#ChickLitMay Book Boyfriend Blog Hop - ARLEN BLACK

Chick Lit Book Boyfriend 2017 candidate:

ARLEN BLACK

the hero of Queen of the Universe by Geralyn Corcillo

From the "I'm Trying to Stay Sane" journal of Arlen Black

Why does he need to stay sane, you ask?

From Arlen's journal: Ray said I should do this, keep a journal. That it helps take off the pressure. The show, the media, my crazy-as-a-duck co-star. But the thing is, nothing about playing this part stresses me out. Are you kidding? After everything I've lost ... the kids ...  saying a few lines on camera isn't about to faze me.

Lola is the one driving me nuts, plain and simple. I said I'd be on her show - and I don't regret it. She all but tricked me into it, but to say no would have been to crush her dreams. And I couldn't do it. I WOULDN'T. I wasn't about to let someone else feel  that kind of screeching pain - not when I could stop it. 

So no, I don't regret it. But why did she let me get so close to her?

And why did she get so close to me? She says she thought it was all her and she had no idea I was feeling the attraction, too. Seriously? After that kiss on the very first day ... and on her patio? Man, it's a good thing I walked out - well, stormed out - when I did.

But I came back. Just to do the show. Nothing else. Because now I know that Lola is a liar and a manipulator and ... God, why can't I stop thinking about her? And why does it keep happening? Every time I'm near her, she makes me feel ... God! Even knowing what I know about her - even after everything I lost ... Damn it!

She makes me feel alive again.

To vote for ARLEN BLACK for Chick Lit Book Boyfriend 2017, email Tracie at traciebanister@gmail.com and say ARLEN BLACK.

AND you could win a Kindle Paperwhite and 30 Chick Lit ebooks! Here's how: to enter the drawing for one grand prize winner, collect the names of all 30 Book Boyfriend candidates and send them in a separate email to Tracie. Entries for the hop will be accepted from Monday, May 15 until Sunday, May 21, 2017 at midnight EDT. A winner will be chosen on Monday, May 22. This Grand Prize giveaway is open internationally. Books are from authors taking part in the hop.

And to hop to all the other Book Boyfriend Blogs to meet those candidates ...

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When she was a kid in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Geralyn Vivian Ruane Corcillo dreamed of one day becoming the superhero Dyna Girl. So she did her best and grew up to constantly pick up litter and rescue animals. She lives in a drafty old house in Hollywood with her TV writer husband Ron, a guy who's even cooler than Kip Dynamite. Corcillo LOVES connecting with readers, so feel free to get in touch with her on facebook, twittter and her website.  And sign up for her RomCom Alerts emails to get exclusive content, deals, contests, & more!

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Chick Lit Valentine's Blog Hop!

5 Ways My RomCom Heroine Lisa Flyte

is like the Disney Princess Belle

From Beauty and the Beast

99 cents on Amazon

                                                  

(Yes, I actually have an entire set of matryoshkas, or Russian nesting dolls, from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.)

                                                                                                                  

5. Though both Belle and Lisa each meets and falls for the hero in the story, the goal of neither woman is to find a man. Each meets her guy on the course of another adventure. Belle must find her father, and Lisa must find her backbone. Neither is waiting for her prince to come...

4. Both Belle and Lisa are needed by their heroes for very specific reasons. The Beast never expects Belle to come wandering into the castle, but when she does, he realizes that she might be just the person to break the curse. Jack is knocked for a loop when Lisa chases him up a mountain, but once she barges into his life, he realizes that she's perfect as the undercover test-dummy for his new line of idiot-proof adventure gear.


3. Each woman, Belle and Lisa, marches to her own bongo beat and is, therefore, a bit out of step with everyone else. All the townspeople think Belle, though pretty, is a bit strange with her goofy father and her nose always in a book.  And Lisa? Well, many reader reviews—and very good ones, to boot—mention that Lisa takes quirky to whole new level. The words "totally insane" may have come up a time or two. But hey, Lisa and her book have 68 reviews on Amazon with an average of 4.5, so I guess more people than just Billy Joel can "...enjoy some madness for a while."

