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March 19, 2012
2012 Rita and Golden Heart Squee Party
can be found here: http://judifennell.wordpress.com/ritagh-blog-parties/ritagh-2012/
The party officially starts Monday, March 26, 2012, but there's no reason we can't have some advance squee-ing if you so desire.
And you can relive past squee-ing here: http://judifennell.wordpress.com/ritagh-blog-parties/
I've disabled comments here; you'll need to go to the 2012 party to leave a message.
Let the squee-ing commence!
(And if you have a Random Act of Kindness, either done by you or to you, or someone you know, please add it to the Random Acts of Kindness page. So many times we only hear about the bad; I like to celebrate the good.
March 5, 2012
The New REAL HOUSEWIVES Hit!
Thank God for SNL's writers. This is utterly brilliant!
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-liv...
Real Housewives of Disney, SNL
November 1, 2011
Genie Knows Best Launch Day + a Free copy of I Dream of Genies
While Amazon and B&N have been shipping copies of Genie Knows Best already (got mine!), the ebook downloads are finally available and for this week only, you can get a free copy of I Dream of Genies as well. Come discover a whole new world! Format links for both books are below and you can see excerpts and outtakes from the story on my website at:
Genie Knows Best
I Dream of Genies
And check out these websites for my blog tour where we'll be giving away copies of Genie Knows Best.
11/2 Fang-tastic Books http://fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com/11/3 Preternatura http://suzanne-johnson.blogspot.com/
11/8 Peeking Between the Pages http://www.peekingbetweenthepages.com/
11/10 Fresh Fiction http://www.freshfiction.com/
AAD blog with Jen (Twimom)
11/11 Sia McKye's Thoughts Over Coffee http://siamckye.blogspot.com/
11/15 The Long and Short of It http://lasrguest.blogspot.com/
11/17 SOS Aloha http://www.sosaloha.blogspot.com/
11/18 Night Owl Reviews http://nightowlromanceblog.blogspot.com/
11/21 My Overstuffed Bookshelf http://myoverstuffedbookshelf.blogspot.com/
11/30 Star-Crossed Romance http://star-crossedromance.blogspot.com/
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October 1, 2011
And the winners are…
August 28, 2011
Contest: ARC Up For Grabs
So, my publicist just sent me a few more Advanced Reading Copies (ARC) of Genie Knows Best (November 2011) and I'm now giving away 2 copies (see sidebar). Just leave a comment and your email address below to be entered to win. I'll draw the winner on Oct 1, so you'll have it a full month before release date! I will add your email to my mailing list, but there is always an Unsubscribe option, and I do NOT share your email address with anyone.
And if you tell your friends, and they include your name in their post, you'll have another entry into the drawing, so feel free to share the word! Contest starts now! I do have to limit the winner to US addresses only. Sorry. [No purchase necessary. 
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A little bit about the book:
Genie Knows Best
second in the Bottled Magic series
Sourcebooks Casablanca, November 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4022-4190-1
Be Careful What You Wish For…
Samantha Blaine is about to make a fateful discovery. A tall, dark, handsome, ohmygosh kind of fateful discovery…
Kal is very pleased to meet his attractive new master–especially since he intends to seduce her into granitng him freedom. But when seriously dark magic spells trouble for both of them, Kal can't help himself from falling for the woman who holds his fate in her hands…
Warmly acclaimed by readers and critics alike, Judi Fennell brings to life a fabulous world of magic and mayhem where wishes come true in the most unexpected ways!
Praise for I Dream of Genies, book 1 in the Bottled Magic Series:
"You will want to believe in magic!" – Kerrelyn Sparks, NYT Best-selling author of The Vampire and The Virgin
"Ms. Fennell leaves you breathless with wonder and laughter." – Bitten by Books
"Sultry sex scenes, sweet but passionate romance, and quick-moving action…will keep the reader enraptured." – Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Absolutely delightful…will keep readers amused and completely enthralled." – Fresh Fiction
August 22, 2011
Fabio… Again
I have to say that my husband is a prince among men. I mean, who else would see this sign on a five hour car ride
and decide we had to pull off the highway, find this restaurant, and then TAKE the picture of his wife in front of the place?
