Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Romance Author
Okay, so here it is again! I’d love your comments on it. There’s a few sections I’m thinking of changing — like the two sections (NYC and graveyard) so that the background isn’t as busy. What do you think?
If you cannot see the video below, then click here to see it at Youtube:
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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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Purses. 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.
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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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)
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To those who dropped by the chat last night, thanks! I hope all those who won books enjoy them!
I’ll post the answer to Who is the Hunk tomorrow morning!
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Thanks!
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!