I haven’t been able to read much in the last week (I started working on a new story), but I do know what I want to read–I want to read this book:

This book will be my reward read when I make it half-way through my manuscript (and I do hope to hit the half-way point this weekend). I love medievals and this one promises to be great!  Here’s an excerpt for you, in case you’re curious.  🙂

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And now, as promised, I am going to start my old school giveaways. I thought I’d start with Anne Stuart. Ah, but not just contemporary Anne Stuart, something different…

First up, Anne’s Stuart’s THE HOUSEPARTY  (A Regency Romance published in 1985)

Nex, Anne Stuart’s CAMERON’S LANDING (A Candelight Intrigue published in 1977)

Finally, Anne Stuart’s LORD SATAN’S BRIDE (A Candlelight Regency Special published in 1981)

Yes, these books are very old.  But, if you’re a diehard Anne Stuart fan and you want ’em (one winner will get all 3), just leave me a comment about the last book you read and you’ll be entered in the drawing. The winner will be selected from all the commenters after 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

And, just so you know, the next Old School Giveaway will feature books by Nora Roberts.  Nora! Nora!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mother’s out there! I hope you have a wonderful day full of rest, relaxation, and surprise presents (the good kind).

Okay, so I’ve been thinking about doing some giveaways here on the old blog, but I’m not sure how people will really feel about what I want to giveaway.  Hmmm…let me explain.

Once upon a time, I was a serious old romance hunter. I collected all of the early Jayne Castle, Anne Stuart, Diana Palmer books. (And by early, I mean when when Jayne Castle had her Guinevere Jones series; I mean the old Candlelight Ecstasy stories, the Encore romances that can’t be found–well, you get the idea.) I’ve kept these books on my shelves for years, but now I think it’s time to let someone else have them.

If I did weekly giveaways with these “Oldies but goodies” (sorry, couldn’t think of a better name!), would you be interested in that?  I’ve got very old school Nora Roberts, Linda Howard, Elizabeth Lowell and Heather Graham, too.  All of these books are very hard to find, but some aren’t in the best of condition because–yeah, some of them are more than twenty-five years old.

If this is a crazy idea, please let me know. I only want to do the giveaways if I think folks might be interested. So your feedback is very much appreciated!

Last week, I read Christine Feehan‘s latest, BURNING WILD, and the book kept me up until the oh-so-wee hours.  I love it when I get so involved in a book that I can’t put it down. Well, I love it at the time I’m reading. But the next morning…the pain!  The sleepless pain!

Right now, I’ve got Amanda Quick‘s THE PERFECT POISON sitting next to me. I love Amanda Quick’s writing style and her characters–always fun.

A few of my Bradford sisters have releases this week, and Iwanted to give them shout-outs on the old blog.  🙂

First up…the mega talented Lauren Dane has a sexy new release from Berkley Heat (available Tuesday!):  Here’s the blurb for RELENTLESS:

Since the first settlers came through the portals from Earth, fifteen Families have held the rule of the Federated Universes in their hands. There’s never been a better time than now to throw out the old and usher in a new order. Give voice to the unranked. Abbie Haws has spent her life battling the system. A fighter, she’s always been too busy and driven to pay much attention to finding love. But when she’s granted audience with Roman Lyons, the head of House Lyons, who stands for everything she hates, her instant attraction catches Abbie off-guard…

It’s common knowledge that the Known Universe revolves around Ravena—and that Ravena revolves around Roman Lyons, bred to lead since birth. Roman dreads his meeting with a defiant—if stunning—rabble-rouser. But, sometimes, headstrong personalities in the conference room make for hot-and-heavy, guilty trysts in private….

Now, Abbie will show Roman the parts of her world he wouldn’t otherwise get to see. And he’ll give her a glimpse of the Families’ age old tradition and unleash a sexuality he’d never given rein to before.

And have you read Beth Kery?  I have–and I love her writing. Love it. Beth has a new time travel (ah, time travel–I am so into you lately!) that also releases on Tuesday:

Isn’t that a great cover?  And check out the blurb:

He sees her, wants her, needs her…

Chicago Detective Ryan Daire has many secrets: a love for Shakespeare, an appreciation for the all the finer things in life, and an absolute lack of restraint in the bedroom. Now he has an even bigger secret. In every shifting shadow of the sprawling mansion he’s recently inherited he can see her—tempting, ethereal, and untouchable. Hope Stillwater inhabited that mansion in 1906. Raw desire has formed a conduit between these two passionate souls who are separated by the barrier of time.

Now he has to have her.

Intoxicated by each other’s presence, Ryan and Hope are closer than ever to crossing that inviting boundary between two worlds. But there is one grave danger: Ryan’s job has put him on the trail of a depraved criminal in an investigation that’s risking Hope’s eternal fate and happiness. Now he must do whatever it takes to change history, protect Hope from harm, and set his own desires free.

And the last release on today’s Booking It…

I picked this one up at RT. The cover is sexy, and the stories are all paranormal–and written by some fabulous authors. How could I say no to this book?  I couldn’t!! Stay tuned for a review. (I would have posted one sooner, but I had to work on copy-edits for my next vamp tale and my reading schedule got a bit slowed down.)

And what’s on your reading list?  Got a great book you want to share with me?  If you’re a reader, let me know what you’re reading. If you’re a writer, feel free to share about your latest release.

Today I’ll be taking a nice trip to the beach–and signing books at the BOOKS-A-MILLION in Gulf Shores, Alabama.  The booksigning begins at 3 p.m. and, Candace Sams, the talented and lovely author of ELECTRA GALAXY’S MR. INTERSTELLAR FELLER, will also be signing books.  If you’re at the beach today, come on by and say hello!

The Books-A-Million is located at 3800 Gulf Shores Parkway in Gulf Shores, AL  36542.

Thanks for organizing the signing, Edith!

Have a great day!