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The Book Made Me Do It
The other day a friend asked if there was anything a book had ever influenced you to do? As in, let’s say you were taking a trip to London. Have all of those Regencies made you want to see Vauxhall? Or Covent Garden? How about those Scottish Romances? Did you buy your man (or self!) a kilt? Well, my answer is a lot less normal and incredibly embarrassing.
In my teens, I was all about the Harlequin categories. I devoured them. I was in the subscription service and I was obsessed with the Australian Outback romances. There was one in particular....I wish I could find the book for you, I really do. But here goes. I was so in love with one book that I bought the outfit the heroine was wearing.
In my mind I was this adventurous heroine who would one day meet her rugged Australian hero and Chris Hemsworth, uh I mean, the random man who had no resemblance whatsoever to any actors, would sweep me off my feet.
In reality? I probably looked like a camp counselor or a zookeeper. A lot less sexy heroine, and a lot more Crocodile Hunter.
So how about you? Has a book ever influenced you to do something?
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A Surprising Find
Recently my friend, and fellow author, K.T. Grant came to my town! We got to hang out by the pool all day and go wander around the Venetian. The shops at the Venetian are fun to look at, don't get me wrong, but none compared to what we found ourselves staring at.
There is a store there called Bauman Rare Books and oh my gosh it is amazing! I have to be honest, I didn't know we had rare bookstores here where I live. I mean, New York, London, Paris...sure. But The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas? Really?
I was afraid to even go in! But you know I did! I held the straps of my purse very tightly so I wouldn't be tempted to touch anything, because boy did I want to touch! I got to look at pages from a Book of Hours from the Middle Ages, I got to see something Napoleon had signed. I mean this place was pretty awesome, and I just knew you could appreciate it.
I have never been inside a rare book shop before, so this was such a unique experience. How about you? Have you ever been inside one?