A while ago, I mentioned that I was dipping my toe into the Pinterest waters.  Well, the water was cold.  Icily, shivery, bracingly cold.

It’s not that I didn’t like Pinterest, exactly; I just didn’t quite get it.  (Probably doesn’t help that it was a total PITA to sign up for.  They gave me nothing but trouble about coming up with a username. :evilmonkey )

So I abandoned ship. Better things to do, no time to figure it out just then. :slamdesk But I went back. And I figured it out. (Not saying I’m a pro, but I bungled my way through creating at least a few boards.)

So far, I’ve created boards for SECRETS, LIES & LULLABIES (coming in November!), ON THE VERGE OF I DO, MUST LOVE VAMPIRES (coming next month!), & THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. This is where I’m pinning covers & pictures that I used as inspiration while writing each book.  And I intend to go back & create boards for all of my other books, too, when I have the time.

They were really fun to put together, & I love having all those pics together in one place.  I really hope you’ll check them out—especially the one for SECRETS, LIES & LULLABIES…it will get you charged up for Alex & Jessica’s story, for sure. :happysun

And then I also started one called “If I Had $1,000,000” for fun & fancy things that catch my eye & I wish I could have.  You know, if I had $1,000,000. :patrick2

So I hope you’ll run over to Pinterest & follow me.  My Pinterest username is TheHeidiBetts, so you can find me at http://pinterest.com/TheHeidiBetts.

I may not add a lot of fresh pins on a really regular basis, but when I do, you can bet they’ll be awesome. :howyoudoin   And though I’m not there yet, I can definitely see how this site could become addictive.  Which means that one of these days, this will be me…

So I was at the doctor last week, having some tests run. I’ve been having trouble with my head, & they wanted to do a brain scan.

Well, the results came back, & this is what they found:

Sadly, the doctors say there isn’t much they can do. Those Monty Python—or rather, Supernatural, The Big Bang Theory, & South Park—quotes are here to stay. :Cukoo

Happy Sunday! I hope you have lots to be thankful for this week & are willing to share with us! :happysun

I AM HAPPY that I am able to say that I finally have an official miniseries name & title of Book 1 for my upcoming Harlequin Desire series, set to begin in 2013.  In case you missed the post earlier this week, the series will officially be called “Project:  Passion” & the first book will officially be titled PROJECT:  RUNAWAY HEIRESS.  Whoo-hoo! :chickendance

I AM HAPPY, too, to have an official release date for PROJECT:  RUNAWAY HEIRESS—April 2013.  My last April release worked out pretty well (remember…the one that put me on the USA Today bestseller list :howyoudoin ) so I’m more than happy to have another one.  Now I just need you guys to show your awesome support of the story when it comes out, & maybe we can get it to hit that list again. :adevil2

I AM HAPPY, too, that the writing on PROJECT:  RUNAWAY HEIRESS is coming along super well this week.  It’s been a rough one, with so much interference from that little thing call “life” that I’ve felt like a running back racing for the End Zone on more than one occasion…most times, getting my ass tackled in the process.But just recently, things have started to really pick up.  (Knock on wood.)  I am loving this story & its characters.  (Knock on wood.)  Everything is beginning to fall into place.  (Knock on wood.)  And I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  (Knock on wood.  Please don’t be a train!)

Okay, that about does it for me.  It’s all writing all the time for me these days.  But for the most part, that’s a good thing. :slamdesk

How about you?  What’s going on in your life this week?  What are you happy about or grateful for?  Please share so we can give a little cheer & be happy right along with you! :cheer

Now to announce the winner of this week’s Free Book Friday giveaway—The Romance Readers’ Book Club by Julie L. Cannon…

:chickendance SiNn!!! :chickendance

Congratulations, SiNn! :patrick3 Please contact me with your full name & mailing information, & I’ll get your book out to you as soon as I can!