Category: Caridad’s News!

I’m having a lovely time at the Fall in Love with New England conference! It’s always great to get together with familiar friends and make new ones. Today I’ll be on three different panels talking about so many different writing topics. Plus, it’s the big book signing this afternoon. Join me and my friends today and pick up some good reads. The book signing is open to the general public starting at 4:45 pm at the Best Western Hotel in Marlborough, MA. I hope you can make it!

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.

It’s that time of the month and I want to wish a very Happy Book Birthday to my fellow Harlequin Intrigue authors! Enjoy these fabulous romantic suspense novels from Cyndi Myers, Rachel Lee, Denise N. Wheatley, Julie Miller, Amanda Stevens, and Carol Ericson! Even better, save 30% when you buy 4 books or more at Harlequin.com! Just use coupon code SEPT30 when checking out at https://bit.ly/3XTuwQc. This offer ends 09-30-2024. Or you can grab these books and box sets at https://amzn.to/3zsEsHa. P.S. You can also pre-order my November and December releases too at https://bit.ly/3U3yfsr or https://amzn.to/3ZEwllp.

Thank you to everyone who’s been taking part in the This or That on the blog. The winner of the last blog This or That is Ginny J. I’ll be sending her an email so that I can send her the $10 gift card. Later today, I’ll select 12 lucky winners from my VIP newsletter subscribers for one of my custom-made coasters and an autographed copy of ESCAPE THE EVERGLADES. Look for a very special 25th Anniversary VIP newsletter giveaway in my next newsletter! I’ll pick one lucky person to win a $50 gift card and autographed copies of three of my books. To find out how to enter, sign up for my newsletter at https://bit.ly/CaridadsNewsletter.

Fall is fast approaching and there are some things I really look forward to during fall! Strolls along the boardwalk without the summer crowds. Apple and pumpkin picking. Visiting either Holland Ridge Farms or Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm to pick sunflowers. I think I look forward to the sunflower picking the most and I can also pick up some pumpkins at those farms as well! What about you? What are you most looking forward to for the fall season? P.S. If you also love Jersey Shore boardwalk strolls, grab your copy of the At the Shore contemporary romance box set of three full-length novels for only 99 cents at https://amzn.to/47y0GE9.

One of the most exciting things I experienced in my writing career was watching the filming for the Hallmark movie based on my SOUTH BEACH LOVE novel. It was interesting to see how the process works and to also meet the various actors and actresses in the movie. They were all so friendly and welcoming. I also got to meet some of the behind the scenes staff and was lucky to score some of the props that were used on the set. I have extras of the signage that was used at the heroine’s restaurant: Munch. I was thinking of having a giveaway of that signage. What do you think about that? Would you take part in that giveaway? P.S. If you haven’t read SOUTH BEACH LOVE it’s specially priced at 99 cents at https://amzn.to/47v8jeA.

Ah, the days of school picture day. What will you wear? How will you look? Remember, that photo is going to last forever and everyone is going to see it! LOL! I had to dig around but I found this photo from my high school yearbook. This photo is of the young women of Leader’s Club. Leaders were student-athletes who would assist the gym teachers in various ways and also had good academic backgrounds. That’s me in the front row, second from the right! In my senior year, I was the President of the Leaders and we had the opportunity to help usher in the changes brought about by the passage of Title IX. Thanks to that, female student-athletes finally were a part of our high school’s Booster Night celebrations and received awards much like the male athletes had received for years. Momentous and not without some conflict. P.S. If you like strong women and stories with friendship, check out the At the Shore box set of three full-length novels. It’s specially priced at 99 cents! You can download it at https://amzn.to/3XmfFfQ.