tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91044277744742524302024-02-19T02:53:07.155-05:00Writers Do It With WordsSharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-8059096736836390022011-10-12T10:26:00.002-04:002011-10-12T10:30:13.722-04:00Available November 28, 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgzaq4Aj114a37f6kY-IS1vUlw37xrPDSUhGv_f9HOOIZ2fAfn6y7cJHGE8YrjNGdI2VFI3OO41d7FgVdLYA_2H7FGDJYHpfOM7alElJC0CMUaao8pabeRXySbgeWwrXdwDGDObnPLTNC/s1600/HerDarkKnightFinal.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgzaq4Aj114a37f6kY-IS1vUlw37xrPDSUhGv_f9HOOIZ2fAfn6y7cJHGE8YrjNGdI2VFI3OO41d7FgVdLYA_2H7FGDJYHpfOM7alElJC0CMUaao8pabeRXySbgeWwrXdwDGDObnPLTNC/s200/HerDarkKnightFinal.jpg" alt="" 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font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Madelaine Alexander is on a mission. When her boss sends her to the hottest nightclub in town to meet with the owner, she won't be deterred, even if that means standing in line for fifty-eight minutes in torturous heels while she'd rather be home in her pj's with a bowl of popcorn.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A Knight of the Templar, Christien Chevalier was given immortality along with the responsibility of protecting the treasure of the Templars. He's been unwavering in his task for centuries until his one true love—who died seven hundred years ago—shows up in his club, demanding his attention.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: left; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Christien couldn't protect Madelaine when they first fell in love. She was married to a lord and he was simply a knight. Now, through some unknown miracle, she stands before him again and they have a second chance. But Christien fears that Madelaine is being used as a pawn in a dangerous game, a game of good versus evil that could affect all of mankind…</span></span></p> <br /></div>Own a Nook? You can <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/her-dark-knight-sharon-cullen/1105486507?ean=9781426892714&itm=10&usri=sharon%2bcullen">preorder Her Dark Knight </a>for $4.79 and it will be delivered to your Nook on release day.Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-39998870473140515752010-11-17T10:40:00.007-05:002011-10-12T10:26:39.850-04:00On Sale Now<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0); FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxYvAYy0VTCL5DXmwXjI9wxP8KgM8eJZA2Ls5RW7uyguJSZM3JdeDA5hVOIfhELvA8gHd_Pi7E8PalDPANS7_wQGSNj7efIdKDtwWlOEg5ommXet-Xo4M6a2ekFuTepvFQnXcwJqVeKVY/s1600/WhereverYouAre72LG.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 221px; HEIGHT: 262px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569453753407212066" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxYvAYy0VTCL5DXmwXjI9wxP8KgM8eJZA2Ls5RW7uyguJSZM3JdeDA5hVOIfhELvA8gHd_Pi7E8PalDPANS7_wQGSNj7efIdKDtwWlOEg5ommXet-Xo4M6a2ekFuTepvFQnXcwJqVeKVY/s200/WhereverYouAre72LG.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong></div>Morgan's life takes an unexpected turn when the stowaway aboard his burning ship isn't an enemy spy but Juliana, the woman he left behind in the twenty-first century. Unwittingly thrust into Morgan’s dangerous world, Juliana gains the attention of Morgan’s enemy--the man who had once enslaved Morgan and who will now settle for nothing less than Morgan’s return to slavery and possession of Juliana. For the one woman he’s never forgotten and a love that defies the centuries, Morgan must conquer his fears and battle his deadly enemy to keep Juliana at his side.<br /><a href="http://store.samhainpublishing.com/wherever-you-are-p-6297.html?osCsid=a4e7dda006c768ff1e81429c12b7e980">Read Excerpt</a><br /><br /><br />Buy links:<a href="http://store.samhainpublishing.com/wherever-you-are-p-6297.html?osCsid=a4e7dda006c768ff1e81429c12b7e980"> </a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wherever-You-Are-ebook/dp/B004OL2LNK/ref=sr_1_3_title_1_ke?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318429455&sr=1-3">Kindle Version</a><br /><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wherever-you-are-sharon-cullen/1030106233?ean=9781609284213&itm=1&usri=sharon%2bcullen">Nook Version</a><br />Print Version available March, 2012<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-16553502130766801892010-02-05T07:11:00.003-05:002010-04-21T13:44:05.049-04:00Available In Print<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sharoncullen.net/resources/_wsb_249x374_Obsession72LG.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 374px;" src="http://sharoncullen.net/resources/_wsb_249x374_Obsession72LG.