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Procrastination!

What do you do when you have tons of things you should be doing, but don’t want to do any of them?

You create a video trailer! A first for me, but I think it came out pretty well.

Click here to see the video trailer for THE CALLING vampire novels at Youtube.

We’ll soon be launching a special site for THE CALLING and I’ll be sure to let you know when that happens.

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Sammie’s take on purses

Sammie and her friend at Kutztown Fair in PennsylvaniaPurses. I love all purses but the latest craze seems to be ridiculously large purses. I give it a YAY!!!!

They are an amazing accessory which can go with almost everything. Girls in my school use them as book bags, but they also use them while shopping in the city or going out with friends. I know I do. Guess seems to have the cutest. We sell them in Bakers and I want them. Very expensive, so if you are on a budget I suggest going to PAC SUN.

Big purses are also great for those summer beach days. Ahh global worming seems to be doing New Jersey some good. Cute summer purses you can get away with now in the winter. So BIG purses are a yay!

I also love clutches. OMG! Too cute. These are more classy then the big bag. They are used for nights out or a date. The clutch is for special occasions. I am sorry, when I see someone in school carrying a clutch I say to myself, “What are you carrying in there? A tampon?” seriously, think before you walk out the door.

P.S. Sorry for posting so late. I have been super busy with FCCLA. Don’t ask about that.

P.P.S. — Mom is adding her note as relayed to her by another mom — Skinnies are totally in as well. What’s a skinny? It’s a small ID/Wallet Case that’s big enough to hold ID and some cash. Very big for girls headed to college. Sammie says they’re the latest thing for girls who also go to clubs since the skinnies fit right into their jeans. The skinnies are available in a number of stores and Coach had a wide selection of colors and designs.

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What’s a Chupacabra?

First, here’s the answer the “Who’s the Hunk” question: Benjamin Bratt was the model for Ricardo Fernandez in DEVOTION CALLS.

He appeared in THE GREAT RAID, a WWII story about an Army Ranger raid to save American POWs in a Japanese camp. BB was also on LAW AND ORDER for several years and more recently, in the cancelled E-RING on NBC. I loved that show and boy could BB fill out that uniform nicely.

Congrats to Cathy for guessing the right answer!

The villain in DEVOTION CALLS is a chupacabra and many of you have asked what is a chupacabra?

Chupacabra (or chupacabras) means “goat sucker” in Spanish.

According to the legend (which is actually not all that old), the goat sucker kills animals by draining them of blood, much like a vampire. Sightings of the chupacabras have supposedly occurred throughout the Americas.

One theory as to the origin of the chupacabra is that it’s an alien pet that escaped. Another is that it’s either an alien genetics experiment that got loose or a human genetics experiment.

The chupacabra is described as being anywhere from 4 to 6 feet tall when upright, with green/gray scales, It has quills along its head and neck, possibly a long tail and clawed fingers. In addition, it has large glassy eyes that can be reddish in color.

I’ve given the chupacabra in DEVOTION CALLS a Beauty and the Beast twist as the demon was once human, but slowly became a chupacabra after being bitten by one. The bite occurred because the human lacked any compassion for a poor tinker. The tinker entices the man to look inside a box at something very special and the man gets bitten.

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Who’s the Hunk?

I always try to picture someone in my mind when I create the characters for the books. I definitely had one Hollywood Hunk in my mind when I dreamed about Ricardo Fernandez, the psychic healer from DEVOTION CALLS.

For today’s blog comments, can you guess who it is?

Here’s some clues:

He’s done at least one big screen movie in the past year — a WWII epic.
He was a regular on various shows on NBC.
He’s Latino and his sexiness grew on me slowly.

For a little bit more information on Ricardo and Sara, the hero and heroine in DEVOTION CALLS, I’m giving you a sneak peek at THE CALLING site that is under construction! Just click on these names (and no that’s not the hunk in the picture. I can’t use his photo on the site. The photo though could be one way that people see Ricardo)

 

Ricardo Fernandez
Sara Martinez
 

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I’ll post the answer to Who is the Hunk tomorrow morning!

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Special Blog Contest

To celebrate the release of DEVOTION CALLS my January release, I’m having a special blog contest during the month of January and ending on February 14th!

You could win a tin of Hershey’s limited edition cherry cordials!

So blog away on any earlier posts or answer one of my daily questions:

Today’s Question: What is your top New Year’s Resolution?

I’ll tell you my top two: To lose weight and to sell another book!

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December Newsletter

2007 is here and with it a lot of great things happening, both personally and professionally. Professionally, I’ve got a whopping 6 releases, including a free novella at eharlequin.com. Plus, I’m working on a lot of interesting new books, including a proposal for another three books in THE CALLING Vampire series. Because of that, I’ll soon be launching a special site devoted exclusively to THE CALLING where you’ll be able to read about the mythology in the series, all the characters and lots of other interesting tidbits about THE CALLING.

To celebrate all those releases, I’ll be having a bunch of fun reader-oriented contests and events in the coming year. I hope you enjoy them!

