Lucy Monroe's Blog, page 94

Readers Really Make My Day

In the last few weeks, I've gotten some of the nicest comments and emails on Moon Craving that I've ever received for my books. And I just want to say thank you to everyone who has been part of making me feel like this really is the special book I meant it to be!

It has been a wonderful few weeks! Truly special. I even got a Happy Making Cupcake award from Maya on her blog! All sorts of neat and unexpected stuff. :)

To show my deep and heartfelt appreciation to my readers, I want to do somethin...

Lucy's MVP Wall

In keeping with our weekly hottie picture (Bet you can't wait to see it!), I'm going with a sports theme for today's post. :) This is my MVP list of authors that taught me good writing by being such excellent writers themselves. You all know (or should by now LOL) that I believe strongly that part of learning good writing is reading copious amounts of great fiction.
I am a voracious reader and that began early in life (Age 4...and by age 5, I was sneaking into my mother's Readers Digest...

New Book by Shiloh Walker

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by Shiloh Walker
Penguin - March 2010
ISBN-13: 9780425232415

The national bestselling author of Fragile returns with a luscious new blend of sex and suspense.

Quinn Rafferty is working as a bounty hunter for a private detective agency in St. Louis when a new neighbor catches his eye. He's drawn to her-but he has his own soul to mend before he can worry about anyone else.

Sarah McElyea is on the run, but not for the usual reasons a woman goes on the lam. She has a plan for her future. And as ...

New Book from Shayla Black

DELICIOUS

Berkley Heat

ISBN: 978-0425232422

Buy the Book


He can't control his desire.


Luc Traverson's entire future is planned out—but there is one very sexy obstacle in his path: Alyssa Devereaux . She's a former exotic dancer turned strip club owner and restaurateur. Recently, Alyssa and Luc shared one night of wild abandon that left Luc terrified by his loss of self-control—and Alyssa desperate for more.


And that's just the way she wants it.



Fulfilling a promise, Luc is the guest chef for Alyss...

Guest Blogger - Debra Parmley

Originally Lucy and I had planned for me to write about the romantic anniversary trip my husband and I took to Hot Springs, AR last weekend. But as I write this, I just have to chuckle. Because a writer never really stops being a writer even when celebrating an anniversary.

Hot Springs is a lovely place to visit and one of my favorite places to stay is the historic Arlington Hotel and Spa, which has hosted grand balls and social events since 1875. So many famous actors, sports legends...

Anne Rainey

HI, folks! First, I want to thank Lucy for letting me to guest blog today. I'm always thrilled to chat with readers!

Today I want to talk about emotions. When you read a romance story, do you feel what the heroine/hero is feeling? I've read books, like Erin McCarthy's "The Pregnancy Test" where I laughed so hard I was in tears. I've read books that have made me cry. For instance, in Lucy Monroe's book "The Italian's Suitable Wife" when she arrives to find him in the hospital bed and...

Humpday Hottie

Okay...this is hero inspiration for sure! Hope it picks up your midweek droops. :)

BTW - today is my oldest daughter's first anniversary! Isn't that cool? We've got Miss Sparklepants overnight. She'll keep G-pa and me busy. :)

For your intellectual stimulation, read this article on making a twist on traditional romance themese by Eloisa James. They're discussing it on Romantic Reads too. I loved it and the books she reviewed all sounded/are wonderful!

Blog Winner for Last Week

I had Kate Davies draw names for this week's blog winner. How did we do that long distance you ask? Well, we assigned numbers to each comment on the blog and I had her choose a number. Simple, huh? ::g::

And the winner is:
Judy! (Love, did you know your Blogger id is not available?) But we all know who you are. :)

Contact Andre with your details and your selection of one signed book from my current or backlist.

Hubcap's Battery Zen Garden

Hubcap has some official title like Product Ecology Manager, but really? He's one of the environmental gurus at Intel, saving the planet from extinction through environmentally conscious servers. Right? :) Well, that and he's like *the* resident expert on worldwide environmental regulations, particularly as they apply to batteries. Big surprise those are an important element in technology, right? Well, maybe not so much.

So, Mr. Battery Guy found a new way to recycle motherboard batteries, but...

HEA v. HFN

In the left corner, wearing red satin trunks and weighing in at 250 lbs of pure muscle and industry history, we have HEA, our alltime heavyweight champion - undefeated by cynicism, divorce rates and statistics on infidelity. In the right corner, wearing purple satin trunks and weigning in at 225 lbs of lean muscle and a new industry convention, we have HFN, with all the romance and none of the certainty for the future.

HEA stands for happily ever after. The concept of course is that two...