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-18812709340827805912009-03-24T08:00:00.000-04:002009-03-24T10:53:29.625-04:00Dear BloggerDear Blogger,<br /><br />You may have noticed that I haven't been hanging around as much as I used to. This relationship, it's just not working for me anymore. Please don't be sad. It's not you. Its me. I just don't feel the love like I used to. We've grown apart, you and I.<br /><br />I'll be honest, I've always felt we've had this one sided relationship where I do all the talking and you're more the silent, stoic type and lately, well, it just hasn't been working for me. I'm sorry.<br /><br />I know this is hard, but it must be said. I've found someone else. Someone who will meet my needs. Someone who is willing to hold a two-way conversation. Actually, I've found two someone's. Their names are Facebook and Twitter.<br /><br />Lets be honest. They're more interactive than you and I have ever been and I've become tired of trying to find something to say to you that's more than 140 characters. You require dissertations, long essays, thought provoking dives into the human psyche and that's just too difficult for me to do on a continuous basis.<br /><br />We'll still be friends. I'll still be around. But I'll be spending more of my time on Facebook and Twitter where others are.<br /><br />I know you'll understand and I know eventually you'll realize this is for the best.<br /><br />Love,<br />Sharon<br /><br />PS - If you want to friend me on Facebook just look me up by Sharon Cullen. On Twitter I'm sharoncullen.Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-78147405195509956582009-03-18T08:00:00.000-04:002009-03-18T08:00:01.829-04:00Killed in the line of dutyI make no secret of the fact that I am a huge supporter of the police. They put their lives on the line daily for people who have no respect for them or the position they hold. They'll willingly sacrifice themselves for those who call them pigs and rant about "no good cops".<br /><br />To me they are heroes as they should be to everyone.<br /><br />These two heroes are among our fallen and their killers are up for parole. If you think as I do that a cop killer should never walk free. Please let the parole board know. <a href="http://www.blockparole.com/index.html">Link</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blockparole.com/mainpageimages/brownbowmanmain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 760px; height: 750px;" src="http://www.blockparole.com/mainpageimages/brownbowmanmain.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-12014939621871045662009-03-17T09:08:00.000-04:002009-03-17T09:09:30.747-04:00Happy St. Patrick's Day!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wishafriend.com/graphics/" target="new"><img src="http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg294/wafpaf/graphics/stpatricksday/stpatricksday28.gif" alt="Myspace Graphics" border="0" /></a></div>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-62945414686793849302009-03-16T14:03:00.002-04:002009-03-16T14:07:47.216-04:00My new fave<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://creoleindc.typepad.com/rantings_of_a_creole_prin/images/2008/10/31/bagels.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 121px;" src="http://creoleindc.typepad.com/rantings_of_a_creole_prin/images/2008/10/31/bagels.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Thomas's Cinnamon Swirl bagels. They're da bomb! They taste like cinnamon rolls only not as fattening. I had one for lunch and now I want another. Sigh.Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-53781029576848466462009-03-13T12:29:00.003-04:002009-03-13T12:56:03.385-04:00Please. I am begging you.In 2007 Sergeant Bryce Bezdek was struck by a pickup truck while attempting to place stop sticks in the road to end a police chase. He suffered multiple injuries and was given a 20% chance of survival by his doctors. He couldn't speak, he was paralyzed on one side.<br /><br />Not long ago, after months of hospitalization and many more months of physical therapy, Officer Bezdek walked out of the hospital, climbed into a police cruiser, and went home.<br /><br />His story is beyond miraculous. His courage and his will to live mind-boggling.<br /><br />The community rallied and sent cards and prayed for him, now he is asking something of us and I am honored to pass his request on.