AAMOF AAR AB ABA AdC

addy AND

as a matter of fact All About Romance website

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an automatic buy . (as in purchasing every book a favorite author writes, sight unseen) American Booksellers Association Affaire de Coeur magazine
address (as in eMail) Any Day Now

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AFAIK
AFK

as far as I know
Away From Keyboard

. a/k/a . . . . . TIA . BBS . BRB BB . .

AKA AKISA ALA Alpha male

ARE

also known as, (alias) A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR by Jude Deveraux American Library Association macho hero
Acronym-Rich Environment

ARC ASAP
ATM

advanced reader copy (book) as soon as possible

According To Me

aTdHvAaNnKcSe thanks in advance B&N BB BBB BBL BBS b/c BCE BEG BF
BFN

Barnes & Noble bookstore bulletin board book-buying binge be back later bulletin board system because book club edition Big evil grin big grin Boyfriend
Bye for Now

. . . . B-I-L BBL . . .

Beta male BG BH BIL BRB BSJ BSP BTDT

sensitive hero Big grin bastard husband brother-in-law be right back Bookstore Junkies listserv blatant self promotion Been there, done that

BTSOOM BTW BWL C&G CR CRAN CRAFT CRS CSG CU CYA CYAL8R DEAR DH DIL DJ DNS DOM EG F&SF FAQ
FB

beats the sh*t out of me by the way Bursting with laughter Chuckle and grin Celebrate Romance The Canadian Romance Authors Network can't remember a f***ing thing can't remember sh*t (or squat, or stuff) Chuckle, snicker, grin "See you" "See ya (you)" "See ya (you) later" drop everything and read dear (or darling) husband daughter-in-law dust jacket (on a hardcover book) Domain Name Service Dirty old man evil grin Fantasy & Science Fiction frequently asked questions (compiled in a list)
Files Busy

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. CRS CRAFT

. . D-I-L . . . SF/F . F-I-L 5-hanky, Tear-Jerker TLA . . ftp . . . . .

FIL Five-Hanky FLA Flame FPOV F2F FTP FUBAR FW FWIW FYI g G GAL Gamma male

father-in-law romance novel that makes you cry four-letter acronym to send someone numerous criticizing e-mails Female point of view face to face File Transfer Protocol Fouled/Fixed up beyond all recognition freeware for what it's worth for your information grin or giggle big grin Get a life strong yet sensitive hero (between Alpha and Beta extremes)

GD&R
gd&r,vvf

grin, duck and run

grinning, ducking and running, very very fast

GR&D

GF GFN Glom GMTA GNP GR&D H HA HAND HAR Harl HB HC HE HEA Head-Hopping H/H HH HHIS HI H&K HLL HM&B HP HQ HS
HSIK

Girlfriend Goodbye for now to buy every book a particular author has written great minds think alike Gross National Product grinning, running and ducking Hug Harlequin American Romance series have a nice day Harlequin American Romance series Harlequin book hardback book hardcover book HIGH ENERGY by Dara Joy happily ever after shifting points of view in a book hero & heroine Harlequin Historical series Hanging head in shame Harlequin Intrigue series Hugs and kisses Harlequin Love & Laughter series Harlequin/Mills & Boon book Harlequin Presents series (or Home page) Harlequin Harlequin Romance series
How Should I Know

. . . GD&R HAR . HA . HC HB . . . . . . HL&L M&B . HSR HS . . . . . .

HSR HT HTF HTH HTML HTTP IAE

IANAL

Harlequin Superromance series Harlequin Temptation series hard to find (book) hope this helps, or hope to help HyperText Markup Language (programming code that homepages are written with) HyperText Transfer Protocol in any event
I Am Not A Lawyer

IC IIRC IMCO IMGLO IMHO IMNSHO IMO IOW IRL IRC ISBN ISP IYKWIM JAK JASE
JFYI

"I see" if I recall correctly in my considered opinion in my goddess- (or god-) like opinion in my humble (or honest) opinion in my not-so-humble opinion in my opinion in other words In real life Internet Relay Chat International standard book number Internet Service Provider (AOL, Prodigy, etc. -- the company that provides your Internet access service) if you know what I mean Jayne Ann Krentz, author just another system error
Just For Your Information

. . . MHO . . . .

