Hi Everyone – We’re busy getting ready for Night Thief’s launch, so I thought I’d give you a little sneak peek of what’s to come… Night Thief is a prequel to Night Walker. You’ll get to meet Kane, one of the original four Night Walker brothers. Kane meets the love of his eternal life the night she robs him. She steals his gold pocket watch and starts them on a crash course with destiny and a path that could destroy them both. So in remembrance of the watch that brings… Read More
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Surreal Writer’s Life aka If I can do this, you can too!
Hi everyone – This month has been crazy for me. It started off with some really sad personal life woes that broke my heart, but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, right? *insert Kelly Clarkson song here* So anyway, after dusting myself off, some really cool things happened this week that made me step back and reflect a little. This past week, my writing classes opened for registration from San Diego Writer’s Ink. http://www.sandiegowriters.org/?p=4387 I’ve been teaching my short story craft classes online, but this will be an opportunity… Read More
What a year it’s been… Happy Birthday Night Walker!
Hi Everyone – I couldn’t let today go by without wishing my debut novel, Night Walker, a Happy 1st Birthday! And what a year it’s been! I was honored to see Night Walker selected as a launch title for my publisher, and on August 2nd 2011, we started on an epic journey with Entangled Publishing. Night Walker went from a Print on Demand paperback to a mass-market trade paper re-launch in May of 2012 with copies in Barnes & Noble stores nationwide! And distribution didn’t stop there… Night Walker was… Read More
RWA National and Big News
Hi Everyone – It has been a BUSY summer!!! So sorry for letting my blog collect dust! LOL Yikes! Last week I was busy at Comic-Con and this week was the RWA National Convention. (Romance Writer’s of America) I’m home and exhausted, but I have some pictures and some HUGE news!!! If you’ve been visiting my blog for a while, you probably know I’m the Poster Child for Impatience, so I’m not going to make you wait for the awesome news…. Ready? I got this super cute notebook yesterday… So… Read More
Humbled by an Awesome Day
Hi everyone – I can’t believe it’s already June… It’s been an incredible month around my house so far. My youngest, Reno, is about to graduate high school. I still can’t believe it! I’m so happy for him, in between senior banquets awards, etc. He’s an honor graduate and an all-around amazing young person! And I cry at the drop of a hat these days. Yikes! How did the time go by so quickly? Interspersed among the Mommy emotions, I’ve had a few thrilling moments too, and I didn’t want… Read More
Ray Bradbury changed my Life…
Hi everyone – If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you probably know that Ray Bradbury was a HUGE influencer on my writing. In fact, he probably saved me from giving up my dream. I cried this morning when I found out we lost Ray Bradbury. He made such an impact on my life and my writing. I was lucky enough to meet Ray a few years ago, and I was struck by his capacity to love. He actually made me weepy when he talked… Read More
Preorder Results and GREAT News!!!
Hi everyone – Thanks SO much for all the facebook fun we had at the virtual launch party on May 15th!!! You guys rocked it!!! But while I got caught up in the craziness, I forgot something… To Announce the Preorder Contest Winners! *face palm* Anyway, without further adieu… *clicking Random.org* The Preorder Grand Prize Winner will receive a $10 Amazon gift card, a signed book plate, and a signed Night Walker poster… And the winner is… (I feel like Ryan Seacrest on American Idol,… Read More
Vampire Romance to Die For Tour Winners!
Vampire Romance to Die For Tour Winners! Last week, six authors who met at the Romantic Times Convention for the Name That Vampire game panel continued their celebration of vampire romance with a six-day tour. And many of you came along for the ride. In fact, across the six days’ worth of posts, we had 493 comments! That is SO awesome and we couldn’t thank you enough for all the fun vampire conversation we had with you last week. Now, we have one last bit of fun to share: THE… Read More
Day 2: Playing with Vampire Mythology
Hi everyone – Today is the official release date for Night Walker in Mass-Market!!! WOOT!!! (Even though Amazon and Barnes & Noble released it early… J) To celebrate, I’m hosting Day 2 of our Vampire Author blog hop! One Lucky commenter will receive an eBook copy of Night Walker! Don’t forget to visit all the blogs this week and comment for a chance to win the Amazon gift card too… Playing with Vampire Mythology One of the most interesting things about reading and writing vampire romance is there are so… Read More
Night Walker releases early, just in time for World Book Night!
Hi everyone – What a super Monday I had!!! First thing this morning my publisher tweeted that the mass-market edition of Night Walker had already gone live on Amazon! WOOT!!! You can see it here… http://www.amazon.com/Night-Walker-The-Series/dp/1620612313/ref=sr_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334635133&sr=1-13 And tonight I celebrated World Book Night by giving away a case of new copies of Stephen King’s The Stand!!!! I had such a blast meeting total strangers and talking books! One guy at a Starbucks saw me handing out books to people and came up to ask if he could get one… I… Read More