A few weeks ago, I went to my first local RWA chapter meeting. I met some great people and had a fun time. A reporter, Robert McClendon, was at the event–a very nice, professional guy. He wrote an article for us and the clipping appeared today. If you’ve got the time, check out the story and let me know what you think.

Today I’m blogging about “forgotten paranormals” over at The Bradford Bunch.

Are you a writer who needs some inspiration? Well, I’ve long been a believer that if you just look around, you’ll find tons of things that will inspire your creative juices.

Today, for example, I stumbled upon a gargoyle in a store–had to buy it. I tried walking away from the thing four–yes, FOUR–times, but ended up with the gargoyle at the register. Just looking at Gargy puts me in the mood to write some serious paranormal stories.

And here’s a great link that might put you in the mood to write. All of the photos on this site are old (some over 100 years, some in the later 1900s). When I saw the pictures, I instantly started thinking about ghosts. But, if you’re a lover of history, perhaps you will get an idea for a phenomenal historical tale.

After all, inspiration is where you find it.

Today, I posted at the Brava Blog. 🙂

Okay, as promised, I’m back to offer a blurb for my Kensington Brava novella, Wicked Ways. Wicked Ways will be released in 06/08 (what a great birthday present for me!), and it will be in the anthology, WHEN HE WAS BAD. (The talented Shelly Laurenston will be the second author in the anthology.)

The hero in this book is my previously mentioned jaguar shifter (I had so much fun doing my jaguar research!). Here’s a brief description of the tale:

Miranda Shaw’s date is from hell, or at least, that’s what she thinks when he suddenly transforms into a fanged vampire and tries to bite her. Luckily for Miranda, her new neighbor, the sexy and mysterious Cain Lawson, comes to her rescue.

Cain is used to dealing with vampires and the other creatures that stalk the night. A former FBI agent, Cain isn’t exactly human, either. He’s a shifter, a being graced with the ability to hold the form of a man or shift into the form of a great black jaguar.

After the attack, Cain discovers that Miranda’s date has a bad habit of killing women, and Miranda is next on his list. Cain sets himself up as Miranda’s protector and vows to stop the vampire from making his next kill. But when Miranda witnesses the true fury of the jaguar, will she run from him as others have in the past, or will she stay and be strong enough to face the beast?

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Here’s the blurb that will appear on the back of WHEN HE WAS BAD, told from my hero’s POV:

What do you think??