. . . . . .

IYKWIMAITYD if you know what I mean, and I think you do

JHH JK JMHO JMO JM2C JTLYK JTP K Keeper KISA KIT KMA KOATS KOTC KWIM L L8R L8R G8R L&L LMAO

Jove Haunting Hearts series Just kidding Just my humble (or honest) opinion Just my opinion just my two cents (just my opinion) Just to let you know Jove Time Passages series Kiss great novel, to keep and read again and again Knight in shining armor Keep in touch kiss my ass KNIGHT OF A TRILLION STARS by Dara Joy Kiss on the cheek Know what I mean Laugh "Later" "Later 'Gator" Harlequin Love & Laughter series Laughing my a** off

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LMK LOL LOL LS LSASE LSHMBH LSHINWM LT LTNS Lurk Mode LVSW LY MCP M&B MHO NRN MIA Midlist MIL MIME MPOV ms MTF NADT
NBD

let me know laughing out loud (or Laughing On Line) Nora Roberts's Library of Love [reissue] series Loveswept series large self-addressed, stamped envelope (enclose when you request a mailed reply) Laughing so hard my belly hurts laughing so hard, I nearly wet myself The Literary Times magazine Long time no see reading along, but not posting any messages yourself Loveswept series Love ya (you) Male chauvinist pig Mills & Boon book my humble opinion no reply necessary Missing in action authors who are not yet best-sellers mother-in-law Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions Male point of view manuscript More to follow Not a darn thing
No Big Deal

. . . LVSW SASE

ROFLOL TLT . LS

HM&B IMHO . . M-I-L . .

NEway NFW
NOYB

anyway no fu**ing way

None Of Your Business

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NP NRN NTM NYR NYT OIC OL OM OOP

No problem no reply necessary New to me Not yet released New York Times newspaper "Oh, I see" Old lady Old man out of print . . .

OOT OT OTF
OTL

out of town off topic on the floor (laughing)

Out To Lunch

. WOT OTFL OTF . . . . . . PGem PG . .

OTFL OTH OTOH OTTOMH PB PC PD PDR PDSTM PG PGem

on the floor, laughing over the hill on the other hand Off the top of my head paperback book politically correct (referring to everything in a neutral manner -- race, gender, religion, etc. -- in order to avoid the risk of offending anyone) public domain Paula Detmer Riggs, author Please don't shoot the messenger Zebra's Precious Gems series Zebra's Precious Gems series

PHHHFFFTTTT a raspberry T (stick your tongue out and blow) PITA PM PMFJI PMJI POV Prodigy
PTB

pain in the ass Private message pardon me for jumping in (politely interrupting) pardon my jumping in (politely interrupting) point of view Romance! Books & Writing listserv
Powers That Be

PMJI PMFJI . . . .

Purple prose PW QT RE RFB RFBS RFC RFUBS RITA RNF ROFL

very flowery language, full of euphemisms Publishers Weekly magazine "Cutie" Reissue (or Reprint) romance-friendly bookstore romance-friendly bookstore request for comments romance-friendly used bookstore Romance Writers of America awards Romance Novel Forum listserv rolling on floor, laughing

RFBS RFB . RFB . . .

ROFLMAO

rolling on floor, laughing my ass off

. . LSHINWM . .

ROFLMAOWTI rolling on floor, laughing my ass off, with tears in my eyes, MEFTC frightening the cat ROFLOL ROFLOLTIME rolling on floor, laughing out loud rolling on floor, laughing out loud, tears in my eyes

ROFLOLTIMEF rolling on floor, laughing out loud, tears in my eyes, frightening TC the cat

