It's time to celebrate!

 
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you already know my good news, but I'll share it here just in case some of you missed it.
On Monday, I heard from my wonderful editor at Penguin, who said she "loved, loved, loved" Defiant and felt "haunted" by it. I was in the shower when she called, but when I heard her message, which was so glowing, I got so excited I forgot how to use my cell phone and kept pushing the wrong buttons in my attempt to call her back.


We talked for about 20 minutes about parts of the book she had found particularly touching, parts of the book where I wondered whether I had successfully pulled of this scene or that scene. I was so relieved to hear that she felt all of the emotions in the book were earned. She predicts lots of tears, so make sure you have tissues handy come July.
July 3

And here's some news I haven't shared: Although this book is long — longer than anything I've written — she's not changing it. No revisions. Nothing. What I wrote is what you'll get, together with an afterword and some very special artwork.


So break out the champagne and the chocolate!


We also talked about the reissue of Ride the Fire , which now has a publication date of February 2013. I'm not sure why it's so far off in the future. It will feature a fresh edit, the never-before-released-as-yet-unwritten epilogue, and a new cover.


We also talked I-Team briefly. She's scheduled me for March 2013 for the next I-Team book, which will feature the former television broadcast reporter who takes Natalie's place on the I-Team.


 I will have an ad put together soon (I hope) that you can copy and put on your blogs and FB pages if you want to help spread the word about the book. For whatever reason, Colonial America is a harder sell with romance readers, so I have that uphill battle to fight, along with the fact that I haven't had a new historical out since 2008.




In the meantime, those of you who haven't met the MacKinnon Brothers have roughly five months to catch up with Surrender , the first book in the series, and Untamed , the second. Both are newly re-edited and re-issued with new content and new covers.





Thanks for your continued support on Project: Happiness. I'll have updates on my progress soon!



In the meantime, Seductive Musings is giving away a digital copy of Sweet Release to one Musings follower to celebrate February and Valentine's Day. Click here to be entered for a chance to win! And thanks to Seductive Musings for the giveaway.