Released on = October 24, 2006, 11:56 pm

Press Release Author = Jina Bacarr

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Jina Bacarr, author of The Blonde Geisha, takes video
podcasting to the next level with her Romcast, featuring sexy tips for Halloween.
She puts together a trick or treat bag sure to please any man.

Press Release Body = Huntington Beach, CA--Home alone with that special someone for
Halloween?

Halloween isn\'t just for kids. Adults are getting in on the action in a big way.
The National Retail Federation predicts this year will be the biggest on record for
Halloween with consumer spending expected to reach $4.96 billion, up from $3.29
billion last year.

But what happens when the trick or treating is over? According to Harlequin Spice
author, Jina Bacarr, that\'s when the fun begins. \"In the days before MySpace became
the place to meet friends, Halloween was a night for romance,\" she says. \"Young
women looked forward to the harvest with corn-husking parties and bobbing for apples
with the eligible men. It was a night when flirting was not frowned upon but
encouraged.\"

Women today carry on that tradition, planning Halloween parties and \"home alones\"
with their favorite man. \"Want to give your man a special treat?\" Bacarr asks on
her newest video podcast. \"Don\'t feed him candy. You\'re all the sugar he needs.\"

Bacarr, author of The Blonde Geisha, gives viewers tips on what to pack in his treat
or treat bag, including her favorite treat, a romance novel. \"Read your favorite
sensual scene to him,\" she advises. \"What happens next is up to you.\"

Why read him romance? More than 60 million Americans read at least one romance
novel in 2005, the latest year statistics are available from the Romance Writers of
America. Romance novels are a $1.2 billion industry and account for 54.9 percent of
all paperbacks sold. Why not romance video podcasts?

\"It makes sense to combine romance with video podcasts,\" says Bacarr, noting that
soap operas got their name from their advertisers. \"It\'s the next step in
entertainment for women. It doesn\'t hurt that eMarketer is predicting advertisers
will spend $80 million on podcast advertisements in 2006.\"

With the podcast audience now estimated at 9.2 million people with 5.6 million
downloading video, Bacarr believes this new audience opens the doors to authors in
an exciting way. \"I call what I do Romcasts,\" she says, \"short video podcasts
combining the subject of romance with pictures.\"

There\'s no better time than Halloween for female viewers to bewitch their favorite
man. \"Men are visual creatures, but don\'t underestimate the power of the written
word,\" says Bacarr, \"especially when you can combine that with your low sexy voice
and a slow striptease.\"

It sure beats bobbing for apples.

Check out her romcasts or video podcasts on Google Video or go to
http://www.JinaBacarr.com.

You can find her Halloween romcast at: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid

Web Site = http://www.JinaBacarr.com

Contact Details = Jina Bacarr
jina@jinabacarr.com