Okay.

Everybody take a deep breath.

Try not to squee so loudly that you startle your co-workers.

Ready?

It’s HERE!
MUST LOVE VAMPIRES is HERE!!!

Finally, finally, finally, I am able to share my sexy, funny vampires-in-Vegas romance with the world!

As the Pointer Sisters might say, I’m so excited…& I just can’t hide it! :dancingbat

Since y’all are my very best, most devoted Darlings, I know you’ve already ordered your copy.  Or downloaded it to your e-reader.  Or have your husband planted in the car with the engine running while you grab your purse for an emergency trip to the nearest bookstore.  And to this I say, Thank you. Thank you very much! :dancingelvis

For anyone who hasn’t pre-ordered a copy or is maybe undecided on hitting the mall this weekend to grab one up, I do hope you’ll change your mind & give my vampires-&-showgirls duo a try.  You can learn lots more about it on the MUST LOVE VAMPIRE Book Page.  And as I’ve mentioned before, I have some really cool stuff—including two terrific giveaways!—planned for the very near future. :dancer

Where To Buy

Amazon :: Kindle ebook :: Barnes & Noble :: NOOK ebook

Borders :: Indiebound

Book Depository (free international shipping)

So spread the word & start reading!  I can’t wait to hear what you all think of Chuck (a.k.a. Charlotte) & Sebastian, Chloe & Aidan.  I hope you think they’re aces!

:aces

P.S.  I’m over at the Brava Authors blog today, too, shouting from the rooftops about MUST LOVE VAMPIRES & sharing a few related tidbits you might be interested in.  I hope you’ll pop over & say hello, if only to keep the sound of crickets chirping down to a dull roar. :coffin

As you know, my brand new vamps-in-Las Vegas paranormal romance from Kensington Brava, MUST LOVE VAMPIRES, comes out tomorrow! :dancingbat   As a matter of fact, it may already have started popping up here or there (it’s already been sighted in Honolulu, Hawaii!!!)…or it may take a little longer to appear.  But let’s keep our eyes peeled, okay?!

Before we get really, really, really excited about that, though, I’ve got three bits of very exciting news to share…

Apparently, all three of my 2010 releases have placed in First Coast Romance Writers’ “Published Beacon Awards”!

KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP—Book 3 of my “Chicks with Sticks” knitting trilogy for St. Martin’s Press—took First Place in the Single Title category!

THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS—my vampire holiday collection & very first release with Kensington Brava—took Second Place in the Paranormal category!

And INHERITING HIS SECRET CHRISTMAS BABY—my contribution to the “Dynasties: The Jarrods” continuity series for Harlequin Desire—took Third Place in the Series Contemporary category!

Oh, yeah! Looks like my slot machine came up all cherries & I’ve hit the jackpot!

:cards

Happy Sunday!

I hope you all had a great week & are enjoying some of this nice Fall weather.  Okay, so I’m sitting here in fleece pajamas, shivering a bit, but the changing leaves are pretty.  Right?

So this week, I AM HAPPY that I actually have a very tall pile of thick, warm fleece & flannel p.j.s to wrap up in.  Yes, the erratic weather means I sometimes have to change from cool to warm, warm to cool, half a dozen times a day, but at least I have fun stuff to change into! :jack

I AM HAPPY that Madame Mommy Dearest got a clean bill of health from her eye doctor.  Last time she was there, they noticed a small hemorrhage in one of her eyes, but didn’t know what might have caused it.  And apparently, if it’s not a result of trauma, it can be a sign of Very Bad Things.  But they let it go six months before checking again, & when they did, it was gone!  Whoo-hoo!

I AM HAPPY that MUST LOVE VAMPIRES comes out this week!  :dancingbat Finally!  It feels like I—well, we, really *vbg*—have been building up to this forever, doesn’t it?  But on Tuesday it will be here…or at the very least, you can start looking for it…& then we can start talking about the characters & story, & I can hold the rest of those awesome giveaways I have in mind! :highroller

I AM HAPPY that I’m finally starting to feel better after my slip-and-fall down the stairs.  Oh, I’m still sporting a nasty & multi-colored bruise on my butt, but I got a chiropractic adjustment that totally fixed whatever I did to my neck & hip.  I sounded like a bowl of Rice Krispies while he was working on me, but it was totally worth it.

Now it’s your turn…

What kind of week did you have?  What kind of great stuff are you happy about or grateful for that you’d like to share with the world?  (Or at least the lovely residents of our lovely little Dungeon. :show )

And don’t forget our Free Book Friday giveaway! In honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day (which I managed to stretch into almost a full week *g*), this week’s title was really close to being pirate-related:  Lord of the Storm by Justine Davis…

:dancingbat   Wanda Flanagan!!! :dancingbat

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

(P.S. The winner of last week’s book, Just for Kicks by Susan Andersen, still hasn’t sent me her mailing information.  If you’re out there, Donna Cummings, hurry up & claim your prize before it goes back on the pile!)