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 Thanks so much to everyone who entered my Cute Purse Full 'O Romances Giveaway! I wish I had an adorable bag and ten fabulous romances for each of you. In fact, there were so many entries (almost 100) that I decided to clear out my office a little more and do a second bag of books prize. So we have two winners! Different bags and different books, but all fun. And of course, both of you will get a signed copy of On the Steamy Side to whet your appetite for Just One Taste on August 31st!
And the winners are....
Natasha Moore
and
Donnas
Natasha--you won the red bag and the books I mentioned in the original post. Donnas--you'll be getting a black purse filled with the following ten books by some of my favorite authors:
ON THE STEAMY SIDE by Louisa Edwards (signed by me!)
RED FIRE by Deidre Knight
WICKED DEEDS ON A WINTER'S NIGHT by Kresley Cole
THE CARE AND FEEDING OF PIRATES by Jennifer Ashley
BLOOD BOUND by Patricia Briggs
THE KEPT WOMAN by Susan Donovan
LOVER UNBOUND by J.R. Ward
ANGELS FALL by Nora Roberts (in hardcover!)
FLAT-OUT SEXY by Erin McCarthy
INSTANT ATTRACTION by Jill Shalvis
We're moving to Austin! I've hinted at it, said it on Twitter and Facebook, but now I know for sure it's happening. The movers are coming on August 19th, and we are out of here! There's a lot we'll miss about Ohio, for sure, but we're so excited to settle into our new home in the Live Music (and Romance and Barbecue and Whole Foods) Capital of the World!
I especially can't wait to join the Austin RWA chapter. This will be my first ever experience with belonging to a brick-and-mortar chapter, interacting face to face with other members at meetings and stuff, and I'm thrilled. Online chapters like RWAOL and PASIC are great places to meet authors from all over the world--but for someone moving to a brand new city? I'm very much looking forward to making some connections in my new hometown. Austin RWA looks like a vibrant, active chapter with a good mix of pre-published writers and some of my favorite authors, like Sherry Thomas and Julia London. How cool is that? I'll have to be careful not to fangirl all over them at my first meeting. We'll see how it goes.
To celebrate my move (and to aid in the ongoing Operation: Office Excavation) I'm giving away an adorable red leather purse full of books! Ten, to be exact.
Books in the giveaway include:
ON THE STEAMY SIDE by Louisa Edwards (signed by me!)
LOUP GAROU by Mandy M. Roth (signed by author)
BLOODY GOOD by Georgia Evans (signed by author)
RED FIRE by Deidre Knight
HUNT HER DOWN by Roxanne St. Claire
MOON CALLED by Patricia Briggs
THE HEARTBREAKER by Carly Phillips
THE RULES OF SEDUCTION by Madeline Hunter
LOVER UNBOUND by J.R. Ward
BED OF ROSES by Nora Roberts
To enter, simply comment on this post with the title and release date of my next book! (Hint: it's the one with the chocolate-dipped strawberries on the cover. ; ) I know, tricky question, right?) The contest will run through Tuesday, August 17th; I'll randomly select the winner and mail the prize out on Wednesday.**
Good luck! This cute bag has some great stuff in it; you'll be able to finish Summer Beach Read season in style...
**For legal reasons, this contest is open to U.S. residents and U.S. military only, due to the variation in regulations from country to country.**
I'm cleaning out my office in preparation for a move (we're moving to Austin! I'm SO EXCITED. But that's a whole other post) and I've got a towering stack of books I've been hoarding for giveaways. Time to finally give some of them away, I think!
So today, all day, I'm hosting a Twitter contest. I'll pose food-related questions in tweets with the hashtag #givemeataste, and the first to respond with the correct answer and hashtag gets to reach into my grab bag for a brand new free book! I've got releases by fabulous authors from J.R. Ward and Christine Feehan, Roxanne St. Claire and Leslie Parrish, to Jennifer Crusie, Nora Roberts, and Susan Mallery.
Follow me for a chance to win! Enter as often as you like.
WOW, the Literacy Signing last night was a madhouse. And I have to say, I loved every loud, crazy, hot minute I spent on my feet talking to readers! It's the biggest thrill in the world to meet people who've actually read my books and are not my mother. I don't see how it could ever get old. Thank you to every single person who stopped by--you made my first Lit Signing a fabulous, unforgettable experience!