<br /><br />I will let him tell you in his own words:<br /><br /><pre wrap=""><blockquote>My wife made a video and uploaded it for a contest to win a vacation to<br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>Disney. It's about my crash. Originally she made the video as an<br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>introduction for a brain injury conference I'm speaking for at the end of<br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>this month, then she tweaked it a little and uploaded it for this contest.<br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>You can vote every day until Friday the 20th. Please forward this on to<br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>everyone you think of who would be willing to help out.<br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span><br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>Here's the link: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://modernmom.com/main/polls_video/2/10">http://modernmom.com/main/polls_video/2/10</a><br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span><br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>I hope things are going well for you.<br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span><br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>Thanks,<br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span><br /><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>-Bryce Bezdek</blockquote><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Please remember that these police officers put their lives on the line for you every hour of every day. They have family and friends who wait at home, hoping they return to them. Miraculously and against the odds, Bryce did. Please vote for </span>him.</span><br /></pre><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XD8uVqTkM5A&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XD8uVqTkM5A&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-68654373689224701112009-03-13T08:00:00.000-04:002009-03-13T08:00:02.212-04:00Isn't it beautiful!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9c_2gRbs_6eURyAGbASL7Q1dah3ljK6r9AsWevr9FNeZzAPcQVhT097wSJMHeJvqjOhy4bP3PMumv_QhqxR7n3uJxTkh24eRPpRLYoVS5juDzv6S1Cd2F5Yr_Y-cgeSfe9-aipZJrMJy/s1600-h/Obsession72LG.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 471px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9c_2gRbs_6eURyAGbASL7Q1dah3ljK6r9AsWevr9FNeZzAPcQVhT097wSJMHeJvqjOhy4bP3PMumv_QhqxR7n3uJxTkh24eRPpRLYoVS5juDzv6S1Cd2F5Yr_Y-cgeSfe9-aipZJrMJy/s320/Obsession72LG.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312130093200761282" border="0" /></a>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-85822630575333947992009-03-11T22:48:00.002-04:002009-03-11T22:52:19.114-04:00American Idol<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRp9X-xJyaFnOV1PVIKjw8k3_z52BmWYgznwnvpMLjcPjV-YbuYaK1ViOiKWSojysQexdqiTuwv4QuSAw5KibACJ8UZniXrfKWMwJqpb26Q-y_U1jr9NtJqqBz5QYJ4oFnjumcn83gSCjN/s1600-h/danny_gokey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 93px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRp9X-xJyaFnOV1PVIKjw8k3_z52BmWYgznwnvpMLjcPjV-YbuYaK1ViOiKWSojysQexdqiTuwv4QuSAw5KibACJ8UZniXrfKWMwJqpb26Q-y_U1jr9NtJqqBz5QYJ4oFnjumcn83gSCjN/s320/danny_gokey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312128593661987746" border="0" /></a><br />I didn't get to watch it last night so I couldn't give my picks as to who was going to be kicked off. I will say that I'm not as into this season as previous seasons. For me, they're all a little boring. But I will go out on a limb and give my prediction of the winner. I think its going to come down to Lil and Danny and I think Danny's going to win.Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-76126385084958101232009-03-09T19:35:00.002-04:002009-03-09T19:40:48.839-04:00My last nerve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.lindamoran.net/imageteens/bedroom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 140px;" src="http://www.lindamoran.net/imageteens/bedroom.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My youngest has a problem keeping her bedroom clean. I'm not unreasonable. Clean to me is stuff off the floor, maybe <span style="font-style: italic;">being able to walk into the room</span>. Clean to her is. Well. Not that.<br /><br />Last night I walked into her room. Actually I hopped in, jumping from one clean spot to the next. I stubbed my toe on a book that was lodged between her bed and her desk. It hurt. I said, "This room is getting on my last nerve."<br /></div><br />She looked up at me, her face angelic. "How many nerves do you have, Mommy?"<br /><br />Ugh!Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-19635129659736096802009-03-07T13:58:00.002-05:002009-03-07T14:01:55.540-05:00Guaranteed to make you laughI got this from <a href="http://jillshalvis.com/blog/">Jill Shalvis' blog </a>who I believe got it from <a href="http://www.dooce.com/">dooce</a>.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2BgjH_CtIA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2BgjH_CtIA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-84480612593278417372009-03-05T08:00:00.000-05:002009-03-05T08:00:01.129-05:00NOOOOOOO!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJb2AondvNSgs0hixXULHQQ-0t5Xm8YrEABwf06zYFnoN5AbLOKebDjHC3l8Bnctv2n4WxlqzhVG1CFv5SEmwnYTqsHz8ssQt-_DL7LZVbrl6RE2Mp_aT98YYhS0SfYiQJ3hf_uElWykg/s1600-h/tatiana_nicole_del_toro.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 65px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJb2AondvNSgs0hixXULHQQ-0t5Xm8YrEABwf06zYFnoN5AbLOKebDjHC3l8Bnctv2n4WxlqzhVG1CFv5SEmwnYTqsHz8ssQt-_DL7LZVbrl6RE2Mp_aT98YYhS0SfYiQJ3hf_uElWykg/s320/tatiana_nicole_del_toro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309538735996121602" border="0" /></a><br />Tell me they didn't bring back Tatiana on American Idol. Please tell me I heard that wrong. Ugh! I told my daughter that I just may have to stop watching. I can't stand her theatrics or her tantrums and would she <span style="font-style: italic;">please </span>stop getting on her knees!!! What the heck is that all about?<br /><br />Ugh. Just...ugh.Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-70237218613233836462009-03-04T08:54:00.003-05:002009-03-04T08:58:58.698-05:00My top 3 picks for this weeks American Idol<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.americanidol.com/photos/557/40305.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 148px;" src="http://media.americanidol.com/photos/557/40305.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Felicia Barton<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.americanidol.com/photos/t/553/40134_110x82.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 82px;" src="http://media.americanidol.com/photos/t/553/40134_110x82.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Ju'Not Joyner<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.americanidol.com/photos/553/40136.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 152px;" src="http://media.americanidol.com/photos/553/40136.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Kendall BeardSharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-3292328926140045052009-03-04T06:57:00.002-05:002009-03-04T07:01:48.572-05:00Happy Birthday to meeeeeee!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizn_omY3uovfg2FWCTndFCmLuSmUpqTbHKlRony5W_5jMCVYf0bcU_mdTxVH25k4etZH2nydnNFUnmrPSpgpjtUXxcIstsCsTlHGWyRahb9br0OrvoAHrVMISFqAIhTNLNf9jKJ2X_zsh1/s1600-h/happy_birthday_10.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizn_omY3uovfg2FWCTndFCmLuSmUpqTbHKlRony5W_5jMCVYf0bcU_mdTxVH25k4etZH2nydnNFUnmrPSpgpjtUXxcIstsCsTlHGWyRahb9br0OrvoAHrVMISFqAIhTNLNf9jKJ2X_zsh1/s200/happy_birthday_10.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309301074899366722" border="0" /></a><br />Today is my birthday. This is what I got.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://imall.ntu.edu.sg/pic/ipod%20nano%20purple%208gb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="http://imall.ntu.edu.sg/pic/ipod%20nano%20purple%208gb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Isn't it pretty? Last night my daughter loaded it with songs but a lot of them are her songs and I want my songs so after I log some writing time today, I'm going to play with my new toy.Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-74550805964250083812009-02-25T22:26:00.003-05:002009-02-25T22:28:44.579-05:00My top 3 for American IdolHere are my picks to make it on from Group 2:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/top_36/allison_iraheta.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 56px; height: 76px;" src="http://media.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/top_36/allison_iraheta.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/top_36/nick_mitchell.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 56px; height: 76px;" src="http://media.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/top_36/nick_mitchell.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/top_36/adam_lambert.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 56px; height: 76px;" src="http://media.americanidol.com/contestants/season_8/top_36/adam_lambert.