I’m blogging over at Fresh Fiction today. My topic: Why write romance? If you’d like to add your reasons for writing or reading romance, drop by!

I’m over at the Brava blog today, talking about my upcoming release, HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT, and…I’m giving away one of my remaining ARCs. If you get a chance, drop by for a chance to win!

There are so many good books coming out now–I think I’m going to have to expand my book-buying budget. 🙂

First up, we have Ann Aguirre’s Grimspace. Grimspace has received some wonderful reviews, and I can’t wait to read it! From Ann’s website, I learned this awesome bit of news:

“Last week, GRIMSPACE was #8 on B&N’s SF&F mass market bestseller list and #36 on Borders group SF&F mass market bestseller list.”

Wow–huge congratulations to you, Ann!

And some other books that I am oh-so-eagerly anticipating:

Sydney Croft’s Unleashing The Storm—and it’s available as of today!!!! I love the ACRO world–and I love the way Sydney writes. (And I love the stories she writes as Larissa Ione, too!)

Anya Bast’s Witch Blood–officially releases on March 4. I love the blurb for this book, and I’m always in the mood for a sexy witch story.

3 Books on my must read list.

What’s on your list?

I entered my trailer for HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT in The New Covey Trailer Awards Contest–and voting is now open! If you’d like to see some really interesting trailers (I love watching book trailers–I’m always curious about what different folks use to create their teasers.), follow the link and have fun viewing the trailers!

I finished the rough draft of my WIP this week–yay! And now, I’ll tackle the editing and revising. This morning, I’ve spent a lot of time researching Irish accents. The hero of this story hails from Dublin, and, though his accent has waned over the years, the Irish creeps into his voice when he’s upset. I did some research before I began the story, but now that I’m in rewriting mode, I want to make certain I’ve got the right expressions and slang. As part of my research, I watched lots of Irish accent videos on YouTube–and I’ve got to say, those accents are sexy. Am I the only one who loves a guy with an accent?

I also discovered that EVERLASTING BAD BOYS (featuring my novella, Spellbound, as well as stories by Shelly Laurenston and Noelle Mack) is up for pre-order at Amazon! The official release date for the book is listed as August 26, 2008.

Thanks again to everyone who entered my recent contests (both newsletter and blog!). I’ve set aside a few more ARCs to give as prizes–so stay tuned! More contests will be coming!

Enjoy your Sunday! I’m off to start editing my story.