If you want to know more about the current release and how I write, be sure to check out this interview at www.wereallydig.com:

http://www.wereallydig.com/romancenovels/interview/caridad-pineiro1-07.html
Personally, I’ll be getting my daughter – and best friend – ready for college! She’ll be starting in September and will be going for a degree in fashion. In fact, if you visit https://www.caridad.com/blog on Fridays, Sammie provides some fashion tips on Fashion Fridays.

As always, thanks for all your support and the many wonderful e-mails I get from you!
Caridad

DEVOTION CALLS – Available January 2007
In Spanish Harlem, real danger comes in nonhuman form. A night stalker haunts the barrio, feeding its insatiable hunger, craving the humanity only healer Ricardo Fernandez can give him. For Ricardo is cursed with the ability to heal, and hurt, by touch–a talent he hides behind the practice of Santeria.

Sara Martinez knows there’s no such thing as faith healing, until Ricardo’s gifts become her last hope. And Ricardo’s passion becomes something she can’t live without.

But when the night stalker uses Sara as bait, Ricardo must choose between two evils: lose the woman he loves or lose himself to the darkness of his powers.

REVIEWS FOR DEVOTION CALLS
4 Stars RT BookClub: “A thrilling installment . . . (a) breathlessly suspenseful and sensual love story.”
The Best Reviews: “Caridad Pinero is one author readers can consistently rely on to provide a fantastic paranormal romance. The star- crossed lovers are so very much alike, both fear opening their hearts though their reasons differ; she because she does not want it broken again while he is his afraid of rejection. The support cast include vampires and humans with everyone aware of Ricardo, a beacon of light for the unnatural to devour.”
Cataromance.com:” a mesmerizing story which is suspenseful yet overflowing with emotionally charged scenes. . . DEVOTION CALLS is a remarkable story with strong characterization and an original plot filled with unforeseen twists.”
Wereallydig.com: “If you like the dark side then don’t miss Ms. Pineiro’s “The Calling” series. This latest book has just as much going for it as the rest. Blending the dark side of humanity (and other creatures) with that little bit of light to keep you interested is why you won’t want to miss this book. ‘Devotion Calls’ has that spark we look for in paranormal romances.”
Fallen Angel Reviews:” With an intriguing story, Caridad Piñeiro pulls us back into The Calling series. . . Ricardo and Sara were a wonderful couple that are so well written that you could picture them right from the beginning of the book. Mix in the paranormal and you have a recipe for success that I will reread over and over again.”

THE CALLING E-Book Bundle Now Available

If you’ve missed any of the earlier books in THE CALLING series and haven’t been able to track down a print version, then this e-bundle might be for you!

You get all three of the earlier books in one bundle for a wonderful price. To check out the bundle, please click here.

DESIRE CALLS Available April 2007
DESIRE CALLS a first for me — a free novella at Eharlequin.com. DESIRE CALLS was a blast to write since I had two wonderful characters to work with — Stacia and Blake. Stacia is a two-thousand year old vampiress who we first met in DEATH CALLS. I hope that I will get to write a full story about this complex creature in a future novel. Blake is a sexy Billy Idol clone who first showed us he could be a hero in TEMPTATION CALLS. Like Stacia, I hope Blake will get his own novel and be reunited with his first love — Meghan Thomas from TEMPTATION CALLS.

For Pre-published Authors:
Check out the new section at www.caridad.com that contains Resources for Writers. I’ll be adding more articles and interesting sources for you. You can also check out the links section on the blog which contains a lot of useful resources.

In January, I’ll be having two guests on my blog – Stacy Boyd, an editor at Harlequin and Caren Johnson, an agent. Both will be there to answer any questions you may have!

SIGN UP FOR MY CONTEST AND NEWSLETTER!
For my monthly contest, win a THE CALLING T-shirt, an autographed copy of an earlier release and other goodies from Caridad ! How? Just click on this link to join Caridad’s newsletter and be entered!

You can also subscribe to the contest and newsletter, by sending a blank email to: [email protected]

This Month’s Contest Winners!

The winners of the Holiday Celebration Mini Garden Ornaments from Victoria’s Secret are:

drummersgirl_52 (yahoo id)
Suz (azwildkitty2112 yahoo id)

The winner of the regular monthly contest is:

Gillis Family (Ap840 yahoo id)

If you’re a contest winner, please e-mail me at [email protected] with a postal address so that I can mail you your prizes!

MY RECENT AND UPCOMING RELEASES:

DEATH CALLS, Dec 2006, Silhouette Nocturne
DEVOTION CALLS, Jan 2007, Silhouette Nocturne
DESIRE CALLS, Apr 2007, Free Novella at eharlequin.com
BLOOD CALLS, May 2007, Silhouette Nocturne
SECRET AGENT REUNION, Aug 2007, Silhouette Romantic Suspense
SOUTH BEACH CHICAS CATCH THEIR MAN, Sep 2007, Downtown Press
MOON FEVER with Maggie Shayne, Susan Sizemore, Lori Handeland and me!, Oct 2007, Pocket Books

For more information on Caridad, please visit www.caridad.com

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