Happy Sunday, everyone!  I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend, & that wherever you are, it’s dry & sunny & beautiful instead of wet & soggy & blustery.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a lot to be thankful for this week. :angelme

I AM HAPPY about the brand new cover art for MUST LOVE VAMPIRES & that I was finally able to share it with the world.  (That would be you guys. :wink )

I AM HAPPY, too, that now that I have the MUST LOVE VAMPIRES artwork, I can have new bookmarks designed & printed.  Whoo-hoo!  I love new bookmark time! :chick

I AM HAPPY that the little glitch in my research for the “Dynasties:  The Kincaids” book has finally been ironed out & is finally working for me.  That sure was aggravating, let me tell you. :argh  But once I got the logistics & geographical issues figured out, everything else seemed to fall into place.  Yay!

I AM HAPPY that—after the little research glitch on my “Dynasties:  The Kincaids” story—I finally seem to be back to writing full steam ahead.  There for a while, it was bits & bursts, & it was driving me crazy.  For one thing, I do not have time for bits & bursts.  The deadline for this book is coming up sooner than I want to admit & I’m not nearly as far along as I’d like to be.  (I never am, of course; the only time I feel comfortable with where I am in a book is when it’s finished & winging its way to New York.  :knock )

I AM HAPPY that the weather is finally starting to get nice.  Yes, we’re still having some nasty storms…& the tornadoes down South are horrendous; I’m so sorry for all of you who live in those areas—& I’m praying for you, too!…but there have been a lot of days lately when I could open the doors & windows & let in all that fresh air & sunshine.  When I do that, the cats are soooooo happy.  And if the kittehs are happy, I’m happy. :kittylaugh

Last but not least, I AM REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HAPPY about something that I can’t share for fear of jinxing it.  Nothing to do with my writing or a new contract—although if anyone would like to offer me one of those that would make me REALLY, REALLY, REALLY HAPPY, please feel free—but something much more personal.  Where this is concerned, if you love me, say a little prayer—not that I get what I want out of this, but simply that if it’s the right thing & meant to be, it will happen.  And if it does, I’ll tell you all about it then. :howyoudoin

Now it’s your turn!  What are you happy & grateful & thankful for this week?  Tell us all about it, so we can be happy with you! :vday

And now for the winner of our latest Free Book Friday giveaway…

:getdown   Jolene A.!!! :getdown

Congratulations, Jolene! :vday Please contact me with your full name & mailing information, & I’ll get your book out to you as soon as I can!

(P.S.  I have not yet received information from last week’s Earth Day Prize Pack winner.  If I don’t hear from her by next Sunday, I’ll draw another name from that day’s entries & announce a runner-up then. :cool )

A FRIDAY FUNNY

Since last Friday was Earth Day, Easter funnies kind of got pushed aside this year.  (You can tell which holiday takes priority for me, huh? :garden )

But I will try to make up for that this week by sharing some creative ideas for using all of those leftover Easter eggs…

FREE BOOK FRIDAY

With only one short month left before the release of HER LITTLE SECRET, HIS HIDDEN HEIR (June 7th!!!) I thought it would be fun to start giving away food books!  Because, as I’ve mentioned before, this story revolves around Vanessa Mason’s small town bakery, The Sweet Spot.

Am I trying to make you hungry by talking about that so much? Certainly! For both the goodies mentioned in the story & the book itself. :eats

So here is our first food- & HIDDEN HEIR-related Free Book Friday giveaway:

Clever Cereal Crafts—perfect for someone with young children who likes to keep them busy on a rainy day. :whistledev

To enter the giveaway for this book, simply leave a comment to today’s post that includes the code FBF—for “Free Book Friday,” of course—to let me know you’re interested in the drawing. (U.S. residents only for the prize, please, but everyone is welcome to chat.)

Winner will be announced during our Happy Sunday post on…well, you know, Sunday. Winner is responsible for contacting me with her mailing information—i.e. I will not be contacting you—so be sure to check back in or you might not even know you won! :crying (If prize isn’t claimed within 14 days, another name may be drawn or item may be tossed back into the goody bag to be re-used for a future giveaway.)