Manhunter

Manhunter

My good friend, Loreth Anne White, has just celebrated the release of her latest book, MANHUNTER. I’ve read it (and loved it!) and am offering a chance for someone else to win it and see if they will enjoy it as much as I did.

It’s not often we see Canada as a setting in category romance, but Loreth has done an incredible job bringing the vast beauty of our great country to the romance reading world. With the wild Yukon as the backdrop to the emotionally appealing story of two scarred souls –tracker, Silver Karvonen and RCMP officer, Gabriel Caruso– it was a story that I had to finish in one sitting.

Here’s what some other folks have said:

MANHUNTER review at CataRomance

MANHUNTER review at EHarlequin

To enter into the contest, please visit Loreth’s website and tell me the name of any of her other books. I will draw the winner on November 10, 2008.

GOOD LUCK!

The Heart of a Renegade

My good friend Loreth will be giving away two signed copies of THE HEART OF A RENEGADE, the latest installment in her Shadow Soldier series out this month. I’ve already read it and again, I’ll tell you it’s fabulous!

Read an excerpt of this great book, click here.To enter, head on over to her blog and post a comment with the words ‘RENEGADE’ and ‘contest’ in it, or drop her line via the contact form on her website.As well, I’ll be running a contest in conjunction…if you enter Loreth’s contest, come back here and tell me via a comment on any of my posts that you’ve done so and I’ll put your name in for the drawing of a gift certificate worth $10 from either Chapters or Amazon or Itunes. Your choice! Contest closes midnight March 6/08.Loreth will also be visiting and answering questions from Monday March 3 – Wed March 5 at Romance Novel TV. Stop by and say hi on the guest author message board – you can ask her all sorts of questions about the craft of writing or just say hi!

p.s. if you don’t see your comment come up immediately do not be alarmed…I have a spam filter installed and all comments by “new” posters need to be approved. Trust that it will appear soon!

American Title Voting Begins Again

But this time without me.

It was a disappointing day three weeks ago when fellow finalist
Lindsey Brookes and I received the news — our entries had been cut from the contest. Too few votes and there we were.

OUT.

With the disappointment came a huge sense of relief though and a return to normal life. Three weeks is a good cut of time and in those weeks I’ve gotten back into a regular writing schedule which is a blessing unto itself.

The contest has been fantastic fun, but it definitely isn’t conducive to a stress free life, which wasn’t a bad thing, actually.

Before American Title, I was only focused on getting the words on the page and then submitting to the appropriate publishing house. I hadn’t considered the myriad other aspects to writing like deadlines, marketing and networking to name but just a few. I’ve learned a great deal and for that I am grateful.

And I’m extremely grateful for all of you that voted. Your support was incredible and I appreciate it so much. You’re an awesome bunch of people. My thanks to each and every one of you!

Be sure to head over to Romantic Times today and cast your vote. Six contestants are still in the running for the publishing contract with Dorchester. This next voting period will be a tough one as it falls over the Christmas holidays and ends New Years Eve, so be sure to help them all out and spread the word.

And then there were eight…

So it can now be officially announced…RISING SIN has made it to the next round of American Title and voting has once again commenced. You have until November 26th to vote.See the button up top? It’s linked to the Romantic Times site just for you! Please use it!

And don’t forget to tell EVERYONE you know to vote! Email is a wonderful tool, people. Let’s use it!

Despite the happy news, there is also sad news. Cathy Pegau and Sally Stotter have not advanced. HOWEVER their work was great enough to be chosen for the finals in the first place and they are winners too, so please join me as I raise a toast in their honor!

May they hold contracts in their hands soon!

Feelings

In an hour and a half the email will arrive in my inbox and each of the American Title finalists will know who has been cut and who has not.What a pandora’s box of emotion and we haven’t even gotten the email yet!

If I’m cut, it’s not the end of my writing world, but I will be saddened. There has been a lot of effort expended here and not just by me! I want that to count for something. And dang it, I want that contract.

If I go on, I’ll be elated, but at the same time, sadness for those who didn’t will be present, as well. And then there’ll be the guilt. And gosh, I do guilt well.

Regardless of whether I go on or if my American Title journey ends here, the contest continues! November 13-26 is the next voting round and on the stage will the best Hero and Heroine.

I’m sorry I can’t tell you today if Rising Sin will be on the next ballot, but you can bet that if it is, I’ll be inundating your inboxes again in a few weeks.

Thanks everyone!

Friends and Family

Can I just take this opportunity to say how glad I am to have friends and family like you?The efforts that you are all making on my behalf are tremendous and I appreciate them so much.

And to those of you who are popping up out of the woodwork (hi Terrina!), don’t be afraid to drop me a line in the comments box. I’d love to hear from you!

Honestly, you have no clue what your support for the contest means to me. It warms my heart and brings tears to my eyes.

You guys are the best.

Loreth Anne White

I’d like to introduce my roommate and friend, Loreth Anne White. She writes for Silhouette Intimate Moments and is fabulous in every sense of the word. I’m so glad to have had the opportunity to meet her.This is a picture of Loreth at the RWA Readers For Life Literacy Autographing where 450 authors signed and sold their books to countless fans in a 3 hour time frame collecting $58 000 to help fight illiteracy across the United States and Canada.

When they opened the doors to let everyone in you should have felt the floor shake!

While Loreth was signing books, I helped people add up their grand totals while they waited patiently in the queues (as Toni would call them). It was a great experience and I had so much fun meeting my fellow RWA members and all the fans that came out to support a truly wonderful cause.

RENO RWA

70 days and counting…

Who: Me and approximately 2000 other Romance Writers Of America (this includes Jenny, Nora, Susan & Suzanne!)

What: Romance Writer’s of America National Conference

Where: Reno, Nevada

When: July 25 – 31, 2005

Why: To celebrate our writing genre and all of its great contributors.

This is my first conference by the way, not to mention my first time away from the girls since…well, since ever, actually (but only if you don’t count the odd trip to Wal-Mart which *really* doesn’t count, trust me and the first time I’ve traveled out of the country (Oh Canada!) since journeying to Europe in ‘92.

I’m excited, but trying to be savvy and cool about the whole thing without wetting my pants in my delirium. Mostly it works.

Okay. I’m a geek, but those of you who know me well know I don’t care.

I’m a romantic-going-to-National-learning-my-craft-geek.

AND I’m going to have my picture taken with Jenny. My good friend Jenny. She just doesn’t know it yet