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Hello My pretties, I am the Bitten By Books Prize Goddess.
I give you your entry points.
I can also take them away.
Today, however, I am here to invite you to come join us while we celebrate the Birthday of My Favored One, or as the BBB Team knows her -The Big Bad Boss Lady aka The lovely Rachel.
*Are you surprised yet My Favored One?*
We are having a pre birthday bash for her and you are all invited. You don’t have to bring presents but you will need to bring your imagination. Why you ask My pets? Well, because we are giving you the presents of course. Is there a catch?
Well of course, I wouldn’t be known as the Prize Goddess if I didn’t put loop holes in there somewhere, right?
Here is how you can enter the Birthday Bash Contest.
You can enter by writing a poem for Rachel for her Birthday. I, the Prize Goddess will be picking victims, whoops. Sorry about that. I will be picking a number of random winners throughout the week for the best poems. They will receive bags of swag that included bookmarks from many of the authors that have dropped by and other goodies. I have gift certificates to Amazon and many, many delicious books some signed and some not.
We have decided that Rachel herself will pick the grand prize winner of the poem of her choosing, that will win a BIG surprise!
The contest runs from July 20th to July 24th. The contest will end at midnight PST on Friday July 24th. That gives you all week to rack brain and come up with something that will get Rachel’s attention. Just remember, I am a bit harder to win over.
P.S. Rachel’s birthday happens to fall on Wednesday, the 22nd of July. Should you as the reader greet not only Jeaniene Frost in her author event at Bitten By Books, but also say a Happy Birthday to the lovely Rachel, I will personally grant you an extra 50 points for Jeaniene’s contest.
Remember you must greet both Jeaniene and Rachel on Wednesday to get the extra 50.
Blessings and entry points on all of you.
Thus Sayeth, The BBB Prize Goddess.
(6 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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Let the party begin!
Much love to My Favored One and may Bitten By Books grow and grow.
Happy Birthday! May there be many more filled with good delights and plenty of gifts and blessings.
How fun! I wanna try!
LOL! Too fun!
FUN!!!!
Surprise Rachel!!!!
And Happy Birthday!!!
*HUGS*
Lisa
I’m not a poet, but I’ll see what I can come up wtih later…
Guess I’ll have to pass on this one. Never been quiet good or gotten the hang out of writing poetry.
But hopefully Rachel will have a great b-day.
Happy birthday to you!!
You want me to work my brain too?
Sheesh!
^_^
Ok… just for you the awesome beautiful wonderful Rachel I shall endeavor to try.
It would not hurt to try at poetry.
What do you have to lose Raonaid?
I’ll give it my best shot. Here’s to Rachel!
First person to tell Me what they would give My Favored One on her birthday if they had an unlimited source of funds will get an AWESOME SWAG PACK!
Whooooo Hoooooo…..Happy early Birthday Rachel…..I suck at writing anything but for you I will try.
Here goes…
Rachel, Rachel, you are our queen,
you keep us up to date on the reading scene.
On your birthday, this special day,
We send our love in many ways…
The writer’s, oh how they love to brag,
Sharing secrets and some swag.
The reviewers, they will talk about you,
saying “she’s the best” and no one else could fill her shoes”
Last the reader, our numbers are great,
and on Bitten By Books we place our reading fate.
So to Rachel, on your special day
Happy Birthday, that’s all I’ll say.
By the way, I would give Rachel a big, fat paycheck for all her hard work!
Here goes:
We start our day at Bitten’s palatial
To wish a Happy Birthday to our dear friend Rachel
She gives us gifts and reading advice
Her words are devious and so concise
So on this Wednesday, July 22nd
May Rachel receive happiness where it is beckoned
My dear Elie, seeing as you wrote the first poem as a tribute to the lovely Rachel, email me your information at bittenbybooks(dot)contests(at)gmail(dot)com. And I will give you a signed copy of SEXY BEAST VI signed by Kate Douglas.
I think a need an editor for my typos.
Thank you goddess! I haven’t written any poetry in years (I won’t say how many), it was kind of fun!
I would give Rachel her own personal assistant and driver.
Blessings on you Elaine R!
She deserves that and much, much more!
Who is bringing the drinks and men???
The Prize Goddess is sure that Rachel would love some drinks and men at her surprise party.
I’ve been seeing some hawt looking guys on some of these book covers. I’ll bring those.
Okay, I’m really not good at poems. LOL.
But what the heck I’ll try:
Happy Birthday for today
You are the greatest I must say
Happy Birthday for today
You deserve a day of play
Happy Birthday for today
You enjoy your SPECIAL day!
Ahhh there we go Elaine.
What is a party without a few of the pleasures of hedonism?
Email Me your information at bittenbybooks(dot)contests(at)gmail(dot)com and you will get the AWESOME SWAG PACK.
Okay I agree with Elain R. Rachel needs personal assistant. How’s about we give a he assitant and make him sexy and too drool for. You think that might make her happy. :-))
I meant Elaine R.
Ode to the Queen of Dark Delights
Oh thou dark and divine Mistress of the Written Book Review,
You who bless each of your acolytes with the gift of prose,
Muse of the written review,
I, a humble writer,
Wish you a birthday filled with
Love, peace, joy and
The bliss that comes with reading great paranormal fiction.
Darkest of Blessings,
Karen
OOOOOOOOOOO Happy Birthday Rachel!!!
SO I’ll be back to give my poem later… but I’ll bring the chips and dip! OOOO AND BROWNIES!!!
Someone drink an alcoholic drink for me!!! I still have 3 weeks til I can give birth!
Happy Birthday, Rachel!
Here’s my poem (it’s one of those where the first letter spell something - whatever that’s called):
Beautiful
Brilliant
Birthday Girl!
I really fail at poetry but here it is:
On your birthday I wish you much pleasure and books;
I hope all of your wishes come true.
May each hour and minute be filled with good reads,
And your birthday be perfect for you!
Eee! Rachel it’s your birthday? Happy Birthday honey!
Well.. it’s not today but still! Happy early birthday! I hope you are gonna be having a blast for it- you deserve it.
I never done this before, so don’t yell at me if it doesn’t work.
Happy Birthday to you ‘My Favored One!’
Hoping it is filled with delight
ANd wishing our surpirse didn’t give you a fright.
Instead, it should be lots of fun.
Make sure to jump and run
For all the joy and sight
Of your friends being there for you, it feels just right.
Now go out and have fun in the sun.
You deserve this day to relax
For giving us what we want to read.
And giving us prizes and some good advice.
As well as for having our favorite writers come here by the packs
Cause that’s all we ever really need.
So thankyou for being so nice.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!!!
Emma F,
I liked you additional touch of My endearment.
Send Me your information and I will send you a surprise book.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!!
Thankyou. Took me a while to figure out how to make that work out.
She creates her magic under the blanket of darkness
A woman of limitless patience and understanding
And now with the help of the Prize Goddess
We are here to help in her celebrating
At two AM when good boys and girls are abed
Well past the witching hour in the state of KY
Rachel is tabulating ballots instead
Of cuddling up with her techy Smiley guy.
We all love you Rachel and all that you do
You bring us the authors that we all love to read
Prizes and contests on BBB are all because of you
We win books, kindles and more from the BBB thread
So I say lets raise a glass of blood red wine
To Rachel for your talent and magic
With out you BBB would be hard to define
but…You walk on toilet paper, cause You Are the Shit!!!
Ok the rhyming sucks but I tried…. LOL Thanks again Rachel and I hope you have a Happy and Fun Day….. from the gal who shares her day with Smiley….
The Hockeyvamp
Happy Birthday MOST FAVORED ONE! Hope you have a WONDERFUL day.
May LOTS of good looking “cavemen” come and see you on your special day
And may you get all the books you desire!
Awww you are all so fabulous! Thank you Prize Goddess for making my week AND surprising me. You have to get out of bed pretty darn early to pull one over on me. LOL
I love all the poems!! YAY Here’s something I thought might be fun to do too. I would love to get to know all of you more, so post your lists of these things below. What we don’t know about you and fav authors. Here’s mine!
I love anything paranormal. Some of my favorite authors are:
MaryJanice Davidson
Jim Butcher
Dakota Cassidy
Mark Henry
Gerry Bartlett
Kim Harrison
Linda Wisdom
Yasmine Galenorn
Charlaine Harris
Laurell K. Hamilton
Patricia Briggs
Amelia Peabody series
10 things people might not know about me.
1. I have five wiener dogs
2. I am obsessed with bath and body products
3. I used to own a tea and bath business
4. I am pagan
5. I have a serious pillow obsession
6. I love Greek/ Mediterranean food
7. I am very sensitive and cry sometimes
8. I know how to crochet lace
9. I HATE to cook and don’t do it
10. I love presents all the time. LOL
and those are just SOME of my fav authors. I know I have left some out but my head is stuffy with some strange cold. lol
Will be back (how corny could I get? LOL) with a poem and lists
Happy birthday Rachel!
Ok here’s my little list Rachel =)
I LOVE paranormal romance/urban fanstasy. My favorite authors are:
Richelle Mead !!!! the bestest ever *winks*
Patricia Briggs
Kim Harrison
Jaye Wells (her first book is awesome review on my blog!)
Yasmine Galenorn
Lilith Saintcrow
and many others!
10 things people might not know about me:
1-I am a lab technologist, now I can hear all the *wht is that?* pretty much we run all body fluids test a doctor may ask for.
2-I am from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3-English isn’t my first language. I learn playing World of Warcraft *geek*
4-I started my onw blog last month (http://tyngasreviews.blogspot.com/) trying really hard to drag some followers in =)
5-I love painting! I even painted a representation of Feddrah-Dhan and Delilah; Yasmine Galenorn’s characters and gave her the painting.
6-I have a lovely cat who follows me around all the time.
7-I LOVE pastas. I could eat pasta all the time if I wouldnt end up anemic.
8- My favorite desert is Straberry Short-cake
9- I ate cooking as well. My boyfriend does most of the cooking. I do the dishes =/
10- Geez I don’t know what else to say =P
Hope you enjoyed and I wish you a great time for your birthday!
