Kaylea Cross's Blog, page 21

Home Sweet Home

I love coming home after a vacation! Being a total homebody, my house is my haven, and I miss it whenever I'm away. Had a great trip, but hubby and I have agreed the next time we go away, it'll be just the two of us. That way we won't have to referee our boys all the time :)

On our way south we stopped in Portland for lunch at a Food Network Diners, Drive-ins and Dives ("Triple D") featured cafe. Our family loves that show, and hubby had scoped out places for us to try during the trip. So we a...

What sort of romance heroine do you like?

I'm at Writers Gone Wild today, asking for your input about romance heroines. Tell me what you'd love to see in one, and what you hate. I'm working on something new, and want to make my heroine memorable so stop by and drop me a note. You never know, your suggestions might make it into my next book!

I'm out of town at the moment, but hope to be able to pop in and check the post at least once during the day. Hope everyone is having a good summer!

Road Trip

We're hitting the road Tuesday and getting the heck out of Dodge. Central Oregon is our final destination, where we'll stay three nights at The Lodge At Suttle Lake. We're all looking forward to getting away from everything for awhile, especially since we've been so busy with family for the past few weeks and my mother-in-law's funeral.

Then on Friday we're heading to Seattle, where on Saturday night we'll be watching the BoSox take on the Mariners at Safeco Field. I think we're close to home ...

Desert Island Keepers

Still on the promo trail, I'm over at Desert Island Keepers talking about my fantastic heroes :) Come by for a chance to win a copy of my latest release, Relentless.

Karlene Blakemore-Mowle

I'm over at Writers Gone Wild today, featuring an article by Aussie author Karlene Blakemore-Mowle about Australian rural romance. She's giving away a copy of her latest release to one commenter, so be sure to drop by :)

Release Day!!!

It's the official release day for Relentless ! It's book 4 of 5 in my military romantic suspense series, and it's set here in Vancouver :)

This one's lighter on the suspense than the previous two books, and heavier on the romance. And the smexin', too! (It's HAWT.) A few readers have asked me why I did that, since they really liked all the hair raising action in Cover of Darkness and No Turning Back. The answer is, I needed a break from the Middle East and things being blown up every other chap...

Relentless contest

I'm over at Writers Gone Wild today, hosting a contest for a digital copy of Relentless. This one's rated HOT so you might need to turn on the fan while you read it, and trust me, Rhys is uber yummy. I'll pick the winner on the weekend, so stop by and leave a comment to enter.

Got some great news this morning. One of the girls I coached a few years back recently made the Canadian Women's National Fastptich Team, and I'm so proud of her! She was small for her age, but her heart and determinatio...

Win one of my books during the Deadly Days of Summer

I'm over at Cynthia Eden's blog today, chatting about the heroes of my special ops series. Swing by if you'd like a chance to win one of my books, including this Friday's upcoming release, Relentless.

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July to all my Americans friends out there. Up here north of the 49th parallel we celebrated Canada Day on July 1st, but the weather's been cool and gray so it doesn't feel like summer yet. As you know, my mother-in-law passed away a week ago. My hubby's been swamped taking care of all the details for her elaborate funeral service, so last night we went on a date. It was a much needed break for both of us, and we had a nice dinner at an Irish restaurant on the beach. I know the o...

Another Lesson In Perspective

This past weekend we lost my mother-in-law. She was terminally ill with lung cancer, but she wasn't deathly sick yet and we didn't expect her to go for another few months. I was at a continuing ed course for massage therapy all day Saturday, but that night we hosted my hubby's family for my father-in-law's birthday/Father's Day dinner. The whole crew came into town for it (all of us only get together a handful of times each year), and everyone went up to see her in the hospital, including all...