When I first saw coming attractions for this show, I thought, hell no! But then I caught a few minutes and realized it really wasn’t that bad. Then I watched a whole episode and lo and behold, it’s actually pretty good. It’s not any different from any other reality let’s-find-the-love-of-my-life-in-a-few-months-on-national-television show, but it’s not as cheesy or gross as some of the others, like Flavor Flave and Real Chance. Ewww!

What I really like is:

1. His mother isn’t annoying like she was on those other shows she visited; I Love NY
2. His father actually has a backbone and  isn’t dominated by his wife, as it appeared on those other shows
3. Their house is rather large, so when you hear Frank is living in the basement, it’s not like the basements in smaller homes
4. Frank is nice to look at , and
5. The girls have :love:  that typical NY look, lol, love this one

All-in-all, not a bad show if you need to pass some time and enjoy watching girls crumble.

(You must be of legal age in your country to read this book. This review is rated for mature audiences, just like the rest of my blog. )

Do you believe?

In the power of love, in guardian angels?

I do, but Aubrey Mathison, from Crystal Jordan’s book, If You Believe, may need some convincing. Lucky for her, police Chief, Price Delacroix is an excellent teacher.

This gem of a story has several things I love. Food and coffee (okay, just a little but enough to wet my appetite), an adorable coffee shop name (Bean There, Done That), a sexy cop (I really could start and stop with this one) and a feisty heroine. Oh, let’s not forget the not-so-run-of-the-mill guardian angel. I mean without him she…, he…, well I can’t tell you; you’ll just have to read it for yourself.

But I can say this book is not only well-written but sexy, hot and full of action. Ms. Jordan combined wit and humor with intense passion and spun a tale full of heart. This is book 1 in the Unbelievable series, published by Samhain Publishing. Book 2, Believe in Me, releases on February 16, and I’ll be the first in line to buy it. Eighteen very long days. *sigh*

Rhonda Stapleton, author of Stupid Cupid, a YA romantic comedy, is Romance Divas’ Author of the Month for January, and she’s hosting a workshop.

It’s sure to be informative and downright funny. You should check it out.

Then again, what day hasn’t it sucked on some level for the past decade or so?

I’ve been watching this show since I was in seventh grade and Annie Logan was an adult nurse who was also a virgin. Being only 11-12 and no way near sexually active, this was an awesome storyline to me. But what’s happened? The writers today not only don’t care about their older characters and core families, but they portray every woman as a screaming wench, the MOB runs the damn show (isn’t it supposed to be ‘love in the afternoon’?) and they ruin characters all in the name of story.

Today Lulu (whom is not a favorite) the saint, because you know she never slept with someone else’s guy, she didn’t murder a man and she isn’t keeping the Dante-is-a-cop a secret, called out Liz for sleeping with Nik (which, okay, she has every right to be upset) IN the middle of the hospital around a lot of people. She couldn’t have done it in private. This is about more than what Liz did; it involves her entire family. No class whatsoever!

And Carly has the audacity (or does that belong to Sam for saying she’d be fine with Jason taking his son?) to rant and rave about Liz’s choice of who she sleeps with and demand Jason take custody of Jake. Um, unless she was having sex in front of her kids, what does it matter? They’re all acting as if Liz can’t raise her kids as a single parent and she can ONLY do it with Lucky by her side. What’s up with that? Who writes this crap and why do they insist on dragging down Liz’s character? Or all the women.

They don’t write this way for the men. Oh and poor Lucky. (That’s sarcasm, BTW.) He’s a pansy-ass little girl, and bringing back Jonathan Jackson doesn’t change that. In fact it’s worse since Greg Vaughn was a lot hotter.

May the soap Gods save us from terrible writing and give us stories with strong, independent woman who find, struggle and lose love and KILL all the mob characters. Take the mob out of Port Charles.