Road Trip to Baton Rouge!

Readers, I'll be away for the weekend at The Heart of Louisiana's Annual Romance Readers Luncheon in Baton Rouge, LA! Fellow Gulf CoastRomance Writers member, Cynthia Eden (Midnight's Master), will be a featured speaker and author Kelley St. John (Flirting with Temptation) will give the keynote address. I'll be signing copies of The Way Back Home anthology featuring 1st place 2009 More Than Magic novella Blackest Heart.

Also among the signees are two more of our GCC chapter mates Allison Knight and Fran McNabb along with Maya Banks, Nancy Brandt, Eleanor Cocreham, Chere Coen, Mary Culver, Elaine Grant, Alison Kent, Kimberly Lang, Anne Clayre Mason, Connie Rachal, Tammy Riviere, Sylvia Rochester, Josephine Templeton, Joanna Wayne, and Robin Wells.

I'll be sure to take plenty of pictures to post with my recap on Monday! Til then, everyone have a wonderful weekend!

***And a very happy birthday shoutout to my baby sis!

Holiday Love Affair Blog Fest & Romantic Notions Booksigning

This week will be a busy one. So everyone knows where all the fun stuff will be happening, starting Monday and continuing through the whole week of Valentine's Bragging Rights Unleashed (http://braggingritesunleashed.blogspot.com/) will be hosting Holiday Love Affair. I'll be one of the contributors and Fox & Hound will be one of the door prizes! Tomorrow will be a "Meet the Author" theme, Tuesday readers will get to meet the characters. (And yes, Todd from F&H will be making an appearance *wink*) Wednesday will be juicy with excerpts. Thursday is a day for announcements and upcoming events in which I will be announcing some BIG news. Don't miss it!

Wednesday, February 11th I'll be attending my first booksigning called Romantic Notions at the Foley Public Library from 6-8 p.m. Other featured authors include Cynthia Eden (http://www.cynthiaeden.com/), Bess McBride (http://www.bessmcbride.com/), and Allison Knight (http://www.allisonknight.com/). For more information, visit the library's website: http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/bookletter/showlist.html?sid=5332&list=CNL1. I'll be selling and signing copies of Denied Origin and Fox & Hound. Hope to see you there!

BLACKEST HEART: "Fantastic Read" Review

WOW, Writers & Readers of Distinctive Fiction give Blackest Heart the "Fantastic Read" seal! Here are reviewer Vasiliki Scurfield's comments:

A touch slow to start, this story soon develops a fast pace and gallops along taking the reader from one event to another. The romance that develops between Judd and Stella is really believable. I was concerned initially about whether Ms Williams would be able to make it work as the time scale is quite small and there is a lot of other stuff packed in. But it does work and it works very well too. The other characters are believable too and the story kept me pinned to my seat while I gobbled it up. There's a lot happening in this story that isn't mentioned in the blurb. Some major conflict comes from Stella's older brother - I won't say more. It's up to you to read the story to find out what happens.

I love Judd. He appealed to me from the outset and he is absolutely gorgeous. I’m not a great Western/ cowboy fan myself but this story went a long way towards converting me. Ms Williams has a good writing style; polished and confident, and I look forward to reading more of her work in the future. Definitely recommended.

Holy cow, I'm floored!!! Thank you so much, Vasiliki!

More good news: A Summer's Hope will be included in TWRP's full-color ad in the June issue of Romantic Times and may even receive a review from RT. Fingers definitely crossed there. And it looks as if Fox & Hound may be in print by my first booksigning with fellow romance authors Cynthia Eden, Allison Knight, and Bess McBride at the local library on February 11th. More details on the signing and F&H to come! Until then, *snoopy dance*