Thank you, readers! First Drop of Crimson debuted at # 4 on the New York Times, # 38 on the USA Today, # 4 on the Publishers Weekly, and # 1 on the Borders Romance bestseller lists. Destined For an Early Grave nominated for a P.E.A.R.L. award for Best Urban Fantasy. Italian translation rights … [Read more...] about February 2010
Quick wave
I'm happy to say that my bronchitis finally seems to be clearing up. No more sleepless nights spent coughing away, to my relief. As per the usual course of fate, this cold struck me at a bad time, deadline-wise. I have a short story due Monday, and the days I spent sick instead of writing means I … [Read more...] about Quick wave
Special charity auction
Battling through a nasty cold at the moment, so I'm behind on answering emails/blog messages. My apologies. Blame my husband - I do, heh - because he gave me the cold. But enough talk about that. I have a very special announcement to make. A few weeks ago, Karen from For What It's Worth blog … [Read more...] about Special charity auction
Awesome news and podcast
I received a call earlier tonight from my editor with - you guessed it - awesome news :). FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON hit # 38 on the USA Today bestseller list and # 4 on the New York Times bestseller list - my best list placement to date. This was both thrilling and unexpected because spinoffs generally … [Read more...] about Awesome news and podcast
Book release, relaxing, and very nice news
So as most of you know, last week my fifth novel, First Drop of Crimson, released. You'd think that five times into this whole "book on the shelves" thing I'd be blase about releases, but I was just as much of a bundle of nerves for this book as I was for my first one. This time, however, I did … [Read more...] about Book release, relaxing, and very nice news
It’s out!
I'm very excited to announce that FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON, book one in the Night Huntress World novels, is now available. As many of you know, this story features Cat and Bones's closest friends, Spade and Denise, as the main characters. Here is the description from the back of the book: From the … [Read more...] about It’s out!
In case you thought I was just being lazy…
Here's a snapshot of what I've been up to this past week. Dame for a Day over at the Deadline Dames, blogging about e-piracy; what is is, and why it hurts more than just authors/publishers: http://www.deadlinedames.com/?p=2700 Interview over at All Things Urban Fantasy, chatting about book … [Read more...] about In case you thought I was just being lazy…
Quick wave and Snippet 4
Once again I am stunned at how fast the days are passing. Probably because I'm juggling more things than normal with promoting the upcoming release of FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON on top of my deadlines. But, I'm excited about what I'm writing and I'm excited about readers finally getting to dive into … [Read more...] about Quick wave and Snippet 4