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RADIANCE!!!!

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Book 1 in The Immortals spin-off series featuring Riley Bloom (and Buttercup!)!
On sale 08.31.10!!!
Read the summary HERE!

DARK FLAME!!!

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On sale 07.06.10

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Pride (In the Name of Love)

(blog title courtesy of U2)

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. "-Martin Luther King, Jr.


Have a good day everyone!
A:)

Q & A!!

So here's the thing--last time I checked my unanswered messages were hovering somewhere around the neighborhood of 300 plus. And with the 5th IMMORTALS book due in 2 months, the copy-edit on RADIANCE (the first book in the Riley series) also due soon, and the revision on BRING ME TO LIFE (a story in the KISSES FROM HELL anthology coming this fall) due at the end of this month, there is no way I'm going to get to it now. And with this entire scenario repeating itself every three months for the...

Top Ten Reasons Why I Heart my Snuggie

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10. It fits—and there's room to grow!

9. I really can wear it to a sporting event (though I probably won't)!

8. It's open in the back—just like a hospital gown!

7. It's warm like a blanket

6. But unlike a blanket, it has sleeves, which make it superior for tasks like controlling the remote control!

5. It's like a little black dress for couch potatoes—it can be dressed up or down!

4. It's delightfully unisex—something the whole family can enjoy!

3. Even your dog can get in on ...

Secret Garden

(Blog title courtesy of The Boss--Bruce Springsteen!)



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So, the ringing in of a new decade got me thinking a lot about how I spent the last one, and I have to say, that if nothing else, it's been one of great change. Containing some of the hardest, most difficult hurdles I've ever faced, and yet those very same hurdles ended up providing not only great opportunity for learning and growth, but the chance to build something positive from...

Blue Moon

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Blue MoonYou saw me standing aloneWithout a dream in my heartWithout a love of my ownBlue MoonYou know just what I was there forYou heard me saying a prayer forSomeone I really could care for
And then there suddenly appeared before meThe only one my arms will holdI heard somebody whisper please adore meAnd when I looked to the moon it turned to gold
Blue MoonNow I'm no longer aloneWithout a dream in my heartWithout a love of my own
(lyrics by Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart)

Just wanted to wish you...

The Girl With the Broken Smile

(blog title courtesy of Maroon 5's "She Will Be Loved")


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The image above was sent to me by Thais, one of my Brazilian readers!!

Wow, I just realized it's been two weeks since my last blog post, and it's entirely due to the whole mouth trauma thing that's been going on (braces, bone removal, bone grafting, gum stippling, gum suturing--feeling queasy yet??!), and since it's best not to blog while under the influence of pain meds, well, I figured a little blog silence was in order!
But even though ...

Baby It's Cold Outside!

(blog title courtesy of-well, many have sung it through the years!)
So, with the rain pounding outside my window, and the sky turned bleary and grey, there's just no mistaking it--winter is definitely upon us! And though it seems it arrived a bit early this year here in (not-so) Sunny California, being the complete and total weather wimp that I am, I'm making the most of it by staying inside where I plan to tackle The Riley Book revisions (they're light revisions-yippee!) and begin the...

Pictures of You Me

(blog title courtesy of The Cure)


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(Art work courtesy of Estefanie--isn't it awesome??!!!)
So yesterday I did something I've been putting off for ages--or, to be more precise, since March of 2005, which pretty much marks the time when my debut novel, Faking 19 , hit the stores.
I finally got a professional author photo taken.
I know, I know, how could I let this drag on for so long, you ask? (and even if you didn't please play along!)
Well, the truth is, while I'm always up for the spontaneous...