Ok I wanted to add that if I could give Rachel anything for her birthday I would first hire an assistant to sort and mail all the books to her devoted reviewer minions. Of course he would be a hunky shifter…. then her personal pilot in her private plane would wisk her away to all the con’s and booksignings her heart desires. Oh and he would be a sexy alien from another galaxy. Then to help her carry all her swag from the signings there would be a big strong vamp at her disposal…. and since I don’t want Smiley to get jealous I would personally offer to take care of all three of their needs and keep them a happy staff.
And for the party I just grabbed my man Kellen. You might remember him from the Biker Witch Party. We are still an item and he can still sling up a mean batch of Long Island Witchtea….. so party started lets keep it going all week long….
A summer birth day
Brings joy on and off the page
A toast to Rachel!
I’ve tried poetry but it was evident I don’t have the knack for it. Hehe, to keep from embarrassing myself, it’s probably better if I don’t try poetry.
Lists…. OK authors lets go with some of my faves that are not the obvious… and yes I still love them too but….
Shiloh Walker
Leah Braemel
Colette Gale (erotic robin hood rowr)
Dakota Cassidy
Cat Johnson (sexy cowboys-yum)
Cheyenne McCray
Cherry Adair
Jeri Smith-Ready
Karen Dales
Brenda Joyce
Things about me…..
I live with 5 men, 2 male cats and 1 female dog.
I love the Buffalo Sabres and hockey in general.
My ancestors owned a castle (Raby) and the entire island of Manhattan… that one is still in the courts so if you live there Please forward next months rent check here….
Fave colour is purple.
I walk to work reading a book if weather permits
Last winter I took out a gas meter and tree when I crashed into them with my van.
and
I have over 1600 books on the shelves including over 200 winnie the pooh books
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I bring the chips and dip and brownies…
Where’s the rest of the food??????????????????????????????????
Someone get some alckie in Raonaid… she’ll be spouting sonnets afterwards lol.
Happy early birthday of favored one!!!
I don’t usually write poetry, but for this occassion, I will make an exception….i just need to think.
My favorite authors:
Gena Showalter
Kresley Cole
Jennifer St. Giles
Nalini Singh
Stephenie Meyer
Lynsay Sands
Kerrelyn Sparks
(just about anything paranormal romance)
10 things
1. I secretly (maybe even desperately) wish I had a boyfriend
2. Love all animals but love wolves more(alot more)
3. I’m extremely shy in person
4. Love to draw and write
5. Majoring in science
6. Wants to become some kind of researcher on artic animals(you know to help them during the global warming)
7. HUGE anime fan(which my mother hates that fact with a vengenace)
8. Spend most of my time daydreaming about my favorite characters from the books I read and the shows I watch
9. Writing her own paranormal romance stories
10.
This is fun. I like reading about people who comment on this site, it’s almost like putting a face with a name.
My favorite authors (I mainly read paranormal)
Charlaine Harris
Kim Harrison
Rachel Caine
MJ Davidson
Jennifer Rardin
Janet Evanovich
John Twelve Hawks
there are more, those are just off the top of my head
Fun Facts about me…
*I am a stay-at-home mom of two
* I was a teacher in another life
*My Native American name is pronounced (Kat-seat-sa-nora-do) which translates to precious flower
*I am one of those paranoid people
*I am utterly, completely and totally obsessed with Victoria’s Secret Lotion. I have stock of about 26 bottles as we speak.
Rachel, you are a braver woman than I. Five weiner dogs, hehe, my two are handfuls enough to add three to the mix. Hubs nearly tossed in there a Boxer pup but decided the place wasn’t big enough for that breed.
About Rao
Favorite genre: Paranormal and High-fantasy
Favorite authors: Sherrilyn Kenyon/Kinley MacGregor
Mercedes Lackey
Anne Bishop
Joy Nash
Jennifer Roberson
Larissa Ione
Deborah Cooke
Julia Quinn
Shana Abe
Sandra Hill
Lisa Kleypas
Deborah Cook
Lori Handleland
Jean Johnson
Annette Blair (and more)
10 things people might not know about me
1.) I draw - mostly my characters and my friends
2.) Pagan
3.) I like to collect anything dragon - knick-knacks, pictures, if it has a dragon I’d like it.
4.) For fun I like to write stories (and have a WIP that is about seven years old and no plans to be published)
5.) I know how to decorate photo album’s cover with material, lace and ribbon.
6.) I’m a very finicky eater (forget me eating a great deal of veggies)
7.) I suffer from lack of confidence.
8.) Absolutely fascinated with druids (not DnD type but Celt druids)
9.) Raonaid is scots gaelic for “Rachel” yup, the same spelling as the Birthday girl
10.) That I am totally in lust over Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dev Peltier..
Kellen is mixing up a batch for Rao now….
Happy Birthday, Rachel!!! I did an haiku for you:
a red bird shivers
happy birthday, Rachel
a laugh as light snow falls
Woohoo Emma, anime fan too!! Curious of what kinds you like? Slayers is a fav here, along with Lodoss Wars
Sonnet #18 (version 2 - obviously!)
Shall I compare thee to a dark and stormy night?
Thou art more terrifying and inspire more fear:
Howling winds do cause havoc with their spite,
And the Storm God’s minions do linger near:
Sometimes too mischievous to heed his plea,
And oft’ are his true intentions woefully ignored;
Thus rack and ruin befalls the mighty tree,
Despite the threat of his blazing sword:
But thy awful power shall never fade
Nor lose its grip over those who follow;
Nor shall night-born creatures cease to cower in your shade,
When their souls and their life-blood thou dost swallow:
So long as mortals exist, and bow to thy beauty,
So long will thee triumph — no surprises, you’re a cutie
Happy Birthday for tomorrow, Most Favored One!
Rachel, you are a braver woman than I. Five weiner dogs, hehe, my two are handfuls enough to add three to the mix. Hubs nearly tossed in there a Boxer pup but decided the place wasn’t big enough for that breed.
About Rao
Favorite genre: Paranormal and High-fantasy
Favorite authors: Sherrilyn Kenyon/Kinley MacGregor
Mercedes Lackey
Anne Bishop
Joy Nash
Jennifer Roberson
Larissa Ione
Deborah Cooke
Julia Quinn
Shana Abe
Sandra Hill
Lisa Kleypas
Deborah Cook
Lori Handleland
Jean Johnson
Annette Blair (and more)
10 things people might not know about me
1.) I draw - mostly my characters and my friends
2.) Pagan
3.) I like to collect anything dragon - knick-knacks, pictures, if it has a dragon I’d like it.
4.) For fun I like to write stories (and have a WIP that is about seven years old and no plans to be published)
5.) I know how to decorate photo album’s cover with material, lace and ribbon.
6.) I’m a very finicky eater (forget me eating a great deal of veggies)
7.) I suffer from lack of confidence.
8.) Absolutely fascinated with druids (not DnD type but Celt druids)
9.) Raonaid is scots gaelic for “Rachel” yup, the same spelling as the Birthday girl
10.) That I am totally in lust over Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dev Peltier..
(okay I thought I posted this earlier but don’t see it, so I’ll post again. If it doubles sorry)
Some of my favorite authors are:
Patricia Briggs
Jim Butcher
Dakota Cassidy
Ilona Andrews
Kim Harrison
Simon R. Green
Charlaine Harris
Rachel Gibson
Kresley Cole
10 things people might not know about me.
1. I love cooking but I rarely do it.
2. I am obsessed with bath and body products. (Since I completely agree with you, I left it. :D)
3. I love waking up early sometimes.
4. I’ve never had sushi.
5. I’m learning how to crochet. (Actually, I suck at it)
6. I want to be an ME’s assistant.
7. After 3 year of french, I can only remember how to say “my name is ..”
8. I love gmail.
9. I wish I had a cat.
10. I love school, but I still whine about it all the time.
Happy Birthday Rachel. I hope you have a wonderful day and hope you like your poem. I’ve not been vocally active on your site before, but wanted to join in the fun!
Blessed Be & Merry Meet to all who haunt these hallowed halls.
Today we gather for feast and celebration.
We honor a most gracious goddess.
Rachel Smith, you bring each and every day, the gift of written word
On this, your most sacred of days, we honor you with blessings and gratitude.
Grrr, my posts of my favorite genre, authors, and ten things won’t show up
Happy Birthday to the most favored one of book blogs. May your day be filled with loads of chocolate and fun times .
Will try my hand at poetry in the morrow - not a strong suit.
Maree,
Your tribute to Rachel has pleased me tremendously.
Send me your info at bittenbybooks(dot)contests(at)gmail(dot)com.
And I will reward you with a copy of WOLF TALES VII signed by Kate Douglas.
Come revelers!!! Celebrate!
Raonaid- I love Wolf’s Rain, Trigun, Bleach, Naruto, Death Note, and there’s a few others that I can’t remember
Oops! I forgot number ten for my list. Gotta think….here’s one:
10. I’m German but I hate when there’s just one person that goes, “You’re a Nazi?” I just wanna kill that person who does that.
Oh Rachel, I am so in awe of you… being able to deal with five dachunds. Me I’m just glad for the three.
Rao’s favorite genres: Paranormal, Historical, High Fantasy, and Celtic-era
Rao’s favorite authors: Sherrilyn Kenyon, Mercedes Lackey, Anne Bishop, Joy Nash, Jennifer Roberson, Larissa Ione,Julia Quinn, Suzanne Enoch, Johanna Lindsey, Shana Abe, Sandra Hill, Karen Marie Moning, Lisa Kleypas, Deborah Cooke, Annette Blair, Jean Johnson, Lori Handleland, Eve Silver
10 things people might now know about me
1.) When the mood strikes me, I like to draw but mostly my characters and that of my friends
2.) Pagan
3.) I collect anything with dragons on them: swords, knickknacks, etc.
4). I have a massive weakness for drows (aka dark elves) I blame that on R.A. Salvatore.
5.) When the mood strikes, I like to work on my stories. I have a WIP that I’ve been working on for six or seven years now.
6. Suffer from the lack of confidence in all that I do
7.) Raonaid, my alias, is scots gaelic for “Rachel” Hehe. Thought Rachel would like to know that.
8.) I’m fascinated with druids (not the DnD kind but the Celtic kind)
9.)I’m a very finicky eater
10.) I’m totally in lust/love over Kenyon’s were-bear Dev peltier. LOL
Third time was the charm. Emma, Wolf’s Rain was great, so wasn’t Trigun. If you like Trigun you’d love Hellsing and Gungrave. I’m currently watching Trinity Blood.