2. Both Belle and Lisa befriend a motley gang of zany die-hard companions who stand tough when the going gets rough.

 Belle is taken care of by all the animated furniture, cutlery, and bric-a-brac in the enchanted castle. Lisa befriends her wacky neighbors, a bunch of stray animals, and the gang at the rec center where she works.

1. In the end, it is the heroine who saves the hero. Belle finally breaks the curse of The Beast. Lisa...well, I'm not going to give that one away. Mmmrrh...

Things that make me go Mmmmmmmm!

Open to US residents only. To enter to win this amazing Congratulations Sprite 24 Gift Box from Fairytale Brownies you must answer my question in comments and you must also leave your email address with your answer so we know how to contact you if you win! Question: If you could have matryoshkas depicting the characters from any story, which story would you choose & who would be the biggest outermost doll & who would be the tiniest innermost doll? Enter to win by answering in Comments below! You can enter to win the brownies up to 17 times - once at each stop along the Blog Hop! 
A winner will be announced on Tuesday, February 17.

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! 

Keep on hoppin' to all the stops in

The Fairy Tale Fun Hop!

Check out the Blogs of these Amazing Chick Lit Authors for 17 more chances to enter to win the brownies!

Babin, Sheryl http://sebabin.blogspot.com/

Biel, Kathryn http://kathrynbiel.blogspot.com/

Brown, Brea http://www.breabrown.com/thereluctantblogger/2015/2/10/nurse-nates-princess-persona.html

Corcillo, Geralyn http://thingsthatmakemegommmrrh.blogspot.com

Eddy, Patricia http://www.pdeddy.com/blog

Emerson, Erin (Hosted by Hello Precious Bliss.) http://hellopreciousbliss.com/?p=2743

Farrell, Jamie http://wp.me/p3Beox-Wb

Grossman, Hilary http://www.feelingbeachie.com/?p=5434

Hamm, Rachel Lynn http://www.rachelhamm.wordpress.com

Henning, Gina http://www.ginahenning.com/blog/

Kennedy, Celia http://www.womanreinventsself.blogspot.com

Krimmer, Tracy http://www.tracykrimmer.com/2015/02/09/fairytale/

Monson, Becky http://www.beckymonson.com/#!blog/c1vi7

Munroe, Theresa http://tamunroe.com/2015/02/02/fairy-tale-fun-blog-hop/

Rinella, Diane http://dianerinellaauthor.com/fairy-tale-fun-blog-hop/

Williams, Samantha K. http://skwills.com/blog/

Happy Valentine's Day!

What a treat! My

Award-Winning romantic comedy is featured today on Choosy Bookworm. Sweeeet!

Romantic Comedy Sale and Moist Turkey Tip for the Holidays!

Can daring adventures with a 
cynical adrenaline junkie help a daydreaming city girl find the courage to live life out loud?

My Award Winning 
Romantic Comedy
99 cents December 27!

Available Now on Amazon
Kindle and Paperback

Cover Illustrator & Designer

Sue Traynor

And now...

the hero and heroine of 

Miss Adventure, Jack and Lisa,

step out of the novel to discuss how to guarantee a 

Moist Turkey for the Holidays!

“I can't believe you actually cooked for your family on Thanksgiving!” Lisa squeals. “You are seriously the bravest person I know. Jumping out of planes is nothing compared to this!”

Jack laughs. “Lisa, it wasn't a big deal.”

“WHAT?!” Lisa demands. “Of course it's a big deal! Do you realize that if the turkey had come out DRY everyone in your family would be talking about it for the next FORTY YEARS? 'Oh, no. We have to go to great-great grandpa Jack's? Isn't he the one who made the dry turkey that one time?'”

“Lisa, I've cooked a turkey before. I just always cook it upside down. That way it never comes out dry. All the juices from the dark meat seep down into the white meat, and the whole thing comes out moist and succulent and delicious.” He kisses her on the nose. “Thus I am saved from family banishment.”

Lisa pushes him back, holding him at arm's length. “Wait. What? What do you mean you cook it upside down?”

Jack shrugs. “Just cook a turkey like you normally would, but put the turkey in the roasting pan breast side down. The whole thing cooks up so moist that when it's done, the leg bones just slide right out.”

“So...no drumsticks?”

“Right,” Jack confirms. “No drumsticks, because the meat is so moist they just fall apart.”

