A late celebration and the A-Z Reading Challenge continues...

I can't believe that even with a countdown ticker on my blog page for the past few weeks I completely missed my Blogiversary. Yesterday my little blog turned two. I hope it'll be the Terrific Twos and not the Terrible Twos. I've had a wonderful time interacting with all of you guys and I hope the fun times continue for many years to come. Thanks for taking the time to visit me here. I appreciate and value your friendship very much.

Since Tam was mentioning stats the other day I decided to check mine out. Curious and nosy... that's me. :)

Pageviews all time history ~ 44,761
Not surprisingly the top three countries my visitors come from are:
United States ~ 22,652
Canada ~ 2,284
United Kingdom ~ 1,583
My most popular post...
Mature and sexy... for you, EH
Feb 5, 2010, 34 comments ~ 4,661 Pageviews
Teaser Tuesdays... Unexpected Guest
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My keyword search wasn't all that exciting. The most popular were...
dino hillas ~ 197 click here for a NSFW pic of this super sexy 51 year old hunk
farhad z ~ 24 click here for pics and an interview by Sarah @ Rain on the Roof
guys having sex ~ 17 sorry, no links for this one... you'll have to use your imagination on this one


On to book stuff now~~~

Here's the third installment of my A-Z Reading Challenge. I'm reading the letter W now so I'm almost finished. I think next I'll do the challenge but with author names instead of titles. And if I have to skip a letter I'm fine with it since I will be able to do the complete alphabet this time around thanks to the book recs I received from Chris!



Neon Yellow: Obsessive Adhesives by Andy Slayde & Ali Wilde
Get it @ Torquere Books
Contemporary/Novella

4 stars
Jason and Spencer are total opposites. Jason's a bit of a playboy while Spencer is a number's geek, and a virgin. After months of working together however Jason finally begins to "see" Spencer. Once his eyes are opened feelings begin to develop between them but with a stalker after Spencer will there be time to explore the possibilities those feelings bring? I really enjoyed this well-written story. Both Jason and Spencer are nice, likable guys and it was fun to see some of the characters from Sandalwood and a Potato and Mist Gray as well. The stories are connected by the characters but aren't really a series therefor it's not necessary to read them all although I recommend them. I enjoyed that Jason and Spencer didn't end up in bed right away instead their relationship develops slowly and I think, more naturally. The stalker plotline is the weakest point of the story but not enough to take away from my enjoyment of this sweet romance. Overall another entertaining story from Andy and Ali.

Outcast Mine by Jamie Craig
Get it @ Carina Press
Sci-fi/Novel

5 stars
While sci-fi may not be my preferred genre this book really impressed me. The setting, characters and storyline were all very well done and I was engaged, and entertained, throughout. Aleron, a human thief sent to a prison planet and Jasak, the head Athaki prison guard are both interesting characters and I enjoyed the slow progression of their relationship, definitely no insta-love in this story. There's action and intrigue throughout and the dark tone and the world building all combined to make this a story I couldn't put down and didn't want to end. I'd love to read more about these characters as they explore their love, and freedom, away from the prison planet.

Prey Time by Sue Brown
Get it @ Torquere Books
Menage (m/m/m)/Short Story

4 stars
Jeff is out looking for a good time when he spots a couple of guys that interest him. He's all set to play with, and Top, the guys but soon discovers that the smaller man with the blue eyes is definitely the one in charge. Going with the flow earns him a night of hot, sweaty, raunchy sex and at the end everyone's very satisfied. There's a unexpected little twist at the end of this entertaining and super hot quick read which added a bit more depth to the story.

Quinn's Hart by Cassandra Gold
Get it @ Amber Allure
Contemporary/Novella

3.5 stars
I enjoyed this sweet 'opposites attract' story. Quinn is shy, a really tall and large guy whose not had a lot of luck in the romance department while Josh is fun-loving and gregarious. Set against the background of Disney this was an entertaining story. The slowly developing romance between these two nice, likable guys worked well and the only thing I didn't like was when it ended. I would have liked to have seen them back home as a couple.


I've only got three more books to read to finish my challenge but nine to review. Overall this challenge worked really well for me. For the most part the books I read were already on my TBR so it helped, even if only a tiny bit, to reduce my TBR pile and since I knew it was alphabetical it made it easy to know which books to read. Fun, easy and for the most part stress-free... success!

This video is the first one I posted on my blog. It was actually a couple of months after I started but it's a beautiful song and the ending is oh so romantic. I hope you enjoy it!

And what would a celebration be without yummy cookies?

Wow, this turned out to be a very long post. Sorry about that! Happy Monday and I hope you all have a super fantastic week.