't this be a fun conversation piece to have? :)




I'm off to work all weekend...hope the holidays were good for you!

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

I'm happy today because it's Thanksgiving, at least here in the USA. I enjoy this holiday because it gives me a chance to express how grateful I am for this adventure called life. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful every day, but since we have a national holiday geared toward sharing our gratitude, why not enjoy it? :) So, here we go...



Cameo's List of Things to Be Thankful For (in no particular order)

1. Hubby, friends, and family
2. Good Health
3. Men
4. Critters of all kinds
5. Men
6. Wine
7. Joy
8. Dancing
9. Sex
10. Men
11. Writing
12. Social Networking
13. Travel
14. The Sun, moon, and stars
15. Imagination
16. Love
17. Life
18. Unbridled passion
19. Museums
    
20. Reading

That last one is especially important. I love to read and can't imagine not being able to; however, I work with kids who can't, or can't read well. I am so grateful I grew up in a family of readers, and I am grateful that I share this passion with the folks who visit our blog. Speaking of which, here are some thoughts from a couple of my comrades here at Fierce Romance:



From Nicole:
A huge thanks to all of our readers! We're grateful that you check out our blog several times a week and post your comments!


From Carly:
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends! I like quotes that make me think and this one definitely did:

The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. ~H.U. Westermayer

A laugh is always good, so here's one from a very funny American writer:

What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving? ~Erma Bombeck, "No One Diets on Thanksgiving," 26 November 1981

From all of us here at Fierce Romance to all of our readers:

Thank you so much for joining us and sharing your love of books with us. We appreciate and love you, and we hope you have a terrific holiday. May yours be a peaceful and wonderful Thanksgiving!

Enjoy!

PS Please forgive the formatting issues. Blogger fought me and won. :)

A few months ago, a blue port-a-potty took up residence across the street from me. It's distinguished by its bright blue color, which refuses to let you ignore it. It's distinguished by its pride of position on a little hill in an otherwise pristine woods. And, it's distinguished by being square in the middle of the view I have from my desk window.

I can gaze at it all day long. Alas, it's not cute.

It's not a little house from which Keebler Elves might pop out with fresh-baked cookies.

Thumbelina does not live there. Nor do Hansel and Gretel.

The most I might hope for is that a semi-attractive construction worker will pop in and out. But A) that hasn't happened and B) the knowledge of what they're doing in there would erase any charm from the moment, anyway.

So you're wondering why I'm thankful for this eyesore?

Like most moms, I spend a lot of time telling my kids to always believe the best about other people. Even when I'm mentally muttering to myself that some person is a malevolent witch out to get my kid, I don't tell my kid that.

And, what I've learned over the years, is that most people really do have a good reason for doing what they do. You may not know the reason, you may never find out. But if you do discover what motivated their seemingly bad behavior, more often than not, you'll find they had a reason that was rational and benign from their point of view.

The blue outhouse is a perfect example of something which might have irritated the heck out of me. Except for the pride my neighbor took in telling us he'd insisted they put the potty up by his house, instead of on the street. He didn't want it to be an eyesore that we'd have to look at all the time.

I had to laugh when it arrived and they placed it where it is perfectly framed by my desk window. But, every day, when I look out at it, I'm reminded of the fact that my neighbor tried to be considerate of us. That fact totally takes the sting out of the irritation. It reminds me that people usually are well-intentioned. And if you can believe that even when you don't have the facts, I'm convinced you will be a happier person.

And isn't that something to be grateful for?

On this day before Thanksgiving, I'd like to close with this quote from Plato.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Okay, first, after being interrupted several times during my lunch break yesterday at work, I ended up going back to work without putting my laptop away, and when I finally had a moment to do so, I forgot my mouse! So I'm home without a mouse and I HATE trying to write or do anything without it. How do you copy and paste something on a laptop?

I haven't a clue.

So despite being off from work today and NO WAY do I want to drive into work, I've got to. I can't be mouseless all weekend.

