Happy Sunday, everyone!
As you may (or may not) know, Romance Writers of America announce the finalists for its RITA & Golden Heart contests this week, which are sort of like the Academy Awards of the romance writing world, if you’re into that sort of thing. :party
And I just have to give a shout-out to a handful of friends who were lucky enough to get “The Call”:
Delores Fossen for The Baby’s Guardian
Jill Shalvis for Simply Irresistible & “Friendly Fire“
Erica Spindler for Blood Vines
Virginia Kantra for Immortal Sea & “Shifting Sea“
Lori Handeland for Marked by the Moon
Maureen Child for “The Wrong Brother“
and most especially, the very sweet still-unpublished-but-not-for-long Sharon Wray for Juliet’s Rogue
Congratulations, ladies!!! The nominations are, without a doubt, very well deserved, & you know I’ll be rooting for you in June! :yougogirl
Pulling a full one-eighty, I have to say that I did not get a RITA call…to be honest, I can’t even remember if I entered this year; you can see how seriously I take these things :happyjoy …which means there is absolutely zero pressure on me to attend Nationals :dancing & that I finally get to launch my very Dungeon-esque idea for a “No RITA for ME-ta” Party tomorrow (Monday, March 28th). Open to Golden Heart non-finalists, as well, of course. :winkwink
So mark your calendars, my Darlings, & spread the word, because this is going to be a blast. And as though you need anymore temptation to whet your appetites, let me just say that there will be music, an open bar, & half- (or maybe even all-) naked Dungeon Hotties at our beck & call. Definitely not something you want to miss. You’ll cry, if you do. :blinkie
Now to announce this week’s Free Book Friday giveaway, Up Words for Down Days by Allen Klein:
:dancing Hollie!!! :dancing
Congratulations, Hollie! :congrats Please contact me with your full name & mailing information, & I’ll get your book out to you as soon as I can!
:blowkiss
Congrats Hollie!!!!
Happy Sunday to All!!!!
WooHOOO…Thanks!! I have sent off my info.
and Happy Sunday to everyone!! :blowkiss
And I will be here to celebrate No Rita tomorrow…cause there will be none for me ta either!! hahahahahhaha :beerlaugh
and ummmm Laura….the guy from yesterday is looking for you…something about a date to the state fair???? Good luck with that!! :Bigthumbs
Hollie–yeah. I turned him down gently. He has a really fragile ego. Don’t want him to get too upset and never be able to pose again. I did give him your number though. Told you had a thing for guys who can brandish a “sword”. :beerlaugh
Congrats Hollie!! (on your book win too!!)
I can say that I have only read one of the Rita nominated books (okay maybe there were two on the full list, but only one on your list above and I blame you Heidi for introducing her books to me. :tpspspspt ).
I’m always up for a party for any reason!! Is it okay if I bring a date? I promise to keep him bound and gagged or locked in a cage, or on a leash. :winkwink
Im sure Mr. Sword will love to bound and gagged by you LJ! He wasnt interested in my technique so he’s back to being yours!!
I sent him packing. He is now on his way to Dee. He said he likes football. Didn’t have the heart to tell him at Dee’s house football=soccer.
Ooohh….forgot to mention that Heidi’s boyfriend and my boyfriend both had a very nice article (small, but still very nice) about them in this week’s Entertainment Weekly. It’s in the one with the sparkling vampire on the front cover.
Dammit! I don’t get EW anymore. Somebody should tear this out & send it to me. You know you want to.