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Allison because her voice is awesome<br />Nick because, well, he's Nick and he made me laugh<br />Adam because I agree with Simon that he's the most relevant and he's a great singerSharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-71866984892237474492009-02-20T08:00:00.000-05:002009-02-20T08:00:01.086-05:00Redemption receives an A-Madame Butterfly loved Redemption!<br /><br /><blockquote>You know how you’ve had a bad day, everything that could go wrong did and you just want to relax and slip into a world of being taken care of loved? <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Reading</st1:place></st1:city> <i style="">Redemption </i>was that world for me. It’s a beautifully written romance wrapped in a mystery that unfolds in an unhurried but highly intriguing way. Both lead characters are written so compellingly authentic that I didn’t want to let go of them when the story finished.<br /><br />Ultimately, Sharon Cullen has written an exceptionally beautiful and gratifying romance, which I wanted to keep reading about. I’m definitely going to read more of her work.</blockquote><br /><a href="http://madamebutterfly90.blogspot.com/2009/02/review-redemption-by-sharon-cullen.html">The entire review</a>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-24357070676263595292009-02-18T21:57:00.007-05:002009-02-18T22:05:42.802-05:00American Idol thoughts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTrzr0BGwmiOLETTixrqVOTmukTTmEKb2du1KIHOGNTOs7Re_w0XPk8Sy7xc4-tfmMYov1oCtjaqQvue9LvBZ5um-79mDECoOMzkHY8VAeCW2ECh-frDqbPJWJboI9MaOnEsge8knCV0d/s1600-h/tatiana_nicole_del_toro.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 56px; height: 76px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTrzr0BGwmiOLETTixrqVOTmukTTmEKb2du1KIHOGNTOs7Re_w0XPk8Sy7xc4-tfmMYov1oCtjaqQvue9LvBZ5um-79mDECoOMzkHY8VAeCW2ECh-frDqbPJWJboI9MaOnEsge8knCV0d/s200/tatiana_nicole_del_toro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304338918792870898" border="0" /></a>I can't tell you how happy I am that Tatiana got kicked off. Don't get me wrong, she had a great voice but, man, was she a diva or <span style="font-style: italic;">what</span>? She stepped on, kicked, and climbed over anyone she could to make it through Hollywood week. Unfortunately, she didn't think ahead and didn't realize that America was watching and remembering. Don't tick the viewers off. Golden rule of American Idol and she paid the price for it.<br /><br />I'm excited about the three going on. Danny <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlJgd6XkBFjannbhVS0eAWwv0rqOX9CtyRjezlgXNhz27myL5PaV8Z6GHc7JOun865nfAjl_Tv4ermOj42FKNod3cTr6VfUGg7_7aUffUwFgIbLGbheXAcjsid5zfCg6-cDzw4HMJWc_e/s1600-h/danny_gokey.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 56px; height: 76px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinlJgd6XkBFjannbhVS0eAWwv0rqOX9CtyRjezlgXNhz27myL5PaV8Z6GHc7JOun865nfAjl_Tv4ermOj42FKNod3cTr6VfUGg7_7aUffUwFgIbLGbheXAcjsid5zfCg6-cDzw4HMJWc_e/s200/danny_gokey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304338490625217106" border="0" /></a>is probably the best singer of the group, IMO. Alexis <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExDJKWtwLL85ywGY-LVhY_mIM8yeptITbSPGUE3a7GjbOgW0pakOLOrCbuGWvAeQDkTtLGcBKzqi6EURAkfSIekEpNkL8QsldjMyLy0ZIvYRVUqL9HwYFX_vpASJILneDKXwYVRt-DGzD/s1600-h/alexis_grace.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 56px; height: 76px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExDJKWtwLL85ywGY-LVhY_mIM8yeptITbSPGUE3a7GjbOgW0pakOLOrCbuGWvAeQDkTtLGcBKzqi6EURAkfSIekEpNkL8QsldjMyLy0ZIvYRVUqL9HwYFX_vpASJILneDKXwYVRt-DGzD/s200/alexis_grace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304338428691164802" border="0" /></a>nailed it last night and Michael<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcjoWDOzbGtRBbMyyb9V15P7v-k6_EHkdWx76kBQw4kSophLJd2oFWM2nCizq5uYzvcxk5_-NpiQo3A7IrRv2zHfxDtGKjz7DQiWKvxM3o9uaH7rj6WPgcaTT-epvGRY0g0rThv5mtU_M/s1600-h/michael_sarver.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 56px; height: 76px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcjoWDOzbGtRBbMyyb9V15P7v-k6_EHkdWx76kBQw4kSophLJd2oFWM2nCizq5uYzvcxk5_-NpiQo3A7IrRv2zHfxDtGKjz7DQiWKvxM3o9uaH7rj6WPgcaTT-epvGRY0g0rThv5mtU_M/s200/michael_sarver.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304338548566112722" border="0" /></a>? His story just touches my heart and while I know it takes more than wanting to give more to your family, it <span style="font-style: italic;">is </span>all about the American dream. You have to admire a guy who thinks of his wife and kids like that.Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-60397604312535889332009-02-16T08:00:00.000-05:002009-02-16T08:00:02.033-05:00A cherished giftHe could have touched her hand. That was safe. That was harmless. But he didn’t. He pushed his boundaries, blocked the panic that reared up and leaned over, touching his lips to her forehead. For a moment, he closed his eyes and just felt her smooth skin against his lips, the warmth of her body and the clean scent of the soap he used and which she now smelled of. For a moment, he enjoyed the feel of touching another human being. Of touching a woman.<br /><br />Until, inside him, the panic won and he had to pull away. But he took with him a gift. A gift he would take out and cherish when the dark winter nights in his lonesome cabin got to be too much. When he wanted to remember what could have been, instead of what was.<br /><br /><a href="http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/redemption">Taken from Redemption.</a>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-68838357098466539902009-02-15T08:00:00.000-05:002009-02-15T08:00:01.374-05:00The funny thing about HopeAn excerpt taken from Redemption:<br /><br />Hope.<br /><br />Funny thing about life was you never knew what was coming next. One day you’re boarding a plane to Peru to kick some terrorist ass, the next you’re imprisoned, tortured, near death. One day you’re saying your final goodbyes to a life that had turned on you, the next you’re caring for a woman who crashed into your yard bringing…hope.<br /><br />Yeah, funny how things could change in the blink of an eye. He bet Hope never imagined her life would irrevocably change as she walked into her father’s home for Christmas. Probably never imagined running for her life to a man who’d given up on life.<br /><br />Irony didn’t even begin to describe it.Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-27378445534418946042009-02-14T10:11:00.000-05:002009-02-14T10:11:00.511-05:00First Kiss - For Valentine's Day<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/txRpmiLqArE&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/txRpmiLqArE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-22128930002298853012009-02-13T10:09:00.000-05:002009-02-13T10:09:00.827-05:00Romantic Movie Clips - To get you in the mood for Valentine's Day<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xrjWz0g7AIA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xrjWz0g7AIA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-74712019800625507682009-02-12T22:43:00.002-05:002009-02-12T22:46:28.880-05:00Thank you Romance Junkies!<span style="font-family: georgia;">Romance Junkies awarded Redemption a 5 Ribbon review! This is what the reviewer said:</span><br /><br /><span><span class="arttext"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><blockquote>REDEMPTION is an edge of your seat; thrill a minute, romantic suspense. John and Hope work together to overcome their nightmares and find a new life with each other. Ideally suited, the characters are so well developed that by the time you finish reading this story, you feel you know them. Readers can feel the despair and panic that Hope must have felt out in the blizzard, lost in a snowstorm and five months pregnant. Brimming with intrigue, mystery, steamy, yet tender love scenes and an adventurous plot, I found it impossible to put it down until I was finished reading it. REDEMPTION is one roller coaster ride of an adventure you won’t want to miss! </blockquote></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am thrilled beyond belief! My goal has always been for my readers to connect with my characters until they feel they really know them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thank you Romance Junkies!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://romancejunkiesreviews.com/artman/publish/contemporary/Redemption.shtml#http://www.romancejunkiesreviews.com/artman/publish/">Entire review</a><br /></span></span></span>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-16702995868430550322009-02-08T14:45:00.001-05:002009-02-08T14:45:27.613-05:00These facts are mind boggling<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cL9Wu2kWwSY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cL9Wu2kWwSY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104427774474252430.post-15825387486998263632009-02-07T16:32:00.001-05:002009-02-07T16:33:44.116-05:00Vote for RedemptionJust a short reminder that the voting for Best Book of 2008 is about to close. If you think Redemption deserves the honor, vote <a href="http://www.longandshortreviews.com/LASR/BB2008.htm">here</a>.Sharon Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538101536541882031noreply@blogger.com0