Misc Monday!

Happy Monday!

Well, the puppy seems to be adjusting well to us. And we're adjusting to him. I know everybody says this about their own puppy, but he really is sweet--and so smart!

WARNING: gratuitous puppy photo coming

Anyway, as my blog title hinted to...

Here's my MISC MONDAY:

**The June theme at the Heart-Shaped Glasses blog is "weddings": If you're looking for a good wedding read, stop on over and check out my post.
(All commenters this month are entered into our giveaway)

** Today is my 18th wedding anniversary! (It's actually my hubby's brother's anniversary too. My brother and sister-in-law were married on June 10th six years before us)

** Lastly, I'm happy thrilled to announce that my novel Sunny Days for Sam WON the 2013 Golden Quill Published Authors Contest for BEST TRADITIONAL ROMANCE! Yay!
It was up against two Harlequin Romances that looked very good, so I am very humbled.

And that's about it for me!

Have a great week!

Misc Monday

Happy post Mother's Day to all you moms out there!!

                          A few things on the Misc Monday:

1) I'm at The Hot Pink Typewriter today.
In keeping with the Mother's Day holiday, I'm talking about this:

"Five Reasons Why Moms Make the Best Heroines"

True dat. But stop by and see why anyway.

 please

 

2) Also, in case you haven't seen my other group blog, you should stop by Through Heart Shaped Glasses. 

We have monthly themed blog topics and have a monthly giveaway to a random commenter. In May, our topic is "firsts" and we're giving away a $10 Amazon e-card.

Check it out!

 

3) And lastly, in case you missed my social media blitz campaign (AKA, my big mouth), my sweet romance SUNNY DAYS FOR SAM is a Golden Quill Finalist in the Desert Rose RWA contest for best traditional romance. (Yay!!)

 

Here is the list of all the awesome and talented finalists: 2013 Golden Quill

And that's it for me.

Have a great week!

What about you? Any news to share?

Book Tour Fun!

Hey, all!

This week begins my virtual book tour for my new Avalon release Sunny Days for Sam!

I will be at various blogs along the week. But here's where I'll be today:

Cocktails and Books 
(where I'm talking about the pros and cons of writing children into your romance novels

and

Rogue's Angels 
(where I'm being interviewed)


***I will be giving away a print copy of Sunny Days for Sam (US/Canada only -- an eBook copy of Role of a Lifetime will be substituted as prizes for any international winners) to TWO randomly drawn commenters throughout the tour.
So the more places you comment, the better your chance to win!***

Sunnyva “Sunny” Fletcher is a firm believer in fairy tales. With the recent debt she’s acquired, the hope of something magical happening in her life is the only thing keeping her going. She needs a job fast. So when Sunny learns the sexy new vacationer in town is looking for a nanny, she starts to believe she just may have a fairy godmother after all!

Internet guru Sam Calloway is only in town for the summer and needs a nanny for his two small children. However, the beautiful and inexperienced Sunny is not exactly the kind of caregiver Sam has in mind. It doesn’t take long for Sunny’s tenderhearted and bubble-blowing ways to soon have the children—and Sam—enamored with her. She’s a dream come true. But after what Sam’s been through, he’s stopped believing in fairy tales long ago.

Sunny manages to work her way into Sam’s closed-off heart, but at the end of the summer, will the workaholic dad go back to his life in New York City, or will he decide his days are much sunnier here with Sunny?

On a side note: the kiddo's birthday is today, and she's turning DOUBLE DIGITS!!!! Woo-hoo!
We'll be dining at the Rainforest Cafe tonight. :-)

Holiday Weekend!

IN THE NEWS:Suspect throws rubber cement at Pittsburgh police. Read more HERE.


Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend!

I'm going mattress shopping with the family in a bit, but before I sign off, a few things:

1) went to the library this weekend and was SO happy because they had two titles in that I have been dying to read. Yay!

2) got my edits back from my editor for Sunny Days for Sam on Friday. Boo! I haven't even looked at them. We've been just staring each other down whenever I enter my office. But today might be the day I actually try to tackle them.

3) this Friday I'll be spotlighting the new Kristin Billerbeck book, A Billion Reasons Why and I'll be giving away my ARC copy of it. It's really good. (hint hint) So stop by then. :)
And that's all for me.

Enjoy the rest of your break (if you have one).