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Today I'm Pamela Thirddeux's Saturday Spotlight guest! See how Nicola Martinez linked two covers for my shorts. One of the titles is on sale at the Wild Rose PRess for $.99. Who can resist a bargain?--Do Something Wacky!Romantic Comedy Month Scavenger Hunt at The Long and Short Reviews and I'm Monday April 27th.Every day 1 of 30 Romantic comedy authors will be giving away prizes. It's a scavenger huntso you have to answer a simple question for a chance to win. [image error]

April Fools Sex?

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What’s funnier that romance? Or sex? (Please don’t tell my dh ever said that.) But let’s face it (or not) the entire situation would be laughable if our chemicals and emotions didn’t fool us into taking it so deadly serious.

Ever wondered if the universe gave us romance as an April Fool’s prank? Think about the anticipation and longing, the excitement and the letdown, the pain and the utter madness. Romance makes sane people crazy and crazy people crazier. Who even needs a special day?

Seriously,

Yoga and Writing

On Sunday, I'll begin my 4th Yoga as Muse workshop in Taos, New Mexico.
Five days of yoga, writing, and Taos spirit. Plus the wonderful food at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House, inspiration to spark creativity, stimulating company, and hope for a chance meeting with Georgia O'Keefe's ghost.

This year's weather will be cold, but the fires will burn hot with authentic words.

Jeff Davis, from Accord, NY, has created a space in New Mexico to recharge the imagination, reconnect to heart, and move writers f

Attention Dead Authors!

Monday, March 9th is Paranormal Day for the
Anniversary Bash Week at
Beyond Her Book
Barbara Vey's Publishers Weekly Blog

I'm giving a party for decesased authors to stop and congratulate Barbara!
Paranormal authors and fans
Sit down and channel your favorite dead author
and help them type a note to Barbara.

.http://tinyurl.com/PWBLOG

Everyday is themed and over 200 authors, publishers, editors, readers, librarians and bloggers have gotten together to help celebrate by offering cyber food, drinks, decor

Birthday Present!

Romancing Rebecca3rd Place
Anne BonneyReaders' Choice Award
Ancient City Romance Authors, St. Augustine, FL
Most Humorous Category!
I'm thrilled my first novel did so well against multi-pubbed authors from mass market publishers!See all the winners
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Researching Channeling

When I started writing “Romancing Rebecca,” I knew my paranormal was going to be funny and set in Sedona. What could be funnier than a woman who falls for two men in the same body? So, I created my hero as a channeler who has a problem with welcome and unwelcome entities taking over his body. Actually, the plot is kind of ordinary by Sedona standards where shop clerks miss work because they’re out on Bell Rock waiting for an alien space ship.

I’d been around a lot of psychics and spiritua

Anne Bonney Readers' Choice - Most Humorous Finalist!

Just heard my paranormal romance, Romancing Rebecca, finalled in the Anne Bonney Readers' Choice Award Contest (Ancient City Romance Authors, St. Augustine, FL) - Most Humorous Category.

Winners will be announced in late February - in time for my birthday!!!

Booksellers will judge the final round! In past years each category had only have 3 finalists.

1ST Place winners in each category will be included on a poster of Anne-Bonney Readers’ Choice Award winners placed in independent bookstores arou

Happy New Year!Los noches de las luminarias in the Desert...

Happy New Year!
Los noches de las luminarias in the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix is a warm and festive event with 7,800 candles and music. This year, mixed with the desert landscape, Dale Chihuly's The Nature of Glass exhibit added a most magical glow. To see more photos I took at Lumi and in the Arizona sunshine, follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/Natureofglass
"Awesome" and "amazing" are overused words but they describe
LUMI and the The Nature of Glass perfectly. [image error]

A Warm & Merry Christmas!

A Warm & Merry Christmas!
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Thanks to all who visited on the Christmas Ride!Good Luck...

Thanks to all who visited on the Christmas Ride!
Good Luck with the Wild Rose Contest. Hope you name all the carols.
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