* Correction I only have two weiner dogs and planning on no more. * which she has her oldest black and red male on her lap*
Happy Birthday Our Favored One
On your day we all would like to shout Hurraay!
for the pride we all share knowing you so heres my try as a trinbute to you
Another year has come and gone but the fun for us from our favored one has just begun
prizes and excerps blurbs and reviews galore and alot of us say who can ask for more. I say everyday with our favored one is the best prize for sure.
One year older another year wiser thats for sure if beauty was time hers inside and out would be an eternity thats for sure shes giving and fun and smart and thats just thebeginning happy birthday and thank you for being you and just for that It makes me feel like im winning …
Rachel thank you so much for creating BBB
Without it here we would not be
You make it lively and wicked with each game
I also think you have such a lovely name
Sending birthday wishes on your very special day
For you deserve more than just a beautiful imaginary bouquet.
I like many authors, so hard to choose just a few
Things people might not know about me:
1) my daughter’s name also also Rachel, same spelling too
love Coca-Cola things
2) I LOVE ice hockey
3) have 3 grandkids
4) am really shy deep down
5) I don’t like to shop
6) Am of Greek heritage
7) orignally from Chicago
9) not a good swimmer
10)don’t like change
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!!
Dina S.
dlsmilad@yahoo.com
Happy Birthday To You, Rachel
A birthday brings another year
happiness and lots of cheer
A birthday brings gifts galore
and friends who mean so much more
So during this week of celebrations
I wish you happiness and no frustrations.
Happy Birthday week Rachel. Okay lists I can do. Some of my favourite authors (as I think of them) are:
Rachel Caine, Katie MacAlister, MaryJanice Davidson,
Tanya Huff, Stephenie Meyer, Christine Feehan,
Janet Evanovich, Victoria Laurie, Stieg Larsson,
M.C. Beaton, Paulo Coelho, Alexander McCall Smith,
Hester Browne, Meg Cabot, Saki.
1. Favourite colours blue & purple.
2. Love to cook.
3. Hate to clean.
4. Love movies.
5. Set the kitchen on fire at least three times - the fire brigade were only called out once and it was out by the time they got there though.
6. At junior school I missed out on a school trip because the teacher forgot to take me.
7. In high school on a school trip ended up being rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
8. Chocolate preference is milk, dark, white.
9. Person I’d most like to be stuck in a lift (elevator) with for a couple of hours is Matthew Gray Gubler.
10. Out of the countries I have never been to would most like to go to Canada.
I’ll look those two shows up and I think I’ve seen Trinity Blood, that is if it’s the one about those strange vampires. And awww!!! I love dachshunds, I’m their number one fan. I soooo wanted one but we couldn’t find any pure-bred ones near me. So instead I got my fat beagle/yorkie/doxie, Shadow. Fat or not, he’s a dork and a total sweetheart.
My hubs, a coworker’s wife breeds them. Our male his birthday is in Sept, and the female Cynder is only three months. They are half siblings.
Yes, Trinity blood is about strange vamps.
Happiest of happy birthdays!
Continue on your journey, queen of the tomes of night.
Reward us with your presence, grace us with your knowledge.
If it be our destiny, present us to your companions.
We come to bask in the darkness, embrace the night with you,
Willing denizens of your wisdom, who wish you all the best
On your day of renewal.
Favorite Authors
Charlaine Harris, Kim Harrison, Laurell K. Hamilton( so sue I love her stories), MaryJanice Davidson, Kate Douglas, Rachel Vincent, Katie MacAlister, Terri Garey and C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp( and tons more, its my addiction)
10 things
1.I just started classes towards my LPN
2.I have 2 daughters
3.I have a hyperactive boxer( are they all like this or is it just my Peanut) who likes to sleep with a Teddy Bear
4. I would rather buy books than clothes or shoes although I do love both
5.I have an intense fascination for Elephants. I collect them every chance I get
6. I have only been to one concert in my whole life
7. I have never been to a book signing although if I had my way I would go to every one in the nearest 5 states that I could
8. I want to learn to ride a motorcycle in the next 2 years
9. I am a very overprotective mother when it comes to people but encourage my kids to ask questions about everything even if it is above their age range
10. And finally I want to one day own a bookstore( 2 stories and with is own coffee shop and comics section)
Happy Birthday Rachel!!!!! If it wasn’t for you, I never would know about some of the paranormal authors I know read. So A big THANK YOU for introducing me to them and their novels and also for making my wallet a little lighter. (just kidding!!)
I am trying hard to come up with a poem just for Rachel. I will post when I am done.
Happy Birthday Rachel.I hope you have a great relaxing day,you deserve it for all your hard work you do on the site.
You deserve a spa day,so I’m sending you a virtual one. All of us who follow you here at BBB we raise our virtual cocktail glasses to you..Cheers!!!!
(I’m no poet,that’s the best I can do
)
First off Happy (early) Birthday to Rachel, another year young and another year lovelier… I will be back on the date to state the poetry part, have to think about it a couple days to get it right…
Favorite Authors are same as lots of you and some maybe you do not read as not paranormal material…..
I love Rachel Vincent, Kim Harrison, Cheyenne McCray, Jenna Maclaine, Sherrilyn Kenyon/Kinley MacGregor, Nora Roberts, Nalini Singh, Rebecca York, Lori Handeland, Angie Fox, Meljean Brook, Maggie Shayne, Lori Foster/L.L.Foster, Allison Brennan and Christina Dodd to name a few
10 things no one here would have reason to know about me:
1. I have a 10 year old male Chihuahua and 2 cats.
2. I have been married happily to the same man for almost 28 years…
3. I am close to 50 and have hair that shows my age, it is long and gray on top with dark brown peeking out underneath.
4. I would rather read a book any time of the day or night than sleep, eat or watch TV.
5. I am a Christian with a “dark side” in my reading habits….
6. In the past year have won 2 signed books from authors that I love to read and would love some more…..
7. I too love Wolves and think they are magnificent, beautiful, intriguing wild animals….
8. I would love to someday get to go on a trip to Alaskan and Canadian wilderness…
9.In my 20’s rode motorcycles and found out loved that more than riding horses, go figure that one because grew up with horses as my number one pet and play pal….
10. Last but not least I love to cook and try new things out on my family…..
i see other people have so here r my 10
10 things people might not know about me.
1. I have a fondness for shiney rocks (not gem stones )
2. I am obsessed with Dragons
3. I Love teas all flavors
4. I am not religious
5. I have a serious book and book mark and all things book related obessession
6. I love to dip mc Donalds frenchfries in wendies frosty
7. I am very sensitive and cry sometimes
8. I know how to paint but pretend i dont
9. I Love to cook but dont
10. I love to give things to other people.
Bitten By Books
The website with bite
Founded by Rachel
Mistress of night
(I know, it’s not much, but I have a cold and I’m not at my best )
Lisa
Favorite Paranormal Authors:
Mark Del Franco
Tiffany Trent
Yasmine Galenorn
Mary Janis Davidson
Marilee Brothers
Carole Nelson Douglass
Daniel Waters
Stacey Jay
10 Things
1. I have a dog named Susa (after John Phillips, but we spelled it differently - sort of on purpose, sort of on accident)
2. I have my BA in Theatre Management and MFA in Theatre with an emphasis in Directing and graduated from grad school when I was 22
3. I am fatally allergic to peanuts
4. I have seen a ghost
5. I love to tango
6. Under the pen name Erika Kay, I had two erotic vampire shorts published through the now-defunct Lady Aibell Press (I also edited gay elf stories for them, and non-gay elf novels for their non-erotic division, Chippewa Publishing)
7. I am an only child and so is my fiance
8. I love manga, especially yaoi (I wish they made some gay elf yaoi)
9. Book are the only thing I can keep organized, but no one understands my system, and since I am mildly OCD, I get really mad if they get out of order
10. I drive a yellow Saturn Sky, but usually keep the roof up
Roses are red
violets are blue
no one does vampires stories quite like you
Got to hand it to a woman
who likes weiners, but can’t cook one
no not even a stew
blood red is her color true
fantasy she brings us
most tried and true
your native american fans like me like me
have christen the strong heart in you
many a joy have you give
many a night have you stolen
as we read the tombs of romance and love
may this birthday blow the dust of the grave
shake the cradle and hold back the dawn
here to the best night owl of them all
Hunter (my wirehaired mini dachshund) and I wish you wrm snuggly pillows,
oodles of nice bath and body products
and many delicous treat, not cooked by you of course
If you ever need a really great photographer or a special piece of handcrafted jewelry email or call me.
Louise
BBB Prize Goddess- Just wanted to know if you got my message.
The only kind of poem I can come up with is this:
There once was a man from nantucket…I would finish but the Prize Goddess is looking at me.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!
Dear Emma,
I surely did.
Faithful Katie,
I do have a watchful eye on you.
Hello Rachel & Happy Birthday to you on Wed.!
my husband’s birthday is tomorrow!
I love Fantasy, Sci Fi, & Paranormal.
Some of my favorite Authors are
Zenna Henderson,
Robert A. Heinlein,
Anne McCaffrey,
Mercedes Lackey,
Piers Anthony,
Terry Pratchett
things you don’t know about me
I’m the oldest of 8 children, the youngest is 12 yrs. younger than I am.
I knew my 1st hubby 3 yrs., was married at 19 & stayed with him for 5 miserable years. Separated in May,1976.
I met my second hubby in Aug., divorced in Oct. & married him the week before Christmas & have been married for 33 yrs this Dec.
I believe the Arc came here from Mars and we are all the survivors.
I Believe God has many names and faces & I don’t believe Jesus belong to the Aryan Nation.
I told my husband I wanted A lap dog, we now have 2 lab pups. He’s such a confused person & my 2 cats aren’t very happy. But I love my fur babies!
I’m a bit empathic.
Now for the poem, I wrote this a few years ago, but no one has seen or read it, until now. I dedicate it to you Rachel in honor of your birthday
Lunacy
Wicked wonder, a child’s delight,
Shimmering madness on a moonlit night.
Soaring through a cloud flicked sky,
Invisible to the elder’s eye.
A child’s laughter, a fleeting sound,
Reveals itself as a baying hound.
