I'm a book-aholic

     Hi, my name is Paulina and I'm a book-aholic. My purse has at least one if not two books at a time. My phone has ebooks, in case I don't want to read the books I have. I have been known to hid in the bathroom at work, so that I could finish a book without someone trying to talk to me at lunch. Vacations with my boyfriend, I sneak a book because he checks to make sure I don't have one. I love books. 

     

     I have a favorite spot in my house, the end of the couch nearest the door. When I find a new book I curl up and forget the world around me exist. The TV stays silent, the lights stay dim and the time slowly ticks away. 

     The funny part is no matter how much my boyfriend grumbles if I mention that a new book is out, he's on the way to the bookstore. He knows that for me to be happy, I need a good book in my hand. 

     Hi, my name is Paulina and I'm a book-aholic. 

Saying Hi

     Today I felt like a true writer for the first time in a long time. I guess I let life get away from me and now I work as a server at a casino. Not by any means my dream job. I want to roll over in the morning and write. I want to go to bed at night after writing all day. I want to hang out with my boyfriend and friends whenever I want to yet still get my writing done. Oh and I want to read. I love reading no matter what time of day or night. How can you not love to escape into the worlds where anything can and do happen. I sometimes go days without turning on the TV or texting my friends just because I have made some new ones.

     Two weeks ago I posted on my Facebook page that I wanted to start a Facebook page dedicated to what I love; paranormal romance. It started out as a joke but so many of my friends were interested that I soon found myself setting up the page. From there I was like why not see what else I can do and so a Goodreads account followed and than twitter and finally a blog. Today marks the first day that everything is going live and I am really excited. How can I not be. I am finally doing what I love and I just hope I can help others find the love I do.

     So now a little about my background, I guess. I grew up in a small town outside of Joshua Tree National Park named Twentynine Palms, California. When I say small I mean I knew almost everyone and it was hard to get in trouble because my mom would get a call before I got home. Not that I was in to much trouble. I was raised in a very fundamental christian home. No TV, no pants, no cursing and no reading of dirty books. Until I was about 15 I would get romance books that were so clean it was a wonder how they were considered romance. The men and women barely held hands much less kiss. I knew that there had to be more out there. So I went to the library picked out an adult romance book and hid in the corner. From that moment on I couldn't go back to reading Betty Neal or any other soft romance books.

     By the time I went away to college I was starting to graduate from straight romance to gay/lesbian and finally to paranormal romance. The first book, ever, that I picked up in paranormal romance was written by Christine Feehan. It was her first book in her Dark series "Dark Prince" and I haven't been able to put her books down since.

     When I graduated in 2008 with my degree in Journalism I was excited to get my life going but like always life had a different path for me. I ended up the caregiver for my mom and younger brother for over a year. It was a stressful time but I wouldn't have given it up for anything. I learned what family really means. Five years later I am finally getting the chance to do what I love.