Live to Love on the Edge Blog

Whoa, you say. Who’s the Celt? You? Aren’t you Cuban?

Yes, I was born in Cuba, but my grandparents — all of them — were from the province of Galicia in the north of Spain. Galicia is a Celtic nation!

The language in that part of Spain is Gallego and it’s very similar to Portuguese, but also sounds quite a bit like Gaelic if you ask me.

Gallegos also use bagpipes, but a Gallego bagpipe has a different number of reeds inside of it.

Gallegos are oftentimes fair-skinned. I have lots of distant cousins who are red-haired and green-eyed. I get my green eyes from this side of the family. My dad’s side traces its roots to the Romans who conquered the region.

So Happy St. Pat’s from this distant Celt!

I loved that we could all share those funny mishaps on the Ides of March. I picked some winners at random from everyone who made comments and decided we were going to have a few extra winners!

The Winner of all the autographed books is:

Reva (still chuckling over your story!)

Also, the following people are winners of CALLING T-shirts:

D. Terrell

Zara

Lis

Congrats to all of you! Please send me an e-mail to cpsromance@att.net with a postal address where I can send your prizes. On the t-shirts, please specify L or XL.

Thanks again for your comments! They were a blast.

Here’s what the Village Voice has to say about the TV show I’m taping on Sunday, March 18th:

Romance, Vampires & Sexual Freedom
Vampires in love don’t have it easy: They can only hook-up at night, they can’t go out for anything too garlicky, and those fangs are only sexy if you’re into BDSM. We’re not even sure how they’re going to survive during this daytime taping of Romance, Vampires & Sexual Freedom on Fruta Extraña TV’s “Caliente con Dr. Charley Ferrer,” but apparently “real vampires” will be joining Caridad Piñeiro (author of Death Calls) and ANoN (creator of the erotic vampire role-playing game Midnight Seduction) to discuss relationships among the undead. And they need a live studio audience. Maybe it’s a trap, but at least you’ll get fed too by Havana Central restaurant. (Ashman)
At 2, BAAD! 841 Barretto St Bronx, NY 10474 (718) 842-5223, $free

So what’s this all about? Is it really a trap to get you unsuspecting readers in for a bite or are we really filming a TV show?
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It’s March 15th and time for my Ides of March Contest!

Remember poor Julius Caesar and what happened to him on the Ides? Well, did you have a day where nothing went right? Or is there a moment where you were embarrassed beyond all belief?

Tell us a little bit about it today by midnight EST (or just drop by and leave a comment) and you could win the following:

DARKNESS CALLS (UK edition) autographed by Caridad
DREAMS AND DESIRES anthology autographed by Lois Winston
KISSES TO GO autographed by Irene Peterson
OVER THE MOON autographed by Virginia Kantra
TWO WEEKS WITH A STRANGER autographed by Debra Mullins

To get you all started, here’s one of my most embarrassing moments!
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What wicked things do I have for you today? It could be a deleted bit from a novel or a never-seen-before wickedly new scene. It could also be something wicked which tickles my funny bone, like this totally fun link that Deb Maher, one of my NJRW buddies, was kind enough to pass on.

What’s this link all about? Does this give you a clue?
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As I mentioned yesterday, Tuesdays will be Tip Tuesdays! Every Tuesday, look for tips on writing, cooking or whatever else may strike my fancy or yours. Have something you’d like to see? Maybe a tip about websites or other things? Feel free to let me know.

For today, a special blog for my Edison B&N Writing Group who is sweating the query letter (don’t we all?) Thanks to my friend and fellow author — Lois Winston — for contributing these tips.
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