“Okay...” Lisa says, trying to wrap her head around the idea. “But if you cook it upside down then there's also no golden turkey glistening on the platter just waiting to be carved.”

“True,” Jack concedes. “If marching into the dining room carrying an amazing looking turkey on a platter is paramount to you, you will be disappointed. But, if you are up for carving the turkey in the kitchen and marching out with a platter of delectable turkey meat, then cook the bird upside down.”

Suddenly Lisa's eyes widen. “Oh no! What about the crisp, delicious turkey skin?”

“Relax,” Jack says, reaching out to touch a wayward lock of her hair. “It's still there, just not as much of the crispy stuff.”

Lisa eyes him suspiciously. “What about stuffing?”

“You can totally stuff the turkey. Hold the bird straight up as you stuff it. When you lay it in the pan breast side down, some stuffing will tumble out, which will turn out to be the crunchier stuffing. Or, you can use the skin flaps and tie it off or sew it up so some of the stuffing doesn't dribble out. Either way, when the turkey is done cooking, the stuffing in the bird will be there, also moist and delicious.”

Lisa shakes her head. “It can't be that easy to guarantee a moist turkey every time. You just cook it upside down? It can't be that easy.”

Jack smiles. “Most things are a lot easier when you stop worrying what your family will think of you and just look at things from a different perspective. In this case, upside down.”

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

I Welcome All Comments & Questions!

Cover Reveal and Tip for Moist Turkey!

 

My Award Winning 
Romantic Comedy
Relaunched!

Available Now on Amazon

NEW COVER

NEW TITLE

NEW AUTHOR NAME 

Cover Illustrator & Designer

Sue Traynor

Same book...different look

                                     
                                                                                                                   


                                                                                                                     Miss Adventure used to be...

And now...

the hero and heroine of 

Miss Adventure, Jack and Lisa,

step out of the novel to discuss how to guarantee a 

Moist Turkey on Thanksgiving!

“I can't believe you actually cooked for your family on Thanksgiving!” Lisa squeals. “You are seriously the bravest person I know. Jumping out of planes is nothing compared to this!”

Jack laughs. “Lisa, it wasn't a big deal.”

“WHAT?!” Lisa demands. “Of course it's a big deal! Do you realize that if the turkey had come out DRY everyone in your family would be talking about it for the next FORTY YEARS? 'Oh, no. We have to go to great-great grandpa Jack's? Isn't he the one who made the dry turkey that one time?'”

“Lisa, I've cooked a turkey before. I just always cook it upside down. That way it never comes out dry. All the juices from the dark meat seep down into the white meat, and the whole thing comes out moist and succulent and delicious.” He kisses her on the nose. “Thus I am saved from family banishment.”

Lisa pushes him back, holding him at arm's length. “Wait. What? What do you mean you cook it upside down?”

Jack shrugs. “Just cook a turkey like you normally would, but put the turkey in the roasting pan breast side down. The whole thing cooks up so moist that when it's done, the leg bones just slide right out.”

“So...no drumsticks?”

“Right,” Jack confirms. “No drumsticks, because the meat is so moist they just fall apart.”

“Okay...” Lisa says, trying to wrap her head around the idea. “But if you cook it upside down then there's also no golden turkey glistening on the platter just waiting to be carved.”

“True,” Jack concedes. “If marching into the dining room carrying an amazing looking turkey on a platter is paramount to you, you will be disappointed. But, if you are up for carving the turkey in the kitchen and marching out with a platter of delectable turkey meat, then cook the bird upside down.”

Suddenly Lisa's eyes widen. “Oh no! What about the crisp, delicious turkey skin?”

“Relax,” Jack says, reaching out to touch a wayward lock of her hair. “It's still there, just not as much of the crispy stuff.”

Lisa eyes him suspiciously. “What about stuffing?”

“You can totally stuff the turkey. Hold the bird straight up as you stuff it. When you lay it in the pan breast side down, some stuffing will tumble out, which will turn out to be the crunchier stuffing. Or, you can use the skin flaps and tie it off or sew it up so some of the stuffing doesn't dribble out. Either way, when the turkey is done cooking, the stuffing in the bird will be there, also moist and delicious.”

