A FRIDAY FUNNY

FREE BOOK FRIDAY

Since I’m not giving away a St. Patrick’s Day or Irish-themed read this week, in addition to another autographed copy of my April release, ON THE VERGE OF I DO, I’m going to send this week’s winner a beautiful shamrock pendant.  Glitter green on one side, silver & stamped with “Kiss Me” on the other. How does that sound? :thumbsup

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! :curses

(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.)

And not in my oft-mentioned  Zombie Apocalypse way. :muahaha

No.  The wonderful, delightful The End I’m talking about is on my latest Harlequin Desire manuscript.  (Tentatively titled A Baby in the Billionaire’s Boardroom.)

That’s right—I have FINISHED!

Woooooooo-hooooooooo! :kitty

I am so super-happy with the way this story turned out.  Love the characters, love the plot, love how everything came together just about perfectly.

In fact, I’m going to share the very end of the story with you in a major ***SPOILER ALERT*** excerpt.  If you really don’t want to know anything before the book comes out (a good 9-12 months from now), you don’t have to read it. But I’m sharing it now because A.) there’s always the possibility it will change in some way during editing process, & B.) I doubt you’ll remember any of it by the time the story is actually released in all its red-coated Harlequin Desire glory. :winkwink

But all the same… ***SPOILER ALERT***

Going on tiptoe, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed a soft kiss to his mouth. “I also love it. And I love you. Coming to Seattle was the best decision I ever made, even if we got off to a slightly rocky start.”

His own arms came up to circle her waist, holding her close while he nibbled lightly at the corners of her mouth and jaw.

“Ah, but don’t you know that the rockiest paths sometimes lead to the very best destinations?”

With a perfectly contented sigh, she leaned back to stare deep into his crystal clear sapphire eyes.

“Yes, I guess I do,” she whispered as everything else faded away, leaving them the only two people in the world, let alone the crowded ballroom. “Because my rocky path led me to you.”

Sigh.  Couldn’t you just swoon? I almost did, & I wrote it.  Of course, I didn’t actually know what I was going to write until it happened, so there was a pretty big element of surprise there for me, too. LOL

Technically finishing the writing part of the book in no way means I’m actually done, however.  (More’s the pity. :sick )

Oh, no—now comes the hard part.  Well, one of the hard parts, anyway.  I’ve got to go back to the beginning & start revising, proofing, & polishing, which usually takes an extra week or two.  Especially since I like to put a little distance between myself & the story before I dive in…to decompress, clear my head, gear up for Round 2.

So that’s where I am—ecstatic at being done with the actual writing portion of another book :twirl …but weary & wary, too, of having to dive back into editing.

Hard work ahead, my Darlings.  Hard work ahead.