Jennifer Lane Books Blog

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Readers, Authors, Friends! (Some of us had a little too much to drink at a recent holiday party.)  Here are the Peanut Butter Cup Christmas  trees  I made. (Using white chocolate "glue", layer a small pb cup, large pb cup, small pb cup, and a Hershey's kiss!) And here's my friend Jason the Christmas dunce. (Isn't he cute?) Jason and another friend gifted me this T-shirt: Rude! I may be single, but my characters Dane and Lucia from college volleyball romance  Blocked  might not be single for long. *winks* Blocked's sales have been great! Thank you so much, readers. I'm hosting two Blocked giveaways for the holidays, listed below and on the right sidebar: 1) Enter to win a signed print copy on Goodreads HERE (open internationally). 2) Enter to win a $25 gift card and more HERE if you review Blocked on Amazon. Both giveaways run ...

It's back to school time! And for many high school and college students, it's a time to experiment with alcohol. For adults harangued by work stress, parenting, or political mumbo-jumbo, it might be time to chug a glass of wine. For authors waiting to hear back from agents or publishers, it's time to drink. A lot. My question for you is: If you choose to drink alcohol, how do you get the good stuff without the bad stuff? (Aren't you lucky I'm writing this blog post between psychotherapy clients?) I've learned a lot about extracting buzz, relaxation, and fun from alcohol (while avoiding hangovers and beer goggles) from the amazing University of Washington researcher Dr. Alan Marlatt. He and colleagues published an interactive journal titled "CHOICES" related to the information in this book. ...and I want to pass along some golden nuggets to YOU. First of all let's talk about the choice to drink alcohol. Did you know about 20% of college st...