And speaking of fabulous, unforgettable experiences...yesterday I had one of the best, most fascinating, and funniest lunches of my life. Through a strange series of circumstances, my friends and I met the General Manager of the Disney Swan & Dolphin yesterday morning, and he introduced us to the Executive Chef of the entire property. Chef Robert Ciborowski, a charming, handsome, and shockingly young man to be in charge of the resort's nineteen kitchens, invited us to eat at the chef's table.
 If you don't already know, the chef's table is traditionally a table in (or with a good view of) the kitchen of a professional restaurant. Sometimes the chefs and line cooks do the serving; there's usually at least a little interaction with them, which is what makes chef's table dining so fun. I've been lucky enough to eat at the chef's table in some awesome restaurants, but lunch yesterday blew them all away.
First of all, it was a lot more like a family meal situation, because it wasn't just us girls (me, Lara Santiago, Kresley Cole, Kristen Painter, and Roxanne St. Claire--aka The Blonde Mafia) at the table--we sat down and passed plates around with Chef Robert, the GM, an executive steward (adorable), assistant director of food and beverage (adorabler), and several of the high ranking chefs. It was insane.
 The food was glorious (there was a pan-seared tripletail with rock shrimp in saffron cream sauce that I'd like to take a bath in) but even better was the conversation. These guys were a font of research for me, obviously, but even beyond that, they were hysterical! They started out very respectful and polite, but as lunch wore on (and they realized what kind of women they'd fallen in with) they uncensored themselves. And holy cow, I thought I had crushes on chefs before...
Thank you again, if any of you guys are reading this blog--we had a truly fabulous time! And Chef Dan, let me know how your mom likes On the Steamy Side!
More from RWA later...
If you're in the Orlando area, come down to the Disney Swan & Dolphin today and meet some fun authors! It'll be great--you'll come, you'll chat, you'll get some fabulous books autographed, and all of it will benefit a great cause.
I'll be there, definitely signing On the Steamy Side (and hopefully Can't Stand the Heat) along with giving away excerpt booklets with the first three chapters of the upcoming release, Just One Taste! I'd absolutely love to see you. Even if you don't buy a book. : ) Just come say 'hi!' It's my first Literacy Signing ever, and I'm pretty excited about it.
There are a ton of fabulous authors scheduled to appear, about 500, last I checked. Here's a link to the RWA National Conference site with a map of where to find us all, and a list of who's slated to be there.
I'll be the one in the sparkly top...
I'm surfacing from my deadline-imposed seclusion to let you know that I took a quick (miniscule! 5 minutes, at best, if my editor is reading this!) break to post a free read. It's not a continuation of Violet and Jonathan's story (sorry, guys--they're on hold until the new book is turned in.)
Instead, I offer you a tiny prequel scene for Just One Taste. It's a short vignette from the hero, Wes Murphy's past--and I hope it makes you fall for him as hard as I did. He has a lot to overcome, but I bet you know what helps him make it through to his happily ever after, don't you? Yep, lots of hot sex. Kidding! (Sort of.) The answer is true love, of course. The hot sex is just a bonus.
Enjoy!
 Hi gang,
I'm still deeply immersed in finishing the first draft of LUSCIOUS, book 1 in the Best American Chef Trilogy, which is why my updates have been so few and far between. But I wanted to grab a second to tell you all about the Summer Reading Trail! The new batch of free reads is up for July, and there's tons of great stuff.
A bunch of fabulous authors have contributed everything from original short stories to excerpts from upcoming novels (mine is from JUST ONE TASTE, August 31st) and there are stories to suit every taste and every heat level. Come check it out! You're pretty much guaranteed to be entertained. Go forth and read!
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Thanks so much to everyone who entered my Cute Purse Full 'O Romances Giveaway! I wish I had an adorable bag and ten fabulous romances for each of you. In fact, there were so many entries (almost 100) that I decided to clear out my office a little more and do a second bag of books prize. So we have two winners! Different bags and different books, but all fun. And of course, both of you will get a signed copy of On the Steamy Side to whet your appetite for Just One Taste on August 31st!