Lisa shakes her head. “It can't be that easy to guarantee a moist turkey every time. You just cook it upside down? It can't be that easy.”

Jack smiles. “Most things are a lot easier when you stop worrying what your family will think of you and just look at things from a different perspective. In this case, upside down.”

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

I Welcome All Comments & Questions!

Cover Reveal & Anti-Dry Turkey Tip!

My Award Winning Romantic Comedy 

Republished on Dec. 2

NEW COVER

NEW TITLE

NEW AUTHOR NAME 

Cover Illustrator & Designer

Sue Traynor

Same book...different look

                                       

                                                                                                                 Miss Adventure was formerly...

And now...

the hero and heroine of 

Miss Adventure, Jack and Lisa,

step out of the novel to discuss how one can guarantee a 

Succulently Moist Turkey

on Thanksgiving!

“I can't believe you actually cooked for your family on Thanksgiving!” Lisa squeals. “You are seriously the bravest person I know. Jumping out of planes is nothing compared to this!”

Jack laughs. “Lisa, it wasn't a big deal.”

“WHAT?!” Lisa demands. “Of course it's a big deal! Do you realize that if the turkey had come out DRY everyone in your family would be talking about it for the next FORTY YEARS? 'Oh, no. We have to go to great-great grandpa Jack's? Isn't he the one who made the dry turkey that one time?'”

“Lisa, I've cooked a turkey before. I just always cook it upside down. That way it never comes out dry. All the juices from the dark meat seep down into the white meat, and the whole thing comes out moist and succulent and delicious.” He kisses her on the nose. “Thus I am saved from family banishment.”

Lisa pushes him back, holding him at arm's length. “Wait. What? What do you mean you cook it upside down?”

Jack shrugs. “Just cook a turkey like you normally would, but put the turkey in the roasting pan breast side down. The whole thing cooks up so moist that when it's done, the leg bones just slide right out.”

“So...no drumsticks?”

“Right,” Jack confirms. “No drumsticks, because the meat is so moist they just fall apart.”

“Okay...” Lisa says, trying to wrap her head around the idea. “But if you cook it upside down then there's also no golden turkey glistening on the platter just waiting to be carved.”

“True,” Jack concedes. “If marching into the dining room carrying an amazing looking turkey on a platter is paramount to you, you will be disappointed. But, if you are up for carving the turkey in the kitchen and marching out with a platter of delectable turkey meat, then cook the bird upside down.”

Suddenly Lisa's eyes widen. “Oh no! What about the crisp, delicious turkey skin?”

“Relax,” Jack says, reaching out to touch a wayward lock of her hair. “It's still there, just not as much of the crispy stuff.”

Lisa eyes him suspiciously. “What about stuffing?”

“You can totally stuff the turkey. Hold the bird straight up as you stuff it. When you lay it in the pan breast side down, some stuffing will tumble out, which will turn out to be the crunchier stuffing. Or, you can use the skin flaps and tie it off or sew it up so some of the stuffing doesn't dribble out. Either way, when the turkey is done cooking, the stuffing in the bird will be there, also moist and delicious.”

Lisa shakes her head. “It can't be that easy to guarantee a moist turkey every time. You just cook it upside down? It can't be that easy.”

Jack smiles. “Most things are a lot easier when you stop worrying what your family will think of you and just look at things from a different perspective. In this case, upside down.”

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

I Welcome All Comments & Questions!

Cosmopolitan Chick Lit Box Set - 99 cents!

My debut novel is now part of an International Box Set of Three Romantic Comedies!

Have Chick Lit, Will Travel

Fancy getting away from it all this summer? The chick lit tour bus is about to depart! Calling at:

* Los Angeles, USA, to stumble into some outdoor adventures in She Likes It Tough by Geralyn Corcillo

* Sydney, Australia for a harbour tour and a trip to the beach in Mr. Right and Other Mongrels by Monique McDonell

* London, England to enjoy Pimms, strawberries and cream and, of course, tennis in After Wimbledon by Jennifer Gilby Roberts.

Of course, it's not all about the scenery! There's plenty of time for falling in love, tackling some big challenges and finding the courage to go after what you want. Our three tour guides are pretty tough women - even if they don't know it themselves. So come enjoy the ride while they deal with mothers, media, and men in this international chick lit boxed set.