Party at the Sizzlers!

It may be Friday the 13th but I'm throwing superstition aside and partying at the Southern Sizzlers' 1st Anniversary celebration. Join the fun and read other anniversary posts by Sourcebooks Casablanca editor Deb Werksman, Kensington Brava editor Megan Records, bestselling romantic suspense author Cynthia Eden, Golden Heart nominee and inspirational romance author Cara Lynn James, and many more!

Upcoming Appearances

Hi Cozies! Just wanted to let everyone know where to find me over the next few weeks.

First off, August marks Long & Short Reviews 3rd Anniversary Party! Beginning August 2, by entering the LASR scavenger hunt before August 29, you can win one of three Nook eBook Readers that each include a $50 B&N.com gift certificate AND dozens of pre-loaded romance and YA ebooks from participating authors - including moi! I've donated a digital editon of my historical romance, Forever Amore, since it was nominated by LASR for Best Book of 2009! Don't miss this opportunity to win tons of awesome goodies and have a whole lot of fun doing it!

This Saturday, July 31st I'll be an honorary chick at Prairie Chicks Write Romance talking writing axioms that work. August 1st, I have the pleasure of guesting at Kelly L. Stone's new website celebrating the launch of her latest book on writing, Living Write. Next Saturday, August 7th, I'll be chatting with Sassy Britt over at Alternative Read and giving away a trade paperback editon of The Way Back Home western romance anthology, which includes the 1st Place More Than Magic Novella Blackest Heart. On Friday the 13th, I'll be partying with the Southern Sizzlers for their one-year blog anniversary! On August 17, look for me at Nana Malone's blog where I'll be guesting.

So that's my rundown for the next few weeks! If you're an author and you'd like to guest here at The Cozy Page, email me at amber@amberleighwilliams.com. And readers, don't forget that this is the last week The Way Back Home anthology in trade paperback is on sale at The Wild Rose Press for 40% off!

Thank you, Readers!

A huge thank you to everyone who voted for Bet It On My Heart! It is LASR's Best Book of the Week! If you'd like to read the review, you can find it here.

I also wanted to share a review for Blackest Heart from contemporary author Donna Marie Rogers:

This story is absolute perfection! From the beautiful setting to the well thought out plot to one of the sexiest heroes I've had the pleasure to read in a long time. I loved everything about this story. My only complaint is that it was too short...I wanted it to go on and on! And I'll never be able to hear that silly phrase "I tapped that" without laughing myself sick. Sexy, funny, and wonderfully heartwarming, Blackest Heart is a definite keeper. And the best part? There's two more stories in this incredible series featuring Stella's yummy brothers!!

Donna, as a fan of your books, There's Only Been You and Meant To Be, this means the world to me! Paranormal author J.A. Saare has given Blackest Heart five stars at Goodreads! Thank you, J.A.! A special thanks also goes out to those who participated in the Southern Sizzlers giveaway for the complete Wayback Ridge trilogy. Winners will be announced sometime this week. Entrants keep checking back in...

Kudos to the Gulf Coast Chapter of RWA whose Silken Sands Conference on the Beach this past weekend was a hit! Get the behind-the-scenes scoop from industry professional Barbara Vey at her Publisher's Weekly Beyond Her Book blog.

Big Giveaway at Southern Sizzlers

This weekend to celebrate Silken Sands Conference on the Beach I'm giving away the entire Wayback Ridge trilogy! 3 books, 3 winners + an exclusive excerpt! Don't miss out: http://southernsizzleromance.wordpress.com

Book Dive #3 cont... BLACKEST HEART

Continuing my backlist book dive with the book video for Blackest Heart! The latter half of this post will be presented by the Southern Sizzlers in mid-March so stay tuned for that fun link. Also, you Wayback readers will be happy to know that I have completed the book video for the final book in the Ridge family saga, which will air for the first time here at Cozy on March 2nd! Woot!



Keep on scrollin' for more about Blackest Heart! You can buy it now for just $3.00 at The Wild Rose Press in ebook or paperback.

Thought I'd add this vid for The Way Back Home, made by fellow contributor to the anthology Marguerite Arotin:




A dive into Bluest Heart is coming your way tomorrow. My website has been updated to include Bet It On My Heart and new reviews. Plus, me and all the rest of The Wild Rose Press gang will be pimping titles and excerpts at the Fallen Angel Review Chatters group. Don't miss it!

Kreativ Blogger Award

During the Cowboy Lovin' event in January, I was informed that author Kat Holmes had nominated The Cozy Page for the Kreativ Blogger Award. I have not forgotten and still feel very honored. While my group blog The Roses of Prose has received this prize, The Cozy Page hasn't. So thank you very much, Kat!

Here are the Kreativ Blogger rules: post 7 things about myself that no one knows then nominate 7 separate blogs for the award. Link back to the blogger who nominated you.

So here goes. 7 things you might not know about me:

#7 - I'm actually quite ditzy at times. I haven't been able to shake the blonde jokes (though, yes, I've been a brunette since 2005) since high school.

#6 - I'm on a historical romance kick. Since the new year began, I've craved nothing but historical romance. Just this week I purchased Christina Dodd's Candle in the Window and Christine Wells' Wicked Little Game. The week before that, I bought Deborah MacGillivray's One Snowy Knight and re-read Kris Kennedy's The Conqueror. And next on my buy-list is Eloisa James, Carrie Lofty, and Teresa Medeiros....

#5 - I think I've finally settled on a paranormal pen name. The first name is the same as one character from the television show Friends, which I adore! Can you guess which character? (Spt! The answer's at the end of this post!)

#4 - Big band music relaxes me. It's the old soul in me.

#3 - I usually name every piece of technology I use on a daily basis. For example: my laptop is named Keats. My horrible printer's name is Frankenstein. And my new iTouch 3G phone is named Galinda.

#2 - Speaking of Galinda, it is now a tradition for my mother, my sister, and I to take a road trip at least once a year to see the muscial Wicked.

#1 - I've decided that when my muse takes her infamous jaunts to a deserted island, she isn't there with Fabio. She's hanging with Captain Jack Sparrow, and she doesn't come back until the rum's gone.

Now for my Kreativ Blogger nominees...

Southern Sizzlers

Ununusal Historicals

Between the Pages

Risky Regencies

Happy Endings

The Menagerie

Emma Lai Writes

Now for the answer for #5 and a few laughs....