Congratulations and links

Congratulations are in order for the National Readers Choice Award finalists!  All deserve kudos, but, of course, I’m going to single out my authors for a WOOT!  So, huge congrats to:

Vicky Dreiling for HOW TO MARRY A DUKE – finalist for Best First Book

Debra Mullins for TOO WICKED TO LOVE – finalist for Best Historical

Kira Sinclair for WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN – finalist for Contemporary Series- and CAUGHT OFF GUARD – finalist for Series Suspense

Also, some interesting links for the bookish (and aren’t we all?):

N.K. Jemisin’s thought-provoking article at Fantasy Book Cafe for Women in SFF Month

Heroes & Heartbreakers has posted the first chapter of BITING COLD, the latest in Chloe Neill’s Chicagoland Vampires novel (coming in August):

David Mack talks Star Trek on  The Chronic Rift and also at TrekRadio.

Janet Mullany with a blast from the past and contest (winners announced Saturday morning, so get in now!)

D.B. Jackson shares some great writing advice over on his blog (Character and Voice, Plotting versus Pantsing, etc.)

And some awesome new reviews:

Of Beth Cornelison’s TRUST IN ME in the May 2012 issue of Romantic Times: “This is a thoroughly delightful romance…”

Of N.K. Jemisin’s THE KILLING MOON in the same RT issue: “An engaging and fast-paced read with some truly excellent and complicated worldbuilding…”

Of DOUBLETAKE by Rob Thurman on Bookshelf Bombshells

And of Debra Mullins’ THE LAWMAN’S SURRENDER on Harlie’s Book Blog