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Tangled in Allure

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Monday, January 23rd, 2012

This is so exciting…& I owe a huge thank-you to to Carly Phillips, who alerted me to this bit of good fortune, otherwise I would have been completely clueless.

But apparently, TANGLED UP IN LOVE is highlighted in the February issue of Allure magazine as part of their what’s-hot-now “Beauty and the Beat” feature:

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From the magazine: Under the Covers… Not everyone’s fantasy involves Fabio in shining armor. These days, romance authors are exploring every conceivable setting for material—and you might be surprised to learn where they find it.

And my humorous contemporary novel, TANGLED UP IN LOVE (“Chicks with Sticks” – Book 1) is highlighted for its knitting-turned-sexy plotline!

Here’s the (awesome, if I do say so myself) close-up:

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Thank you so much to Allure & the article’s author, Alexandra Owens for the terrific shout-out! I couldn’t be more delighted!

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any excuse to happy dance

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Thursday, May 12th, 2011

I had something else planned for today, but then I got a bit of news that I just have to share!

I’ve just learned that I am a DOUBLE FINALIST in Phoenix Desert Rose RWA’s “Golden Quill” competition—for INHERITING HIS SECRET CHRISTMAS BABY in the Short Contemporary category & THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS in the Single Title/Mainstream category.

Whoo-hoo! :getdown

This is the second contest final for INHERITING HIS SECRET CHRISTMAS BABY, which is really kind of awesome. I mean, really…how cool is it that my first new book with Harlequin/Silhouette Desire is getting so much positive attention? Not to mention the fact that it’s a continuity story, with the potential to confuse readers with “pop-up” characters they might not be familiar with if they haven’t read the other books in the series. That is truly kind of a marvel.

Then we have the very first contest final for THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. But I’m super-psyched about it because it’s such a hard book to categorize. Not only is it a three-in-one, but it’s “vampire lite,” so I’m never sure whether it should be entered in Paranormal or Single Title. If I enter it in Paranormal, will it be compared to all of the dark, serious, suspenseful vampire novels out there by authors like J.R. Ward & Lara Adrian? But if I enter it in Single Title, will judges think it’s in the wrong category & wonder why the heck it isn’t in Paranormal instead? :knock

So this is a real boon for me, & I’m delighted. And this time, at least, I seem to have picked the right category for my funny, sexy holiday vampires. :inbed

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Categories : awards, Harlequin Desire, Inheriting His Secret Christmas Baby, Kensington Brava, news, The Bite Before Christmas

a brand new cover!

By Heidi · Comments (6)

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Pop Quiz: How many of you have noticed some of the subtle changes taking place around here lately? Updates to both The Dungeon & the main HeidiBetts.com pages.

What you may or may not have noticed from those updates is that I’ve got new artwork! Here is the gorgeous new cover of my October 2011 Kensington Brava title, MUST LOVE VAMPIRES:

So what do you think?

I have to admit, I’m a little disappointed the guy doesn’t look like he’s biting the girl’s neck more. And my heroes (yes, this is a 2-in-1, so there are two :howyoudoin ) definitely do not have buzz cuts. But those are small complaints compared to the utter hotness of the cover overall. :sexy

I’ve got back cover copy, too:

LOVE AT FIRST BITE

Nightclub dancer Chloe Lamoureaux just met the man of her dreams: Aidan Raines is charming, considerate, rich, and hot. Of course, he’s a little mysterious about his age. And his favorite drink. And he’s not much for sunlight. But he’s asked her to marry him, and she’s ready to do it. Sure, she has a few secrets too—but they’ll have plenty of time to work things out while they’re living happily ever after. Right?

Her identical twin sister, Chuck, isn’t so sure. Maybe reporting for the local Bigfoot-sighting tabloid doesn’t make her an expert, but to Chuck, Aidan and his brother Sebastian look like honest-to-Dracula vampires. Especially Sebastian: beguiling, seductive, and just a hint of dangerous. Maybe she wouldn’t mind him taking a little taste. But with Chloe’s life in the balance, she has to know—do they want hot love or hot blood? Or maybe…a little of both?

