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Fresh Pick | GAME OF THRONES by George R.R. Martin
Fresh Pick / April 1, 2012

Song of Fire and Ice #1 April 2011 On Sale: March 22, 2011 704 pages ISBN: 0553386794 EAN: 9780553386790 Paperback (reprint) $17.00  Add to Wish List Series, Fantasy Buy at Amazon.com It’s back, season two… Game Of Thrones by George R.R. Martin The first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels. Now an HBO original series Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction. A Game of Thrones Long ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and…

Michelle Marcos | Mr. Perfect: A Woman’s Fantasy Man and What He Reveals About Our Own Hearts
Author Guest / April 1, 2012

What is it about romantic heroes that draws our mind’s attention and our heart’s affection?  Whether it’s Mr. Darcy or Edward Cullen, James Bond or Braveheart, our fantasy men may reveal much about a woman’s hardwired needs. Nora Roberts, the bestselling romance novelist of all time, says that romance novels “are about the celebration of falling in love and emotion and commitment, and all of those things we really want.”  That is the question that has been plaguing men since the dawn of time. What do women really want? I’ll admit that on some days, I would really like this: But as gratifying as this would be, this is really not enough.  I know I don’t speak for all women, but I make it my business to know what women want in a man.  I’ve written five romance novels, and read thousands more.  The most satisfying part of my job is getting to create characters so wonderful and so believable that my readers fall in love with them.  So speaking as a woman–and as an author–I think I can help to answer the question: What do we look for in a man, and more importantly, what does that reveal about…