Congratulations to a Good Reader!

I participated in GoodReads’ Giveaway program and gave away a signed copy of In Over Her Head and the winner is:

Congratulations, Tammy! Look for the book to arrive in your mail soon, and many thanks to everyone who played along.
And never fear, there will be two more contests, one for the release of Wild Blue [...]

Julie & Julia… and Judi

Okay, perhaps not the most innovative title, but appropro nonetheless.
Last night, a few of my Survivor Girls and I went to see the movie starring Amy Adams and Meryl Streep (yes, I put Amy’s name first on purpose. No disrespect meant to Meryl, but Amy is Giselle from the movie Disney made JUST FOR ME.)
I [...]

Our Newest Addition

EVEN MORE BREAKING NEWS: Salem’s name has been changed. She is now Pagan.
And my sister got a kitten on the same day. Neither of us knew the other was getting one! So they now have Porter.
BREAKING NEWS:
Darling Husband has caved in come up with the best idea: get the kids (and the dogs) a kitten. [...]

Mermaid Sighting?

Talk about perfect timing! My first book, In Over Her Head, features an entire undersea world of Atlantis with Mer men and women. It’s got talking fish. Grumpy starfish. Nasty sharks and a sea monster or two.
Turns out, I might not be that far off.
Some folks are claiming to have seen a “girl with a [...]

For My Dad (and Hubs and Mom and kids…)

 

Hope Diamond

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I’m A Princess

And no snarky comments from my friends – I meant that my name has been used by a friend as her heroine’s name in her just-released book.
My friend Dana Marton is a Harlequin Intrigue author and her new series, Defending the Crown, opens with Saved By The Monarch, complete with Prince Miklos and Princess-to-be Judi [...]

Dive Into The Romance – a Beach Bag Full of Fun!

Author Brenda Novack has a charity auction to benefit Juvenile Diabetes (her son has it), and many many authors have contributed items. I put up a Beach Read Bag for auction – full of a beach towel, sea shell candles, a mermaid cell phone charm, a signed copy of In Over Her Head, as well [...]

And the winner is…

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented on the RT blog posts. I promised one of you a mermaid cell phone charm and by the convoluted and highly technical random selection method (“Honey, pick a number between 1 and X…”), the winner is:
Kathryn Esplin-Oleski!
 
She’s a buddy from Gather and it was great to see [...]

RT – Castles in the Sand

I may move to Florida.
Yes, this is  a major departure for me. For those of you who know me, you know how much I hate: A)heat, B)sweating and C)bugs. Florida has all three.
But if I could live here, I might change my mind.

 
My friend who lives here says tht this place was  built by a [...]

Authors in Action!

 
From Monday, January 19 through Monday, January 26, I’m joining a group of authors and Romantic Inks in an online auction to help out a deserving family, by offering a signed ARC (advanced reading copy) of my debut novel, In Over Her Head (click here to go right to my page). (Five months before it [...]