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Melting Jane Release Day!

Yes yes yes! Finally, right! You may have heard this before. Then again, you may not have. Melting Jane is the original title for the book some of my readers know as Sugar Rush. The contract was up on the book and I decided I wanted to make a few changes, add some word count, [...]

Memorial Day 2012

As you go on about your day, remember the fallen, those who are serving, and those who will serve in the years to come. This is a day of remembrance, of memorial, of honor, and of thanksgiving. ~lissa

Sunday Speeds – Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600

In the world of motor sports, Memorial Day weekend is known as Racing’s Greatest Weekend. Between Formula 1 in Monaco and Indy cars racing in Indianapolis followed by Nascar racing in Charlotte, it’s a race lover’s dream. Speeds will top 200mph and tempers will flair, cars will crash, memories will be made, winners will be [...]

Snippet Saturday – Say Anything

I know I know! I’m late again. I spent the morning working on proofs and the afternoon at Charlotte Motorspeedway at the Nascar Nationwide Race. It was hot but it was great fun. And because today is Author’s Choice, I’m going to choose something different and new that I’ve been working on and am close [...]

Friday Fireworks Blog Hunt

Hey there and Happy Friday! If I’m your first stop welcome or if I’m your next on the blog hunt I hope you’re having fun. There’s a fantastic prize up for grabs for the Blog Hunt, a Kindle Fire, and I’m offering up my BLUE JEANS AND HARD HATS series here on my blog. [...]

In the Kitchen with… Amanda Usen

You Can Have My Mini Offset Spatula When you pry it out of my freakishly strong, heat-resistant fingers! Or you can leave a comment on this post and Lissa will put your name in the hat to win one for your very own. J Welcome to the kitchen! It’s always been one of my favorite [...]

Winner – Hop Against Homophobia

Thanks to all who participated in the hop. I have a new, new to me list of authors to try out. The winner of my portion of the hop is Buffy! Congratulations to her!!! I hope you will all keep awareness of the tragedy of homophobia in your minds and help support authors who try [...]

Snippet Saturday – Why Can’t We Be Friends

So sorry I’m late with the post. It’s race day here in Charlotte and it was baseball before 9am this morning. I think I’m still trying to wake up. It’s been a very long and tough week here in our household and I’m looking forward to a little relaxed with a hundred thousand or so [...]

Hop Against Homophobia

I am a new author to M/M, however I am not a new reader of it. I have to thank Erica for inviting me to participate in the hop. I agreed readily enough because the outright meanness, harsh unkindness, anger, slander, bullying, hypocrisy, and discrimination against gay, lesbian, and transgender person is appalling. It shouldn’t [...]

Snippet Saturday – For Shame

Ever had one of those ‘oh my bad’ moments? Yes of course you have. WE have ALL had one of those moments. A lot of us have had more than one of those moments. But that’s what the snippet is about today… One of those moments. My for shame moment, oops my bad moment is [...]