Category: ThrowbackThursday

We picked up another friend in Florence and hit the road for the final leg of the trip before reaching Cape Canaveral and the Space Coast Book Lovers Event! We arrived with no issues and lots of rounds of the ABC game. Heavy rain kept us in and unpacking but then we hit the road again to go to the “World Famous” Dixie Crossroads Restaurant in Titusville. The restaurant is known for its rock shrimp and nom nom they were delicious. Kind of a cross between shrimp and a langostino. We also had some red shrimp that were in season and they were also so sweet and tasty! This morning we’re ready to register and see what events are happening today. Maybe we’ll even sneak in a quick trip to the coast and a park where we can see manatees. Hope you have a good day too!

I can’t believe how long it’s been but it also feels like just yesterday that we got married. Wow! Happy wedding anniversary! Here’s to many many more years together.

The Lost is one of my fav books for many reasons. It had a cool story line about an unusual breed of humans with very special gifts, military heroes, and it was nominated for a RITA for best paranormal romance in 2012. It’s the “third” book in the Sin Hunter series and I say “third” because after the first two my editors wanted something more paranormal than the genetic engineering premise of the first two. But they also wanted to keep the family from the first two books, especially since I had already introduced the heroine of book 3 to readers. It took some work, but I’m so glad I did it. There is another book in the series, titled The Claimed and it’s my hope to finish up the series one day with The Shattered, the final book. That’s a tough book to write because it involves time shifting and an alternate reality that has to be plotted out very carefully. But I do hope to do it for those of you who have been asking! This throwback is to a photo of me signing the books in the series.

It’s Throwback Thursday so it’s time for an old photo! Today’s picture is of me as a little baby. I guess I was several months old in this photo. I don’t look too happy do I? LOL! I wonder if this little girl knew that one day she’d grow up to be a romance author?

We attended my grand-nephew’s First Communion this past weekend. Congratulations, Graham! It was a lovely ceremony and made me think of a photo of my mom celebrating her First Communion. Isn’t she pretty but so serious? I know I have a photo of my first communion somewhere and will track it down for you.

Today’s #ThrowbackThursday is only a short throw back to Monday when I visited Longwood Gardens with my sister and a friend. We lucked out and had a beautiful day to walk around and enjoy the many sights at the gardens. There were beautiful spring flowers everywhere and we managed to see the last of the tulips. We keep on missing those and will have to work on our timing to see them in full bloom. We always have fun when we visit!

Today’s Throwback Thursday is a short toss back to this weekend when my daughter visited with a friend in NYC. They went to various spots in Manhattan and made an impromptu stop in The Strand bookstore. They decided to check out the shelves and look what they found! A few copies of One Summer Night, the first book in the At the Shore contemporary romance series. This is a fav book set in Sea Kiss, a fictional town that is a mix of three of my favorite Jersey Shore towns. One Summer Night was a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Romance Pick and also featured in the NY Times Book Review! So exciting.