Category: Fever series

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Launch Day!

5x8TemplateSo, today marked the launch of my Fever series! I had a really nice day. I am so thankful for all my friends who made it such a success – all the wonderful people in three  different writers’ groups I belong to, one of them filled mainly with mystery writers, who all nevertheless bought and touted my romance novel on social media 🙂

And I’m really grateful to my friend, literary publicist Liz Donatelli for all of her awesome support! I’m super excited to read at her upcoming Book’d in Burbank event.

I would also like to give particular thanks to Debra Eckerling, the leader of one of the above-mentioned writers’ groups, for giving me the opportunity to do an early interview about the series for her Write On! newsletter. I had so much fun yapping on and on about ballroom dancing and writing and romance and self-publishing. I didn’t realize how much I had to say!

I’m also super appreciative of all of my friends in general, who aren’t writers and who don’t necessarily read romance, and still bought Book One 😀 You guys are all true friends and you all rock!

I hope everyone who bought the first book, or any of the books in the series enjoys them. Let me know what you all think!

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RT Booklovers Convention and Upcoming Events

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I just got back from the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Dallas and had a spectacular time! It was my first RT, and I’ve decided this is one I’ll always try to go to every year, no matter where it’s held. I saw many of my favorite authors – Emma Chase, Alice Clayton, Sylvia Day, Julie James, and Abbi Glines – to name just a few, and I also met many writers who are new to me – Sonali Dev, Tara Pammi, Delores Fossen, Michelle Madow, and M.J. Pullen – whose novels I snagged copies of and can’t wait to read! I came back with far too many books to count, most of them free. There were parties held by publishers and literary agencies, panel discussions on the craft and business of romance writing, a big awards ceremony, and a giant book fair. And then there were more parties 😀 The photo above is from one of the many said parties, where the author featured at my table – M.J. Pullen- served delicious cupcakes and champagne!

If you’re a serious romance addict, I can’t recommend this convention highly enough. Next year’s is held in Las Vegas!

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Speaking of Vegas, I will be signing copies of my Fever series at another conference, the Romance Novel Convention, at Harrah’s Resort and Casino on June 24-28. The book fair I’ll be signing at is held on that Saturday, the 27th. This is a super fun convention with lots of parties and workshops, but also focuses heavily on the male cover models, or casanovas. They have things like a casanova bingo (where the models strip!), “pin the heart on the hunk” contests, and a casanova cabaret where the audience votes on the best cover model. There’s lots of entertainment, basically! This year they also have a special night out in Vegas, where you can see one of the shows on the Strip.

The photo on the left is of me with last year’s casanovas. The guy on the right, Weston, was the overall winner. See more of him here.

I also have a couple of upcoming readings. I’ll be reading from the first book in the Fever series at Lady Jane’s Salon in Anaheim, CA, on Monday, July 13th. And, later that week, on Thursday, July 16th, I will be one of the featured authors at Book’d in Burbank. I’m really excited about all of these events! I hope to meet you at one of them. I know it’s still early, so I will post many reminders 🙂