Blog ~ Julianna Douglas

Glendale Chocolate Affaire 2015 Preview

January 26, 2015 12:24 PM Posted by juliannadouglas

This coming weekend, Friday and Saturday, January 30-31, 2015, I'll be signing my books in the romance authors' booth at the Glendale Chocolate Affaire. This annual event is being held a little earlier than usual this year to coincide with the Super Bowl that our neighboring city of Glendale is also hosting, so mark your calendars. Parking and admission to the event are free. It's held in Murphy Park in the heart of historic downtown Glendale, located at 58^th and Glendale Avenues. There's always lots of food (including my favorite... chocolate :-)), craft booths, shopping, live music, activities for the kids, and much, much more. This year they also have a brand new Super Bowl themed attraction called “Super Street.” The Chocolate Affaire is lots of fun for the whole family, so if you're visiting the area or live nearby, come on down and check it out.

Categories: Events

Tags: Book Signing, Glendale Chocolate Affaire

November 2014 Book of the Month & Giveaway

January 22, 2015 10:02 AM Posted by juliannadouglas

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season filled with fun and laughter. The holidays are always an insanely busy time for me, so some things inevitably end up on the back burner. That being the case, I've fallen way behind on doing my Book of the Month feature, so now I'm playing catch-up.

My favorite 5-star read in November was a sweetly emotional historical romance from a beloved author who's been around for a very long time. It's a story of two people who meet in the middle of a nasty snowstorm when his carriage accidentally causes hers to skid off the road into a snowbank. At first, their personalities clash, but spending so much time alone together makes them see the good in each other and realize just how attractive the other one is. They share an unforgettable night of passion and then go their separate ways, but neither can quite forget the other. When fate conspires to bring them back together over and over again, our intrepid hero begins to persistently press his suit, while our reluctant heroine keeps her distance, thinking there can never be a future between them because of questionable things in her past.

Categories: Book of the Month

Tags: Mary Balogh

Friday Funnies 1-9-15

January 9, 2015 01:47 PM Posted by juliannadouglas

Since Nathan Fillion was my pick for Hump Day Hunk this week, this seemed an entirely appropriate choice for my Friday Funny. The picture and quote are from one of my favorite Firefly episodes "Our Mrs. Reynolds." Hope it give you a laugh.

Categories: Friday Funnies

Tags: Firefly, Malcolm Reynolds, Nathan Fillion

Bargain Book Thursday 1-8-2015

January 8, 2015 11:27 AM Posted by juliannadouglas

To kick off the new year, here are a dozen free eBooks for your reading enjoyment.

Paranormal/Erotic Romance

Tempted By the Pack

by Anne Marsh

Amazon, B & N, Kobo,

AllRomance

Categories: Bargain Book Thursday

Tags: Free eBooks

Hump Day Hunks -- Nathan Fillion

January 7, 2015 06:36 PM Posted by juliannadouglas

I've been a fan of today's Hump Day Hunk since he played Joey Buchanan on One Life to Live. It's been years since I watched that soap, but I seem to recall the character being charming, intrepid, and incorrigible, not unlike his portrayer appears to be in real life. From there, he went on to play a number of different characters, including the evil priest, Caleb, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This brought him to the attention of the show's creator, Joss Whedon, who later cast him as the roguish and somewhat tortured space cowboy/ship's captain Malcolm Reynolds on Firefly, a role which he later reprised in the feature film, Serenity, and which earned him a cult fan following among Browncoats (fans of the show). From there, he played a variety of smaller but memorable roles such as Dr. Jim Pomatter in the indie film, Waitress, Dr. Adam Mayfair on Deperate Housewives, and Captain Hammer in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. In 2009, he landed the title role of another roguish and charming character, mystery writer Richard Castle on the crime drama, Castle, which is still currently airing new episodes.

Categories: Hump Day Hunks

Tags: Browncoats, Castle, Firefly, Nathan Fillion

Hurry - Only Two Days Left on His Heart's Desire Holiday Sale

December 30, 2014 02:48 PM Posted by juliannadouglas

The holiday sale for His Heart's Desire is almost over. There are only two days left to get the eBook for only $0.99. Log onto your favorite eBook retailer anytime, now through New Year's Day to purchase it at this low sale price. On January 2, 2015, it will go back to the regular price of $3.99.

I hope all my readers had a wonderful Christmas (if you celebrate it) filled with love, laughter, and fun times with family. May the year ahead be blessed with new beginnings and pleasant surprises!

I hope to release a new book in the coming year, make a couple of personal appearances, and get a lot of writing done. I plan to hold more contests and post other fun stuff, so stay tuned for more news from me in 2015.

Categories: News

Tags: His Heart's Desire, On Sale

Holiday Sale - His Heart's Desire Only $0.99

December 15, 2014 04:13 PM Posted by juliannadouglas

If you're looking for an inexpensive gift to give the romance lover in your life this holiday season, my contemporary romance, His Heart's Desire is on sale, now through January 1, 2015 for only $0.99 in eBook at all major eBook retailers. Pick up one or multiple copies for all the romance readers on your gift list, or just treat yourself to a little something special. For more information about the book and where to purcahse it, visit my His Heart's Desire book page.

Remember, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of every book will benefit the Best Friends Animal Society. I'll be making my year-end contribution very soon and would like to make it a generous one. Your purchase of my book will double your gift-giving power -- a book to give yourself

Categories: News

Tags: His Heart's Desire, On Sale

October 2014 Book of the Month & Giveaway

November 17, 2014 12:29 PM Posted by juliannadouglas

I only want to pass along recommendations and do giveaways for the very best of the best from my reading, so I only plan to name books to which I personally gave five stars as Book of the Month. Since I had no five star reads in September, I didn't do a giveaway for that month. Now I'm back from my little hiatus to name a new Book of the Month for October.

Categories: Book of the Month, Giveaways

Tags: Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games