Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Romance Author
It’s Monday and we’re all wishing we had another day left to the weekend. Plus, we lost an hour thanks to this new daylight savings time, making it even harder to get up.
So if you indulged in some Guilty Pleasures on Monday, would it make the day easier to start? If yes, then check out this Monday’s Guilty Pleasures candidate.
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I’ve spent the morning writing and researching for my holiday vampire anthology. Why researching? Well, the hero, Hadrian, is a vampire who dates back to 303 A.D and Rome. There are one or two flashback scenes to that time and so I’ve been trying to get a sense for what Rome might have been like at that time and what Hadrian might have been doing during the Christmas season.
Christmas season? Well, the fun part about this “Bah, humbug” holiday vampire anthology is exploring the pagan traditions that have contributed to our Christmas customs. In particular, I’m focusing on the Roman customs (some of them deriving from Egyptian festivals) which have shaped our Christmas holiday.
Of course, online research can only give you so much info. So what’s a girl to do?
Continue reading “What I’m working on now”
My sister and I headed to Philly for the annual Flower Show today. We took a friend with us who had never been there and we had a great time. The show was very busy today, though. More people than in the past few years.
We toured the displays and they were mobbed. The theme this year was Legends of Irelend as you may be able to guess from these photos. We walked around for a few hours, grabbed a quick bite in Reading Terminal and then returned to the show to buy a few things.
If you love gardens and flowers and are in the area, you really should try to get to the show.
So I was busy surfing the net and ran across an entry by Alex Valente about his appearance on the cover of BLOOD CALLS. Here’s a link to his site (http://www.alexvalente.com) and one of the pictures on the site down below. Pretty hunky, don’t you think? Plus, he’s really nice. I e-mailed about using the picture and he answered right away and was quite nice.
Is this how you pictured Diego (originally in TEMPTATION CALLS, now the hero in BLOOD CALLS)?
Continue reading “Cover Model for BLOOD CALLS”
Well, you already know I’m married and have a daughter (my Fashion Friday blogger!)
(1) I have a cat named Osiris and (2) A turtle named Buffy (that’s them in the photos).
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(3) I used to play the bassoon.
(4) I was born in Havana, Cuba, but grew up in Levittown, Long Island.
(5) I like dark-haired men with light eyes.
(6) My favorite snack is anything cheesy.
(7) I love Mexican food and could eat it everyday.
(8) I’ve traveled to over a dozen countries.
(9) I sleep with the covers over my ears — hold over from watching too many horror movies as a kid when I was scared of vamps. (I don’t think I’d object to Ryder putting the bite on me though)
(10) Today is not only my b’day, but also my hubby’s b’day! Here’s a Happy B’day to me (I’m not sure hubby would appreciate this b’day card though!)
FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY! Continue reading “10 Things You don’t know about me!”
This blog is for Fantasyfan and everyone else who voted and left a comment on the poll about what to do with Diana and Ryder. That poll is still open and remember, if you suggest something unique that I use, I’ll dedicate a book to you.
So, what follows is a discussion on writing a series and some SPOILERS for THE CALLING vampire novels!
So if you don’t want to know more or have anything spoiled, READ NO FURTHER.
For the rest of you — here goes:
Continue reading “How not to write yourself into a box”