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I was trying to figure out why my lips seem to be getting more damaged using it--and then I read the label instead of looking at the container. It's lotion and, specifically stated in super tiny fine print pale pink on white, is not for lips.
Beeswax lip balm is amazing. A couple of decades ago I was using Chapstix and ended up with hives all over my lips. I stopped using chapstick altogether until the hives went away and switched to Blistex and that lasted less than a month. I have no idea what in those I was allergic to, but Burt's Bees had none of the same ingredients and I've been using it since. I found another one that had all the "good" credentials (organic, free trade, plastic tubing was solely from recycled plastic) and it was also good but it had too much canola oil for my tastes.
The first book sounds like a vampire novel. What's it about?
According to the back, it's an anthology of three. The first one, Oath of Service, Morgana le Fey loses a battle with a dragon and ends up pledging service to two knights of the round table while the dragon is plotting revenge for--something.
The second story, Be Careful What You Wish For, a vampire with two lovers locks horns with a wizard who "can't take no for an answer." (Actual quote from the back of the book.)
The third story, The Bloodslave,a female mercenary gets captured by three alpha vampires.
I hope they're better than the other book. I'm three pages in and I want to smack the main character upside the head (Gibbs-style) for being stupid. (I'm hoping he gets smarter--my general rule of thumb is that if I can't get into the book by page eleven, I'm not going to and it goes in the library donation bag.)
I have mine sorted by mood they invoke. Did they make me laugh while giving me a high feeling of suspense (most of Jim C. Hines and some Terry Pratchett, in example)? They have a place. Did they evoke a sense of wonder and magic that drew me in? (Most of the Pern books I own and, of course, Alice in Wonderland. Sometimes you just can't beat a classic.) Was it delightful and nervewracking as the main character went through his/hers/its hero journey with times that made me want to bite my nails as I cheered for the main characters? (Most Mercedes Lackey and Jean M. Auel.) A comedic series of events that happens to also include a murder mystery? (Janet Evanovich and Donna Andrews.) Playing to my inner cynicism while still maintaining an innocent charm? (Almost all of Terry Pratchett--I'm fond of the Witches of Diskworld series.) Making me feel philosophical and yet slightly doomed in the world as a whole? (Orson Scott Card--Ender's Game and the Ender's Shadow series.) Romance with comedy and adventure? (Lynsay Sands. It's not a mood I get in much.)
Angela Knight is a good author. I have read some of hers. Tawny Taylor I am not familiar with. Years ago there was a time when all I read were paranormals. Back before they became so popular. Linda miller put out 4 books that go together-those were the best paranormals I have read but I admit I haven't read any new ones in the last 12-15 years...someday I would like to get back to reading like I did as a teen.
And I triple stack my books. I should get rid of them but I just love my room of books. I have them separated by type and style but not by author yet...
Question about Angela Knight--does she ever make you want to smack the main character for sheer stupidity when the character is clearly written to be smarter than that? I'm having that problem with Tawny Taylor's book.