Recommend Monday!

Good Monday All!

How was your weekend? Did you do anything fabulously fun? What about great reads? Anything to recommend?

As for me, I'm still in the midst of DD (Deadline Delirium), but I've had the CHANCE to read a little each day of Fatal Affair, Marie Force's new E-book that was released today by Carina Press. It's a reunion romance (which I love) and the first book in a new series (and you know I love series!). Needless to say, I'm thoroughly enjoying it!

I'm eleven days from deadline! For the past week, I've been locked up in a hotel room with only my characters to keep me company. Fortunately I adore Dylan and Jamie, so it's been quite fun. I also love my dastardly, evil villain. What a way to spend a week!

If you've sent me emails or messages on Facebook and I've not responded, I'm so sorry, but I promise, I will get back with you soon! When I'm this close to deadline, I have tunnel vision to the max. Hopefully in eleven days, Jamie and Dylan will be happy with their happy ever after and I can return to the land of the sane. Of course, Honor Stone just popped up out of the blue in SWEET REVENGE, so I'm thinking she's going to want to get started on her HEA as soon as possible. So here I come, SWEET JUSTICE!

Wishing all of you a wonderful first day of summer and a fabulous week! And with this being the first day of summer, we need your recommendations for summer reading too. Do you have a list of your planned summer reads? If so, please share!

Have a SWEET day everyone!

Finally Fabulous Friday

Hi Everyone!

Just dropping by to say I'm still here. My deadline is within days and I've locked myself up and won't let myself out until it's finished! Still have lots of adding, deleting, polishing and fixing to get done because I really really want to send this lovely in on time.

What can I tell you about SWEET REVENGE? Let's see, it involves a strong, silent man with a wry sense of humor, a strict code of honor and an intense need to protect. The story also involves a woman who has been through some of the most traumatic events anyone could experience and is hurting. However, she is also one of the strongest and most resilient heroines I've created and I love her. And I love this couple together. I hope you will too!

I'll be offline all weekend but want to remind you to stop in on Monday for your recommended reads. With summertime upon us, lots of people are looking for new books to devour, so be sure to stop by and suggest some of your favorites.

Hope everyone has a safe and fabulous weekend! See you Monday!

Recommend Monday!

Good Monday All!

How was your week and weekend? Did you do anything fantastically fun or read something fabulously wonderful? Share with us!

I'm seventeen days from deadline! So "Yikes!" and "Woohoo!" I'm not at the point of extreme euphoria and blind panic yet--which usually occurs within days of a deadline. However, soon hubby will run the other way when he sees me, gallons of coffee will be chugged down and pounds of chocolate will be consumed. My hair will stand on end and my eyes will develop a feral, insane glaze. Anyone venturing close to my office will hear random mutterings, shrieks of frustrations, an occasional sob along with bursts of hysterical laughter. Ah yes, good times are coming. (:

Dylan and Jamie have put me through the ringer, but I have to confess that I've done the same to them. However, on July 1, the moment I hit the send key and SWEET REVENGE is cyber-winging its way to my editor, it's my sincere hope that all will be forgotten and forgiven and we can all be friends again. Well, Jamie and Dylan will be more than friends, but you know what I mean.

In the last week or so, I've received such wonderful emails regarding LAST CHANCE. Thank you for that! And several people have emailed me telling me they just discovered my books and devoured all six Last Chance Rescue books in one week. Oh my! I'm thrilled that people who read this year's trilogy are going back to buy the first books in the Last Chance Rescue series. And I love, love, love that people want more Last Chance Rescue books! Dylan and Jamie's story is still the most requested one, but I've had several people ask about Honor, which of course will be SWEET JUSTICE. A few people have asked about Aidan Thorne too. You'll see more of him in SWEET REVENGE, but so far, he's not talking to me, so I'm not quite sure I'll have a story for him. We'll see!

But now, let's talk about you. What did you read last week you want the world to know about? I'm actually getting a bit of reading done each night before I head to dreamland. I was fortunate to get an early copy of Marie Force's new E-book, FATAL AFFAIR, that's being released on June 21 from Carina Press. Wow, it starts off with a bang and I'm loving it!

What about you? What fabulous reads are you recommending this week?

Have a marvelous Monday everyone!

Recommend Monday!

Good Monday Everyone!

How was your weekend? What was the most fun thing you did? I know Lori Foster's reader event was this past weekend in Ohio and some of you went. Did you have a great time? I've heard from several people that it was fabulous!

My weekend was revision filled. SWEET REVENGE is due in three weeks and I had to do some adding, explaining, polishing and all the lovely things that go into revisions. This week, it will be even more intensive. Now I'll make sure my chapter breaks make sense, transitions from one scene to another are smooth and finish up certain scenes that were difficult to write. I'll have to give Dylan and Jamie credit. We started off roughly, but finished very nicely. Endings are sometimes a struggle for me. Occasionally I'll know exactly how the book will end, but other times I have no clue. With SWEET REVENGE, I had no idea how it would end until the very last laughing word. (Yes, there is laughter!) Dylan and Jamie really came through. I'm so proud of them!

BTW, if you've not had a CHANCE to read one or some of my books, I noticed that Amazon has the entire Last Chance Rescue series (all six books) on a 4 for 3 special. Way cool!

I am so anxious to finish SWEET REVENGE for several reasons, but one of them is because I have so many books I'm dying to read. Every week you guys recommend such fabulous sounding books. I've purchased many of them but haven't had a CHANCE to read anything new in quite a while. Since I can't recommend anything, I'll tell you the top ten books I'm going to dive into as soon as I get a CHANCE!

Naked Edge by Pamela Clare

Original Sin by Allison Brennan

Silent Scream by Karen Rose

The Chief by Monica McCarty

Coming Home by Mariah Stewart

Anywhere She Runs by Debra Webb

Dark Deception by Dee Davis

Never Too Hot by Bella Andre

Fade to Midnight by Shannon McKenna

Fatal Affair by Marie Force (Comes out on June 22 and is one of the first Carina Press E-Books...looks great!)

Yes, I do have my work cut out for me, but oh what fun! And I have about ten more I didn't mention. Sadly I won't get to all of them because I need to get started on SWEET JUSTICE very soon. Those characters are already calling my name!

So what about you? What did you read last week you want the world to read too? And what's on your summer reading list? Who knows, I may have to add a few more to mine.

Have a great day all!

Wonderful Wednesday!

Good Wednesday All!

As I announced yesterday in my comments, I finished the first draft of SWEET REVENGE! Whew, what a relief! The Quiet Man finally came through. After you read their story, I hope you love Dylan and Jamie as much I do.

However, that doesn't mean it's finished. It's messy and needs major surgery in many areas. And since it's due July 1, I'm going to be mega busy. Completing the first draft is an accomplishment of a huge hurdle, but now the real work begins. (:

Achieving this milestone calls for a celebration though. So, for the first three people to comment and tell me which one of the six published Last Chance Rescue books you'd like to have, that book is yours! Only one book per winner!

Have a fabulous Wednesday!

Recommend Monday!

Good Monday All!

For those of us in the United States, Happy Memorial Day! And to the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces thank you for your service! For those who are serving now, thank you for your service! May God bless you and your efforts and bring you home safely!

So what's everyone doing today? Any BBQs or picnics planned? Did you do anything fabulously fun over the weekend? If so, share! Since I'm on deadline, I'm living vicariously through others, so anything exciting that's happened, I'd love to hear about.

I'm in the midst of finishing up the first draft of SWEET REVENGE. I do have to say that I love these characters. I know...I know, after all the difficulty they've given me, you're surprised. However, lately they've been extremely cooperative (I think they sense a happy ending ahead) and even the Quiet Man himself did something so SWEET the other day, he made me cry. LOL. Imagine that!

I'll be offline most of the day writing but will check back in from time to time. And later on this week, I'll be giving away some books. I found some extras I didn't remember having, so if there's one in particular you've been wanting, stay tuned--you might get the CHANCE to snag it!

Okay, that's it for me. What about your great reads last week? What fabulous book(s) are you dying to recommend to us?

Have a fabulous day everyone!

Recommend Monday!

Good Monday All!

Was your weekend fabulous? Did you do anything fun and exciting you want to share with us?

My weekend was quite full and fun. I managed to get some major writing in as well as celebrate my sweetheart's birthday. And yesterday, I did something I haven't done in a while--I watched an entire movie! My Sister's Keeper was on HBO and since a friend of mine had told me how it ended, I told myself it wouldn't be as emotional and heart-wrenching. Silly me! I bawled like a baby, of course. Those who know me won't be surprised. However, I ended up being glad I watched it because I actually enjoyed the movie and tears are cathartic. Of course, it took about four hours for my eyes to stop stinging, which made writing more difficult, but you take the bitter with the SWEET. Right? (:

SWEET REVENGE is coming along much better now. I think the "Quiet Man" is finally seeing that if he'll just cooperate, there's a long and bright future ahead for him with the woman he adores. Yay for Dylan!

I continue to get wonderful emails from readers who have enjoyed LAST CHANCE and from several who waited until the entire CHANCE trilogy was out so they could read them back to back. Thank you all. Reading the emails definitely inspires me to write more books!

And, just as a small plug, all CHANCE books are on sale and ready to be devoured by readers. Hope you enjoy!

So what fabulous book(s) did you read last week that you want the world to know about? I know several good ones came out last week and tomorrow is another big release day. Which ones are you dying to get your hands on? Share those too!

I'll be off-line most of the week to finish up the first draft of SWEET REVENGE. However, I will drop in and chat from time to time, so be sure to stop by and say hi!

Oh, and one extra plug. This is the last week of Brenda Novak's fabulous Auction to Benefit Diabetes's Research. If you haven't had a CHANCE to check it out, I urge you to do so. So many fabulous items to be had, whether you're a writer, reader or just want something fantastic. It's a great opportunity to help a very worthwhile cause too. Here's the link: http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/

Hope you'll go by and check out the incredible array of awesome items. I'm donating all six of the Last Chance Rescue books, signed and personalized, to the winning bidder. Here's the link:

http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1703130

Okay, that's it for me. Your turn! Tell us what fab book we need to be reading and have a wonderful week!