Singing to the moon from atop a mound,
It’s master’s body never to be found.
A leering face, a knurly hand,
Your heart races, Is it beast or man?
The pack takes flight with you as its goal,
The chill of fright freezes your very soul.
I hope you enjoyed it,
Sharon K.
Happy Birthday Rach !
Hello Rachel & Happy Birthday on Wed.
(my husband’s B-day is tomorrow)
some my favorite authors are
Zenna Henderson,
Anne McCaffrey,
Robert A. Heinlein,
Piers Anthony,
Mercedes Lackey,
Terry Pratchett
Some things you don’t know about me
I love photography and digitally manipulating photos to make them look like
1) I’m the oldest of 8, the youngest is 12yrs younger than I
2) I knew my 1st hubby for 3 yrs before marrying him & spending 5 miserable yrs. before separating in May of 1976.
3) Met my 2nd hubby in Aug of 76, divorced 1st in Oct. & Married 2nd in Dec.
& have been married to him for 33 yrs this Dec.
4) I Believe God has many names & faces, but I do not believe Jesus was of the Aryan Nation
5) I believe the Arc came from Mars & we are the decedents of the survivors
6) I told my husband I wanted A Lap dog, we now have 2 3 month old Lab pups.
He can be a very confused person some times, our 2 cats are really ticked at us.
I kept telling them if they weren’t sweeter something like this would happen.
7) I’m a little bit empathic.
paintings.
9) My hubby is building me a Rat Rod! After asking for one for 5 years.
I wrote this a few years ago, but no one has read it, until now.
So I dedicate this to you Rachel for your BBBirthday!
I titled it
Lunacy
Wicked wonder, a child’s delight,
Shimmering madness on a moonlit night.
Soaring through a cloud flicked sky,
Invisible to the elder’s eye.
A child’s laughter, a fleeting sound,
Reveals itself as a baying hound.
Singing to the moon from a top a mound,
It’s master’s body never to be found.
A leering face, a knurly hand,
Your heart races, Is it beast or man?
The pack takes flight with you as its goal,
The chill of fright freezes your very soul.
Hope you enjoy it & your Birthday!!!
Sharon K.
Hello Rachel & Happy Birthday on Wed.
I’ve tried to post my fav authors, things you don’t know about me
and a poem, it says it was submitted, but I don’t see it.
Sorry.
Happy birthday Rach!
I would write you an epic poem but I do suck at poetry and wouldn’t want to inflict such pain on you and your readers! I might incur the Prize Goddess’ wrath and never get awarded any extra points for the rest of my life!
Hello Rachel & Happy Birthday on Wed.
(my husband’s B-day is tomorrow)
some my favorite authors are
Zenna Henderson,
Anne McCaffrey,
Robert A. Heinlein,
Piers Anthony,
Mercedes Lackey,
Terry Pratchett
Some things you don’t know about me
I love photography and digitally manipulating photos to make them look like
1) I’m the oldest of 8, the youngest is 12yrs younger than I
2) I knew my 1st hubby for 3 yrs before marrying him & spending 5 miserable yrs. before separating in May of 1976.
3) Met my 2nd hubby in Aug of 76, divorced 1st in Oct. & Married 2nd in Dec.
& have been married to him for 33 yrs this Dec.
4) I Believe God has many names & faces, but I do not believe Jesus was of the Aryan Nation
5) I believe the Arc came from Mars & we are the decendents of the survivers
6) I told my husband I wanted A Lap dog, we now have 2 3 month old Lab pups.
He can be a very confused person some times, our 2 cats are really ticked at us.
I kept telling them if they weren’t sweeter something like this would happen.
7) I’m a little bit empathic.
paintings.
9) My hubby is building me a Rat Rod! After asking for one for 5 years.
I wrote this a few years ago, but no one has read it, until now.
So I dedicate this to you Rachel for your BBBirthday!
I titled it
Lunacy
Wicked wonder, a child’s delight,
Shimmering madness on a moonlit night.
Soaring through a cloud flicked sky,
Invisible to the elder’s eye.
A child’s laughter, a fleeting sound,
Reveals itself as a baying hound.
Singing to the moon from a top a mound,
It’s master’s body never to be found.
A leering face, a knurly hand,
Your heart races, Is it beast or man?
The pack takes flight with you as its goal,
The chill of fright freezes your very soul.
Hope you enjoy it & your Birthday!!!
Sharon K.
Hello Rachel & Happy Birthday on Wed.
(my husband’s B-day is tomorrow)
some my favorite authors are
Zenna Henderson,
Anne McCaffrey,
Robert A. Heinlein,
Piers Anthony,
Mercedes Lackey,
Terry Pratchett
Some things you don’t know about me
I love photography and digitally manipulating photos to make them look like
1) I’m the oldest of 8, the youngest is 12yrs younger than I
2) I knew my 1st hubby for 3 yrs before marrying him & spending 5 miserable yrs. before separating in May of 1976.
3) Met my 2nd hubby in Aug of 76, divorced 1st in Oct. & Married 2nd in Dec.
& have been married to him for 33 yrs this Dec.
4) I Believe God has many names & faces, but I do not believe Jesus was of the Aryan Nation
5) I believe the Arc came from Mars & we are the decendents of the survivers
6) I told my husband I wanted A Lap dog, we now have 2 3 month old Lab pups.
He can be a very confused person some times, our 2 cats are really ticked at us.
I kept telling them if they weren’t sweeter something like this would happen.
7) I’m a little bit empathic.
paintings.
9) My hubby is building me a Rat Rod! After asking for one for 5 years.
I wrote this a few years ago, but no one has read it, until now.
So I dedicate this to you Rachel for your BBBirthday!
I titled it
Lunacy
Wicked wonder, a child’s delight,
Shimmering madness on a moonlit night.
Soaring through a cloud flicked sky,
Invisible to the elder’s eye.
A child’s laughter, a fleeting sound,
Reveals itself as a baying hound.
Singing to the moon from a top a mound,
It’s master’s body never to be found.
A leering face, a knurly hand,
Your heart races, Is it beast or man?
The pack takes flight with you as its goal,
The chill of fright freezes your very soul.
Hope you enjoy it & your Birthday!!!
Sharon K.
Hello Rachel & Happy Birthday on Wed.
(my husband’s B-day is tomorrow)
I’m posting little bits at a time to see if it will take it,
it took the poem!
some my favorite authors are
Zenna Henderson,
Anne McCaffrey,
Robert A. Heinlein,
Piers Anthony,
Mercedes Lackey,
Terry Pratchett
It’s gone nuts!!! What did I do wrong?!?
What ever it was I’m really sorry! I’ll go to
bed now and try to not to make any more trouble.
Sharon don’t feel bad, it did that to me earlier.
Happy Birthday Rachel.
Hey Rachel Happy early b-day! My brother’s birthday is that day too! Okay I will give this poem thing a try.
Birthdays, what can I say,
Today is a special day!
Cake, presents and who knows maybe a surprise party
A year older, wiser which makes you a smarty
Blow out your candles and make a wish,
Hopefully you get to eat your favorite dish,
Spending time with family and friends,
Hoping this day doesn’t end,
So be a queen for a day and have the very best birthday is what i say,
Because today is your special day!
Thanks! Hope your B-day is fabulous!
Some of my favorite authors
Rachel Caine
Jeaniene Frost
Rachel Vincent
Lilith Saintcrow
Patricia Briggs
Jum Butcher
Jennifer Rardin
Kim Harrison
I love photography and cooking!!!
I also collect vintage cameras and swatch watches!
I love anything paranormal. Some of my favorite authors are:
Lara Adrian
Larissa Ione
JR Ward
MaryJanice Davidson
Kim Harrison
Yasmine Galenorn
Charlaine Harris
Laurell K. Hamilton
Patricia Briggs
10 things people might not know about me.
1. I could eat ribeye steak and a loaded baked potato every day
2. I have an allergy to the sun but sadly I’m not a vampire
3. I have 3 cats and 2 dogs
4. In my life I have been a tattoo artist, firefighter, roofer but now I’m a stay at home mom
5. My favorite color is black
6. I listen to most types of music but punk is my favorite
7. I am dyslexic and could not read much as a child, I now read everyday
8. I love watching horror films
9. I have a 10 yr old son
10.I’m always dying my hair odd colors, right now it’s pink
Happy Birthday early Rachel!
Dragons, fairys and goddess’s are no match for thee,
Fair in granting your magical gifts to all who try
Honest with your written review
Word charmer when the authors do present
Brightner of our days,
For you are a lovely woman, talented with the written word and
we adore you for the gifts you bestow your loyal subjects.
So on this glorious day,
Your Birthday…
May your dreams come true,
May your shelves be filled with your favorite books,
May love wrap you in it’s warm embrace,
And may you know you are loved and appreciated by all that surround you.
Happy, Happy Birthday our Dear Rachel!
Hey Rachel!
This is such a great idea for getting to know you and each other.
My Favorite authors:
Sherilyn Kenyon
Charlaine Harris
JR Ward
Candace Havens
Lora Leigh
Adrian Phoniex
Laurell K Hamilton
Yasmine Galernon
Jeannie Frost
just to name a few!
A couple of things about me:
I love the rain.
I have a 2 yr old lab named Zena.
I love to Read.
I am a mum.
Daisys are my fave flower.
I have met several authors and it was a blast!
I want a tatoo.
Cheeto’s are the Best!!
and I LOVE BITTEN BY BOOKS!!!
Rachel,
Happy Birthday!(slightly early)
Dear Rachel warm wishes on your special day.
With Vampires, witches, and warewolves you play.
From the vampires you will get a sultry kiss,
designed to bring you pleasure and bliss.
The witches will make a special brew.
Because what’s a party without a drink or two?
The warewolves will give you a sexy striptease.
They are limber, agile and willing to please.
Because it’s your Birthday they celebrate with you.
You have may admirers and these are only a few.
So enjoy the party made for your birthday.
You above others deserve to relax and play.
I love Urban Fantasy and Sci Fi books.
Bitten by Books and clued me in to so many authors. I am as addicted to Bitten by books as I am to the books I read. I stop by at least once a day. Thank you Rachel!
