(I think I’d like another day to recover from my weekend, please!)  Wow–this was a busy weekend. Yep, I did the Jingle Bell charity event on Saturday. And yes, I did have five-year-olds speeding past me. Such is the way of my life.  Joan took pictures, so I’ll try to post some later this week.

A quick reminder:  Karin Tabke‘s awesome first line competition kicks off today. This is a great contest!  Head over to her blog to check out full details.

The Witty and Wicked Book Club (the book club I’m in that only selects romance novels) pick for December is a great holiday read:  TO DO LIST by the talented Lauren Dane. I loved this story. LOVED it. So, when it came time to pick a holiday read for our December pick, this story came instantly to mind.  A fun, sexy novella–perfect for reading during the hectic December days.

This novella has recently been released in an anthology, HOLIDAY SEDUCTION. The anthology also includes a tale by Jaci Burton. (I am all about Jaci’s demon hunters–have you read them?)

In other book news, Bradford author Beth Williamson has just released the third installment in her Devils on Horseback series.  ZEKE definitely sounds like a book I would enjoy–a very tortured and less-than perfect hero, a strong heroine, and wild ride in the old West.  You can read an excerpt of this story here.  Congrats on your release, Beth!

And what’s on your reading schedule for the week?

(By the way, I’ll have an excerpt from IMMORTAL DANGER posted by the end of the day. I’ll do a blog update when the excerpt goes live.)

Friday–really? Seriously?  Where did this week go?  (Oh, yeah, I think it vanished in a flurry of wrapping paper and Christmas trees…)

Today, I’m guest posting with the Wicked Authors–and I’m giving away an autographed copy of MIDNIGHT SINS to one commenter.  (Come on, you didn’t think I was finished with prize fun yet, did you?)  So head over, check out Something Wicked, and leave a comment for your chance to win!

I was also interviewed over at MUCH CHEAPER THAN THERAPY. Want to find out all my writing secrets? Well, some of them, anyway?  🙂  Just go over and check out my therapy session.  I’m giving away an autographed copy of MIDNIGHT SINS there, too. Come on–two chances to win!

Tomorrow is the Christmas party for my local RWR chapter.  Really looking forward to the food and great company!  But, before I get to eat, Joan convinced me to participate in a very chilly Jingle Bell Run for charity.  We’ll be running in our festive holiday gear, so maybe I’ll post some pics after the event.  What are you planning for the weekend?  Any holiday festivities waiting for you?

Thank you very, VERY much to everyone who entered my SIN A LITTLE CONTEST.  The response was amazing–thank you!

Now, I’m here to announce the winners.  🙂  So, here’s the list, starting with first place…

1st Place:  $100 Victoria’s Secret gift certificate…Natasha A.

2nd Place:  $50 Bath & Body Works gift certificate…Lolain

3rd place:  $25 Amazon.com gift certficate…Allison (Allison’s Reads)

4th place:  2 autographed books…Marcy A.

5th place:  2 autographed books…Mindy

6th place:  2 autographed books…Cathy C.

Congratulations to all of the winners! I’ll be sending emails to the winners in the next few moments (full of prize claim instructions).

If you didn’t win, hey–more contests will be coming soon!

In less than a month, MIDNIGHT SINS will be available at a bookstore near you… Read the rest of this entry–>

More good news to share!  SECRETS, VOLUME 25: WICKED DELIGHTS should now be on the shelves of a bookstore near you.  This anthology includes my vampire tale, BLOOD HUNT–a story that reawakened my mad love for vamps.  Until this story, I’d primarily been writing about shifters. After I completed this, well, I immediately had to jump in and write a full-length vampire story (IMMORTAL DANGER).

Here’s the blurb for BLOOD HUNT:

Vampiress Nema Alexander has a definite taste for bad boys. Slade Brion, a notorious bounty hunter, has just been charged with tracking her down. He won’t stop until he catches her, and Nema won’t stop until she claims him, forever.

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And if you’d like to read an excerpt, just click here.

A quick reminder…if you haven’t entered my SIN A LITTLE CONTEST yet, there’s still time! Entries will be accepted until midnight on December 3, 2008.  Just scroll down a bit and you’ll see the fabulous prize info in the next blog entry.