Please take a look around, as you’ll find a bit of everything here. There's information on my books, of course, but there's also info on current and future projects, fun pictures, links to great places on the Web, and articles for writers. If you sign up for my newsletter, you’ll be one of the first to know about new releases and great contests. I love to get mail, so please drop me a note to say Hi!

All the best,

Many exciting things to report!

First, The Millionaire's Misbehaving Mistress is finally seeing some love on the contest circuit. It's a finalist in the Long and Short Contemporary category in the Heart of Excellence contest. Winners announced in Sept!

Lynn Raye Harris, Kira Sinclair and I have put together a booklet of excerpts from upcoming books. Here's the cover. It’s quite possibly the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen aside from my child. And the quote on the cover just gives me happy shivers:

"Something sizzling this way comes . . . enjoy a special lagniappe from three of my favorite writers." — NYT Bestseller Linda Howard

That’s from THE Linda Howard. OMG!!

And in case you’ve ever wondered what I sound like, here’s a little snippet of me on the local news…

SQUEEE!! I'm so thrilled to announce that The Secret Mistress Arrangement *won* Best First Book in the National Readers' Choice Awards. Tickled doesn't even begin to describe the feeling. Thank you OKRWA for this wonderful contest and the fabulous reception.

I also want to send a SQUEEE out for my buddy Rhonda Nelson, whose Letters From Home beat TSMA in the Short Contemporary category. I'm so thrilled we both got to bring home the bling!

I'm so excited to announce that The Secret Mistress Arrangement is a finalist in the Maggie Contest for Short Contemporary. Squee!! Winners will be announced in October.

Sorry for the long delay in updates, but wow, life is busy these days. I'm hard at work on book #7 (and 8 & 9 too), but I'll hold off on details for a little while. Don't want to jinx the story mojo by talking about it too soon.

There are a couple of new updates elsewhere on the site. My August Modern Heat (UK) is available now on the Mills and Boon website! Yay! You can read the blurb and an excerpt here.

I also have a couple of foreign covers to put up as Magnate's Mistress…Accidentally Pregnant is starting to be translated.

The website itself is about to undergo a complete transformation as we redesign and change a few things around. Please be patient with us — but the end result will be worth it, I promise!

August 27, 2010: Multi-author book signing, 2pm, Huntsville-Madison County Public Library Main Branch, Huntsville, AL - hmcpl.org

September 9-12, 2010: Lora Leigh’s RAW 2010, Huntington, WV - www.readerappreciationweekend.com

October 2, 2010: Moonlight and Magnolias Conference, 4.30-6pm, Decatur, GA - www.georgiaromancewriters.org

October 16, 2010: Magnolia State Romance Writer’s Meeting, Jackson, MS: Program from 10am-12pm. Book signing from 2-4pm. Details to come.

October 30, 2010: Brooke’s Book Stop, McCalla, AL, 11-5pm

November 6, 2010: Southern Magic Readers’ Luncheon, Birmingham, AL - www.southernmagic.org