I’m off on a trip today, but please drop by The Reading Cafe for more chances to enter the giveaway for the Double Trouble Blog tour!

I know I owe you some video and a giveaway for some great questions. Unfortunately, I’m crazy at work and flying off again today (hopefully!). So please bear with me and instead, take a moment to visit for a fun interview and giveaway at Book Lovin’ Mamas!

Take a moment to visit with me today at Mad Hatter Reads! We have a fun interview up for you today since I’m taking a bit of a break. I’m in the final throes of the edits on the very first book I ever published, namely, my contemporary romance NOW AND ALWAYS. This is the story of a sexy physician, Victor Cienfuegos, who is thrown together with a very determined, yet vulnerable FBI Agent, Connie Gonzalez. It couldn’t be a worse time for them to meet each other as Connie is going undercover to find a serial killer, but you can’t really control when love happens as Connie and Victor soon discover.

The story is set in Miami’s glittering South Beach and it will always be special to me since it was not only my first published release, but the comments from readers about seeing a strong woman as an FBI Agent helped inspire Diana Reyes from THE CALLING/REBORN Vampire novel series.

Here’s what the cover for NOW AND ALWAYS looked like when it was first released. I believe that is John Desalvo on the cover which was very exciting since he was one of the hottest cover models at the time.

Before we get to today’s recipe, please take a moment to visit with me at Wicked Readings blog as part of my Double Trouble blog tour!

Breakfast at the office is always a tough choice, especially as the weather starts getting warmer. During the winter months a few minutes in the microwave and you’ve got a nice bowl of oatmeal to take the winter chill off. In the warmer months, I like to go with something cooler in the morning.

Today I whipped up a strawberry and yogurt breakfast parfait to get my metabolism going, but also provide protein to keep my sugar levels even until lunchtime. Plus, strawberries are such a great source of Vitamin C and antioxidants. Even better, they are in season! That means they are generally cheaper. Buying fruits and veggies that are in season is one way to eat healthy and keep costs down.

So here goes with today’s recipe! It’s tasty, nutritious and only has about 210 calories!

Strawberry and Yogurt Breakfast Parfait

1 serving Dannon Light /n Fit Yogurt (either strawberry or vanilla or really mix it up with blueberry or cherry!)

1/4 cup Grape Nuts Fit Vanilla and Cranberry Cereal

1 cup sliced strawberries

Put half the berries in a bowl/glass. Top with 1/2 the yogurt and 1/8 cup cereal. Repeat with the remaining ingredients!

Enjoy.

I’m sorry I won’t have a video for you today, but I have to take a business trip and things have been crazy! Please leave some questions for next week and I will pick two winners next Thursday from all the questions!

Please take a moment, though, to visit with me at Books’N Kisses who was nice enough to do an interview with me for my Double Trouble Blog Tour!

It’s official! Today is the first official #ManWars! Come on over to my Fan Page and Kelly’s Fan Page page to offer your comments on our respective candidates and we will pick one winner every week to receive a copy of a backlist book!

You can check out my contribution by clicking here and leave a comment for a chance to win a copy of DARKNESS CALLS, the very first book in THE CALLING/REBORN Vampire Novel series. I love Diana and Ryder and hope you will as well, especially since they’ll be back later this year in a whole new series of books from Entangled Publishing! Yeah!