And yet it still feels like death warmed over.

Got on the computer to e-mail my agent & let him know I was still alive & finally home from the hospital, & thought I should let My Darlings know the same.

Yes, I am alive.

No, I don’t feel all that hot.

Yes, the surgery went well.  (According to my doctor.  If you ask me, you’ll get a response more along the lines of .)

No, I do not think I like spinal anesthesia, even though they assured me it was soooooo much better than the regular kind.

Yes, I was right that the surgery was actually needed to be done, which my doctor finally acceded to after they’d tested my dead old uterus & realized the endometriosis has worked its way into the muscle lining & was, indeed, causing major problems.  (I file this under “I Told You So.”)

No, I am not sure I’m happy I had it done because Ouuuuuuuuuuch, dammit!  I complained about how bad my cramps were every month, & this is like cramps on acid.

Yes, I quite enjoyed the morphine pump they gave me to administer my own pain meds.

No, I do not enjoy having adverse reactions to narcotic painkillers that cause migraines & nausea, & not only make recovery ten times worse, but keep me in the hospital longer than expected.

Yes, I am relieved to finally be home.

But, no, I’m not enjoying being here.

Basically, I do a lot of sleeping, or lying around waiting until it’s time to take another pain pill so I can go back to sleep.

I shuffle around a bit in between to keep from getting blood clots or atrophying completely.

I pretend to watch TV, but probably couldn’t tell you what happened in any of the shows I’ve seen.  And the few I’ve tried to pay attention to had to be rewound & started over about six times because I kept nodding off.  (It’s the jaw surgery/Elf marathon all over again! )

Forget about reading; I can only get through about two lines before everything starts to blur & I go cross-eyed.

Forget about writing.  By hand, I’m still shaky, so anything I try to write down looks like a second grader who’s just learning cursive wrote it.  Typing is a little better…I think.  But since my brain isn’t working all that well, I can’t even be sure this makes sense.

Let’s just say that if it goes live tomorrow morning & turns out to be some far-out grocery list or deep-seated sociopathic manifesto…well, I’ll blame it on the drugs.  Yes, that’s it—it’s the drugs.

Today’s Hunk comes to you courtesy of our own Darling Laura, who thinks this hottie would make a wonderful Sebastian Raines if MUST LOVE VAMPIRES is ever made into a movie. And—oh, my—I wholeheartedly concur. :spidey

It’s a bounty of riches here in The Dungeon, let me tell you.  The fabulous reviews for MUST LOVE VAMPIRES just keep rolling in! :highroller

REMINDER:  I’ve got a couple of very fun “Are you a Chuck or Chloe?” giveaways planned once everybody’s had a chance to read the book, so if you haven’t picked up a copy & cracked the spine yet, HURRY! :elvira

And in case you need a little nibble to whet your appetites  :bat2 I’ve got another fang-tastic review for my Vegas Vampires to share that should to the trick:

This one comes from Tina at Two Lips Reviews, who happens to be another new-to-me reader/reviewer.  She gave the gang a 5-Lip rating and a Reviewer’s Choice Award!

“The book Must Love Vampires by Heidi Betts includes a pair of stories featuring twins. In ‘Vampnapped,‘ Charlotte “Chuck” Lamoreaux has been following rich casino owner Sebastian Raines around. She knows he is a vampire and is trying to prove it. She is a news reporter who usually has to make up stories for the Tattler news. This time she has the real deal; she just has to prove it. Sebastian is determined to prove his brother’s fiancé, Chloe, is a gold digger and has been following her for weeks. After one of her performances, he takes her and holds her hostage in his apartment. Only he doesn’t get Chloe—he gets her twin, Chuck. Then the real fun begins with the chemistry and fire they both have to fight.

I adored ‘Vampnapped.’ It had the right balance of romance and funny moments that kept me really reading this and wanting more. I like that Chuck is not perfect and Sebastian has his moments of imperfection, too. I like heroes and heroines that make me smile and fall in love, and these two did from page one.

In ‘Married With Fangs,‘ Chloe has married her fiancé, Aiden. She is hoping for a happily ever after, but what she gets are secrets and more surprises than she ever knew were coming. Aiden loves Chloe, but once she figures out who and what she has married, will she still feel the same towards him?

This story picks up where Chuck’s story leaves off. I enjoyed it a lot because these twins are just such very strong and funny women—put them in a story together and they leap off the page. I really liked that. Aiden is a strong character I could stand behind, as well. I really thought this was a great second story and want much more in the future.

Overall, Must Love Vampires is a must read for any paranormal lover.  This one is going on my keeper shelf and going to be read very often when I want hot sexy love and humor together.  Heidi Betts has just become a must-read author for me.”

:dancingelvis Whoo-hoo! Thank you so much, Tina & Two Lips Reviews!  You have made this humble (hey—no snickering! :face ) romance author blush with delight!

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