Oh my SQUEEEE!!! Congrats to the bestest critique partner ever!!!

Today is the day!!! Congrats, Shéa MacLeod!!!

Montlake Romance, a division of Amazon’s Imprint, has rereleased my crit partner’s vampire hunter series, starting with book one today!!! Each book has been thoroughly edited and there’s even new scenes. Told from vampire hunter, Morgan Bailey’s POV, these books are steamy, engaging and hilarious, featuring not one but TWO sexy studs. What are you waiting for?

The book is listed at 2.99, but I doubt Montlake will keep that price for long.

Click here to purchase.

Kissed by Darkness Blurb:

Three years ago, Morgan Bailey narrowly survived a vampire attack that left her with heightened senses, uncanny speed, and a new calling: supernatural bounty hunter. Since that day, sexy, street-smart Morgan hasn’t met a vampire she couldn’t dust or a demon she couldn’t kill—until she’s hired to hunt down a priceless amulet and the sunwalker who stole it. Sunwalkers—powerful vampires immune to sunlight—are notoriously difficult to find, let alone kill. Still, a job’s a job, and Morgan’s never been one to shy away from a challenge. So bring it on…right?

But the sunwalker ends up tracking her down. And not only that, he turns out to be cunning, charming—and undeniably gorgeous. Nevertheless, she can’t ignore the destruction he is capable of: the sunwalker possesses an ancient secret which, if unleashed, could destroy the human world. Captivating and fantastical, Kissed by Darkness introduces a kick-ass new heroine and an addictive new series for fans of urban fantasy.

Lifestyles of the Redneck and (sorta) Famous

Squeeeee!!! In just two weeks, my crit buddy,  Shéa MacLeod will flying to Texas from London be help celebrate my Birthday!

For those of you who don’t know Shéa, she just signed a publishing deal with Montlake Romance, a division of Amazon Publishing, for her Sunwalker Series. The first book, Kissed by Darkness, will be rereleased this fall.  While she’s here, we’re going to visit The Riverwalk, The Alamo, take a ghost tour and just plain old have fun.

To tell the truth, I was a little nervous having a big time writer pal come stay at my place. My digs are a little redneck, to say the least. So I’ve had to make a lot of adjustments in order to get mi casa up to par. I have literally transformed my country home into a five star hotel. I sure hope she likes it.

For starters, I’ve updated my child’s toy room (aka guest suite), added personal touches to the bathroom, plus I’ve hired a professional gardener (aka my husband) who has done wonders with the landscaping. I posted some pictures of the transformation. I’m willing to bet Shéa finds my redneck retreat fancier than those guilded digs in London. I sure hope you agree.

Shéa will be picked up from the airport in this state-of-the-art Southern limousine, where she will be whisked away to her private retreat.

Immediately upon Shéa’s arrival, she will be treated to a plate of my homemade fried chicken served on my finest China. No luxury Southern vacation would be complete without it.

Her suite comes with a fully stocked kitchen and her very own personal attendant. Notice the fancy artwork hanging on the walls? No expense was spared.

The luxurious bathroom comes with all the expected amenities such as shampoo and soap, in addition to her own personal collection of Pet Shop and Polly Pocket bathtub toys.

She will be given her own personal designer dog complete with a beautiful Gucci fleamarket knockoff handbag.

During the day, Shéa can relax by the luxury pool with its own private red barn cabana while basking in the beautiful landscape of the Texas Live Oaks, old truck parts and rusty deer feeder.

Her bed will arrive soon as it’s on special order from the high-falutin furniture gallery known as Walmart. The expensive rug was imported from Target (pronounced Tar-jay).

BIG News and reviews!

So the BIG news of the week is that my crit partner and fellow Eclective member, Shéa MacLeod  scored a SWEET deal with Amazon Publishing for her Sunwalker Saga. I just wanted to say CONGRATS! buddy. You deserve it for all of your hard work.  For those of you who haven’t read her Sunwalker books, they about a fun, snarky vampire hunter, Morgan Bailey, her two sexy guy pals plus loads of mythical creatures, including dragons, genies, etc. If you love a fast-paced book with lots of fun and action, check them out!

Today I’m blogging with the awesome Christine Warner. Stop by if you want to learn a little more about me or read a fun scene from my YA paranormal romance, Sophie’s Secret.  I just woke up to several comments on Christine’s blog already. Wow! Thanks, Christine!

And finally, Sophie’s Secret has 28 reviews at Barnes and Noble now and eight over at Amazon.

I’d like to extend a special THANKS to my teen readers for your wonderful reviews. I absolutely LOVE getting them, so please keep ’em coming.