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Looking Forward…Looking Back…Looking at Hunky Guys!!!

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

Posting two days in a row as promised. It doesn’t hurt that there’s so much to share ;o)

1) Brenda’s auction is going gangbusters already. Don’t miss any of my or anyone else’s goodies:
2) More pictures of Romantic Times Convention fun below–hence the “Hunky Guy” teaser in today’s title.
3) I arrived at this year’s convention, opened my agenda and discovered that I was not only a finalist in this year’s awards, but I’d WON the 2008 Best Superromance award for my suspense To Protect the Child!!!
Look for my picture in the announcement in this month’s RT BookReviews magazine. Until then, here’s one my Dorchester Editor took during the awards ceremony. Yes, that’s my hair. And, yes, it got bigger and bigger as the humid Florida week went on. I think this was Friday, and by then it had taken on a life of it’s own ;o)
Catch Leah’s great blog about all things Dorchester, including lots of fun RT pics and recaps, over at Romantic Reads:
4) Of course, keep leaving comments to be in the running for this month’s blog contest–your chance to win your own leather Dream Flutters necklace or a Dark Legacy ARC. both of which I’ll draw for at the end of the month, to kick off our celebration of Dark Legacy’s August 25th release!!!
Which of the pendants do you like best? I got so many mixed responses at the conference, but folks were snapping them up. If you bought a book the signing, you got to take one of the “book cover” pendants home with you! And I gave away several of the others, including the coveted leather necklaces so many of you are emailing me about, to special publishing friends who’ve been so helpful to me and my career.
Someone even asked if they could buy a necklace and the black butterfly (the paranormal version of my logo) pendant at the singing. I let it go for $20. Maybe it’ll be a collectors item one day, LOL!!! Hmmm…. 
5)  Bring on the hunky guys!!!
Here are hunky guys with a really excited fan…

 

Mr. Romance 2009 Runner Up, Stephan Pinto, with a host of Harlequin authors…

Let’s see who can name the most authors in the comments section!

And last one for today (you’ll have to check back for more next week!), Mr. Romance 2009, Charlse Paz, giving me a candid smile because I ran into him walking into the hotel on Tuesday and I swear I became his big sister on site (seriously, he looks just like my brother, and it doesnt hurt that the first thing he said to me any time I saw him was, “Dude!”)

Some secret insider info… If you get RT BookReviews, look for my group ad with Between Your Sheets. It’s the centerfold in the May issue, and Charles is part of the AMAZING image fading in from behind all the book covers ;o) If you don’t have a subscription, head to Borders or B&N. They always seem to have a copy, and it’s worth the trip.

Until then, here’s Charles in a moment where he wasn’t having to be manly on cue… Just your every day handsome guy…until your gaze tracks down from his fun smile and checks out the rest of him!

See you next week with more hunks!

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Romantic Times Pics and Auction

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Yep–time to feel sorry for me again, because I just got back from a week at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention. It’s hard, grueling work, networking and hanging with best selling authors and cover models…but I don’t mind taking the hit, so you can enjoy the spoils ;o)

No over the top treasure trove of conference goodies this time–though I did run into pirates and burried treasure and mermaids in Florida. I promised my family I wouldn’t flood the house with any more promitonal items than I already have to sell Dark Legacy between now and its September release, but I do have MY OWN BOUTIQUE over at Brenda Novak’s online Diabetes Research Auction.

Folks are already getting busy with the bids, so don’t miss out. You have all month to drool over the goodies I found this year (including Dream Flutters Necklaces and of course Coach Purses!!!).

Check out the Anna DeStefano’s Designer Boutique category, and everything else, at

http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/

And speaking of jewelry, last month’s winner, Cathie Morton, should have her lovely leather neckalce and pendant by now. So, it’s time to start this month’s contest. Leave a comment in any blog post this month, to be in the running for one of my signature Dream Flutters necklaces. Another lucky commenter will also win a Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of Dark Legacy, which I hope to have in my hot little hands by early June ;o)


I’m also sending in the details for my own Coach giveaway to FreshFiction.com today… I’ll share the link as soon as my May contest is up over there. Also, there will be a scavenger hunt up on BetweenYourSheets.com soon, and I’m one of the participating authors–look for BYS’s centerfold ad for me and other spotlighted authors in May’s Romantic Times!

Lots of RT news to share!!! Check back tomorrow for more pics and dish. And one of these days soon, I’ll have the new website, blog and newsletter ready to share…gotta lot to do now that I’m off deadline and home for a whole month ;o)

Oh, and I’m hard at work on my next Atlanta Heroes novel–had so many questions about that last week. Nope, NO WAY am I stopping my Superromance series until they drag me away from keyboard and make me, so look for The Fireman’s Secret Baby (wt) in early 2010!

More tomorrow!!!

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