Media Mania: Netflix Leanne Morgan

 

I'm just over the top in love with Miss Leanna Morgan! I suggest you go run to Netflix and watch her stand ups and her new series! I also listened to her book on Audible!

I found Leanne when her show dropped on Netflix, I binge watched it and fell in love with her. After I found her first stand up, listened to her book, watched/listened to every interview she did and finally her latest stand up dropped! Leanne just turned 60 and she is lighting things up and unstoppable.

She tells it like it is and touches on women's issue with comedy and truth!

I have no idea why it took so long for her to hit it big (you all that passed on her - really missed out)

One things for sure Leanne is taking the world of comedy on and crushing it, showing everyone that no matter how old you are dreams can come true!

Leanne's Stand up Netflix Specials

   

Both of these are just so funny! Leanne is real, she doesn't shy away form the things that woman go through like childbirth, raising kids, marriage and menopause and so much in between. I laughed so hard I've watch them both twice!

Her new series! I've watched all the episodes four time already! 

Her husband as cheated on her and her life gets turned upside down, The bound with her sister and her parents is so special. This show will get you laughing and it hits home.

Her book!

  I use audible when I'm driving and when I'm donating plasma! 

She reads her own book, and she is so down to earth and this book touched me deep as I laughed and cried a lot!

   

I hope you go check her out, you won't be sorry!

See you Thursday with a Podcast Edition of Media Mania!

My Jasper Obsession

 Who is Jasper Hale? 

 I did some research, I wish Stephanie Meyers would of went more in-depth on his story,

Jasper Hale (born Jasper Whitlock in 1844, in Houston, Texas) is one of the few surviving vampires of the Southern vampire wars, who later joined the Olympic coven.

 He is the husband of Alice Cullen and the adoptive son of Carlisle and Esme Cullen, as well as the adoptive brother of Rosalie Hale, Emmett and Edward Cullen. Jasper is also the adoptive brother-in-law of Bella Swan and the adoptive uncle of Renesmee Cullen.

 

After becoming a major in the Confederate Army, Jasper was set upon by the vampire Maria, who proceeded to turn him. After the transformation, Jasper aided Maria in her creation of a newborn vampire army, which successfully conquered the feeding grounds of Texas. However, over the next decades, Jasper became tired of this violent and bloodstained life, because he could feel the emotions of those he killed, which eventually became too much for him. 

In the 1940s, he left his bloodthirsty coven to become a nomad. In 1948, he met Alice, the love of his life, and with her joined the peaceful Cullen family—a coven of vegetarian vampires. By living as a vegetarian, he was freed from the emotions that so depressed him. 

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Jasper is just a very deep character and I started reading many Japer/Bella stories and even some dark ones. I was addicted! At this point I had written Alice Guide to Having Sex with a Vampire (I'm almost ready to post that!) I found a Jasper contest giving by the Jasper's Naughty Girls called Teach me the Nasty so I entered,  I wrote a Jasper/Bella  All Human, I didn't win but writing this pairing was so much fun. I did turn the contest story into a multi chapter story. After I get Alices Guide up I'll go through Control, but I'll give the first chapter what I submitted to the contest!

Read Control 

And as a bonus I put up a Jasper/Bella  very steamy one-shot called Masquerade!

Media Mania: Hallmark Christmas Stories and Series

 

 Every year I get the Hallmark Streaming Channel to watch Christmas Movies! I'm kinda a Christmas Movie junkie!

This is what I watched so far of this years Countdown to Christmas Movies!

Lifelong Bills fans Morgan and Gabe find love in Buffalo at Christmas. Holland Roden, Matthew Daddario, and Joe Pantoliano.

I loved this Bills movie, it was so cute and to see the sites around Western New York was just an added bonus! Ii was sweet, heartfelt and I cried!

As life pushes the family in different directions, the Brenner boys decide they need to put on the Best Christmas Ever to bring everyone back together. Stars Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker and Margaret Colin.

