Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author
NY Times & USA Today Bestselling Romance Author
NY Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Caridad Pineiro shares news about what’s happening!
By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way to Mexico for a business trip!
But before I go . . .
Harlequin is offering a free read of my DESIRE CALLS novella at the Harlequin Paranormal Romance Blog. You can check it out by clicking here!
Have a great rest of the week and see you next Monday!
Paul Newman passed away on Saturday. He was 83. According to an AP News story, Newman “was nominated for Oscars 10 times, winning one regular award and two honorary ones, and had major roles in more than 50 motion pictures, including “Exodus,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Verdict,” “The Sting” and “Absence of Malice.””
One of my favorites of his was BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. Then there was COOL HAND LUKE, THE VERDICT, THE STING, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF. So many great movies and through it all, Mr. Newman nevers seems to have lost his head to the cult of celebrity. Everyone who knew him, respected him. His philanthropy has helped so many.
It is the end of an era and Mr. Newman will be sorely missed. Here’s one of the many tributes available on Youtube to Paul Newman on a sad Guilty Pleasures Monday.
These all come courtesy of the LA Times, which has an entire section devoted to funny street signs. You can click here to find more of them!
Today’s Wicked Wednesday is something a little different! I’m the featured author at L.M. Gonzalez’s blog! You can click here or cut and paste this link to visit: http://www.myspace.com/lesmora
Anyone who leaves a commentis eligible win an autographed copy of SEX AND THE SOUTH BEACH CHICAS and a CALLING vampire novels T-shirt. A special little addition for those of you who are regular visitors — if you leave the phrase LOCA CHICA at the blog, you’ll also get an autographed copy of the United Kingdom re-release of DEATH CALLS which will be out in October 2008 if you win the contest. DEATH CALLS was the CATAROMANCE selection for Best Nocturne of 2006 and it features our favorites, Diana Reyes and Ryder Latimer. It’s out of print now in the U.S., so this is your chance to get a copY!
That’s the cover for the re-release and also a big WOO HOO to Mills & Boon who is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in the publishing world. Major Congrats!
I’m excited about the re-release because they’ll also be doing DEVOTION CALLS and BLOOD CALLS back-to-back in November and December. Can’t wait to get the copies of those!
So please drop by at my guest blog visit and find out more about me and some of the books I write!
“No one puts Baby in a corner.”
If you don’t know that quote, please please rush to your nearest store and get your hands on a DIRTY DANCING DVD because you are missing something totally wonderful, which is why today’s Guilty Pleasure Monday is Patrick Swayze! Here’s a copy of the 1987 trailer for the film for you to enjoy and then you can fess up!
Who wasn’t in love with Patrick Swayze that summer. Those moves. That body. The seemingly bad boy with an honorable heart?
When I heard there was going to be a sequel titled DIRTY DANCING HAVANA NIGHTS, I was so dubious about whether the movie could recapture the spirit of the original, but despite that . . .
I had to go. So did a lot of other people since the theater had a nice crowd on opening night. When Swayze came onto the screen, people started cheering and clapping for him. His body and moves were still amazing. I pray for him to get better soon.
Of course, with Swayze’s amazing presence in DIRTY DANCING, it made it a little hard to think about Diego Luna as a romantic lead. But this was a movie — DIRTY DANCING HAVANA NIGHTS — that I had to go see. Why?
Well, when my daughter heard about it, she looked at me and said, “We’re going to go see it, right?”
When my gaze met hers, I realized that it was about more than a movie. I remembered her asking me when she was six, “When are we going to see Cuba?”
I remembered myself at six, nearly thirty years earlier, asking my mom, “When are we going to go back to Cuba?”
My daughter wasn’t really asking about the movie. She was asking for both of us to go see Havana together even though the movie had been filmed in Puerto Rico. It was as close to Cuba as we were going to get. For now, at least . . .
So we went together and enjoyed the music. Savored the recreations of the streets of Havana and the Hotel Nacional. Scenes that both of us had only seen in books or the few family photos that I had. Only from photos because I had been too young when I left to remember much about my birthplace.
It was a great bonding experience and I hope that one day we can bond again by visiting Havana.
But for now, here’s some excerpts from DIRTY DANCING HAVANA NIGHTS. It’s actually pretty good and the music is wonderful. A mix of Latin and hip-hop.
And of course, there’s those few minutes of Patrick Swayze still moving like a god. Definitely worth a trip to the video store!
While I was watching the Mets game the other night, I got to work on a video trailer for my new book, SOLDIER’S SECRET CHILD. Here’s the blurb I came up with for the book, as well as the trailer! Let me know what you think.
18 years earlier she had left him for another man. Will the secrets of the past risk their lives and that of their son? SOLDIER’S SECRET CHILD is filled with action, suspense and touching family emotions. Look for this romantic suspense thriller from USA TODAY and NY TIMES Bestselling author Caridad Pineiro in December 2008. Available everywhere from Silhouette Romantic Suspense.
As I may have mentioned, this is Book 4 in the COLTONS:FAMILY FIRST series from Silhouette Romantic Suspense. Be sure to check out the other books in the series (listed below).
This is a road map of my brain this morning. If you can figure out where my brain is going, please let me know.
I’m distracted by so many things and suffering from too little sleep. My mind is flipping through so many questions from things that are totally banal (Why was the coffee so strong this morning?) to the amazingly important (Is my money safe in the bank?).
While my brain rambles on occasion, I find that it’s happening a lot more often lately. I’d like to think that it’s because I’ve got too many things on my plate and know that there’s only a couple of things to do to deal with brain drain and get back on the right road.
The first is to get rid of those things bringing negativity into my life. I am a true believer that success comes to those who stay positive. Of course, it’s sometimes impossible to stay positive about some things and when it is . . .
Get rid of what’s causing the negativity because it’ll drag down all other aspects of your life.
What’s the second thing to do? Focus. Concentrate on what needs to get done. Emphasis on NEEDS. NEEDS means, must do. Not, it would be nice to do.
For me that means, family first. Next, obligations to my two jobs, namely dealing with work and writing deadlines. Last, a moment to relax.
Do you ever find yourself with a similar road map of your brain? If you do, what do you to revitalize and refocus yourself?