I'm over at Dear Author today talking about my first sale and how it all went down. One commenter will win my very last ARC of Can't Stand the Heat and a super cute apron! And to double your chances of winning a copy of my book, check out the fabulous Ann Aguirre's blog, where she's running an Easter Egg hunt in which the prize is a signed copy of, you guessed it, Can't Stand the Heat.

Hint: There've been lots of comments on the DA post already, so Ann's site might give better odds! I'm just saying.

Posted by Louisa Edwards at 2:31 PM 3 comments  

Labels: Ann Aguirre, book giveaway, Can't Stand the Heat, Dear Author, guest blog

Here's what I'm into right now:

Music
I'm digging the techno/dance/house stuff at the moment. Not sure why. But Lady Gaga (Poker Face), Goldfrapp (Ooh La-la-la), Morningwood (Best of Me), and The Gossip (Standing in the Way of Control) have taken over my iTunes.

Kitchen
My brand new shallow porcelain baking dishes are the light of my life. I made shirred eggs this morning (heat half a tablespoon of butter in the dish over moderate heat, crack in the egg, salt and pepper, baste with the butter, and finish under the broiler. Magnifique!) and I'm not going to be able to stop myself from making creme brulee sometime very soon.

TV on DVD
I'm finally getting around to watching Firefly, and I'm addicted after two episodes. It's kind of shameful, how easy I am. But seriously, give me Joss Whedon and Nathan Fillion, and I'm so down it's not even funny.

Books
Ann Aguirre's heart-stoppingly fabulous Sirantha Jax series, starting with Grimspace. Sweet fancy Moses on buttered toast, but these books are awesome! The writing is fluid and assured, the character is complex and fascinating, and the action grips you in a stranglehold from page one and just. Never. Lets. Up.

Posted by Louisa Edwards at 10:18 AM 5 comments  

Labels: Ann Aguirre, current obsessions, Firefly

I'm finally caught up with two of my favorite authors' newest releases (Hot Pursuit was awesome, as expected, and A Duke of her Own made me cry with happiness for Villiers) and am ready to move on! Perhaps to someone I've never read before? I'm thinking Ann Aguirre. Her sci-fi romance gets raves all over the place. I happen to have an advance copy of Doubleblind, the third Sirantha Jax book, and I know exactly how lucky I am. Only question is, do I indulge my own neuroses and read the first two books in the Jax series first, or do I get right down to new business and dive in to Doubleblind?

What would you do? Do you think it's imperative to read a series in order, or do you expect a great series to draw you in no matter where you pick up the action?

Posted by Louisa Edwards at 8:25 AM 1 comments  

Labels: Ann Aguirre, Doubleblind, series, Sirantha Jax