Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
I was asked to write a novella for a Christmas anthology for 2009? Yep. I’m thrilled. My fellow authors will, again, be the wildly talented Donna Kauffman and Jill Shalvis. The title…KISSING SANTA CLAUS.
My novella isn’t written yet but will be set in Hawaii. Yeah, Christmas in Hawaii. That [...]
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
It’s time to welcome a new blogger to the blogosphere and this one is a bit surprising. It’s Danielle Steel.
The first entry went up yesterday. It’s about age and being happy where you are…I think. Either way it kind of seems like a big deal in that she is not [...]
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
HOT AS HELL is now out. Mad is holding a contest - check it out.
For those still thinking about picking this one up, here are some quotes to convince you:
-”In the end, readers will be swept up in Noah’s and Lexy’s happy ending – one that is real and healthy, full of [...]
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Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
It’s release day. HOT AS HELL is out and ready for you to purchase. If for no other reason buy it for the guy on the cover. See:
Barnes & Noble
Borders
Amazon
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
While I’m working on copyedits I thought I’d update you all on Josh’s story. His book, HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO comes out in October ‘09. Here’s the back cover copy:
TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT…
Deana Armstrong needs a hero—not for herself, but for the nephew all her money and time can’t seem to get [...]
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
It’s that time again. I like to call it The (Almost) Release Day Celebration. Honestly, I have no idea what else to call it, so we’re going with that title. The point is HOT AS HELL officially comes out next week. To usher in this fabulous event, it’s contest time. [...]
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
My author copies have arrived - wahoo!!!
Check back tomorrow for a HOT AS HELL giveaway. Two chances to win free books:
1. Win one of five copies and all you have to do is post something somewhere online about the book along with a copy of the cover.
OR
2. For those [...]
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
I admit I don’t fully understand the strategy of the Bantam Discovery imprint where the trade paperback ($12) and mass market ($5.99) versions are released at the same time. Seems like no one would buy the more expensive one, but what do I know. I do like the books. Or, I should [...]
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
According to yahoo, a marriage counselor named M. Gary Neuman surveyed 200 cheating and non-cheating husband to figure out why men cheat. His findings are in a book called THE TRUTH ABOUT CHEATING. Here are some of the highlights (lowlights):
-48% of men site emotional dissatisfaction as the reason for cheating
-77% of men who [...]
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Sunday, October 19th, 2008
For my romance writer friends who aren’t sure if they want to enter the RITAs this year, I give you this from agent Kristin Nelson via Romancing The Blog:
I just closed a major motion picture option deal for my author Kelly Parra because of the double RITA-nomination for her young adult novel GRAFFITI GIRL. Yep, [...]
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