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What can you get with $40? Lots and lots of fun & #giveaways!

What if I told you that for $40 you would get at least 7 free books from Avon, Grand Central Publishing and Samhain, samplers from Forever Romance and Penguin Books, a dessert reception at a very special Lady Jane’s Salon, readings and genre panels with bestselling authors, a karaoke party with hot finger foods, water [...]

#ManCandyMonday David Beckham & Guest Blog

This morning I was treated to an assortment of posters and little brag books about David Beckham on my way to work. What a way to start the day! So it seems only natural to share his latest photos with you this a.m. If you can’t see the video below, you can click here to [...]

Nocturnal Whispers Release Party

Today is the Release Day for NOCTURNAL WHISPERS! Many thanks to those of you who have already downloaded NOCTURNAL WHISPERS and those who have agreed to review it! To celebrate the release, we’re going to be having a month long release contest. To be eligible to win a $25 Gift card, copies of AZTEC GOLD [...]

#Giveaways & The Care and Feeding of Authors

Wow! February 1 is almost here! That means it’s today is the last day for entering the Breakfast with Caridad contest! I’ll be picking 5 lucky readers to have breakfast with me on March 17 as part of the Liberty States Fiction Writers Create Something Magical Conference. How can you enter? just e-mail your registration [...]

Mark Harmon on #ManCandyMonday

It seems that no matter the age, a great many women still think Mark Harmon is a sexy beast. If you’re like me or a lot of other women (and men), you are definitely tuned into not only every Tuesday night episode of NCIS, but also the daily reruns on the USA Network. So today’s [...]

Can you eat this whole thing?

On Wednesday we did something fun and hit our local New York Deli – Harold’s – to share a dinner and I mean share. Harold’s is renowned for their oversized portions as you can see from this picture of the matzoh ball soup! The three of us shared the soup plus a huge corned beef [...]

13 Things That I’ve Learned About Myself

Every now and then I take stock of myself in the hopes of improving who I am. I sat down last night and considered what things I had learned (or relearned) about myself so here goes: 1. I like helping people because I like people, not because I expect to get something in return. 2. [...]

Traditions, Navajo Mythology, and Raven #giveaway

Today I have the pleasure of having with me my dear friends and fellow authors Aimee and David Thurlo who are here to share with us the inspiration for their latest Harlequin Intrigue, POWER OF THE RAVEN. Please welcome Aimee and David and also, check out the cool giveaway they have going on to celebrate [...]

Breakfast #giveaway at LSF Writers Create Magical Conference

Just a reminder that I’m still accepting entries to the win breakfast with me at the Liberty States Fiction Writers Create Something Magical Conference. I’ll be picking 5 lucky readers to have breakfast with me on March 17 as part of the conference. How can you enter? just e-mail your registration confirmation with the subject [...]

#ManCandyMonday Inspiration for THE PRINCE’S GAMBLE #suspense

Working hard on final touches to my June Nocturne Cravings, NIGHT OF THE COUGAR, but also hard at work on THE PRINCE’S GAMBLE which is my upcoming romantic suspense from ENTANGLED PUBLISHING. THE PRINCE’S GAMBLE will be part of their new DEAD SEXY line and I’m really excited about it. The story is filled with [...]