Versatile Blogger Award

Thanks to LEONIE LUCAS who granted me the Versatile Blogger Award! I put off posting this announcement because it was daunting to come up a list of with 15 bloggers that I follow. It took some work to trace my steps and see where I've been, but several hours later, I'm done. Whew!   

So, here are the rules:

Thank the award-giver and link back to them in your post (done)
Share 7 things about yourself (Oh heck, I have to be interesting now??)
Pass this award along to 15 others (Um.. oh there's her.. and them.. and well, see below for some cool blogs)
Contact your chosen bloggers to let them know about the award (Yay!)

Seven Things About Me You Didn't Already Know…

I prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate.
I always have to read before going to sleep.
I don't sing but I like to dance.
Taking walks is my favorite form of exercise.
The only crime show I watch on TV is Castle (unless you count Grimm).
I love to read historical romance but I won't write it.
I hate filling out these types of questionnaires.

Here are some people that I follow, although I'm often in lurk mode. Please check them out:

Fifteen Blogs You Really Ought to Know!

Allison Chase's News and Views — Popular author of steamy Victorian romance.
Cynthia Thomason — Award-winning author of historical & contemporary romance.
It's Not All Gravy — MaryAnn Miller writes books, screenplays, and stage plays.
Killer Crafts and Crafty Killers — Lois Winston's blog features crafting tips, cozy mystery authors, and recipes.
Author Expressions — Multi-published authors chat about the writing life.
Jungle Red Writers — Eight mystery writers talk about life and writing.
The Kill Zone — Musings of eleven top mystery and thriller authors (including me!).
Escape with Dollycas — Lori Caswell offers book reviews and entertaining posts by guest authors.
Poe's Deadly Daughters — Elizabeth Zelvin's blog is for mystery lovers.
The Stiletto Gang — A group of women writers discuss life and love.
Cozy Chicks — Nine mystery authors discuss life, writing, and their latest releases.
Terry's Place — Terry Odell writes romance with a twist of mystery.
Mona's Blog — Romance author Mona Risk discusses her books and world travels.
Believing is Seeing — Sandra Sookoo writes romance with a paranormal twist.
Fabulous Florida Writers — Jackie Minniti's site features Florida authors.