Hubs stood in the middle of street to take this picture
Too bad the place was closed.
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Well, one day of it. That's about all of the vacation I got if you don't count reader and writer events (which, actually, I do count because I definitely consider them a break from my "real" life).
The family and I went up to Alexandria Bay, NY to take a two hour tour (cue Gilligan's Island theme) of the Thousand Islands region, ending up at Boldt Castle on Heart Island.
Quick history: George Boldt (of Waldorf-Astoria and Bellevue-Stratford fame) built this home for his wife Louise. Sadly, Louise died before it was finished and George halted construction. The buildings on the island fell into disrepair and victim to the elements. Then the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority bought it in 1977 and are still in the process of restoring it. This past weekend, the main floor and main bedrooms on the second floor are completed, but the "basement" with the Roman bath/indoor swimming pool and upper 3 floors are still a work in progress.
This was my first trip to the Thousand Islands and, OMG, it is gorgeous. Millionaires' Row and the 99% pure crystal blue water, the beautiful weather (sandwiched between two wicked storms), the Pirates' Weekend in Alexandria Bay, and the great time with the kids… this is a weekend we will always remember. I hope you enjoy the pictures. You can check out the official website of Boldt Island at http://www.boldtcastle.com/visitorinfo/
Heart Island
Millionaires' Row
I'll take this one
and, of course, what would the well-appointed mansion be without a yacht...?
The Gazebo on Heart Island. At least 4 weddings were held while we were there
From the 4th floor balcony
Me and the Pump House
Dome in the foyer
The Grand Staircase
August 15, 2011
July 28, 2011
Mer Sex… Really?
Okay, please. Someone. Tell me WHY you're googling Mer Sex?
You know who you are. All of you. Every day.
Seriously. E-v-e-r-y day.
I read my site stats. Every day there is a search for Mer Sex and at least one person ends up on my blog. There are also searches for MerSex. and Sex Mer. And SexMer.
What could you possibly be looking for? I mean, I get when my first book came out, that was the big question: How do my Mer men have sex with Humans? I have to admit to being surprised by the question because, to me, it was a no brainer. (And, no, I'm not going to answer that; you'll have to read the book.) But I seriously never saw that question coming. So, when it did, I admit to having some fun with it and that's why I wrote the post: Everything You Wanted to Know About Mer Sex But Were Afraid to Ask. It was fun and it was funny.
But that was TWO years ago. Two YEARS. Who is searching mer sex these days? It's certainly not to get to my books. My new series about genies is out. And just because Pirates of the Caribbean featured mermaids doesn't mean that sex with Mers (notice: the search is not for sex with merMAIDS) is a hot search topic. So why? What are you possibly hoping to discover? What made you think of it in the first place? And what else are you finding when you google it?
If anyone can answer this, I'd be much obliged because it really is a head-scratcher for me. I know you can find out just about anything on the internet, but I have to wonder HOW someone even thinks to search Mer Sex.
July 18, 2011
Bloody Judi Strikes Again!
For those of you who have ever had the (mis?)fortune of getting a critique/edit by me, I wanted to alleviate some of your pain. I've warned you all that I'm called Bloody Judi, and there's a reason.
Well, if you want to feel better, see the picture below and know that I also bloody up my own manuscripts. This is the last round of edits before I sent the third genie book, Leave It To Genie, into my editor. I print it out and go through with a red magic marker. This is the result.
Leave It To Genie--once Bloody Judi got her hands on it.
I can't even claim to have sorted out the worst of the pages; this is a random sampling. I've done this with each of my manuscripts before sending it to my editor, and then, of course, she works her magic on the pages.
As you can see, it's a process.
So take heart if I give you a critique. You are not alone in cleaning up a mess.
