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Monday Morning Madness!

The promo roller coaster continues! I am being interviewed today at Outlandish Dreaming. Please stop by this awesome romance site and leave a comment... Julie's good friend Kate (who owns Aunt Cake's Cookies) will be whipping up a batch of holiday cookies for one lucky visitor.
Also, some wonderful authors from the New England Chapter of the RWA are hosting me at their site, The Moody Muses. This is a great writer's blog for anyone dealing with the up's and down's of the romance industry...

Beard of the Day

Happy, Happy Friday! Woo hoo! I finished all 14 interview and blogs. I finished a huge chunk of Christmas shopping. The fake tree is up, and the gingerbread dough is chillin' in the fridge. And I am looking forward to a strawberry martini with the Quirks this weekend. :)
This is one of my favorite photos of all time. The beard is scrum-diddly-icious. And just look at that bod! Swooning.....oh, Eric Bana, you are the man. 
I have been reading the equivalent of "comfort food" this...

Crazy Ass Schedule

Okay, here's the crazy ass schedule for this week. Ten blogs/interviews done, four more to go! I think I'm going to curl up in the fetal position under the Christmas tree and sleep for a month when the promo for Sweet Inspiration is over!
Mama Writers Blog Post: I wrote a blog about my 7 year old daughter's romance novel, A Bride In The Marriage!!
The Thrillionith Page: Interview with Carolyn and Contest/Giveaway...stop by and leave a comment!
Phoebe Jordan's Interview (12-8) and Guest Blog...

Penelope's Top 20 List for 2009!

Time for an end of the year wrap-up! Note: Not all of these books were published in 2009, but I read them in 2009. In no particular order.....
1. Most Unexpected Romance Novel: Following the violence-ridden book Hidden Currents, I was totally wary of Christine Feehan's Dark release this year, Dark Slayer, the story of Ivory and Razvan. After nineteen books of alpha-male Carpathian vampires dragging their mates kicking and screaming to the dark side, Feehan gives us a beta-male hero...

Contest Winner!

Congrats to Mary, from Bookfan, for winning the snowman ornament give-away! Thanks so much for all of the good wishes and support this week. I am feeling very blessed to have so many awesome friends and family. Mary, please email me at penelope.romance@gmail.com with your address/phone number so Crate and Barrel can ship you the cute ornaments.
Happy Holidays!Penelope

Release Day Is Finally Here!

Hallelujah! Release day is here! On March 25, I got the most awesome email ever, from Donna Bas at The Wild Rose Press, telling me they were interested in publishing my first novel. I can't believe the day has finally arrived. Sweet Inspiration is now available for purchase! Yee haw!
Many, many thanks to all of my awesome friends, family, critique partners, fellow bloggers, neighbors, and even the little old lady who lives across the street! I feel the Christmas spirit in the air! :)
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Launch Week!

I polished off a nice assortment of books this past holiday weekend. Re-read a bunch of Julie Garwood historicals, including Saving Grace, which I love. I adore Julie Garwood's lusty Scottish warrior heroes. The scene at the end of this book, when the bad guy gets his ass kicked by the entire MacBain clan as they shoot him full of arrows, is fantastic. I also re-read Lisa Kleypas' Seduce Me At Sunrise. I am totally digging the whole gypsy thing going on here. I LOVE the concept of the man...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Let the cooking begin!
Happy Thanksgiving to All, Penelope

Winners!

Lots of winners this week! Juju and Julie are the lucky winners of the Klaus Brothers Invasion contest. Julie won an Amazon gift card, and Juju won some yummy gingerbread cookies from Crate and Barrel. Congrats, ladies! Also, Sherry has won a print copy of Michelle Picard's novel Ruling Eden. Thanks for stopping by yesterday. Hope everyone is gearing up for a fun Thanksgiving celebration. Yesterday, at the grocery store, my daughter surveyed the turkeys in everyone's shopping carts and...

Interview and Give-Away With Michelle Picard

I am thrilled to have new author Michelle Picard visiting Penelope's today! Her debut novel Ruling Eden is now available at Crescent Moon Press. It's a fabulous adventure/fantasy/romance, with a kick-ass heroine, tons of cool other-worldly races, including dragons, faeries, vampires, etc., and finally a delicious character named Gabriel (I love you, Gabe-baby!!!!). Please leave a message for Michelle and say hello. We will be giving away a print copy of Ruling Eden to one lucky reader.

Pen...