Some of my favorite Authors are:
Kelley Armstrong
Jim Butcher
Charlaine Harris
Kim Harrison
Rachel Caine
Vicki Pettersson
Stephenie Meyer
Jim C. Hines
Niel Gaiman
Larry Niven
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Patricia Briggs
1. I love to Bake.
2. I am a table top role player.
3. I have too many pets.
4. I Love to take pictures.
5. I am trying to write short stories, but I am not very good.
(see bad poem above)
6. I am a mom of 2 boys. ( 3 if my husband counts)
7. I got my 12 year old son addicted to urban fantasy books.
8. I collect fairies.
9. I am excited about being able to go to Dragon Con this year.
10. I carry my Bitten by Books tote as a purse.
Who shall get prizes today?
I wonder, I wonder, I wonder.
There are still so many.
I say! First thing today, I shall bless Sharon K for her thorough (albeit somewhat unneeded lol) diligence.
Send Me your information and I will send you an AWESOME SWAG PACK.
Poem in the works & will follow, hopefully.
Fav authors, in no particular order:
Yasmine Galenorn
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Anya Bast
Lora Leigh
Charlaine Harris
Earlene Fowler
Janet Evanovich (but only for Stephanie Plum)
G A McKevett
Suzanne Brockmann
Jan Burke
Deborah Crombie
Caroline Hart
10 things about me:
1. Books are an obsession – have more than I can read in my lifetime.
2. Am afraid of water – like swimming pools, lakes, the ocean. Can’t swim.
3. Love spicy hot food.
4. Don’t do caffeine.
5. Love cross-stitched samplers but stopped making them about 20 yrs ago. Don’t know why.
6. Collect recipes but rarely cook anything new. Read cookbooks as entertainment.
7. Am obsessive compulsive – often find myself counting things, like steps, weeds I’m pulling, the little tick my ceiling fan makes that just drives me crazy, & on & on…
8. Prone to motion sickness – makes traveling a real challenge. Dramamine (even non-drowsy) makes me sleepy. But hey, I fly, cruise, rail, ride roller coasters, whatever, just don’t make me ride backwards!
9. Married for 37 yrs – that 1st blind date was a winner.
10. Love to watch the wildlife around our home – bear, dear, raccoons, ducks, pileated woodpeckers, hummingbirds…everything but the rattlers and copperheads.
Ouch - did a copy & paste but lost my greeting to the birthday goddess
Best birthday wishes, Rachel - may the present fairy bless you repeatedly!
Happy early birthday! Since i’m not good with rhyming here is a letter poem
H ave
A
P leasant
P arty
Y ahoo
B itten by books
I s
R ad
T o
H ave
D iscovered
A girl like
Y ou!
R ighteous
A dventurous
C heerful
H ard-to-find
E nchanted
L ovely
!!! Happy bitten by birthday to you! lol.
A Special Birthday Ode: With grander and greatness, strength and fun, to be able to read a fun books with glee. Oh Happy Birthday Rachel, Have a day of great fun.
I wanted to say thank you to Rachel,Prize Goddess and everyone at BBB for of course all these amazing contests but mostly for opening my eyes to many new authors. I would of never really know about other wise. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Darn, Rachel, just one day earlier and we could SHARE a birthday!! Now, off to write the perfect birthday poem!
my fave authors:
Kim Harrison
Charlaine Harris
Patricia Briggs
MaryJanice Davidson
Richelle Mead
Kimberly Raye
Rachel Vincent
Dakota Cassidy
Michelle Rowen
Michele Bardsley
Lynsay Sands
Kelley Armstrong
Laurel K. Hamilton
Tate Hallaway
and in the non-paranormal category:
James Patterson
Chelsea Cain
Mary Higgins Clark
Dean Koontz
Stephen King
things you don’t know about me
1. I am a certified laser hair removal specialist ( I make people hair-free for a living)
2. I have a beautiful black cat named Zoe
3. I live in Florida now, but was born and grew up in New Jersey
4. I love horror movies- and I mean really bloody ,gory ones. I have my whole life
5. I am terrified of spiders
6, I hate clowns
7. I love 80’s music
8. My favorite movie of all time is Grease
9. I cried when I read James Patterson’s Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas (and read it in one sitting)
10. when I was a little girl, I wanted to be a playboy bunny
I remember the days of grade school when you took the first letter to right a poem. Here is the Ode to Rachel BITTEN BY BOOKS verison.
B ehold all who reads!
I t’s a celebration for our most favored one!
T o who you say has this honor?
T hat is easy!
E nigmatic Rachel
N ow
By
B ubbly and Books
O ne must know
O ur Rachel will never tell but we all…
K now that today -
S he is turning … (I do value my life!)
Happy Birthday Rachel! Here goes:
It’s Rachels Birthday from Bitten By Books,
The Picture she has really gets some looks.
She also has the Blood Bank those teeth she’ll use,
If you try anything funny it will be you who loose.
She likes the color red as in blood,
It really gets her off she’s no dud.
Paranormal authors is her game,
Without her it wouldn’t be the same.
So here’s to Rachel a friend to all members,
Here is my gift I hope she remembers.
Some of my favorite authors: (this is the smallest list I could make)
Keri Arthur
Nina Bangs
Jaid Black
Dakota Cassidy
Bianca D’Arc
Lauren Dane
Maryjanice Davidson
Kate Douglas
Cynthia Eden
Amelia Elias
Christine Feehan
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Shelly Laurenston
Lora Leigh
Lorie O’Clare
Lynsay Sands
Nalini Singh
Kerrilyn Sparks
Tielle St. Clare
Tawny Taylor
Ronda Thompson RIP
Lynn Viehl
Rachel Vincent
Christine Warren
10 things about me:
1. I have 3 dogs - all female.
2. I have 2 teenagers - HELP! (three with my husband)
3. I have been married 17 years
4. I was in the Air Force
5. I was in the NJANG
6. I lived in Germany for 3 years
7. I was born in Wisconsin
8. I now live in Texas
9. I work for the school district
10.I 82 authors whose books I read and collect (the above list I
reread the most)
Some of my favorite authors are:
MaryJanice Davidson
Michele Bardsley
Dakota Cassidy
Jackie Kessler
Kendra Leigh Castle
Kim Harrison
Toni McGee Causey
Michelle Rowen
Charlaine Harris
Richelle Mead
Stephanie Meyer
Rachel Caine
Kelley Armstrong
10 things people might not know about me.
1. I perform in and choreograph musical theatre productions
2. I love makeup
3. I worked on a dinner cruise ship as a performing waitress (Spirit of Baltimore)
4. I am deathly afraid of aging
5. I am a hotel snob
6. My dream job would be fronting a band-I love to sing
7. I am very sensitive and cry often
8. I hate it when people don’t like me
9. I fear confontation and avoid it at all costs
10. I love being pampered and should have been born rich.
Poem to follow………
It’s your birthday time again;
It’s true; there’s no denying,
Another year has come and gone;
You know that I’m not lying.
So for you, the birthday person,
Here’s what I want to say:
I hope this birthday’s the best one yet,
In every delightful way.
So happy birthday to you.
Have lots of birthday fun!
May your birthday wishes all come true,
Even if you have a ton.
Taylor Z,
Even though you say you are no good with rhyme, you still did not immediately throw in the towel but found a very creative and unique way to still write Rachel a poem.
Email Me your information and I will give you a $5 GC to Amazon.
I am so sorry,
If I were to try and write a poem,
All would worry,
Did my sanity take off in a hurry.
But alas, I do wish Rachel The happiest of birthdays,
Her Bitten By Books site,
Has given me the most utter delight.
See told ya, I am a better reader than a writer.
Some of my favorite authors, but certainly not limited to:
Nina Bangs, Anya Bast, Angie Fox, Yasmine Galenorn, Tate Hallaway,
Mark Henry, Sheriyn Kenyon, Jackie Kessler, Katie MacAlister,
Michelle Rowen, Kerrelyn Sparks , Christine Warren
10 things you may not know about me:
1) I perform sonograms for a living
I love to bowl
2) I have been married to the same man for 27 years
3) I hate going on vacations cuz bad things happen when I do.
4) I love to sing, but have a terrible voice.
5) I am owned by a yorkie, a chocolate lab, and 2 stray domestic cats.
6) I got my love of reading from my mother
7) I love to cook, but rarely find the time.
9 I am tempted to buy a Kindle but haven’t yet
10)I LOVE AND AM ADDICTED TO BITTEN BY BOOKS.
Happy birthday once again Rachel and thanks for being here.
Okay maybe my poem wasn’t the greatest so how about a joke. Okay stop me if you heard this one. How do you make a tissue dance? Give up….Put a little boogie into it. Ha ha ha! I slay myself! (cricket, cricket) Ah tough crowd!
So fair is the air that
surrounds you;
like an aura of blessing
free and caressing.
A youngin so longing to
play;so graceful is your
beauty’s display.
So another year has come,
and went; ageless time when
well spent, and your beauty
tells no lies, the devious
child behind those eye’s.
Now is a time for celebration,
of all your hard work, and de-
termination.
On that note I’d like to say;
Happy Birthday, Rachel!!!!
Not sure whether this counts as a poem but here goes my take for Rachel’s Birthday wishing….
Rachel, Founder, Creator, Inspirational Leader of BBB
A Book Lovers place for you and me
Thanks for the reads and all the good leads
Hope today gives you joy and now sorrow
For now and every day especially tomorrow….
Happy Birthday 2009 as time passes faster when you are reading a good book so enjoy your birthday tomorrow and Best Wishes from all of us here in Central Texas who are proof in the pudding that you have created a wonderful site for book people to come to and celebrate the written word no matter what genre…..
Poetry isn’t my thang but I felt inspired, so here goes -
Howls of werewolves pierce the night,
as nations of vampires suspend their fight
and teams of demon hooves stream t’wards the light
where countless candles burn so bright…
honoring Goddess Rachel and her Review Site with Bite.
Wishing you special happiness on your birthday and good things every day of the coming year!
I am not a poet but just for your bday I gave it a try
Out of the darkness they come to you
Fangs, claws even demonic goo
Looking unsure they glance about
When they come most people scream and shout
A vampire steps up with eyes of red
My Lady are you not scared you’ll soon be dead
Why would I fear you I have read your tales
I know each of you very well
Come in, come in, and Now do as you’re told
You’re all welcome in my humble abode
I know it’s like 12am where I’m from but I wanted to be the first to wish you a happy birthday. Well….
