I’ll be talking about the one thing that’s on my Christmas wish list and would love to hear what’s on your wish list!

In the meantime, I so love NYC at this time of year. The City has on all its Christmas finest and I’m sharing some pictures that I took on our way to grab some lunch yesterday.

This is an amazing gingerbread house at the new Zabar area in Grand Central Terminal Market.

This is the tree in the lobby of the Chrysler Building. So lovely.

Hoping you all have a lovely weekend! See you all on Monday.

Visit with me at the Harlequin Paranormal Romance Blog later today as I talk about the inspiration behind AMAZON AWAKENING and share some of my “bucket list.” Leave a comment at the Harlequin blog for a chance to win.

Help a Deserving Family This Holiday Season

If you’d like to nominate a family, just send us an email at DWWSanta@aol.com telling us why and how you think we can help this family out.

We’ll pick 5 families from the entries, and randomly draw our Secret Santa recipient from those!

Entries must be received by the 14th so our recipient can be chosen in time for the holiday.

Thank you!

Putting Some Scare Into the Monster

Yes, it’s an ad for Bing.com, but I love Rudolf and this was kinda cute so I had to share! I’m hoping it’ll leave you with a smile to start this weekend.

I’m like a kid when it comes to Halloween. I love the costumes and decorating the house! I love seeing the smiles and sometimes scary looks from the kids as they walk up the front steps.

I guess it’s natural since I love paranormal things, but it’s confession time: I am a major chicken. Have been since my mom and sis forced me to watch all those monster movies as a kid. It’s why I sleep with the sheets tucked up to cover my neck (vampires) and hate walking at night, especially during a full moon.

But despite all that, I LOVE Halloween. So I decorate the outside of the house so kids will hopefully have some fun on that day. Just beware the front door! This year we’ve found a cool mat that does all kinds of things when you step on it.

If you can’t see the photos below, you can click on this link to see the pictures!

For a more serious discussion, drop by My Book Addiction and More as I discuss the importance of taking care of yourself and how cancer touches your life as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Also have something to share with you – NEW COVERS! Squeeeee.

I was asked to do some erotic paranormal romance for Harlequin Nocturne Cravings, something new for me. I mean, I write sexy, but this was REALLY sexy and yet still filled with romance and a Happily-Ever-After. Three of the novellas are done and will be out in December 2011, February and April 2012. I’ve just accepted an offer for another three beyond that which will be out in late 2012 and 2013.

The first erotic paranormal romance novella is titled AMAZON AWAKENING and here’s a little teaser for it as well as the cover!

Rey Peralta has been sent to persuade Paola Lopes to return to Brazil and take up her place as Priestess of the Guardians, protectors of the sacred realm hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest. He knows Paola is the one they need to ensure their survival—but he doesn’ t expect the instant blast of desire that sparks between them. Her beauty and power call to him, enticing him to merge with her physically and spiritually; a desire that only increases when they give in to their passion and make love. Can he convince Paola to accept her destiny and stay with her people—and by his side?

Next up is the cover for THE CLAIMED, the second book in the SIN HUNTERS series. Here’s a little blurb for it:

Victoria Johnson loves her life. She’s her own boss in a quaint beachside town, and has great friends who keep her grounded. If only they knew who she really is: an heiress to an ancient race who possesses astonishing superhuman powers. It’s Victoria’s duty to restore her clan of Light Hunters to their former glory by choosing the perfect mate. In Christopher Sombrosa, she just may have found him. Strong, smart, and successful, Christopher exudes a powerful energy. Their connection is sensual, irresistible-and forbidden.


A member of the Shadow Hunter clan, Christopher has defied his own father to lead his people away from affliction and violence. Yet he cannot ignore his duty to carry on his ancient bloodline. Stunningly beautiful and brimming with an erotic life force, Victoria is everything Christopher ever hoped for in a mate . . . but as a Light Hunter, she’s his mortal enemy. Together, they could unite their warring tribes. But murderous factions on both sides don’t want peace-and they’ll stop at nothing to keep light and darkness apart forever . . .

Thank you for dropping by and have a great weekend!

It’s all about the journey and sometimes it’s a long journey. Just ask this little turtle about that.

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Hope you all have a great weekend! Don’t forget to drop by today’s blog stop at Deep in the Heart of Romance!

THE LOST Blog Tour

Join me at the various sites listed below for the ENTIRE month of October as we chat about THE LOST and share lots of fun things about the book and about me! Drop by and leave comments at each blog for a chance to win a LOST T-shirt and a copy of the e-book for ROOKIE OF THE YEAR when it’s released. We will be picking a winner at every blog.

Oct 3: www.stitchreadcook.com

Oct 4:yzhabellasbookshelf.blogspot.com/

Oct 5: gnbstacks.blogspot.com/

Oct 6:
paranormalromanticsuspensereviews.blogspot.com

Oct 7: dithrfeaturedauthors.blogspot.com/

Oct 8: joanswan.blogspot.com/

Oct 10: www.thebookbordello.com

Oct 11: ragesexandteddybears.blogspot.com/

Oct 12: gravetells.com

Oct 13: www.thejeepdiva.com

Oct 13: allthedaysof.blogspot.com

Oct 14: michellesramblins.blogspot.com

Oct 15: www.hippiesbeautyandbooksohmy.com/

Oct 17: coffeebeanslovescenes.blogspot.com

Oct 17: www.hesperialovesbooks.com

Oct 18: wormyhole.blogspot.com

Oct 20: www.sonyaclark.net

Oct 21: www.amongthemuses.com

Oct 21: www.bookinitreviews.com/

Oct 21: www.readergirls.blogspot.com.