Onward and upward! Have you ever heard of bundling? I wrote about this in A Ghost of a Chance at Love. In the good old days, men and women were not supposed to get too frisky before they were married. But hormones being what they are, couples will find a way. Although, sometimes parental consent was given to allow a man and woman to see if they were even sexually compatible as long as the sexual acts excluded penetrative sex. Since divorce was just not done, it was a way to see if the couple could find intimacy with one another before marriage.

Let's take another instance--often there were not enough guestrooms in a house for everyone so when a gentleman who was betrothed to a lady stayed with her family, they might share the same bed--to keep the chill out. They would be clothed in myriads of clothing to keep them from going too far.

Now, if the two couldn't resist temptation and they went too far and she got pregnant, the wedding date was moved up. :)

Isn't that fascinating? Who would have ever have thought!

But bundling can mean something else today. Bundling up in warm clothes for the weather. Sure.

But something even newer! Ebooks bundled together at one price! And some of MY wolf books are going to be bundled in a special deal!! Always something new and exciting going on in the publishing world!

Since I'm mouseless and feel totally handicapped, I'm going to say--have a terrific Saturday!!! I'm having my Thanksgiving feast with my daughter and her boyfriend today, and will be bringing the German chocolate cake. Yumm!!!

Oh, and what do you think of bundling?? Sound like fun to you?

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

Hi everyone,
Just a quick note to say I'll be participating in the Thanksgiving party at The Romance Studio for the next 4 days. (The party ends on 11/23.) Lots of prizes are being given away such as books. I'm giving away a Hershey's recipe book for your holiday dessert ideas. TRS is giving away a NOOK! Be sure to comment lots for lots of chances to win! Click this link to join the party:




Thanks!
Nicole

I’m not ashamed. What am I indulging in tonight?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1.

That’s right. The J.K. Rowling series is a personal weakness of mine. I started reading the series when I was laid up in the hospital the last week of my pregnancy. I will admit to having a hard time with the first two books because they were targeted for middle school children, but it was still cute--cute enough for me to go on to the third book. When I started Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban, the adult in me was grabbed by the darker edge. After that I was sold. I gobbled up Goblets of Fire and Order of the Phoenix. (And yes, I have re-read all 800 of pages of The Order at least 8 times. Until the Deathly Hallows came out, Order was my favorite of the series). Once I finished Order, I had to wait. Don’t you hate that? You get introduced into a series, devour through the books then have to wait for the next installment.

The Half-Blood Prince and The Deathly Hallows both came out around my birthday and I told my then husband all I wanted for my birthday was the book and time. And I got it. I held my book close to my chest and flew to my room, and didn’t return until I was finished. I’m one of those readers that can’t put a book down. I know this, so I had to plan accordingly, which meant the hubs took a day off to watch the kids and I started reading first thing in the morning. It took me 15 hours to read Half-Blood. By the time I got to the end, the hubs was in bed, the kids asleep. I remember waking him up, crying my eyeballs out because “Spoiler Alert for anyone who has actually never seen the movie or read the book* Dumbledore was dead.

And of course, I cried the entire second half of Deathly Hallows because all the characters I’d come to love throughout the series were being killed.

I’ve watched every movie, though been deeply disappointed with most of them. I still can’t fathom how they took the longest book of the series and made it into the best movie, yet massacred Half-Blood.

I do have high hopes for Deathly Hallows though. I’m very happy they made the book into two movies and rumor mill has it the director followed the book closely. I have some favorite scenes I can’t wait to see come to life on the big screen. Unfortunately, I don’t think any of them will be in this movie. So July 2011 can’t get here soon enough.



Anyone else a huge Potter fan? If not, what is a series you’d like to see go to the big screen?
Esme
www.esmereldabishop.com

I have to 'fess up...I'm an LOLoholic. I enjoy other indulgences, but when I get home from work, I really like to sit down and let all the stress drain away as I skim through pictures of cute puppies and kitties. I could go on, but I thought I'd rather spend today's blog post sharing my indulgence rather than talking about it. So, without further ado, here's some LOLs.ENJOY!