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RACHEL!!!
I don’t know if it’s allowed but I made another poem for the day of your birthday(it doesn’t have to count if it’s not allowed)
Happy Birthday to you Favored One!
And thankyou for creating Bitten by Books.
It gives us information and advice by the ton.
Anyways, more about you who has great looks
Normally we win prizes but today you have won!
We’re about to give you some hot-looking cooks
Since you hate to cook, they’ll get the job done.
As your present from me, you’ll recieve crochet hooks,
Just joking, how about another wiener dog named John.
Now it’s time to end this ryhme with our cooks,
Cooking us some yummy hot dogs on a bun.
Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!!!
Happy early birthday, Rachel! I suppose, depending what part of the country you’re in, that might not even be an early birthday wish. I’ll definitely be back with a poem later, but for now I’ll tackle Rachel’s questions!
Some of my favorite authors are
Charles de Lint
Elizabeth Peters/Barbara Michaels
Kelley Armstrong
Diana Wynne Jones
Jacqueline Carey
Rob Thurman
Kim Harrison
Sheri S. Tepper
Christopher Moore
Maria V. Snyder
Jeri Smith-Ready
Ann Aguirre
Umm, things you don’t know about me. Well, I don’t think anyone here knows much about me at all!
1. I am finishing up a PhD in ancient history. Of course, I’ve been finishing it up for an awfully long time—got to get that dissertation done!
2. I can read French, German, Classical Greek, and Latin—all of them are necessary for my major. French is the only one I really speak, whereas German is my weakest.
3. I love to belly dance! I’m not sure I’m good at it, even after doing it for years, but it’s a really fun way to exercise.
4. When I was ten, I walked home from school backwards, just to see whether I could.
5. I want to be a published author, and am working on two novels set in the future.
6. I volunteered for and had a poem published in the anthology, Nothing But Red, which was reviewed here quite awhile ago.
7. I own over 2000 books.
8. I worked at bookstores for six years. Hm—do you think there’s a connection between numbers 7 and 8?
9. I love to make beaded jewelry.
10. I also love to knit and crochet. I taught myself because the winters are so long and cold here in Minnesota that I thought it would be a morale boost if I had some pretty scarves and hats to wear. And it is!
Again, best wishes, Rachel!
—Kim
Poem:
Amidst balloons and confetti
Can be seen someone pretty
With a face that’s alight
Due to a book that has a bite
That she had found and took a break from reading
When she came here and found a surprise feeding*
Thrown for her on her birthday
And, oh, what a wonderful day
It is for all involved
But especially for our wonderful lady -
who is definitely worth her weight in gold
(* Only word I could come up with (blushes))
A few of my favorite authors (not a complete list & in no particular order):
Sherrilyn Kenyon
David Gibbins
Steve Berry
Suzanne Brockmann
Mary Jo Putney
Christine Feehan
Thomas Greanias
Dan Brown
Anne McCaffrey
Julie Garwood
Ten things that are unknown about me:
1. I still have all my notes from HS/college (and yes, I do reference them)
2. I like to cross-stitch
3. Self taught knitter - working on the crocheting
4. I like most genres of music (one or two I won’t listen to voluntarily)
5. Presented (once) at a Historian’s conference in DC (would love to do it again)
6. Used to be a volunteer in local library
7. Own about 800 books (that’s a number I am sure of, safe bet that number is much, much higher)
8. I have sarcasm that can sometimes masquerade as wit
9. I like to write (have gotten to point where I’ve finally taken the plunge and started submitting)
10. If given the choice, I prefer to write long-hand rather than on PC (though both have pros and cons)
Hehe… I just realized that John doesn’t work in my poem. So here it is again with a more suitable name:
Happy Birthday to you Favored One!
And thankyou for creating Bitten by Books.
It gives us information and advice by the ton.
Anyways, more about you who has great looks
Normally we win prizes but today you have won!
We’re about to give you some hot-looking cooks
Since you hate to cook, they’ll get the job done.
As your present from me, you’ll recieve crochet hooks,
Just joking, how about another wiener dog named Dawn.
Now it’s time to end this ryhme with our cooks,
Cooking us some yummy hot dogs on a bun.
Oh and I can’t help myself, so one more time: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! (this time it’ll show up after 12am on this site)
Happy Birthday Rachel… Hope today the actual birthday is a good one for you and all of us on the BBB site are wishing you the best birthday ever, and not to just win a prize but really do hope you have a nice day….
Jackie Burris,
Your tribute to My Favore One pleases me. It is her birthday today and I’m glad people genuinely want her to have a good one.
Email Me your information and I will make sure you receive a prize!
HAPPY HAPPY DAY OF YOUR BIRTH!!!
A Very Happy Birthday to you Rachel
But I won’t even try a poem, couldn’t even help my kids with that
I can give you ten of my favorite authors though
1 Linda Howard
2 Cynthia Eden
3 Jaci Burton
4 Julie Garwood
5 Lynsay Sands
6 Kerrelyn Sparks
7 Nora Roberts
8 Anya Bast
9 Lucy Monroe
10 Michele Bardsley
Have a fun day today with lots of great presents!
Here is my poem (as promised)
A poem for Rachel, Let me think
I think….I think…. I need a drink
A shot of Jack should do the trick
and help me write a poem real quick
So off I go to find a bar
Now where did I put the keys to my car?
Oh wait! I’ve got some in the fridge!
A triple shot won’t hurt a smidge
A poem for Rachel I must write
her day of birth to celebrite
Oops…CELEBRATE….hiccup…..my bad
How many shots have I now had?
Rachel Rachel is our queen
She’s hip to the paranormal scene
She always goes the extra mile
She sends great books that make me smile
And so today I send my love
while I thank the stars above
For BBB and Rachel too
and all the great things that she do
Uh..DOES I mean and ……oh Wow
I think I need to pass out now……….
Happy Birthday Rachel!! Love ya much!
Happy Birthday!
Readers everywhere
Flock to Bitten by Books.
A love of books they share.
Here they get first looks.
The question remains
Where would we be
Without your brains.
You help us all to see
What book enchains
The reader amply.
The authors come to blog
And to grant us treasures.
We are not left in a fog.
The prizes are beyond measures.
Today is your day.
The demons, ghouls and vampires
Are asked to stay away
Or their nightmares will transpire.
Our heroes and heroines will portray
All their powers in every way.
May you, “My Favored One”
Have peace, love, and light
And all that you have chosen
On your special day and night.
Happy Birthday, Rachel
As far as giving Rachel a gift with unlimited funds:
1. A day at a spa
2. A vacation anywhere
3. Her favorite meal cooked by a celebrity chef of her choice
4. All her wishes come true
Happy, Happy Birthday Rachel! May the best day of your past be the worse day of your future! May all of Birthday wishes come true!
As for authors, there are so many good ones out there that it is hard to choose just 10.
What you don’t know about me:
1. I am of Welsh ancestry.
2. I like to cook and bake.
3. I have 21 birds and two dogs.
4. I am only 44 but have eight stepchildren, one son, 12 grandchildren, and a great granddaughter. (My first hubby was much older.)
5. I am an aspiring writer.
6. I collect anything with fairies.
7. I am disabled by multiple health issues, but I try not to let them win.
8. I also collect anything with dragonflies.
9. I am challenged by living with three males.
10. I am a SURVIVOR!
Happy Birthday Rachel,(cough, cough), sorry, can’t see through the cloud of flour. I’m making you a cake for your party-you can never have too much cake!
Happy, happy, honey! Here’s to a zillion more!
Love,
Dakota
Happy official birthday today!
Ten things about me:
1. You guys probably know I write fiction, comics, and reviews, but I also write reference book entries.
2. I am a compulsive book buyer.
3. I work part time at a library.
4. I am a transplant to Shoreline Connecticut and a total beach convert.
5. I spent my summers as a kid visiting family on Lake Michigan.
6. I grew up in Iowa.
7. When I was in college, I took belly dancing classes.
8. I am a total blueberry snob. Those Maine berries are way too small and tart.
9. Although I lost most of my unicorn trinkets that I had growing up, I’ve managed to keep several of the dragons safe and sound.
10. I used to do the Powwow circuit to watch the dancing and eat good fry bread.
As for writers — I like far too many! (see #2 above)
Happy Birthday Rachel - may your day be filled with nothing but joy and happiness!!
Happy Birthday Rachel!
Wish you get all the things that you want.
I suck at writting and I don’t like to talk about myself. I prefer to read about other people. My computer went up in flame and I had to go to a friend just to be able to wish you HB! and to thank you for your wonderful site. I see from all the messages here that you will be pretty busy for the next hours ;). Happy Birthday! and lots of cake to you.
Yeah, though I wished you a happy birthday on facebook, but I am a firm believer of going place to place (myspace, here, goodreads, twitter, etc) to drop birthday wishes. My friends started this on one of my birthdays. It never fails, when you visit each place, to see those birthday wishes.
Happy Birthday Rachel! Do hope the day is a good one. Hope you are being catored, pampered as you should.
Happy Birthday to You Rachel!!
Hello, Jeaniene. Hello and Happy Birthday, Rachel. Ladies, this one is for you! (Rarely do poetry, but I’ll take a shot at anyone…er, anything for fun.
):
She who warms my nights with laughter.
She who brightens my dark day with joy.
She who enlightens me with tales of darkness and fright.
She who lifts me up when sorrow’s at my door.
She who amuses me with humor of lore.
She who appeases the gods for all without hope.
She who enjoys life and shares all she is and will be.
She who gives more and expects nothing less.
She who asks only for the simplest things.
She…WHO MUST BE OBEYED!
(Blatant shout-out to Leo McKern and his signature character, Rumpole of the Bailey. I have a soft spot for the old fellow. I hope you do too.)
Many Happy Returns, Rachel. Hope you like the poem. Hope you’ll have a great birthday.
Voila, a poem!:
On this most joyous day of her birth
Full of revelry, mayhem, and mirth
Let us suitably honor the lass
Who governs this site with such class;
By Rachel we all have been smitten
Since by love of books she’s been bitten;
With interviews, contests, and fun
She has made our fair site number one!