Oct 22: niinas-reading-and-reviewing.blogspot.com/

Oct 24: paranormalopinion.blogspot.com/

Oct 25: www.mangamaniaccafe.com

Oct 25: lissetteemanning.wordpress.com

Oct 26: queentuttsworldofescapism.blogspot.com

Oct 27: amylunderman.blogspot.com

Oct 27: laurakayeauthor.blogspot.com

Oct 28: sithereandread.com

Oct 29: Ashley–Suzanne.blogspot.com

Oct 29: www.lovetoreadforfun.com

Oct 30: thevictorianvanity.blogspot.com

Oct 31: lauriethoughts-reviews.blogspot.com

Here’s the mini-blog tour schedule:

10/17 Vampire Book Club
10/19 The Qwillery
10/25 Tynga’s Reviews
11/4   All Things Urban Fantasy
11/12 Literal Addiction

Feel free to post either of these buttons on Facebook and/or your blog to help spread the word. It’s always more fun when there are a lot of people.

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Also click on this link to see the pictures of the Green Bay Packers crowd getting patriotic with an immense stadium-wide flag.

As the writer of that piece noted, it gave him goosebumps and I second that. It makes me believe that there is still hope for America. That there are still people who love it and the values for which it stands.

I know I do. America has given me everything and because of that I bleed red, white and blue. Some may criticize acts like this flyover and flag, as well as my extreme patriotism, as jingoism.

But the facts of my life only reaffirm for me the true meaning of America and the values which we should hold dear and reinforce to our children. I truly believe that keeping these American values are what will keep our Nation great.

What values? Well, here goes…

Success is the reward of hard work and no one should be ashamed of success.

You should not covet what your neighbor has, but strive to find your own path to what you want.

The most important things are not things.

You should respect the right of others to have different opinions, much as they should respect that you may have different opinions.

To quote John F. Kennedy, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

Pay it forward. If you’re successful, become one of those “Thousand points of light” that the first Mr. Bush mentioned.

Respect our Nation, the flag and our military. We would not be free without the sacrifices of the men, women and families of our military.

I leave you with those thoughts on the eve of the 10th Anniversary of 9-11.

God Bless America.

Our second Fun Friday treat comes from the wonderful editors at Forever Romance. If you haven’t liked them yet on Facebook, please do so! They are always sharing lots of interesting things and holding giveaways.

Thanks to Selina and Laura who found this fun “What Color is your Aura?” quiz, especially since auras are so prevalent in THE LOST. I took the quiz and had a blue aura (Yeah, like Adam!). What’s the color of your aura?

Share your aura color or cat stories today in the comments! I hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend. Stay safe!

“@EamonDolan Once again, this weekend’s weather forecast is brought to you by the Book of Revelations.”

I don’t know about you, but we are hunkering down for weekend storms. I hope those of you already feeling the bite of Hurricane Irene are safe and sound. Please don’t take any chances out there.

We’ve got some fun new things happening in the review community – Dual Reviewers dishing about books. So today I’m sharing with you two of those fun couples:

Morgan and Whitney Dish

Check out Morgan and Whitney dishing about THE FIFTH KINGDOM!

Also any thanks to RT Book Reviews for giving THE FIFTH KINGDOM 4.5 Stars! You rock!

Here is just a little snippet of what they had to say:

This story is an Indiana Jones-style thrill ride infused with just the right amount of romance and sexual tension. . .The mystery, the family dynamic and the love story all blend together perfectly in this delightful adventure. Who needs Harrison Ford when you’ve got a tale like this?

To read the full review, you can click here.

She Said, She Said at Paranormal Romance Guild

For you paranormal writers and readers, you have got to check out the Paranormal Romance Guild! They have got a whole host of things for you to check out.

Their reviewers, Gloria and Penelope, were nice enough to do a She Said, She Said review of THE LOST.

Thank you for your 4.5 and 4 stars for THE LOST! To read what Gloria and Penelope have to say, you can click here.

OBSESSED/LOST Launch Party at Fontana’s

I got to see Morgan last night at the absolutely wonderful launch party for OBSESSED and THE LOST. Hope to have pictures for you soon from that event and thanks to all who came by and also, mega thanks to Rachel Kramer Bussel, The Pleasure Chest and Tied Up Events for hosting this fabulous party!

Also many thanks to Maria, Kim, Denise, Diane and Nisha for coming with to the party.

That’s why I am sharing Episode 3 of the very Funny or Die spoof on Will & Kate called “Will & Kate Before Happily Ever After”. There are actually 4 episodes, but I found this one kind of hysterical as Kate discusses the need for penis-shaped things at “hen” parties. Visit funnyordie.com for the remainder of the series.

Here goes and I hope you’ll all have a great weekend. If you can’t see the video below, you can click here: