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And the Light Bulb Award Goes To...

Jennifer Griffith!
Thank you to each and every one of you who have left a comment on my previous blog. Each one has helped me to think things through a bit more clearly. But Jennifer (in a cunningly concealed exchange via Facebook) may have given me the "key" I needed.
Jennifer, if you had a blog, I'd tell you to wear this award proudly on your site. Since you don't, you can just visit it here whenever you like. :-)
Oooo, I may make this Light Bulb Award a recurring feature. I'm sure I'll be "thi

What Am I Writing?

Okay, so here's my dilemma.
Chapter 1: My new heroine's POV (Joslin). Begins at moment of significant change in her life.Chapter 2: My hero's POV. Makes decision affecting the direction of his future life; very brief interaction with Joslin. Sparks don't exactly fly. (Mostly, they just annoy each other.)Chapter 3: My hero's POV. Joslin mentioned positively by my hero's traveling companion.Chapter 4: My hero's POV. No mention of Joslin, but furthers plot towards their eventual reunification, so to

Join our Coffee Time Romance Chat This Friday!

This Friday, four other "sweet" romance authors and I (a total of 5 of us in all!) will be holding an all day Summer Fun Chat over at Coffee Time Romance. The chat will begin at 9 AM EST, 6 AM PST. Night owl that I am, I may be chatting in my sleep at that hour (yes, I'm on PST), but I'll be there, and who knows, I might even say something coherent before 9 AM my time!
So please come over and join us! In order to participate, you must first register at Coffee Time Romance. Click here to do so! If

Book Review of "Spellbound", by Regency Author Jaimey Grant

I first became intrigued with the character of Raven Emerson when I read Jaimey Grant's Regency romance, Betrayal. An accomplished actress and the hero's mistress when that volume began, Raven showed herself to be intelligent, spirited, and compassionate, even as she found herself eventually cast off in favor of the hero's new love. Rather than reacting with the jealousy one might expect from a scorned mistress, Raven responded instead with such dignity and proved herself a woman of such warmth,

Book Blog Tour for "Illuminations of the Heart" Begins Today!

My online book blog tour has begun! For the next month, there will be daily reviews, occasional interviews, and PRIZES at the end of the tour. See the list of tour dates and sites in my left hand sidebar. Leave a comment on the reviews, and be entered to win one of four prizes: three $10 gift certificates (one each for Amazon.com, Banes&Noble.com, and DeseretBook.com) towards the purchase of a copy of Illuminations of the Heart, or win an autographed copy of Illuminations of the Heart itself. Ea

Online Book Release Party for "Illuminations of the Heart": Final Round-Up

Congratulations to Cassandra Cantrell of Utah, our Grand Prize winner of the day! Cassandra has won an autographed copy of my new sweet medieval romance, Illuminations of the Heart!!!

Oh, and in case you're wondering what the answer to contest #8's question was, it was: agony.

I hope you've found my little "release party" anything but an agony today, though. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to enter my contests, chat with me, and help me celebrate my new book! I've had an absolutely wonderfu

Contest #8

The winner of Contest #7, an autographed copy of Loyalty's Web, is Virginia Campbell of Virginia! Congratulations Virginia!!!

The answer to contest question #7 is: with a violent shiver of delight.

Now, at last, we come to the final "grand prize" for the day. Was there ever really any doubt that after celebrating Illuminations of the Heart for the last eight hours, the final prize would be…an autographed copy of Illuminations of the Heart??? :-)

So, how can you win your very own FREE copy of

Contest #7

The winner of Contest #6, a lovely mousepad bearing the cover art from Illuminations of the Heart, is Miss Mae! Congratulations!!!

The answer to contest question #6 is: "Some days are better than others." (Ain't that the truth!)

Now, as we begin to wind up this Book Release Party for Illuminations of the Heart, it seems only fair of me to keep in mind that some of you may not yet have read my preceding novel, Loyalty's Web. While it's not absolutely necessary to have read Loyalty's Web in orde

Contest #6

The winner of Contest #5, a beautiful hand mirror "representative" of Siri's mirror in Illuminations of the Heart, is Jaimey Grant of Michigan! Congratulations Jaimey!!!

The answer to contest question #5, "who kissed who first" in my excerpt is: Siri!

Now then, there's only three prizes left! Up next is this lovely mousepad with the cover art from Illuminations of the Heart. I do promise that those red dots won't appear on the winner's version of this prize. I wasn't happy with the photograph

Contest #5

Cindy Beck of Utah does it again! Cindy is the winner of Contest #4, a mini (and I do mean "mini!") Siri and Triston made out of pewter, and a (small!) bag of Coldstone Creamery Jelly Bellys! Congratulations Cindy!!! For all the rest of you, remember that there's no limit on the number of contests you can enter, even if you've already won one! :-)

The answer to contest question #4 was: "…the rivalry of the king's sons…and a neighbor out for vengeance…"

Now on to Prize #5. In Illuminations of the