Okay. Sort of off topic, but...what is going on with her complexion? That weird sort of bumpy orange texture. Is that the result of a spray tan gone wrong topped off with a few layers of bronzer? My God.

For historical romance, I second Courtney Milan, though her characters can sometimes be too anachronistic for me. For Victorian romance, I also love Mimi Matthews’ new novels, which read like Jane Eyre. And for Regency romance with a little magic, I’ve really been enjoying reading Emily Larkin’s godmother series…

I just wanted to comment to say that being alone does not have to mean that you’re lonely. I spent a lot of my twenties dating and/or being infatuated or in crummy relationships with assholes. By the time I entered my thirties I decided that I actually enjoyed being alone more than I did being with a guy. I come from…

I’ve watched RHOBH since it first came on, but the premiere episode this season left me cold. I couldn’t even finish it. What was once escapism for me, now feels utterly tone deaf. I’m sure it has to do with Trumpism and the state of our country, but whatever the reason, the lack of diversity, the conspicuous…

I have no confidence in the LA DA’s office. I know one of the DA’s there. We used to work together. He is a misogynistic slime who regularly made comments about women’s bodies and sex acts. The thought of him being involved in this case in any way makes me sick to my stomach.

GROAN. This reminds me of that clip of Tucker Carlson interviewing Lauren Duca about her views on Trump. To discredit her, he pointed out that one of her previous articles had been about the fashion for thigh-high boots. WTF? What is it with men who think that women aren’t multi-dimensional? Cameron thinks that in…

I found my last two by reading reviews outside of Goodreads, like at The Romance Reviews and Romantic Historical Reviews. I skim them looking for new historicals that sound like they’d suit me.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who uses romance novels to escape from 2017 post-election misery. In the last two days alone I’ve read two historical shorties: The Lost Letter by Mimi Matthews and A Taste of Honey by Rose Lerner. Both were a fantastic escape from what has been a very stressful and depressing year. If I…

Rinna was exasperating, as always, but for me, somehow, P. K.’s creepiness still manages to overshadow all the other RHOBH bullshit. He was shirtless this episode. And unkind to Erika. Again. I get that he’s trying to be relevant, but My Gawd.

Grabyourwallet.com says that Neiman Marcus still carries Ivanka’s brand, but if you go to the Neiman’s website she is no longer listed along with their other designers and, when you put her name in the site search engine, it says: “We weren’t able to find any results.” I hope that means Neiman Marcus is dumping her as…

His latest tweet is even better:

This all just sickens me. And then, today, I see Trump tweeting about how his ratings on the Apprentice were much higher than “Hillary supporter” Arnold Schwarzenegger. WTF? It is like we’re living in some horrific alternate reality that is equal parts Idiocracy and the upside down from Stranger things. Most days I…

This episode has only confirmed my original opinion that Dorit and PK are cut from the same cloth as Taylor/Russell and other infamous grifter couples from the RH franchise. Who the heck talks about being born “middle to upper class”? Or about coming from a long line of women who “serve”? The names of her progeny…

Does anyone else get a Russell and Taylor Armstrong vibe from Dorit and P.K.?? They strike me as a couple of grifters on the make. This seems to be the Achilles heel of the Real Housewives enterprise. Unless they knowingly hire these sorts of people because the eventual unmasking/shaming of couples like the Guidices,…

“And when you’re a star they let you do it,” Trump says. “You can do anything.”

What’s wrong with Walnut Creek?

I wonder if any of these people selling this vile stuff will look back on their actions one day with horror. I mean, this kind of vitriolic reaction to the first female major party nominee for president is pretty awful. Between the mob-like chants of “lock her up” and the t-shirts talking about her sucking, but not…

Am I the only one bothered by the fact that Melania is not held accountable at all? It isn’t that I want her publicly flogged, but as a woman, it infuriates me that everyone on the news is bending over backward to say that “we all understand it was not Melania’s fault” and “she is the victim here.” WTF? Is she not a…

It can be incredibly overwhelming. I am not at all surprised when women—or men—react to an assault like a deer in the headlights.

I agree completely. It’s so frustrating when people speak as if there is a single “approved” female response to being groped or assaulted. Yet another reason women are reluctant to report these types of things.