Can you say awe-some? I’m starting to get really excited about this one! Hope you are, too! :howyoudoin

And now that the cover has been revealed, it means MUST LOVE VAMPIRES is also available for pre-order! So if you want your copy as soon as humanly—or inhumanly :eggcrack —possible, be sure to order today:

Pre-Order at Amazon.com

Pre-Order at BN.com

Pre-Order at Book Depository

(The Book Depository offers free shipping worldwide, by the way. :chick )

Soon, I should also have cover flats to share. And bookmarks would not be out of the question, either, so stay tuned! :jump

P.S. I’m also doing the Big Reveal of my MUST LOVE VAMPIRES cover over at the Brava Authors blog today. I hope you’ll drop by to show your support—believe me, I need it LOL. Just…pretend you’re seeing the cover for the very first time, okay? he he :bw

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Categories : Kensington Brava, Must Love Vampires, new cover art, news

how to sell a book without even trying

By Heidi · Comments (21)

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

So here’s the Good News I’ve been sitting on for nearly a week now. And it has not been easy to keep it under wraps, either, believe me! :surrprisse

I have just been invited to write one of the books in another continuity series for Harlequin Desire. :dancing

It happened pretty simply: I got a phone call from Agent Extraordinaire saying he’d just gotten off the phone with Editor C. Editor C wanted to know if I would be willing to push back the Desire I was supposed to write next (a stand-alone of my own—hey, that rhymes :tpspspspt ) to participate in another multi-author continuity instead.

Well, sure, says I! They gave me absolutely no details…what the continuity was going to be about (another “Dynasties” series? a “Texas Cattleman’s Club”? something set at a pro golf tournament? behind the scenes at a soap opera?), what my story was going to be about, not even what other authors were going to be involved. But I tend to be game for (almost) anything, especially where Desire is concerned, so I said sure.

What they did tell me was that I would be doing Book #4 of the 6-book series & that my story would be out in April 2012. (Go ahead—mark your calendars now. Doesn’t matter what the book is about, you know you’re going to love it. )

Jump ahead a few days, though, & I’ve received the bible for this continuity, so now I do have details. The authors I’ll be working with this time are (in no particular order) Kathie DeNosky, Day Leclaire, Jennifer Lewis, Rachel Bailey, & Tessa Radley. And the series is, indeed, another installment of the ongoing “Dynasties” continuities—whoo-hoo! I love these! This time, it’s “Dynasties: The Kincaids”…don’t you just love that name? I do!

New money. New passions. Old secrets. The Kincaids are a wealthy Southern family based in Charleston, South Carolina, which means I’ve gotta start dusting off my y’alls & fiddle-dee-dees. Oh, yeah, you can expect some uber-fun blog posts when this book comes out. I’ve already got a joke, a recipe, & a giveaway in mind. :gotcha

So that’s the news I’ve been teasing you with for so long. Now it’s time to celebrate!

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Categories : Agent Extraordinaire, Editor C, Harlequin Desire, news

a new title for a new book

By Heidi · Comments (9)

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

We interrupt this week’s birthday celebration to bring you a bit of fun news about my next vampire romance with Kensington Brava.

As you may recall, I had been calling my current work-in-progress VAMPS IN VEGAS. And I liked that title…but The Powers That Be at Kensington didn’t. At least not so much. They wanted to downplay the Vegas angle a bit & play up the vampire angle.

Okay, I can get on board with that. So it was fangs engaged & long, flowing goth capes on as we tried to come up with something fabu that we would all like. And I don’t mind telling you that I had a really good time thinking up fun new title ideas. Some of them were corny, but some of them were awesome, if I do say so myself. :yougogirl

It seemed to take forever for the Sales Department to make up their minds—of course, that could have just been my extreme eagerness shining through—but when I got back from NJRW, there was an e-mail waiting for me saying that they had finally decided.

And the new title is…

[drum roll, please]

MUST LOVE VAMPIRES

Do you love it as much as I do?! Because I do, I really, really do! I even think it was one of my original suggestions, which for some strange reason makes me even happier. :dancing

So mark your calendars. It will be a while yet, but the newly re-named MUST LOVE VAMPIRES will be out October 2011 from Kensington Brava & Your Truly. :surrprisse

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Categories : Kensington Brava, news

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