Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion Book Review

ADD TO GOODREADS R is having a no-life crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, but he’d rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy 747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization.And then he meets a girl.First as his captive, then his reluctant guest, Julie is a blast...

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Tips & Tricks from Tommalier David Rocco + Recipe

Do you love tomatoes? Here is a quick, easy and tasty recipe from David Rooco from the Food Network.  Tomatoes form the base of David Rocco’s warming soup, a deliciously simple one-pot meal ready to serve in a little over 20 minutes. David Rocco’s Tomato and Lentil Soup  Serves: 2-4 people INGREDIENTS: 4 tbsp (56 ml) extra virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 bunch of fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped 2 fresh chili peppers,...

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Winter Pet Care Tips from IAMS

IAMS recently sent me some great tips that I wanted to share with you for caring for our pets during the winter months.  IAMS and the Ontario SPCA have put these tips together to help families keep their pets healthy, safe and warm during the winter.  Check ups – Take your animals for a winter checkup before the cold kicks in. Your veterinarian can check to make sure they don't have any medical problems that will make them more vulnerable to...

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Better Than Catnip by Ruth J. Hartman Book Review

ADD TO GOODREADS Roxy Williams adores cats. Always has. That’s why she devotes her life to running her stray cat shelter. But is that enough? Isn’t there a man out there who will love her for who she is? A special man who won’t try to change her or ask her to choose between him and her cats? Max Weller has a problem. His son, Derek, must complete community service for fighting at school. The only available place is the stray cat shelter....

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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - Pinkie Pie Party DVD Release

MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC - PINKIE PIE PARTY Do you have a My Little Pony fan? Tomorrow (January 29th, 2013) is the official release of the newest My Little Pony DVD exclusively at Walmart! It will be available for $14.99.  Come join the fun! It’s the biggest collection of parties in Ponyville and you’re invited! Get your Pinkie Pie party outfit ready to enjoy five outrageously awesome parties with everypony’s favorite friends...

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Keep Your Feet Warm this Winter with BEARPAW

We just hit another cold snap here in Ontario and are getting very frigid weather for the last week. How do you keep your feet warm while out running errands, getting the kids off to school and being outdoors?  Have you tried BEARPAW boots? These are made from sheepskin and lined with wool. Sheepskin naturally regulates body temperature so your feet stay warmer in the cold and in the warmer month they stay cooler and drier. BEARPAW offers...

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5 Tips on Getting Your Creative Juices Flowing

As a blogger we are indeed writer's even if we don't think we are. I for one have felt this way for a while now. I keep telling myself "I'm not a writer, never was, never will be". This is the year I will change my thinking and think of my self as a writer, a writer of my blog Genuine Jenn. I recently shared some of my tips to stay organized and keeping my creative juices flowing as a blogger with a fellow blogger and decided I would post about...

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The Big Book of Babycakes Cookbook Review

Add to Goodreads I have always loved to bake and I will admit I love cupcakes! I am thinking my daughter inherited that from myself as she is obsessed with cupcakes and making them. I swear she dreams about cupcakes! This past Christmas Santa brought A one of those mini cupcake makers, The Babycake cupcake maker because A loves cupcakes so much. Robert Rose offered myself the Big Book of Babycakes cupcake maker recipe book for review and we...

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Writer's Block or Lack of Writing Mojo

To be totally honest with my readers I can be EXTREMELY hard on myself. I have always been this way. I can easily put myself down and usually it is for nothing or something small but to me it can be big.  Over the last two and a half years, almost three in May I have had times where I have wanted to throw in the blogging towel. Not because I don't like blogging anymore but because I was just overwhelmed or had the winter blues.  I started...

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Need to Breathe by Tara Staley Book Review

ADD TO GOODREADS Summary from Goodreads: Claire Harper baffles doctors when she comes into the world 14 weeks early and covered with burns. Saddled with respiratory distress and misguided parents, Baby Claire needs more than incubators, oxygen tanks and Little Golden Books—she needs miracles.She needs a very special woman named Millie Rose.Millie died from childbirth in 1922, but she’s given a second chance at motherhood when she’s assigned...

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Edge from the Past by Jennifer Comeaux Book Review & Giveaway

ADD TO GOODREADS Edge of the Past (Book #2) Emily's skating career and personal life have never been more golden. She and her partner Chris have won every competition they've entered this season, and she's found the man of her dreams in her coach Sergei. But when one of the biggest competitions of the year takes Emily and Sergei to Russia, Sergei's past explodes into the present and makes Emily doubt everything in their future. This...

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Laura Meets Jeffrey: Both Sides of an Erotic Memoir Review

ADD TO GOODREADS 18 + Years of age past this point LAURA MEETS JEFFREY while she’s working in an upscale New York City brothel in 1980 and they share an apocalyptic moment. It’s love at first orgasm. And so begins their double lives in a real life version of Fifty Shades Of Grey. . LAURA MEETS JEFFREY is a love story, a name-dropping, hilarious, shameless erotic cyclone, a documentary of the excesses, dangers and extreme edges of sex, drugs,...

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300 Sensational Soups Cookbook Review + Recipe

300 Sensational Soups by Carla Snyder and Meredith Deeds Synopsis from Robert Rose: "A good soup nourishes the heart as well the stomach, spreading a feeling of satisfaction and contentment. Hot soup is warming on a winter day, while cold soup is just as welcome in the heat of summer. From comforting creamy chicken and rice soup to refreshing gazpacho, 300 Sensational Soups offers something for every season, mood and occasion. There are...

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Wordless Wednesday - Marty

Meet our fur baby Marty. He is our big tom cat who loves to just laze around whenever he can. Doesn't matter to him where is drops expect when someone trips or steps on him. ~*Disclaimer: This post was written by Genuine Jenn. All opinions are honest and my own...

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Honeysuckle Love by S. Walden Review & Guest Post

Honeysuckle Love by S. Walden Upper YA Romance - New Adult Title: Honeysuckle Love Author: S. Walden Date Published: 11/19/12 ADD TO GOODREADS Clara Greenwich is too young to take on the sole responsibility of caring for herself and her younger sister. She’s just sixteen. She should be focused on school, hanging out with friends, falling in love. Instead, she’s working to pay off the mound of bills her mother left behind...

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