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The news, it is good…

In my own little bubble, anyway. Of course, the past week has seen horrific news on the global scale, and my thoughts and heart are often with the people of Haiti as they continue to suffer the aftereffects of the catastrophic earthquake. But in times like these, it is also nice to find small reasons to celebrate.

Last weekend, I was invited to speak at the San Diego chapter of Romance Writers of America. I jumped at the chance, seeing as I love RWA and I love San Diego! We rounded up the ...

Happy New Year!

As I write this, I'm in the lovely (well, rainy and cold…but to me, it is lovely!) Pacific Northwest with my dear friends and critique partners, Courtney Milan and Carey Baldwin. We're celebrating the release of Courtney's amazing book (see previous post) and eating great food and enjoying wonderful conversation. Today we're actually going to write!

I decided to keep the New Year's Resolutions low-key this year. My contractual obligations are enough to keep me busy without added...

January, 2010

Happy New Year! 2009 was a fantastic year, thanks to the wonderful family, friends and readers who made my debut trilogy a success. I'm so grateful. It's hard to imagine topping that excitement…but 2010 is shaping up to be pretty darn cool, too. A new back-to-back trilogy will hit stores this summer, starting with One Dance with a Duke on May 25.

The Twelve Days of Proof!

So, I have this friend. A brilliant friend. And she wrote this book. A brilliant book. It officially releases January 1st, but you'll probably start finding it in stores any day now.

My friend's name is Courtney Milan, and her debut historical romance is Proof by Seduction.

When Courtney and I met over three years ago, neither of us had ever written a full novel. We started working with another friend, Carey Baldwin, who had a full draft under her belt and a few more clues than we did...

The good, the not-as-good, the great!

The good news is, as of this morning, those three tasks I mentioned in my last post (page proofs, revisions, partial manuscript) are all completed! (So is Thanksgiving, for that matter!) The not-as-good news is, I still have a lot of writing to do on THREE NIGHTS, my house is a disaster, and I haven't wrapped or shipped a single Christmas present yet. uh.

But…I also have great news to share! I was extremely honored to learn that Goddess of the Hunt has been nominated for the RT Reviewers' ...

Miss me?

I'm still alive. To prove it, I even had a birthday since I blogged last! Woohoo!

Here's what my "desk" looks like at the moment:

Galleys of One Dance with a Duke (due in early December)

Revisions of Twice Tempted by a Rogue (due…um…soon?)

Still writing Three Nights with a Scoundrel (partial manuscript due to my editor Dec.1st)

And Thanksgiving is when? Ack.

Please bear with me, I'm just drowning in work right now. BUT - I hope I will be forgiven a bit when I tell you those titles above now l...

November 2010

Happy Thanksgiving to my U.S. readers! Wherever you live, I'm thankful you've dropped by.

Next year's Stud Club trilogy is now available for pre-order! The sizzling new covers and story blurbs have been posted on individual book pages, all linked from the Bookshelf page. I've even posted a short teaser excerpt for One Dance with a Duke!

My writing process…a work in progress!

A while back, I shamelessly asked for blogging ideas, and Sarah Tormey (I believe?) suggested I blog about how my writing process has changed since I began writing romance.

Gee, what an interesting question! Honestly, I am not sure. Let's see. I'm currently writing my 6th romance novel (not counting the novella).

Things that have not changed: My pace of writing. Compared to many, I am a relatively slow writer. If I get 1500 words in a day, I'm thrilled. With deadlines every 5-6...

What's bugging me about Top Chef

If you don't watch the Bravo TV show Top Chef, this post won't have much interest for you, sorry! But TC is one of…three?…TV shows I actually make a point to watch, and something's been bugging me ever since this week's "Restaurant Wars" episode. (Warning: Spoilers ahead, if you DVR'd it and haven't watched yet.)

"Restaurant Wars" happens every season once the "cheftestants" are down to eight. They divide into teams of four, and each team opens a restaurant for one night. It's usually an...

Please, share my books!

So, there was an article in the New York Times today that has generated some online discussion, much of which centers on whether it's "stealing" for a Kindle user to allow a few friends to share her downloaded books. It's not stealing, according to the terms of the Kindle user agreement. Customers are allowed to download a purchased book on up to five devices, much the same as a reader can pass a print book she's purchased to her family and friends. Courtney Milan has a brilliant post