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Happy National Fire Pup Day

Happy National Fire Pup Day! Who wouldn’t want 101 loveable Dalmatian fire pups? But how did Dalmatians become associated with firefighters? Apparently, Dalmatians were associated with horse-drawn coaches and when fire engines used to be horse-drawn, they would help clear the way so the engines could reach a fire and then, stay behind with the horses and help calm them! Interesting right? I don’t have any books with fire pups, although it might be interesting to write some, including pups who help identify arson cases. But I do have K-9s who help find missing people and cadavers in KILLER IN THE KENNEL. You’ll love this action-packed book which features a loveable bloodhound who will help South Beach Security find the serial killer at their new K-9 training facility. Pre-order your copy today at https://amzn.to/3ZS9yT8.

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Plain or Flavored Chips?

It’s true that you can’t eat just one and would you believe that if you look up “Studies on why you can’t eat just one” you’ll get dozens of articles trying to explain this phenomenon. Everything from why ultra-processed foods make us eat to how labeling them as “crunchy” is the trigger. For me, it’s that salty hit that I love! Up in Toronto, I got to try out ketchup-flavored chips. I actually liked them! Something about the mix of salt and a slight hint of tomato and vinegar did the trick. Normally I love flavored chips, like cheddar or sour cream and onion. But of course, plain chips are also tasty. What about you? Which chips do you prefer? Plain or flavored? P.S. If you love stories with food and a reluctant bride, check out NEVER A BRIDE in the At the Shore box set which is specially priced at 99 cents. You can download three full-length novels at https://amzn.to/3Y1N29k.

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Harlequin Celebrates 75

While I’m celebrating my 25th anniversary of being published, Harlequin is celebrating 75! Congrats! I also realized that this year is the 20th anniversary of my first Harlequin book. To let the authors celebrate with them, Harlequin invited us to join them in their Toronto offices for meet and greets, seminars, and a ball. Today was our day for some of the meet and greets and seminars and it was really interesting to learn how our books are produced. It was also great to spend time with old friends, make new ones, and enjoy the sights of Toronto from the Harlequin offices. We’re having a great time and really look forward to tomorrow’s activities and the black and white ball. I hope to share more pictures with you tomorrow! P.S. The terra cotta looking building is Old City Hall which we passed on the way to the Harlequin offices.

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The Queen of Latina Romance

Since I’m celebrating my 25th anniversary of being published, I’ve been sharing photos and stories with some of the highlights from my career. One of the most interesting and demanding but exciting ones was getting to ghostwrite the novel tie-in for the Jane the Virgin television show. How did that happen? Well, my agent and I got a call one day saying I was on a short list of authors to write the book. They asked if we were interested (who wouldn’t be) and if I could send them a sample of my writing. They also said, by the way, it will be a historical romance. I’ve never written a historical romance although my vampire romances sometimes had flashbacks to the vampire’s earlier lives. I had one particular scene that was still quite vivid in my memory from THE VAMPIRE’S CONSORT and we sent them that scene. The next day we got word: I was chosen to write the book. Just one problem: It had to be done in a month. WOW! I also couldn’t tell anyone about it, not even my family. WOW! So we said “yes” and I started writing. I had to take time off from work to be able to finish it but it was a blast and the showrunners were fabulous. They hinted at me being able to come to Los Angeles for a cameo but that didn’t work out. I was disappointed but they did something even better to make up for it: They had Jane say my name on the air and call me “The Queen of Latina Romance.” HOW EXCITING! So today, I’m showing a very short clip from that scene. You can grab SNOW FALLING, the book from the television show, at https://amzn.to/3N4t2MZ.

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My First Book Signing

Since I wrote yesterday about how exciting it was to be celebrating 25 years since the publication of my first book, I decided that on this Throwback Thursday I’d share a photo from my very first book signing! This is my daughter and I at the Waldenbooks in Menlo Park Mall in Edison. The Waldenbooks stores were always very romance friendly and it was exciting that they let me sign there. They were so nice. They had the table right up front and even had some flowers for me! Happy memories! This weekend I’ll be making more happy memories as I’m visiting Harlequin in Toronto. They’re celebrating their 75th Anniversary and have invited their authors to come and celebrate with them! I’ll try to share photos as soon as I can.

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Happy 25th Anniversary to me!

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since the publication of my very first novel! I still remember the day that I got the call and the whirlwind that followed the publication of the book. Since my book, NOW AND ALWAYS, helped launch Encanto, the nation’s first Latino romance line, there were quite a few newspaper stories and my book appeared on the cover of Romantic Times Magazine. I also got to be on the local Fox News Early edition and was even interviewed by CNN. Unfortunately, that interview never aired due to some big news that weekend but it was still exciting. In the many years since then, I’ve been lucky to not only publish nearly 80 books, I ghostwrote a book for the Jane the Virgin television show and of course, there was the Hallmark Movie. Things most writers only dream of but do you know what’s been the most amazing part of this journey? YOU! ALL OF YOU! I have loved getting to meet you and spend time with you more than anything else. Lately, I’ve also been in heaven with being able to share this journey with my daughter, who is a fabulous writer and influencer. I look forward to the next 25 years of spending time with you and writing more books! THANK YOU ALL for being with me on this journey. To celebrate, I’m having a very special g*veaway through my newsletter. To find out how to enter, please sign up for my newsletter at https://bit.ly/CaridadsNewsletter. Details are in today’s newsletter but will also be posted on October 9th and 23rd. Contest will be open until midnight EST October 31.

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