Dear Mr. Alexander,

I understand the media’s fascination with the whole Tiger Woods sex scandal. I respect your need to report about it and know that stories like this draw interest. I myself waited around this morning to hear the Today Show segment about the recent Vanity Fair article regarding Tiger’s mistresses. What I don’t respect, or understand, is your need to link a $1.37 billion dollar industry, one that comprises the largest share of the consumer fiction market at 13.5%, and the 74.8 million people who read romance novels to Tiger Woods and his scandalous affairs.

If you read … Read more »

Yes, LAST Thursday. I’m finally getting around to blogging about my crazy couple of days.

Thanks to everyone who sent me RITA® congrats the past few days. I have to say, Thursday was one of those whirlwind days that will live in my mind forever. Most days I get up, throw on sweats, write, take care of kids, write some more. Being an author isn’t the glamorous lifestyle most people think it is, but Thursday was that day for me.

It started at 8:15 in the morning when the phone rang. I was in bed, watching the Today Show, drinking … Read more »

If you haven’t heard of Lucy Monroe’s Readers at Home Conference yet, you are missing out!!! During the week of RT, Lucy is hosting a FANTABULOUS online conference for those readers who can’t attend RT. I have to admit, I was bummed when I realized RT conflicted with a prior family commitment and that I wouldn’t be able to attend after all. But now I won’t be missing out. I’m signed up as one of Lucy’s attending authors and I’ll be giving away an autographed Stolen Trilogy – Stolen Fury, Stolen Heat & Stolen Seduction. Check out all the … Read more »

Wow, I can’t believe it’s Saturday already! This has been a really crazy (but good!) week for me. The awesome Publisher’s Weekly review of MARKED, the anthology invitation from Kensington, the RITA nominations (squee!!!) for STOLEN FURY and finally the PLA Conference. Last night I had dinner with my editor at this cute little Irish pub in North Portland and it was so much fun. A great topper to the entire week. She was very excited about the RITA news and is even more excited about the RELEASE of MARKED in just a few short weeks. This awesome energy is … Read more »

I’m so excited to announce that STOLEN FURY finaled in the RITA®!!! For those of you outside the romance writing world, the RITA® awards are the Oscars for romantic fiction. STOLEN FURY finaled in both the Best First Book category and the Romantic Suspense category. Winners will be announced on July 31, 2010 at the RWA® National Convention in Nashville, TN.

You can find the full list of RITA® finalists here.… Read more »

It’s spring break here, which means my gremlins are home 24/7 until next Monday. I’m trying to get some writing done while they’re home, but it’s a struggle. Over the weekend we were here (see photo on right) at Black Butte Ranch in Central Oregon with friends who own a house there. Saturday the guys took the kids golfing (it was 66 degrees). Sunday my girlfriend and I took them snowboarding 15 miles up the road at the Hoodoo Ski Area. Where else but in Oregon can you go golfing one day and skiing the next, all within 15 miles … Read more »

Thanks to all who played along yesterday. It was great to see all the answers (and comments!).

Most of you got the answers correct, so these are no surprise, but here they are “officially”:

1. Who is considered the greatest of the Greek heroes? HERACLES
(Yes, the roman name is Hercules, so I allowed that, but the Greek name is Heracles. And I hear some of you grumbling, “Eh, no. Achilles.” Valid argument, but not the one I was looking for (remember, I gave the hint it had something to do with MARKED. And Hercules/Heracles is mentioned in the … Read more »

It’s not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, BUT…I feel like giving away an ARC of MARKED today in honor of the holiday! (My Eternal Guardians are definitely not Irish, but I am, so what I say goes.)

Here’s how we’ll do it. I’m going to list off five questions. You have to find the answers. (Google, anyone?) Come back here, post your answers in the comment section. Everyone who posts the five correct answers will be entered into the drawing. Easy stuff.

Since my “guys” are Greek (not Irish), the five questions deal with Greek … Read more »

Finish the end of the sentence. Go on, I dare you.

I just have to say right now that I have never been a big vampire fan. I mean, the blood, the immortality, the whole biting thing…ick. I have a hard enough time donating blood. I can’t imagine voluntarily allowing two giant fangs to pierce my skin.

That said…my relatives on my mother’s side come from that famed region in (what used to be) Hungary known as Transylvania. Yes, you heard that right. Somewhere back in my lineage there’s probably a link to Dracula, the king of all vampires. Being … Read more »

I’m thrilled to unveil my revamped website. What do you think? I’ve got 1st chapter sample booklets of MARKED (May 2010) for everyone who leaves a comment today!… Read more »