Archive for August, 2007



Friday, August 31st, 2007
“You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” Bob Hope

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Up for grabs:

A one of a kind bound galley of Simon Baptiste’s book. This book will be released from Brava late next year. I have no title, no cover copy. And the finished product may be revised and somewhat different than the manuscript. I have no doubt there are tons of typos as this is totally unedited. But it can be yours to read now if you feel like slogging through!

Post to the comments if you’d like a chance to win, and I’ll draw a name from the commenters Monday night, September 3, 2007, at 8:00 p.m.ish CDT.

Friday, August 31st, 2007
“The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune.” Pope Paul VI

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Up for grabs:

A 2007 RWA Signature for Success tote bag filled with books off my shelves!

First person to post an answer to this question wins:

What television show was the inspiration for my gIRL-gEAR books – a Blaze series based on girlfriends, their bonding, their love lives, and bachelorette woes?

Friday, August 31st, 2007
“When I passed forty I dropped pretense, ‘cause men like women who got some sense.” Maya Angelou

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Up for grabs:

Nora Bobblehead

Nora does not come with the bobblehead, but it is autographed! Post to the comments if you’d like a chance to win, and I’ll draw a name from the commenters Monday night, September 3, 2007, at 8:00 p.m.ish CDT.

Friday, August 31st, 2007
“When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it happened or not.” Mark Twain

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Up for grabs:

When I finish writing my current Brava, Finn and Olivia’s story, I’ll be starting on my next. The heroine of that book will be working in an interior design firm, and I believe will be starting her own, still pondering that. The winner of this prize will get to name the firm where she’s currently working along with one of her co-workers.

(This giveaway is subject to me changing my mind on the plot – but the winner will get to name both a character and a location in my next Brava manuscript.)

First person to post an answer to this question wins:

What five U.S. states are the settings for all the SG-5 books – even those still not published? (The last one, the one mentioned above that I’ve never blogged about, takes place in a state that has already been used, so this isn’t really a trick question! THE PERFECT STRANGER takes place on the fictional Caribbean island of San Torisco, and that’s not one of the answers.)

Friday, August 31st, 2007
“Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternatives.” Maurice Chevalier

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Up for grabs:

All of my Blaze titles: ALL TIED UP, NO STRINGS ATTACHED, BOUND TO HAPPEN, THE SWEETEST TABOO, STRIPTEASE, WICKED GAMES, INDISCREET (my LAST copy!), KISS & MAKEUP, RED LETTER NIGHTS, GOES DOWN EASY, INFATUATION.

To be eligible to win, you cannot EVER have won anything on my blog before. Not my books, not books from other authors, not gift certificates, nada, nothing, zero, zilch.

If you haven’t won, and would like these 11 books, post in the comments and and I’ll draw a name Monday night, September 3, 2007, at 8:00 p.m.ish CDT.

Friday, August 31st, 2007
“There is still no cure for the common birthday.” John Glenn

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Up for grabs:

I’m currently working on the copy edited manuscript for my February Blaze novella, UNBROKEN. Once I’m done, the manuscript is yours. You can see what I wrote, what was changed, how the process works.

Post to the comments if you’d like a chance to win, and I’ll draw a name from the commenters Monday night, September 3, 2007, at 8:00 p.m.ish CDT.

Friday, August 31st, 2007
“The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” Lucille Ball

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Up for grabs:

The 3 CD set of workshops from the RWA 25th Annual National Conference held in Reno, Nevada.

Post to the comments if you’d like a chance to win, and I’ll draw a name from the commenters Monday night, September 3, 2007, at 8:00 p.m.ish CDT.

Friday, August 31st, 2007
“The old believe everything; the middle aged suspect everything: the young know everything.” Oscar Wilde

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Up for grabs:

A set of my five TemptationsCALL ME, THE HEARTBREAK KID (my LAST copy!), THE GRINCH MAKES GOOD (Mills & Boon edition), THE BADGE & THE BABY (Mills & Boon edition), FOUR MEN & A LADY (Mills & Boon edition).

First person to post an answer to this question wins:

I was inspired to write my first Temptation, CALL ME, after reading another Temptation written in 1994. The heroine was Lucy. The hero was Zack. The book won a RITA. What was the title?

Friday, August 31st, 2007
“All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.” George Harrison

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Up for grabs:

THE BANE AFFAIR in English and Japanese, along with Japanese copies of THE SHAUGHNESSEY ACCORD, THE SAMMS AGENDA, and THE MCKENZIE ARTIFACT. (I’ll include THE BEACH ALIBI in Japanese if I find the copies that seem to have disappeared!)

First person to post an answer to this question wins:

What are the names of my two Brava novellas that are not part of the Smithson Group series?

Friday, August 31st, 2007
“It takes a long time to grow young.” Pablo Picasso

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Up for grabs:

Post to the comments if you’d like a chance to win a copy of Judy Cuevas’s / Judith Ivory’s DANCE, and I’ll draw a name from the commenters Monday night, September 3, 2007, at 8:00 p.m.ish CDT.