This was so funny, it's the third movie in this series - Three Wiser men and a Boy from last Christmas and Thee Wise Men and a Baby for 2022! 

This family has just the right balance of drama, comedy, dysfunction, romance and fun! 

I've watched them all, these brothers are funny and hot as hell!

During a Christmas Eve blizzard, ER Doctor, Alice, and newly hired cardiologist, Brian, team up to deliver four babies while spreading holiday joy for the patients and hospital staff. Stars Rachel Boston, Brendan Penny.

I adored this movie, all the feels you expect from a hallmark movie and more...much more!

After inheriting part ownership of a cat cafe, Olivia must spend the weeks leading up to Christmas working there to try and convince veterinarian Ben to sell but manages to find love instead. Staring Erin Cahill and Paul Campbell.

I don't need to tell you that this one I was so excited for, Christmas and cats! I will watch this one over and over again! The storyline was sweet and the romance was spot on for a hallmark movie but it was the cats...yes the cats that made this one purrfect!

Two vastly different sisters follow their late grandparent's steps and experience everything the Alps has to offer- including romance. Starring Ashley Williams, Laci J. Mailey, and Julien Samani.

I thought this was a very cute movie! Loved the sister drama and the family loyalty!

I'll post at the end of Christmas the other movies I choose to watch from 2025!

As a bonus I wanted to share with two amazing series I also found!

A Hallmark Original Series. Christmas shop owner Emily Lane uses secret skills to investigate murders while hiding her past, especially from local Detective Sam Wilner. Stars Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney.

It has two seasons and I want season three NOW! Christmas and crime! He's a detective and she has secrets. This is just an amazing series with the perfect balance if Christmas, crime and romance!

 I was all in and it has April from Greys in it!!!!!!

A Hallmark Original Series. Three generations of Landry women reunite and begin to heal from their family's past when their youngest member finds herself on an unexpected journey.

A family drama that adds time travel in the mix. And Lexi from Grey's is in it! 

I'm usually not a time travel watcher or reader but this one drew me in. Three season and 

season four coming soon!

See you next Thursday with another Media Mania!

Reading Outside My Comfort Zone!

 

As I've said I only read canon mostly Edward/Bella but I did read some Carlisle/Esme,  Jasper/Alice and even a few wolf fics. Again I mainly read on Twilighted but I did find Fanfiction.net and dove in.

My first non cannon was a Jasper/Bella and I didn't like how the offer portrayed Edward and Alice as villains so I stopped reading it, this is no part the authors fault, I just wasn't ready for that type of story...yet! I found another one  and again the same thing happened, it just wasn't my cup of tea.

 My curiosity was certainly pique, so when I stumbled upon a Jasper/Bella Trilogy on twitter I wanted  to check it out. It had so many reviews all great ones so I decided to message the author and ask a few questions before I started to read, and Cullen818 answered my questions and she ended up being a huge part of my fanfiction life and my published author life! More to come on that.

Here is Trilogy changed me to the core, I fell in deep love with Jasper! My fanfiction took a turn after reading this!

Fate Has Brought Us Here

Set two years after New Moon. Edward never came back and Bella is at college trying to pull her life together. She meets up with the one Cullen she never thought she could have anything in common with. Definitely a Team Jasper story. Rated M for lemons

Love will Keep Us There

Newborn Bella is experiencing things that no vampire should. Something is terribly wrong, but what? STORY CONTAINS MATURE/DARK/ANGST. DON'T READ if that's not your thing. Sequel to Fate Has Brought Us Here.

Hope Will Bring Us Home 

Final installment in my Fate/Love/Hope trilogy. Read Fate Has Brought Us Here and then Love Will Keep Us There first. J/B never saw these events coming...can they save their family before it's too late? Team Jasper story!

I'll share more on how reading this trilogy changed things for me in the fanfiction world soon!

See you next time!

Tammy 

(Lady Tazz)