With reviews that we know we can trust
A BBB visit’s a must
For the lover of vamp, witch, and fey
Though I have one complaint—if I may?
Thanks to you—and this book lover’s greed—
I have so many books now to read
And my TBR pile is so high
That I fear it is taller than I!
—-
(Keep ‘em coming, though!)
Happy birthday, Rachel, and thanks for all you do for this site!
Rachel, Rachel, full of grace
Your presence is so fine
You bring us in to see your place
Where there is so much that’s just divine.
You call us all
To visit and chat
Spring, summer, winter or fall
BBB is where its at!
Happy Birthday Rachel, and many more.
I hope you are having a wonderfully fantastic birthday Rachel!!
I’ll first answer your questions.
My favorite authors more pertaining to this site are Richelle Mead, Stephenie Meyer, L.J. Smith, Cassandra Clare, P.C. Cast, Gena Showalter, and Karen Marie Moning.
But, I have a ton of authors I know I’ll love in my TBR pile like JR Ward, Jeanine Frost, Tanya Huff, Stephen King, James Rollins, Rachel Vincent, MaryJanice Davidson, Laurell K Hamilton, Rachel Caine, Anya Bast, and Yasmine Galenorn….wow, that list is long and it doesn’t even include everyone lol.
All time favorite authors in all genres and include JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, LM Montgomery, Shakespeare, and Anne McCaffrey (I know I’m leaving out a few important ones hmm…)
Alright, and 10 things about me:
I am embracing a whole new way of life centered on yoga, meditation, and eating naturally.
1) I have cds ranging from the Lion King soundtrack to Slayer to instrumental to Scottish music to rap
2) I tend to cry more at movies involving animals than people, which is why I don’t watch very many movies about animals
3) I still cry at movies even when I’ve read the book and know what’s going to happen
4) I was in my school choir
5) I secretly loved D&D even though NONE of my friends were into it
6) singing and dancing are my favorite things to do
7) I am a complete science nerd
9)I hate pink (which I always blamed on my mom dressing me in nothing but pink when I was a kid), though my room is a terribly ugly color of pink…I really need to paint.
10) Some of my dreams come true right down to what people are saying.
And I think I’ll have to come back to the poem later when I’m feeling a little more creative.
HAPPY ACTUAL BIRTHDAY FOUNDER LADY!
We could declare July 22nd as FOUNDER DAY at Bitten By Books!
I’ll spare you from my poetry as I’m a little bit rusty.
And I was told I couldn’t do the old standby of
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Its Rachel’s birthday
Let’s party me and you!
(see. really bad. Please don’t hurt me Prize Goddess! LOL!)
Hi everybody!! I just wanted to pop in really quick and say THANK YOU to everybody for all of the lovely poems and birthday wishes!
A big thanks to the review team for putting on a great party!
I will stop by later tonight when I get back from my birthday roaming.
BIG HUGS!
Keep the party going!
Big hugs back!
Keep safe, now.
Happy, happy birthday Rachel! And in the spirit of NOT ruining your birthday… I won’t force anyone to read my horrid poetry. Now, if you wanted a steamy birthday story, THAT I could do. LOL
Enjoy your special day (and week!)!
Happy Birthday Rachel on the real day! Hope you’re having a great time and if you run out of time, maybe one of our fab authors could write you into a time machine so you can live this day over as many times as it takes for you to do everything you wanted to do.
Sharon K.
Happy birthday, Rachel!!!! I hope you have a wonderful birthday filled with friends and love…and lots and lots of presents.
Hi Rachel, hope you’re having a great birthday!
Fave authors in no particular order:
Kelley Armstrong
Rachel Caine
Keri Arthur
Karin Slaughter
Ian Rankin
Guy Gavriel Kay
Kim Harrison
Lee Child (blame the husband!)
Patricia McKillip
the list is endless…
10 things:
1. I’m British but my dad emigrated to New Jersey (without me) when I was 14 (and moved back when I was 23!) .
2. My first introduction to fantasy (apart from LOTR and Narnia) was The Sword Of Shannara, bought at dad’s local drug store when I was over for a visit. On my second visit, I went home with 26 books in my hand luggage!!
3. My husband buys me new paranormal authors for my birthdays and Christmasses - he’s found all of my current favourites for me!
4. I didn’t get married until I was 40 - 3 days after my 40th birthday to be exact
5. I found out I was pregnant on my 41st birthday!!
6. I ran a fanzine for rock band Marillion for 5 years in the late 90’s
7. I’ve been to over 200 rock concerts ;-))
8. I used to collect owls, now it’s dragons
9. I have 2 goldfish - Batman and Robin - Robin’s twice the size of Batman
10. I like cooking but don’t often have the energy - I have MS.
Keep up the good work with BBB!
Annette x
Happy Birthday Rachel!
May you continue to experience and express an ever deeper understanding of love, joy and peace with each passing day.
With love and best wishes,
Rebecca xxx
HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL!
I HOPE ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE!
Happy Birthday on your birthday! I would send you some cake, but electronic icing just doesn’t cut it.
Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! I already did my poem, this is just saying happy birthday! Hope you have an awesome birthday!
Happy Birthday Rachel!!
Have a great day.
Hm poem, oh I am not good. But for you, I will try.
Books are life
there we find strife
We find love
and perhaps a dove.
Books are good
and you know you should
always read, always buy, always borrow.
To my favourite blogger I wish
good days, good books, and some fish?
No, here I go, with a rhyme or two
to wish Rachel happy birthday, from me to you.
It is a special day for you.
You came into the world today.
So it’s a special day for us to.
And not just for the cake or soiree.
But because you are you.
Special and unique.
Your finer qualities always shine through.
Especially when it comes to new releases and letting us take a sneak peek .
Happy Birthday Rachel!! Have a great day full of fun!
Some of my favorite authors are… Laurell K Hamilton, Kim Harrison, Karen Chance, Marjorie M Liu, Lara Adrain, Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Yasmine Galenorn, Kelley Armstrong, CL Wilson, Ilona Andrews, Larissa Ione, Judi Fennell, etc
10 things you might not know about me…
1. I love motorcycles.
2. I’m part Native American
3. I’ve meet the mayor & his wife of my city.
4. I secretly write my own novels
5. I read graphic novels
6. I once broke both wrists
7. I can play electric guitar
8. I read three or more books at a time.
9. I love wolves.
10. I can do any type of artwork
April H
Happy Birthday Rach,
I hope all your wishes and dreams come true on this special day.
Happy Anniversary, of the natal type.
Ignore the hoopla & the hype,
Growing old means pains & aches,
Joints & organs becoming fakes.
Outside, you get all worn and wrinkly,
And bits that shouldn’t, go tinkly,
Even though you’re young inside your head.
With all that, it’s still better than being dead.
Can you tell that I had my 40th recently? Enjoy your birthday. It’s loads of fun and hopefully everyone around you will indulge you shamefully and spoil you rotten.
Wishing you the happiest of birthdays.
Okay I have never been good at writing anything but especially poetry so I am going to go back to elementary school for this….
Roses are red, and sometimes black
Rachel is the one who keeps us all coming back.
With baited breath we all wait. To see who she brings up to the plate.
It is terrible I know, but it is the thought that counts. Right?
Happy Birthday Rachel!!!
Thank You for everything you do for us!
Koren
I can’t write a poem to save my life. I can wish Rachel a the very best Happy Birthday!
Let’s see who else is deserving -
WeirdArchives, your poem may not have been a birthday one but it is still truthful about My Rachel.
Email Me your information and I will make sure you receive a copy of The Prize signed by Debra Doggett.
10 things you may not know about Rachel Poem
Dachshund puppies are absolutely adorable
B&B products are overflowing the table
A tea and bath business is a lot of hard work
Being a pagan definitely has a few perks
I, myself, have a bed full of pillows
When I was a kid crying made me think of weeping willows
Greek and Mediterranean food contain some of my favorite spices
Why cook when you can go out to eat for cheap prices
Being about to crochet lace is a fabulous skill
And opening presents is a wonderful thrill!
So, I know my poem of 10 things about Rachel is not wonderful
But I hope that her birthday has been none the less bountiful!
Ok, so I’m obviously not a poet, but at least I tried! Happy Birthday again Rachel!!
Kimberly B,
Your tribute to My Favored One has also pleased Me and is deserving.
Email Me your information and I will send you a prize as well.
A copy of Wolf Tales VII signed by Kate Douglas.
Who else will greet the lovely Rachel on her birthday?
Posted on Jeaniene post also.
Happy Birthday Rachel and I said hi to Jeaniene too for the extra points for her contest.
Thanks,
Dina
Happy Birthday Rachel!!!! Hope you’re a having a fun one
Too bad I always loved my math classes more than english or I would write you a poem too. Hmmm… You’re not from Nantucket are you? LOL. I’m glad there are BBB members good with their prose to honor you, Rachel!
10 things you may not know about Rachel Poem
Dachshund puppies are absolutely adorable
B&B products are overflowing the table
A tea and bath business is a lot of hard work
Being a pagan definitely has a few perks
I, myself, have a bed full of pillows
When I was a kid crying made me think of weeping willows
Greek and Mediterranean food contain some of my favorite spices
Why cook when you can go out to eat for cheap prices
Being about to crochet lace is a fabulous skill
And opening presents is a wonderful thrill!
So, I know my poem of 10 things about Rachel is not wonderful
But I hope that her birthday has been none the less bountiful!
I’m sorry I’m not exactly a poet, but I tried!! lol
Happy Birthday again Rachel!!
Oh, by the way I’m sorry if this shows up for a second time, I tried posting it about 30 minutes ago and it didn’t show up
Happy Birthday!!!!!
Said hi to Jeaniene too!
Ok, I’m sorry everyone if this is a repeat post, but I’ve been trying for the last hour and a half to get this to show up…hmm… well here goes again
10 Things You May Not Have Known About Rachel the Poem
Dachshund puppies are absolutely adorable
B&B products are overflowing the table
A tea and bath business is a lot of work
Being a pagan definitely has a few perks
I, myself, have a bed full of pillows
When I was a kid crying made me think of weeping willows
Greek and Mediterranean food contain some of my favorite spices
Why cook when you can go out to eat for cheap prices
Being able to crochet lace is a fabulous skill
And opening presents is a wonderful thrill!
