Mrs. Fields, you make some fine cookies

[themadpoker]

On my way home from work I contemplated a decision! Should I go stop by Chapters/Starbucks and chill on my laptop, maybe download an episode of Skins? Or ought I go home and watch the Glee finale?

Here I am posting at Starbucks. The music they've got playing is lovely and I am feeling wonderfully content. Definitely the right decision. :) I've got plenty of time to be sad and angry and disappointed with Glee, I'd rather take the opportunity to enjoy myself online (without using my home bandwidth =D).

Lately I have been making progress in my quest to experiment with the romance genre. I'm currently reading Goddess of the Hunt which is mostly alright with the occasional moment of something I really like (for example, the heroine being all set to hate her rival in love only to discover that she's fantastic and likeable and determined to be friends). So far I've only read historicals, can any of you recommend me something contemporary? I like strong heroines, am not particularly fond of alpha male heroes (which seem to be all over the place in romances. :/ Can't some less dominant brothers feel the love?), couples who make each other laugh and if there are angsty secret pasts (which there pretty much always are) I prefer they be expressed in more low key ways (so nix on the hero who disdains all women because his mother left him, yay on him being cautious and reserved in making emotional connections). Otherwise I am not particularly picky!

EDIT: I've been meaning to ask, anyone on the flist want a dreamwidth invite code? I've got seven handy.

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[hmsharmony.livejournal.com]

You know, I just realized, almost all of the books I read are historical! The first thing I thought of recommending was Austen, and obviously THAT'S not contemporary. I just checked my list of favorite books and ALL of my romances (save my Meg Cabot ones, but I don't think that's what you're looking for XD) are historical! I'M SORRY I AN'T BE OF MORE HELP.