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Colleen Coble writes romantic suspense with a strong atmospheric element. A lovable animal of some kind--usually a dog--always populates her novels. She can be bribed with DeBrand mocha truffles.
Denise Hunter writes women's fiction and love stories with a strong emotional element. Her husband says he provides her with all her romantic material, but Denise insists a good imagination helps too.
Diann Hunt writes romantic comedy and humorous women's fiction. She has been happily married forever, loves her family, chocolate, her friends, chocolate, her dog, and well, chocolate.
Cheryl Hodde writes romantic medical suspense under the pen name of Hannah Alexander, using all the input she can get from her husband, Mel, for the medical expertise. For fun she hikes and reads. Out of guilt, she rescues discarded cats. She and Mel are presently taking orders from four pampered strays.
23 Comments:
I like it. It's for those people who don't want to make it in the morning. It will get them out of us soy mocha folks way, and that's a good thing. If you want stinkin COFFEE stay home! If you want espresso, the line has just cleared. Except not here. Does NO ONE make their own coffee in Silicon Valley? Sheesh, you can change the world with technology, but you can't push a button on your Cuisinart?
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I so wish I liked to drink coffee, it smells soooo good. Working at one of my first jobs as a legal secretary, it was my job to make the coffee. Not liking coffee, I didn't know how it should taste, so no easy task.
They tolerated my efforts until one fine day, I was adding the sugar and picked up the salt by mistake. I never had to make coffee again!
Cheri
Colleen, you're definitely caffeinated. Reading your books keeps me up late at night. One thing I need in my coffee, though, is pure cream. Not half and half. pure cream. Oh, my. It sets off the flavor of the coffee (yes, Kris, plain old coffee) and smoothes it out. No sugar, no flavor, just creamy delight with lots of heft.
I agree with you. No lite editing for me. I want the full treatment. Dig deeply into the book as you dig deeply into life and live it to its fullest.
How is pouring hot water over instant any faster than simply pouring brewed coffee into a cup for the folks who are only drinking straight coffee, K? Those people just need to stay home and make it in their Cuisinart, like you said! :) My brother in law just got a Cuisinart and loves it. My job there is done. LOL
How funny -- I'm sipping my sample "instant Starbucks" as I type. I was trying to figure out why I don't like it, although it's technically good.
You put your finger on the problem: "instant Starbucks" is an oxymoron. I don't just want a quick drink; that's the "best part of waking up with Folgers in my cup."
I want the full experience. For me, this includes the full phrase "tall, EXTRA whipped cream mocha, extra hot, please" and a real live person to whom I can say, "Thank you!" as I am served.
It's all about the experience, isn't it, Cheri? That's what good service is all about too. I shudder at the thought of instant coffee. Now Di might like it. I think she was dropped on her head as a child.
It is all about the experience...unless you're traveling to somewhere that doesn't have coffee...like camping, or on a missions trip like I'll be doing in 3 weeks. I HATE instant coffee, so I'm looking forward to having one that will hopefully taste good enough to drink and still be strong enough to keep the coffee headache away in the morning.
That's the only good thing about it... ;) And I can even take one of your books along on my trip too! :D No short-changing there. Ever.
I'm worse. 0=) I prefer local, family-run businesses to Starbucks.
I do too, Kaci. But they are very hit and miss. When I'm traveling, I'm sure of the experience with Starbuck's so that's where I go unless I know for sure the coffee is good in the family owned one. I've had some bad experiences at places like that, unfortunately. but when they get it right, they blow Starbuck's out of the water.
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True, true, Colleen.
I just finished reading Lonestar Secrets and didn't need any caffeine to keep me turning pages! I didn't see the twist coming at the end! Great book.
I can get instant at a hotel. *gag, cough, ralph*
If I go to Buckies (that's what we call it here in WI) for coffee give me full throttle espresso with soy and hazelnut and ... you get the point.
... and I'm sorely lacking lately ... only 3 1/2 more months!!! Chloe can have some in her ba-ba too! :) see, i'll be a good mommy ;)
I don't want to short-change my readers with my reviews. Which means, no matter how busy I get or how time-crunched I am, I read the WHOLE book before giving my humble opinion.
They are going to pop up with at least $15.00--they deserve to know if I think it is worth the money:-)
I'm not a coffee drinker but I actually had 5 iced or hot mochas from McDonalds on my drive up to my mom's in Knoxville AND back! Kept me awake!
Yeah, instant, blech!
Rachel
Yeah, yeah, yeah, so you think I was dropped on my head just because I can drink instant coffee. Whatever. But the truth is if you add chocolate and whipped cream even vinegar would be good--well, okay, maybe not.
I cannot believe they would actuallly offer instant coffee, no respectable coffee drinker would ever think about about drinking instant, eww...
One of my pet peeves is when Avon discontinues one of my favorite products and they seem to do it a lot...grrrrrrr
Okay. Haven't tried it. My Starbucks usually comes from the bags of coffee I buy at the grocery store. I like mine a dark roast. Either Italian or French. The smell gets me almost more than anything. I can walk by and get a terrific coffee high. It's a wonderful thing.
BUT. I've heard, from a LOT of people, that they cannot taste the difference between the regular Starbucks and the new offering. SO. You go to your Starbucks, whisper your order for the money-saving cup, and sit down to EXPERIENCE the EXPERIENCE, the same as before, but just not a expensive.
Save money. Soak up the flavor of the coffee shop.
Just don't tell Colleen what you're drinking.
Laughing, Peg! You know me too well. LOL
OK, I just have to share two Tweets that I read this morning, one from Michael and one from Matt Baugher (Publisher Thom. Nel.) - both Starbucks Diehards.
Mike:
The Marriott housekeeping staff forgot to reffill the in-room coffee. This is why God invented Starbucks instant coffee. Whew!
Matt:
Like @michaelhyatt, this morning I am thankful for Via instant coffee from Starbucks to rescue my morning hotel experience!
I'm just sayin' :-)
Gail, Gail. And here I admire Mike so much. I thought he was a TRUE coffee addict like me. No true coffee love would let instant pass his lips! :-)
I'm in Nashville! So bummed the two of you aren't! I so wanted to see you.
Oh and here's how snooty I am. In room coffee? Blech. Those itty bitty machines usually make such awful coffee. Only those little fancy ones do a good job. So I haven't had mine yet. Not until I get to the lobby!
I saw a horrible Sixty Minutes or other news show story about in-room coffee pots. I used to love them for the convenience of having a cup of coffee while I got ready to meet the world. Now I don't go near them.
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