Fabulous Friday!

Hey Everyone!

Hope you had a splendidifulrous week. (Yes, I made that word up!) I am celebrating because revisions for SWEET REVENGE went to my editor yesterday. Yayayayayayay! Trying not to get too excited since there could be more, but for right now, it's a 'Yippee!' moment for me.

This weekend, I plan to go on a reading binge. Now in the middle of Pamela Clare's Naked Edge and loving it! Not sure what's next. Thanks to all of you who recommended books to me. I will be reading several of those! Also, someone suggested, I think on Twitter, that I read The Help. I downloaded it on to my Kindle. Anyone read it? I know it was a huge bestseller.

Also, I wanted to let you all know that beginning October 1, which coincidently falls on a Friday, I'm starting a contest that will last the entire month of October. It's called Fall Friday Freebie Frivolity. Here's the gist. When I was a kid, one of the most enjoyable times at school were the fall festivals. I don't think we called them that, but that's what they were in my mind. One of the events I enjoyed the most was this fishing thing where you put a fishing pole on the other side of a curtain and someone attached a 'grab bag' to the hook. You never knew what was going to be in the grab bag. Could be homemade sweets (usually was) but might also include games, books. Anything! I loved opening my grab bag and finding surprises.

So here's what we're going to do. I'm going to blog every Friday about something fun and one commenter on the blog will receive a 'grab bag' box from me. No fishing pole necessary. (:

One thing that I know will be included are books. I promise the box will have at least 4 to 5 books. Some may be new, some may be older. All will be romance. And one of the books will be mine. There will be other treats as well. Nothing homemade. Don't want you to get food poisoning! We'll start it all on Friday, October 1, so be sure to mark your calendars!

Also, I hope to be sharing an excerpt of SWEET REVENGE in the next few weeks, so be on the lookout for that. And, of course, one of the things I always get the most excited about...the cover! Haven't seen anything yet, but can't wait to see what it'll look like this time.

Anything fun and fabulous you're looking forward to this weekend? What'cha reading? Anything on your mind?

Okay, now I'm off to have some more fun. Be sure to come back on Monday for Recommend Monday. I anticipate having a few recommends myself!

Have a great weekend all!

Recommend Monday!

Good Monday All!

What a lovely September morning here in Alabama. The nights have cooled down considerably and though the days are still warm, the humidity is almost non-existent. Wish it could stay like this forever! How's the weather in your part of the world?

This week looks to be a super busy one. SWEET REVENGE revisions are almost done. Yes, it does seem like this has been going on for a looooooooong time, but the light at the end of that long revision tunnel is finally in sight. After I send them off, I'm taking a few days to regroup. Cars need servicing, fur-kids need bathing and husband needs me to say something to him other than, "Can't, I'm on deadline." (:

Thanks for all the additional recommends last week. As I mentioned, I'm wanting to read something absolutely fabulous during the few days I'm off, so if something else comes to mind, feel free to make the suggestion.

What about your great reads last week? What are you recommending that we run out and buy this week?

Hope you all have a wonderful week!

It's Monday, let's Recommend a Book!

Good Monday Everyone!

Did you have a fabulous weekend? If you're in the U.S., are you off work today? How are you celebrating your Labor Day? Anyone grilling?

What books did you read last week that you're dying to recommend? Lots of new releases tomorrow...are you looking forward to any one book in particular? Here's a recommend for you. I was fortunate to read an advanced reading copy of Maya Banks, The Darkest Hour. It's the first book in a new romantic suspense series and releases tomorrow. I think you'll really enjoy it!

I'm still revising, but really hope to get these revisions done this week and get back to Honor and Seth. Especially Seth, who is looking decidedly grumpy. Although he may have heard from others of how I love to torture my characters. You know how those LCR people like to talk...Angela, are you hearing me? Well, of course, that doesn't include Dylan who is known to go days without uttering anything but the occasional growl. Grrr...

Anyway, my week is all set with my surly but wonderful Dylan and the lovely and spirited Jamie. What are you up to?

Recommend Monday!

Good Monday Everyone!

Hope you had a fabulous week and weekend and that you're ready to share some great recommendations with us.

I'm still in the midst of SWEET REVENGE revisions but hope to finish up within the next couple of weeks. Once that's done, it's back to work on SWEET JUSTICE, which means no reading for a while. And oh my goodness, there are so many great books to be read. I happened to be in Books A Million Saturday and was unable to resist some of them. One that I'm really looking forward to is a new romantic suspense by Cynthia Eden. The first book in the series is Deadly Fear and it looks so good! Though I resisted temptation to read it, it's now on my TBRASAPWDID list (To be read as soon as possible when deadline is done). (: Don't you just love acronyms!

Thanks for the congrats here and on Facebook for the fabulous news about Cosmo magazine running an excerpt of LAST CHANCE in their December issue. I am so thrilled about this! As soon as I see it on bookstands, I'll let you know!

Okay, that's it for me this time. Gotta head back to the land of Dylan and Jamie. Even as much as these two characters have frustrated and worried me, I adore them and can't wait to share their story with you.

Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Looking forward to seeing your recommendations!

Way Cool News!

Hey Everyone!

Just dropping by to share some very exciting news. I just learned that an excerpt of LAST CHANCE will appear in the December issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine!

It goes on sale November 9, so be on the lookout!

Recommend Monday!

Hey Everyone!

So sorry to be late today. My Internet was down for several hours this morning but it finally got fixed and now I can't wait to hear your recommendations!

No recommends from me again this week. Revisions on SWEET REVENGE continue. Jamie and Dylan are coming along much better and I'm hoping to finish things up in the next week or so. Got to say that I'm really anxious to get back to SWEET JUSTICE and see what's going on with Honor and Seth. Last time I checked in on them, things were getting quite heated!

I do have news. My release dates for SWEET REVENGE and SWEET JUSTICE have been decided. My publisher is going with more time between releases, so no back to back releases this time, but I'm quite excited about how they'll be spread out. SWEET REVENGE will be a May 2011 release, SWEET JUSTICE will be released September 2011 and SWEET REWARD is scheduled for early 2012. So lots of SWEET stories to look forward to!

Once I've finished up with revisions, be on the lookout for some SWEET treats. It's been a while since I've had any contests and giveaways, so stay tuned!

Okay, that's it for me. I'm headed back to the land of Jamie and Dylan and a mean, evil, nasty villain.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week! Don't forget to tell us what we should be reading!

Recommend Monday!

Good Monday all!

How was your week last week? How about your weekend? I'm still in the midst of deep revision-land. The nice thing about being there is that chocolate is available 24/7--a staple when putting your characters through the wringer!

Didn't get any reading done last week because of the revisions, which is a major bummer for me. I had been enjoying reading at least one book a week but until these deadlines pass, I'll need to live vicariously through you all.

So tell us, what did you read last week that you're dying to recommend to others?

Sorry for the short and SWEET post, but my characters are screaming at me for keeping them in the dark. Gotta go let them out before they take over revision-land and eat up all the chocolate!

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!