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I'm not much of one for shopping in general, and I'm definitely staying put on this day of all sales and crowds. I'd rather experience Black Friday through YouTube (thanks, Steely Dan) from my own home. But if you're a homebody like me, we don't have to miss out on great deals! Barnes & Noble is running a Winter Romance Sale, with--as of this writing--77 books on deep discount. You can view them all here . Don't have a Nook? The deals are being price-matched at other retailers. Two of my books are on sale right now: Season for Temptation , my first-ever historical romance, and Secrets of a Scandalous Heiress , which is my most recently published novel. (I've had two novellas out since then, but my next novel won't be out until February.) You can get them both for $1.99 per book.         If you prefer to read in print, there's something today for you too. On my Facebook page , I'm giving away a beautiful paperback copy of Chris...

Recently my husband made me go furniture shopping. That's right. he made me. We've needed a new dining room table and chairs for about 8 years and a new mattress for the last 2. But I hate furniture shopping! Not my table. Finally, my husband lined up a Saturday where we didn't have plans, sent my daughter to her grandma's house, and dragged me to the furniture store. I won't say I enjoyed it, but I'm sitting at my new beautiful dining room table right now, and last night I slept very well on our new mattress. If there was thing in your house you could replace this weekend, what would it be? Furniture? A sink? A TV? Nothing at all?

By Anita Clenney As writers we work hard. I doubt that anyone can understand the the challenges and frustrations that come from putting together a 100,000 word puzzle that must fit together perfectly and then stand up to stringent review. So writers need some time away to recharge their batteries. Sometimes that's in the form of a good book (a definite indulgence), a pedicure, sitting outside in the sunshine - away from the computer, or one of my favorites...shopping. I mean look-out-I'm-on-a-mission shopping. There is always something I want or need. Maybe it's a new mirror for the wall, which I use instead of artwork. My husband issued an ultimatum after the twentieth mirror went on the wall - I'm obsessed with them, or rather, the frames. I'm a frugal shopper so I won't pay a lot for my lovely mirrors, or whatever I'm looking for. This means I have to go bargain hunting. It's my version of a treasure hunt. It may be a handbag, the perfect pair of jean...

When I was a teenager, the best part about going back to school was definitely the shopping. By the time I was thirteen or fourteen, my mom would just give me an envelope with cash and tell me that was all I had for the whole year, so I’d better spend it wisely. She’d drop me off at the mall, and I’d do my best to budget that money and get the most for my dollar. I vividly remember the year I was in eighth grade. It might have been the first year my mom gave me the envelope o’ cash. That was the year Guess came out with overalls. I wanted them so badly, but they were $80. I think my budget for the whole school year was only $200. So $80 was a pretty sizable chunk. Plus, I had to buy a shirt to go with them. The stores were showing them with this white blouse with ruffles at the neck. I needed that blouse too. So I bought the overalls and blouse and spent about half of my money on that one outfit. I have no idea what else I bought for that year, probably something pink. My nickname that...