ROFLOLTIMEPI rolling on floor, laughing out loud, tears in my eyes, peeing in my . MP pants ROFLOLTIMEPI rolling on floor, laughing out loud, tears in my eyes, peeing in my . MPSTC pants, scaring the cat ROFLOLTIMEPI rolling on floor, laughing out loud, tears in my eyes, peeing in my . MPSTCAICGU pants, scaring the cat, and I can't get up ROTFL ROTFLMAO ROTFLOL RR RRA RRA-L RRC RS RSN RT RTFM RTW RWA S SASE SCh SC@L SD Sensual SEP SETE Sexy SF SF/F Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off Rolling on the floor laughing out loud Romance Reader website Romance Readers Anonymous listserv Romance Readers Anonymous List Romance Readers Cafe listserv romantic suspense real soon now Romantic Times magazine read the fu**ing manual (or message) Romancing the Web website Romance Writers of America Smile self-addressed, stamped envelope (enclose when you request a mailed reply) Second Chance at Love series Second Chance at Love series Silhouette Desire series romance novel with explicit love scenes Susan Elizabeth Phillips, author Smiling ear to ear romance novel with explicit love scenes science fiction science fiction & fantasy Sensual, Spicy . F&SF LSASE SC@L SCh . Spicy, Sexy . . . . . . . . . .

SIL Silh SIM SITD SMP SMTP SNAFU Snail-mail SO SOB SOL Spam Spicy Spoiler SR SS SSDD SSE SSh Step-back SW Sweet SYS SYT TA TAFAB
TANJ

sister- or son- in-law Silhouette book Silhouette Intimate Moments series still in the dark St. Martin's Press book Simple Mail Transfer Protocol situation normal, all fouled up regular (paper) mail, sent via the post office significant other (husband, wife, lover) son of a b*tch sh*t outta luck, short on luck to send unwelcome and unwanted e-mails (such as advertisements) romance novel with explicit love scenes revealing facts about a book that might spoil its enjoyment for those who have not yet read it Silhouette Romance Silhouette Shadows series Same s***, different day Silhouette Special Edition series Silhouette Shadows series paperback novel with two front covers: the outer one with flowers, or landscape, or still-life; the inner one showing the hero and heroine shareware romance novel without any explicit love scenes See you soon Silhouette Yours Truly series Thanks again Tell a friend about Bookbug :)
There Ain't No Justice

S-I-L . . . . . . . . . . . Sensual, Sexy .

SSh . SS . . . .

TANSTAAFL TBA TBB TBR TCOB TCOY

there ain't no such thing as a free lunch to be announced (details will be revealed later) to be bought (books on your shopping list) to be read (books you bought, but haven't yet read) Taking care of business Take care of yourself

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TDF Tear-Jerker TIA TIC TJ TLA TLC TLT TOY TPB

TPTB

To die for romance novel that makes you cry thanks in advance tongue in cheek Tearjerker three-letter acronym tender loving care The Literary Times magazine Thinking of you trade paperback (larger, taller paperback book)
The Powers That Be

Five-Hanky, 5-Hanky YWIA . FLA . LT

Trade-size

Trade-size Trashing a book TRR TSFW TSTL TT TTFN TTYL TTYS TWYT TY
TYVM

trade paperback (larger, taller paperback book) negative criticism of a novel The Romance Reader too stupid for words too stupid to live time travel ta-ta for now talk to you later talk to you soon that's what you think... Thank you
Thank You Very Much

TPB . TSTL TSFW . . TTYS TTYL .

UBS URL UTC VBEG VBG VG VHTF W WAG Wall-banger WEG

used bookstore Uniform Resource Locator (website address, such as "http://www.whatever.com") Under the Covers Reviews website very big evil grin very big grin Very good Very hard to find Wink Wild a** guess

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book that so annoyed you that you want to throw it against the wall, . toss it in the garbage, return it, or give it away Wicked evil grin

WFM WG WIP
WOA

Works for me Wicked grin work in progress (book you are currently writing)
Work Of Art

WOM WOT WTG WTH WYSIWYG YA YKINOK YMMV YWIA

Word of mouth way off topic way to go What/Who the h__ what you see is what you get (pronounced "Wizzy Wig") young adult (book) you know it's not ok your mileage may vary (if you try this, you may have a different result than I) you're welcome in advance . . . . TIA OT .