My name is Mary Ellen Dennis and I’m addicted to writing books. Reading them, too. Writing and reading and true love and chocolate—life doesn’t get much better than that. Well, maybe watching Lili with Leslie Caron, while munching crème donuts. The movie’s locale is a traveling circus, but Lili is not the reason I chose [CONTINUE READING]
Dracula. A name of horror, depravity and the darkest sensuality. Yet the real Dracula was just as alluring, just as terrifying, his tale not one of a monster but of a man… and a contradiction. His tale is told by those who knew him best. The only woman he ever loved…and whom he had to [CONTINUE READING]
I’ve always enjoyed the Q&A that follows a talk or a panel on a book I’ve written. Readers (or non-readers who are just curious about writers) always want to know about the autobiographical element. I’ve never been shy. “Any writer who denies that a part of her life is in her work is a liar,” [CONTINUE READING]
To celebrate the Royal Wedding, Sourcebooks and The British Babes Book Brigade are giving away lots of books & royal wedding mementos! Visit The British Babes Book Brigade Fan page each day for a change to win… The 1st place winner will get a William & Kate wedding memento (it is top secret for now [CONTINUE READING]
The Book Faery Reviews is three years old this month! Woohoo! Boy has time flown by and it’s been LOTS of FUN! Below is a slide show of previous guest authors at The Book Faery Reviews: To celebrate our time blogging, we’re opening up the book vault and giving away THREE different packages! THREE readers [CONTINUE READING]
Sourcebooks has just found a galley of the novel Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower (releases March 8th) and I was quick enough to snag one for a special giveaway. They asked us to be “creative” with this particular book giveaway so I’ve decided that since I LOVE their book covers, I’d [CONTINUE READING]
I love to get “new” things to add to my collections; books, movies, music, and games. And I love it even more when I can get these things at a good deal. My favorite way is utilizing our local stores who offer used items and often I can find some in nearly new looking condition [CONTINUE READING]
