I’m so excited to say that South Beach Love is being featured on today’s (Monday, June 7th) Home & Family program on Hallmark Channel! Yeah. Tune in or set your DVR to record the episode which airs at 10 am EST.
If you’ve visited with me on Facebook Fan Page, you know that we had a bookmark giveaway and the lucky winners are:
Brooke Showalter
Julia Abrantes
Barbara Pacific
Anna McCoy Moss
Awilda Melendez
Robyn Lee
Debra Wallen
Joanna Nagle
Gail Yarbrough
Dot Normandy
Visit my fan page to stay tuned for news, photos, videos, and more giveaways!
I’m going to have some very exciting news to share with you soon and it involves South Beach! Yeah! I’ve set a number stories in this area in the past and am really looking forward to revisiting it for what’s coming up in the future. More soon, but for now, a collage of photos from my last South Beach trip (OMG back in 2008!)
OMG it’s hard to believe release week is almost over! It’s been so exciting and thank you all so so much for taking this journey with me. As I’ve said before, YOU are one of the best reasons for continuing to write. I love hearing from you and spending time with you! I hope I’ll get to see you at some of my upcoming events! In the meantime, I hope you’ll check out ONE SUMMER NIGHT which has been getting some rave reviews including this one from RT Book Reviews:
October 29 – 2 pm to 5 pm
(formerly October 22 rescheduled due to conflict)
Book Launch Party at
OG Surf and Skate
53 Main Avenue
Ocean Grove, NJ 07756
Light refreshments and cake will be served!
Lately there has been a lot of discussion about blogs and whether people still read them or comment on them. In fact, lots of big online sites have eliminated the comments feature not because it incited sometimes unpleasant discussions, but because of a lack of discussion.
I wonder whether people still like reading blogs like mine, where I share some fun things, some serious, and of course, some book info. I love books. I love to write them and I love to read them.
I wonder if you’d like to see some different things, so here’s your chance. Let me know what you’d like to see on the blog!
I want to thank all of you who participated in the giveaways this week and last! Here are the lucky winners:
HEA Giveaway – Elizabeth Book Attict
Bab’s Book Bistro Giveaway – Laney4, Froggy and Jodi
Please e-mail your postal addresses to me at cpsromance at att dot net so I can send out your prizes.
And now, a very special Happy Birthday to one of my favorite NYC spots, Grand Central Terminal which turns 100 today! There are all kinds of festivities going on today, so if you are in the area, drop by and wish this lovely place a very happy birthday. You can find out more by clicking here.
Here is a shot I took of Grand Central in the morning. It’s so lovely to me!
Apologies on my randomness over the last two weeks. I’ve been struggling to catch up after RWA and a week of illness. I’m hoping to get back on a regular schedule tomorrow when I’ll have my dear friend and fellow author Diane Escalera with us. Diane will be chatting about her latest release, DANGEROUS DESIRE from Lyrical Press.
Look for the newsletter in the next few days with news about the upcoming THE LOST release party and giveaway, which includes a chance to win a SONY E-reader, Copies of AZTEC GOLD and THE FIFTH KINGDOM, a THE LOST T-shirt as well as other fun prizes! Newsletter members will have an exclusive prize that will be added to the Grand Prize if they are the lucky winner. What’s the exclusive prize? How about a $25 gift card to your bookseller choice.
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I hope you’ve been enjoying the wonderful live video events we’ve been having. They have been so much fun and many thanks to the authors who have participated. If you haven’t been able to catch them while we’re live on camera, here is a little widget developed by the marvelous Book Candy Studios that will let you catch up on the events and trailers you may have missed. If you can’t see the widget below, you can click here. I’ve got some additional special guests coming up shortly and hope you can pop by.
Look for next week’s live event on July 28th when I have the amazing Cynthia Eden with me to chat about her latest releases as well sexy paranormal and suspense heroes!
Feeling very patriotic today. Maybe it was being at the SOS Military Mixer at the RT Convention. Or maybe it’s what is in the news everyday. Regardless, there is no doubt that despite all our differences, we should all stand tall and say that we are proud to be American. And we should be thankful every day for those who make it possible for us to have our Liberty and the right to express our differences.
So today I offer you a song that always chokes me up every time I hear it. I understand the amazing and wondrous gift that I have been given to be able to enjoy the American Dream. I also understand that the Dream is paid for by the sacrifice of our military men, women and their families, so this is to honor them today and every day. Never forget their sacrifice and never forget the words of John F. Kennedy when he said:
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.