Writing Sexual Tension

Hop on over to Terry Odell's blog and read her posts on Linda Howard's recent workshop. Linda Howard writes fabulous sexual tension, so if you'd like some pointers from this amazing writer don't miss Terry's posts.

Samhain Newsletter

The new Samhain newsletter is about to launch. It will be published monthly and will feature upcoming and new releases - both in eBook and Print - as well as free downloads and contests.

Sign up here to make sure you don't miss a copy of this exciting new publication.

Axa Assistance? .... a misnomer if there ever was one!

We were caught up in the Eurostar delays over the 2009 Christmas period and had to abandon our trip. We had travel insurance via Axa Assistance through our friendly bank and as this was absolutely no fault of ours and lay solely in the hands of Eurostar (who, incidentally, handled the situation abysmally)expected the compensation claim to go through without incident.

Wrong! Axa have refused to pay us a penny. They say that "you must check in according to the itinerary supplied to you" ... err, Axa? Are you the only insurance company on the planet who didn't hear the international news that Eurostar had five trains stuck in the channel tunnel on 19th and 20th December 2009? Or that St Pancras was closed as no trains were running? When trains began running again, on a very limited basis, we couldn't get a seat, but according to Axa "lack of seat availability is not a listed reason for abandonment". Oh really? Thanks for that, Axa. Now we can save some money by asking Eurostar to strap us onto the roof!

RAH Conference at Lucy Monroe's Blog

Lucy's RAH Conference starts tomorrow! Head on over to Lucy's blog for more details and the schedule. I'm up on Friday, talking about my love affair with Men in Black :)

LASR Easter Egg Hunt

The Long and Short of It are planning a fun Easter Egg Hunt starting tomorrow. Prizes include $25 Amazon or BN.com Gift Certificate, eBooks, tote bags, Easter baskets filled with goodies, T-Shirts and more. Participating authors (including moi) have hidden an Easter egg graphic on their websites and all you have to do is find it. Send the URL of the page on which you find the image to lasrcontests@gmail.com. Please send one email for each egg found. The more eggs you find, the better your chances of winning.

Pop on over to the LASR website and join in the fun! Good Luck!

What do tons of authors, tons of prizes, tons of hotties and tons of readers have in common? They’re attending the first ever Readers at Home Conference! During the week of April 26-30, authors and readers will converge on Lucy Monroe’s blog, to celebrate their favorite genre–romance!

We are giving away Swag Bags to the first 50 readers who register for the conference. To register, all you have to do is send an email to Lucy Monroe with your name and mailing address (for the Swag Bag) stating your intention to attend the RAH Conference. The Swag Bags are for conference attendees only and we are trusting that you truly intend to attend the conference and interact with the authors and other readers on the blog. :) Lucy is shipping the Swag Bags at her own expense, but many authors have donated loot for you all, and each Swag Bag will have a free book inside.

Yes, that's right - the conference is FREE. How cool is that?

Every day there will be multiple authors visiting and guest blogging,
with new posts going live every 3 hours between 6 AM and 6 PM. Lucy
will post a hottie who is definitely hunky enough to be a cover model
and there will be daily drawings for multiple prizes
(more than 50 over the week!!!), including dozens of signed books, a
B&N gift card, a t-shirt, 3 prize tote bags filled with books and
goodies (from Sue G at BTRB and Becke Davis), free online
subscriptions to Affaire de Couer magazine and 2 more Swag Bags given
away each day. What could be better?

Hope to see YOU there!

Bahrain Grand Prix? Dull as Ditchwater

Yesterday's kick-off to the 2010 Grand Prix season was so boring I struggled to stay awake. The most exciting part of the whole thing was when Hamilton said there was some vibration at the front of his car, but even that didn't stir me. Eventually, I turned the sound up and let the roar of the engines lull me to sleep. At least Melbourne can't be any worse...can it? Time would have been better spent working on the WiP.