Question: What Do Judi Fennell and Johnny Depp have in common?

Answer: They both created a character named Sparrow.

 
 
 
 
 
Q: What do Adele Dubois & Johnny Depp have in common?
Answer: They both play characters named Sparrow.
 

 
 
Call me Sparrow… Cap’n Sparrow.
…Or is that Miss Sparrow?
Yes, I’m talking about the cute, little brown birds. But I’m also talking about the hot and sexy pirate played by Johnny Depp. [...]

An Author Getting Some “Air Time”

Some would say, It’s Prime Time for Air Time! Here’s what else is being said:
“Sassy, fast-paced and appealing. First-class entertainment.” Sue Grafton
“I love this series!” Suzanne Brockmann
“AIR TIME is a fun, fast read with a heroine who’s sexy, stylish, and smart. I loved it.” Nancy Pickard
Smart and savvy Boston TV reporter Charlotte McNally is back. [...]

Crossing Washington Square – A Novel

 
Across Washington Square live two very different women …with their very different love of books.
Some women follow their hearts; others follow their minds. In this “charming, witty, and cerebral” second novel from the acclaimed author of The Professors’ Wives’ Club, we return to Manhattan University, where two strong-willed women are compelled to unite their senses [...]

Authors After Dark Readers Conference

Save the date! October 23-25, 2009 – The Authors After Dark Paranormal Weekend is filling up fast! Sign up by August 1st to get the lowest membership rate of $160 for the weekend. (After August 1st, the membership goes to $175.)
The event is being held at the Suffern, NY Holiday Inn, located conveniently about 1 [...]

Romantic Times Convention 2009 – It’s That Time Again! AND a Contest!

It’s the day before I leave for the Romantic Times Convention (not that I’m counting down the hours or anything…) and things are crazy. Working on the manuscript before I go, getting the promo ready, lining up my group blogs before I go, packing…
Why do we do this? Because there’s nothing like the energy of [...]

A Killer of a Novel

When 17-year-old Senate page Katie Converse goes missing on her Christmas break near her parents’ white Victorian home in Portland, Ore., law enforcement and the media go into overdrive in a search for clues.
Three friends at the pinnacle of their respective careers–Allison Pierce, a federal prosecutor; Cassidy Shaw, a crime reporter; and Nicole Hedges, an [...]

Sharing the Love!

Rita / Golden Heart Finalists

click on the Rita/GH tab above the header to join the party!
 

I’ve been humbled, honored, thrilled, and grateful for everyone’s good wishes on the launch of book one in the Mer series, In Over Her Head, so I’d love to send some of the love your way!
 
To that end, I am [...]

O.M. Gosh! A FIRST OFFICIAL: Blog Award!!

*Snoopy dancing here!
Many, many thanks to Hawk, aka Houston A.W. Knight for loving my blog enough to award me the “I Love Your Blog” emblem!
Must.
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Web.
Designer
(Josephine Piraneo at Glass Slipper Web Designs who did such an amazing job with both the template for the blog and my website. Thank you, Jo!!)
Woo hoo!!!
And I’ll pass it on to five [...]

First Official: I’m a Panelist!

Since this journey is all so new and exciting and fun and unknown, I thought I’d start chronicling all the firsts. I’m going to go back and rename some previous posts and re-categorize them under the First Official tags, but in the meantime, enjoy this offering:
My First Official time as a panelist on an industry [...]

A Jewel of a Novel

 
Scandal
Berkley Sensation
February 3, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-425-22551-6
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The earl of Banallt is no stranger to scandal. But when he meets Sophie Evans, the young wife of a fellow libertine, even he is shocked by his reaction. This unconventional and intelligent woman proves to be far more than an amusing distraction– she threatens to drive him to distraction. Unlike [...]