So, I know my poem of 10 things about Rachel is not wonderful
But I hope that her birthday has been none the less bountiful!!
lol, Happy Birthday Rachel!!
Hi Rachel,
Happy birthday!!! And to celebrate the occasion, I made you a two-tiered chocolate cake! (I hope it translates well!)
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I hope you’re having a blast!
I’m now going over to say hi to Jeaniene.
Oh dear … looks like the cake got smushed
But it’s delicious anyway!
Happy Birthday!!
Oh there once was a girl from… ah, no, I’d better try something else, lol.
(yes, you can already tell this is going to be really, really, bad :P)
It all started with a text.
“Can you check out my site?” you said, just as I was going to bed.
Now this had me perplexed,
Nevertheless, I said yes.
The rest, as they say, was history.
Or maybe that should be a mystery.
I entered the world of reviewing with you at my side,
A trusty guide into this wild ride.
E-books became second nature,
Vampires, Shapeshifters, and Ghouls second hand,
But nothing prepared me for the demand.
A lot of things most try to conceal, nothing is sacred, nothing unreal.
We review it all, even the extreme.
How do we feel, what is the appeal?
Is it worth our esteem?
But wilder things aside, this has been a wonderful ride.
Full of laughter, friends, family, and more.
But I have to confide…
The jokes about stories that turn into a bore,
But alas! Too much info did you provide.
Happy day of your birth, dearest friend
Thanks, Prize Goddess. Like all great birthday presents, it’s the thought that counts.
Sending out the required information now.
Wow, sorry for all the posts, but they weren’t showing up and other peoples’ were. Sorry everyone for repeating myself so much!
But, Happy Birthday again!
Rachel has a birthday today
and I hope she’ll be happy to say
that all her friends wish her well
and that her day sure was swell!
Happy Birthday Rachel!
(I haven’t tried to write a poem for over 40 years and never was any good at it, LOL!)
Some of my favorite authors are:
Laurell K. Hamilton, Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, Patricia Briggs, Dakota Cassidy, Linda Howard, Shannon K. Butcher.
I hope that you had a wonderful day, Rachel.
Happy Birthday my dear, dear friend! I hope it was an amazing day filled with all of your favorite things.
Lots of love!
J
In answer to Rachel’s Birthday Request
I can’t list all of my favorite authors or there won’t be room for anyone else. So I will just pick a few.
Anne Bishop
Jacqueline Carey
Yasmine Galenorn
LKH
Barb & JC Hendee
Wendy & Richard Pini
Jim Butcher
Mark Henry
Mario Acevedo
John C. Wright
10 things people don’t know about me
I have 8 dogs. 5 Jacks, bichonahuahua, rottie and dobie
I am getting a Dane or Leonberger to train as an assistance animal.
I do not drive.
I am polyamorous.
I have been to many foreign countries. Russia, Japan, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, England, Canada, Mexico, Beliz, Brazil, Venezuela
I was a ballet dancer.
I collect gemstones and design jewelry.
I read 10 to 15 books a week, minimum.
I do not watch TV. Don’t even own one.
My sister is my best friend.
Happy Birtday, Rachel. Here’s an ode to you…
Who’s the sultry lady with her finger on the pulse…
of all thing paranormal, vampiric and such?
You must mean sexy Rachel with the dreamy eyes and lips…
she emits a world of goonies from her calloused fingertips.
Many happy returns from an author who appreciates all you do!
Susan
happy birthday rachel (aka the goddess of the goodies?!?!;-) )
oh poems..iam not good at these…here goes…
happy birthday
make way for the birthday girl
she walks in to the room and give us a twirl
she’s 21 and a bit today
sing hiphip hurray
have fun
becca
uk
Sorry to arrive to the party late. I’ve been fighting off the flu and 103 fever so the creative juices just weren’t flowing. But I come with Thyme with honey tea and ginger biscuits along with a basket of vitamin B, magnesium, willow bark, fennel and peppermint and a pack of gorgeous shapeshifters to administer any antidote those who have partied to hearty may need. Let me apologize if they try to lick your face, those pesky shifters think that cures everything. The things we must put up with to have their fabulous bodies to play with.
Rachel, my dear I have written you a poem. I’m very out of practice and usually only write poems that rhyme but I know you are worth the effort…
The Enchanted Book of Rachel
As I opened the cover of the ancient tome,
Darkness seeped out like a fog spreading across the moors,
Long inky fingers reaching out to pull me in,
Enveloped in black mist, a sensual voice beckons,
BBB Goddess whispers, “Come and celebrate
The birth anniversary of our sentient nymph.”
Night lifts as I seek the melody of giggles.
Propped on a sea of pillows with her five winged dogs,
Surrounded by devilishly handsome demons,
Seductive shifters, virile vampires, gorgeous ghosts,
And her ever loyal bibliophile beauties.
All are enraptured by Rachel’s exquisite charms.
There is decadent food, dancing, stories and games,
The endless reveling goes on for days and nights,
Pooped I recline on her bank of pillows and rest,
Alas, I awake, my head on the winsome tome,
Faintly, Rachel’s laughter wafts from the spellbound pages,
I close it until the next Bitten By Books Rave.
Hope you like it Rachel, it’s been some time since I did metered prose.
I’ll try to come back in a bit and give you my list.
Ok, I’m sneaking back after making a gazillion copies here at work for one of the engineers.
Fave authors:
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Kelley Armstrong
Christine Feehan
LJ Smith
Yasmine Galenorm
JR Ward
Rachel Vincent
Katie McCalister (probably misspelled that)
Nora Roberts (yes for those who don’t know she has a great futuristic “Death” series under the name JD Robb and she did a three book series about wizards and an alternate universe called the Circle Trilogy.)
Linda Lael Miller (Time w/o End series- time traveling vamps)
Tanya Huff
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Linda Winstead Jones (witch series)
and for a few somewhat odd choices:
Edgar Allen Poe (classic)
Michael Crichton
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Things you may not know about me:
1. I used to own 6 ferrets, nine cats and two dogs (paired down to two cats a Great Dane now)
2. in 1988 I was Miss Spirit US Teen (I refused the fur coat on principle)
3. counting steps & halves I have four brothers, four sisters and ten neices & nephews)
4. I made many of the costumes for the movies Mortal Kombat, Last of the Mohicans, Super Mario Brothers,and many more.
5. my blood pressure is an anormally- when I get upset or scared it drops instead of rising like a normal persons
6. I hate tomatoes but love things made with tomatoes
7. I have a tattoo
8. I have two pen names I write under
9. bugs totally creap me out, but snakes and rodents are fine
10. I’ve faced death three times, twice at gunpoint
And you guys were wondering why I’m crazy?
Medievalgrrl,
I like your ode to Rachel. It is worthy of a prize.
Send Me your contact information at bittenbybooks(dot)contests(at)gmail(dot)com and I will make sure you receive a copy of Magic In the Blood by Devon Monk.
slides in for one more shout out
I know its friday and 2 days after but for you the queen of review the goddess of giving the favored one deserves a whole week or maybe a month not sure but i thought id ive u one last send off
As the week winds down and the last present opened one thing we forgot was to remember the moment . The special friend we found in you
So we honor and praise and and party on
because its your day your week your month its all you so i want to wish you
a very happy birthday too
happy friday,lets get this birthday started!!!wooohooo weekend!!!
loved having jeaniene frost her at bbb you do get the best comps and guests!!loved her respose to my question!!
toodles have a great weekend dont do anything i wouldnt do
becca
uk
I had commented in the contest comments Happy Birthday after my questions to Jeaniene.
Here’s my poem:
Rachel, our chosen one, a title so formal
You introduced me to the wonderful world of paranormal
I do not know how I lived before
without some lust and gore
You have created a unique world here at BBB
For each of us truly grateful for the reviews of these books
A true leader and friend
We will love you until the end!
Hope you had a great Birthday week!!!!!
Rachel, Rachel- she’s our gal
Happy Birthday to the one that never fails
Thanks for making me run up my Pay Pal!!
You do a great job on here- Hope you have a wonderful birthday week- they did give you the week off- right? Well they should! Thanks for all the great Authors and Books you find for us- your the best!!
I will admit that poetry and me do not go together, and after a week full of work travel, I find my mind totally empty, but I do not want to let this important celebration go without my thoughts….even though they don’t rythme.
To Rachel on her birthday,
I just want to say thank you for all the work you do for BBB. Thanks to you, I have rediscovered my love of reading and meet so many wonderful authors. I have a list of books so long to read, that grows by the day, that it may take until retirement or more to get everything done. My gift to you is my thanks for all you do, and for being a good friend. Happy Birthday Rachel, you rock!!!
I was going to skip the poem & list since I wished Rachel a Happy Birthday earlier, but I figure I got my sister into doing this so I should too..even though I can’t write to save my life.
Authors..long list.. Anne McCaffrey,Mercedes Lackey, Dave Duncan, Terry Brooks,Laurel K. Hamilton, L.A.Banks,Janet Evanovich,Kim Harrison,J.R.Ward,S.J.Day & on & on
10 things.. yikes
1. I’m the 12yrs younger SAMK mentioned
2. I’ve gone repelling w/ the Army’s Air Assault instructors in Hawaii & have a pair of wings
3. I hate shopping esp. for clothes
4. I’ve turned down 2 marrage proposals,3 offers for live-ins & 4 for sugar daddies…
5. I attract weird kids, human freaks & animals w/medical problems
6. I read alot but I don’t keep any books but ebooks.
7. I’ve worked w/ & trained animals from cats & dogs to cattle, horses & pigs to elephants,giraffe & lions.
8. I can paint except walls…
9. I can’t cook & hate to clean
10. my self assurance if a mask
Know my try at poetry.. LOL..Don’t gag Rachel..
As the light dies down, the shadows play; and the candle light comes to life.
As the wax drips down, blood red runs onto white
As smoke swirls a sound can be hear, but it doesn’t sound quite right.
As the breeze increases, the breath of the favored one
It’s all to the Goddess’s delight.
As the darkness returns , the sound reverbs; not a whisper..
but a shout of delight.. “Happy Birthday Rachel” is hear far in near
May you continue to rule the night.
Happy B-day.
iokijo.. Jo Ann J
thing 11.. I can’t spell worth a sh1t,especially on pain meds. lol