#ManCandyMonday – Milo Ventimiglia

Milo has been a favorite in our family since he was on Gilmore Girls and then in Heroes. Milo also played Rocky’s son in Rocky #6 – Rocky Balboa – and can now be seen in This is Us. Believe it our not, I’ve never watched This is Us and probably should given all the buzz, but right now my TV viewing time is limited. Thanks to Kristin Dos Santos for this photo of Milo at a 2008 Heroes event.

Milo Ventimiglia

Sharing My 15 Seconds of Fame on Cafe CNN

Okay, so maybe it was more than 15 seconds. I was on air for about 5 minutes discussing romance novels and they showed the covers for the SINS and SIN HUNTER series a number of times. Very exciting. I tried my best to talk about why romances and paranormals were popular, although the discussion kept on trying to turn to the sensuality of the novels. I hope I managed to get it back on point to why we love getting involved with the characters, especially heroes and heroines who save the world, and of course, the happily ever after.

The morning started with us clearing security and then heading up to the green room to wait and go to the make-up area. This is me waiting in the green room.

After that, I was rushed into the make-up room for a touch-up. As I walked in to the room, who was there? Alexis Bledl, best known for being Rory on GILMORE GIRLS, and America Ferrara from UGLY BETTY.

OMG! Alexis had stunning blue eyes and was a beautiful girl. America was adorable and so petite. Unfortunately, they were escorted out to go to their event just a couple of minutes later. Apparently several shows were taping/being aired at one time in the studios.

Next I was ushered down to the studio where I got miked up and spoke to the producer in Atlanta who prepped me for when the anchor from Cafe CNN, Lucia Navarro, would come on board. Barely seconds later, the anchor came on and we started chatting.

Here’s a picture of me on the air with the studio in Atlanta. I was on for about 4 to 5 minutes discussing romance novels and I managed to get a plug in for my books. Hopefully I’ll have a link for the interview to share with you shortly.

And then it was a big sigh. It was done. Wow. It was so exciting and I was so nervous, but I thought it went well. Here’s a photo of me on the set after the big gig!

Hope you enjoyed this!

Guilty Pleasures – Jared Padalecki

jaredThis month’s Guilty Pleasure Monday is Jared Padalecki, that hot hunk from SUPERNATURAL and formerly of GILMORE GIRLS.

Jared is a real cutie and nice also. My daughter got to meet him at this year’s New York Comic Con! By the way, if you haven’t gone to Comic Con, it was amazing! I plan on trying to go there next year, maybe even as an exhibitor since my next book is a paranormal romantic suspense that would be perfect for Comic Con!

I hope you enjoyed this Monday’s Guilty Pleasure.

Guilty Pleasures Monday – Jensen Ackles

This morning’s Guilty Pleasure is Supernatural Hottie Jensen Ackles. I know Jensen used to be on another show, but I became familiar with him from Supernatural which I love. A really creepy and scary paranormal television series on the CW.

Supernatural also features another cutie, Jared Padelecki who used to play Dean on The Gilmore Girls.

If you haven’t caught Supernatural and love horror/paranormal, give it a short. It’s really good.

Jensen is also, starring in MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D! Hope you enjoyed this Monday’s Guilty Pleasure.

HONOR CALLS by Caridad Pineiro February 2009On another note, HONOR CALLS is now available at Eharlequin.com! For more on this novel, you can click here.