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Get Your Read On #2

My Forbidden Desire by Carolyn Jewel.

This is for all of you paranormal fans. How about some sexy, romantic paranormal?
And even for those who don't usually delve into this genre, the reviews look promising.
I'm going to give this one a whirl...that is, if I am lucky enough to win a copy.
After all, it's more fun when you win it!

Here's the big list of blogs that are participating in the tour and promotion.
Feel free to get your entries in as many as you want to increase your odds.
Many are giving away up to 5 copies,
Good Luck!

Readaholic
Book (heart) Soulmates - June 28 review and giveaway
A Journey of Books - June 28 review and giveaway
Morbid Romantic - June 28 review, giveaway, and Q&A
Debbie's World of Books - June 28
Yankee Romance Reviewers - June 28 giveaway
This That and the Other Thing - June 28
Drey's Library - June 28 review, giveaway, and Q&A
Undercover Book Lover - June 28 giveaway and Q&A
Bookin' With Bingo - June 28
Marta's Meanderings - June 28 review and giveaway
My Guilty Pleasures - June 28 review and giveaway
Starting Fresh - June 28 review and giveaway
Bloody Bad - June 28 review and giveaway
Must Read Faster - June 29 review and giveaway
Love Impossible - June 29 review and Q&A
Seductive Musings - June 29 review and giveaway
Review From Here - June 29 review
Books and Needlepoint - June 29 review; giveaway
Wendy's Minding Spot - review, giveaway, and Q&A
Maria's Space - review and giveaway
Carol's Notebook - June 29 review, giveaway, and possible Q&A
Horror and Fantasy Book Review - June 29 review and giveaway
Darby's Closet - review

Vanity Fair #75266

Last week I went bra shopping. This was out of extreme necessity due to the fact that my underwear are truthfully, the most neglected part of my wardrobe.
Most of my disposable income goes towards cute shoes and handbags and the occasional shiny baubles for my ears or wrists.

I generally ignore my underwear until they are raggedy and falling apart.
I wasn't brought up this way mind you.
My mother would shake her head and cluck"for shame,for shame" if she were to go through my lingerie drawer today.

Then she would place all the blame on my Yankee husband (and I would let her)
as being too "insensitive or cheap" to buy me nice unmentionables.
For you see, she dragged me at the age of 12 to Miss Debbie's Women's Apparel Shop to have me fitted for my first bras, and I endured long lectures on the importance
of proper fitting and well made underpinnings.

So it wasn't her fault. She raised me right.
It's not that I didn't care about these lessons, it's just sort of a "out of sight-out of mind" kind of thing with me.
She blamed my poor unsuspecting husband but all the time it was me.
Sorry Mama.
Sorry Yankeeman.

So last week I found myself in the lingerie department at Macy's, totally mystified.
When did all of the bras become padded?
Seriously.
Rows and rows of beautiful, perfectly sculpted boulder holders.

Now I'm no Dolly Parton, but my "girls" have never needed any help either.
Every single bra from size A to Double D had enough foam lining to stand alone.
You can't lay these flat in your drawer either unless it's deep.
They need to be on hangers.
I need more closet space.

Sigh...so here I sit wearing my lovely new padded bra.
The overall look is a nice and smooth silhouette. A definite improvement.
and I must admit-it's very comfortable.
Can't help feeling a little deceptive though.
I think I'll go buy some tight tee-shirts now. ;-)

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