#ThrowbackThursday My Lucky 7 Ladies & a new release!

I truly believe that one God closes one door, he opens another. In my case, it wasn’t really a fully closed door, but God kind of nudging me to do something different. That happened many years ago after the birth of my daughter which led me to becoming a writer.

In 2012 it was going to a fabulous retreat in South Carolina where I was introduced to a number of ladies who were taking a different path in their writing careers, namely indie publishing. I’d been thinking about doing that for some time, especially since I had books to which the rights had reverted. I also had ideas for some novellas that I knew would be hard to sell in the traditional world.

I started by getting back the rights to several of my early contemporary novels. From there I worked on getting them ready for release and also, writing some new stories. The next big step was getting together with some friends to try out the new box set craze and the result of that was the very successful Lucky 7 Bad Boys Box Set.

Thank you all for embracing that set and making it a NY Times and USA Today bestseller! We could not have done that without your support and it is truly appreciated.

Here is a picture of some of my Lucky 7 writing buddies. This picture was taken when we were all together for the Romantic Times Convention in New Orleans. It was so awesome to get to spend time with them since most of our communications were via phone or electronic.

From left to right, that’s me, Virna DePaul, Susan Hatler and Sophia Knightly. I’ve actually known Sophia for nearly 15 years since we used to write for the same line at one time. It is awesome to be able to work with her again as well as all the other fabulous Lucky 7 Ladies.

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Well, the Lucky 7 Ladies have a new release – Lucky 7 Brazen Bachelors. The box set includes seven contemporary romance novellas that range from sexy to sweet and have all kinds of interesting bachelor heroes! The set is specially priced at 99 cents and is now available for pre-order. You can get it here:

Amazon: http://bit.ly/7BrazenAMZ
Amazon UK: http://bit.ly/7BrazenUKAMZ
Amazon CA: http://bit.ly/7BrazenCAAMZ

Additional retailers are coming shortly.

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#FreebieFriday Some #FreeReads for you!

I have to confess, I’ve got nothing this morning. I was up late since I was lucky enough to go see Queen with Adam Lambert at Madison Square Garden. I’ll post photos later today for you!

Since it is Freebie Friday, I’ve tracked down some free reads for you today!

Bedding the Wrong Brother Contemporary Romance by Virna DePaul
Love at First Date Contemporary Romance by my buddy Susan Hatler
Heart Raider Contemporary Romance by my buddy Sophia Knightly
Beyond Young Adult Sci Fi Romance by my buddy Maureen A. Miller
Sugar & Spice A Karme Kafe Novella by Tawny Weber

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#WriteWed You’ve Got a Friend

Whether you’re up or you’re down, friends are there to help or cheer. Today’s Writing Wednesday is all about friends, including all of you who make my day with your e-mails and comments.

The one best thing about my writing has been making so many new friends. It’s just been absolutely awesome and the source of so much joy, knowledge, fun and inspiration.

So today I’m sharing just some shots of the buddies I was able to meet at RT this year. You can click “See on Pinterest” to check out more photos!

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