Here are some pictures from the Ventura Book Festival. It was an amazing and informative session with fellow authors Lynne Marshall, Charlene Sands, and Mara Purl. And the weather was nice too!
Ventura Pier with Lynne Marshall and Charlene Sands
Standing: Mara Purl, Trish Albright. Sitting: Lynne Marshall Charlene Sands
Just read a fun, moody YA novel, “Marked” by P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast. It’s the first in a series about a Vampyre Finishing School and the fledgling vampyres. I enjoyed the new take on the vampire mythology and was definitely rooting for the heroine. YA has become a very big genre, and happily Suzanne Lazear, another one of my RWA chapter mates has sold her own YA and it’s sequel to Flux, hooking an agent in the process. Congratulations Suzanne! May you be Marked for success!
In other news, SIREN’S SECRET is a finalist in the 2010 Golden Quill Award. A complete list of winners will be announced soon. Congratulations to all!
Hello friends and adventurers!
I’ve been busy working, writing and updating my website. Hope you like the new look. I’m also up to my knees in SIREN’S SANCTUARY, which is book three in the Siren Series. I hope to be gently blogging once a week, but as I’m just kicking off, this week I wanted to give a shout out to all the awesome Golden Heart and Rita finalists, and to my dear friend TJ Bennett who was nominated for OCC’s Book Buyer’s Best Award for her novel THE PROMISE. Also a quick hello to Lynne Marshall, Robena Grant, Gina Bono, D’Anne Avner, Genella DeGrey and all the talented LARA-ites and RWA San Diego friends. Genella, congrats on LOVE DIVINE. Beautiful cover! Can’t wait to read it. You’re going to have to guest blog for me.
That’s all for tonight. I left my hero and heroine in a bedroom…with the door open. Time to interrupt them!
My latest story is part of a wonderful wintertime anthology called The Betrothal, on sale September 28th. Three happily ever afters that make for a great holiday gift to yourself or someone else! True North is my contribution and takes place in Greenwich, England–Lots of lively chases, long kisses, and longitude lunatics. I hope this mini romantic adventure will hold everyone over until the next book!