Seriously time just seems to fly by any more. Here we are in September — Labor Day weekend no less!

This entire summer didn’t seem normal to me and a big reason was my unreal deadlines. But yay! I turned in my third Presents and will now await the verdict.

This book is set in Tuscany and the incredibly fabulous slice of heaven known at Cinque Terre. I want to go there! It so looks like the perfect writer’s escape.

One of the doctors I work for has been there and we’ve yakked about the incredible beauty of the place … Read the rest »

I got the news today that One Real Man is a finalist in the Aspen Gold contest. Woot! In celebration, I’m giving away a copy. To win, comment to this blog and tell me who is your favorite hero in a western historical romance. I’ll draw a winner Aug 5.… Read the rest »

I just returned from the RWA Conference head in Washington DC and it was awesome. For one thing it is always wonderful to connect with friends. Typically this is the one time I get to spend time with a friend and there just is never enough time.

But I also meet and made new friends which is always a plus. The crowd of attendees at the conference and the signing seemed lighter to me. Maybe the room was simply larger? 🙂

At any rate I could almost say I ate my way through DC. There were dinners and luncheons nearly … Read the rest »

Pirate Tycoon Forbidden Baby hit #56 on Bookscan’s adult romance fiction list for the week ending July 5, 2009! This is just so mindboggling cool. 🙂

I have a blog up at Writeminded. Pop over and leave a comment for a chance to win an autographed copy of Pirate Tycoon.… Read the rest »

I live in Kansas and we have a lot of butterflies around here, but I’ve never seen one anywhere near the size of the one that was waiting for me when I got home from work.

I spotted him on the rose trellis by my back door. Hindsight here, I should have tried to hold up a ruler while taking the picture of the butterfly but, well, hindsight. Need I say more?

The trellis links are 2 inches apart so he easily has a wing span of 4 inches plus. I’ve no idea what type of butterfly this is. I’m … Read the rest »