Christy Reece - Romantic Suspense Author

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Recommend Monday

2010-03-15T08:51:00.003-05:00

Good Monday All!

Was your weekend wonderful? Mine went by in a flash. I did a bit of everything including writing, answering interview questions for a few publications, Friday's RomCon blog and even got the CHANCE to watch a few episodes of Criminal Minds.

Speaking of blogs, I will be at RomCon on Friday talking about SECOND CHANCE and giving away two signed copies. I'll post the link on Friday; please come visit and weigh in about your favorite 'love conquering all' romances.

The Yahoo group geared up this past weekend with some interesting discussions including favorite LCR heros, stretching the boundaries of believability and forgiveness. Also had a couple of SWEET discussions!

Okay, let's talk about your good reads from last week. And yay, I have one! The Secret Pearl by Mary Balogh. It was originally written in the early 90's and was rereleased in 2005. Heartless and Silent Melody are still my favorite Balogh books, but I enjoyed it. So much so that it was 3:00 AM Saturday morning before I turned off the light and yes, I cried at the end. Surprise! (:

So what about you? What did you read you're dying to tell everyone about?

Oh, and in case I haven't mentioned it, SECOND CHANCE comes out in eight days!!!

Happy Monday All!

A Saturday Hey!

2010-03-13T09:47:00.004-06:00

Happy Saturday Everyone!

I just love Saturday mornings. They hold such promise, don't you think? LOL. Meanderings from my coffee deprived mind. I stayed up until 3:00 reading a book. Yay! I actually have a recommendation on Monday. How about that?

Thanks to those who stopped by yesterday to tell me what you're reading this weekend. Sounds like Monday will be filled with more great recommendations.

Congratulations to Ronlyn and Laura D! They are the winners of SECOND CHANCE! Ladies, if you'll send your mailing address to me at christy@christyreece, I'll get your book out to you this week.

And remember, I'll have an all day contest on release day, Tuesday, March 23. So be sure to come and celebrate with me and please invite others to join in!

Okay, I'm off to grab more coffee and see what my sweetheart has planned for today. I think it may involve a pot roast. One of the few things I do can do well in the kitchen. (:

Make sure to stop back by on Monday with your good read recommendations. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend filled with all your favorite things!

Finally Fabulous Friday

2010-03-12T08:51:00.004-06:00

Hi All--

Hope you've had a good productive week. Mine has been quite busy but not in the way I planned. I'm still playing catch up so I've spent way too much time away from home, away from my writing. But today, and hopefully for several more days, I'll be here and writing away!

I received an exciting package on Tuesday. A box of books--RESCUE ME, the German translation. Wow, it's so interesting to see my words in German and have no idea what they are! I recognize names and that's pretty much it. My sweetie said he took a semester of German and is sure he can interpret it. Yeah. Right. (:

The LCR Yahoo group is about to get started. Yay! You can join anytime by sending me an email at christy@christyreece.com with your preferred email address and I'll send you an invitation. There are a couple of people who asked to join but haven't joined yet. All invitations have been sent, so if you told me you wanted to be on it and haven't received the invite, you might want to check your SPAM folder. If it's not there, let me know and I'll send you another one. I'm looking forward to talking with you guys about LCR and plots. Should have lots of fun!

Have I mentioned lately that SECOND CHANCE will be released on March 23? Twelve days from today! And since it's Friday, I thought it'd be a good time to give away a couple of copies of SECOND CHANCE. I'll announce the winners tomorrow at 10:00 (CST). For a CHANCE to win, tell me what you're reading this weekend.

Happy Friday all! Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend, filled with your favorite things!

Recommend Monday

2010-03-08T08:52:00.003-06:00

Hi everyone! Did you have a fabulous weekend? I think Spring has finally sprung here in the South. It's going up to 71 degrees today! Okay, admittedly it'll be in the 50's tomorrow, but I've decided to live in the moment. So, yay for Spring!

Last week was a catch-up week for me. I finished up my Rita contest reading and got my scores recorded. Also, I mailed out packages for contest winners. If you haven't received yours yet, it's coming! I should be able to get them all out this week. I gave away over 50 books, so it's taking a bit longer than normal to get everything finished.

This week I'm starting on the new book in the 2011 trilogy. I'm a bit tentative about announcing titles. The reason for my uncertainty is the confusion I experienced from this year's trilogy. At one point, NO CHANCE was supposed to be the last book and LAST CHANCE was supposed to be the first one. Not the book itself, just the title. However, after much discussion, it was decided that LAST CHANCE had to be the title of the last book since that was the last book in the trilogy. Not a big deal, but it became very confusing because the two books showed on several different websites with the wrong title for weeks. Thankfully that's over, but it was frustrating for a while.

However, even if the order of the new titles might change, I believe the names are set, so here they are:

SWEET REVENGE

SWEET JUSTICE

SWEET REWARD

What do you think?

I won't reveal characters yet until LAST CHANCE is out. You'll understand why once you read it. Promise!

Also, I've set up a Yahoo group for those who want to join. I'm doing this for readers who want to discuss the Last Chance Rescue books without being concerned they're revealing a spoiler. If you'd like to be a member, just send me your email address at christy@christyreece.com and I'll send you an invitation to join. Please be aware that there will be spoilers, so if you haven't read all the books that have been released so far, you might want to wait.

Oh and in case I haven't told you lately. SECOND CHANCE will be released March 23. Fifteen days from today! Yay! I do hope you enjoy Cole and Keeley's story. This book was difficult for me for many reasons. Once it's released, we can discuss why.

Whew! I think that's it for me today. Now, let's talk about your week last week. What did you read that you're dying to recommend to the group? What's up next for you to read?

Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday and all is right in your world!

Finally Friday

2010-03-05T09:44:00.003-06:00

Hi All, have you had a good week? Are you glad it's over and the weekend is almost here?

My week has been relatively busy. After sending the synopsis of the first book in the new trilogy on to my editor on Monday, it was time to play some major catch-up. In between finishing up reading for the Rita contest, I've been mailing out books from the giveaways from last week. Still working on both through the weekend!

Hard to believe it's only 18 days away until SECOND CHANCE releases. Yay! It will be interesting to see what you think about SECOND CHANCE, which is much more mystery than any other Last Chance Rescue book I've written. Sure hope you guys love mysteries!

I've been thinking about how to get those together who want to discuss NO CHANCE without advertising spoilers. Any suggestions? Would you all be interested in a Last Chance Rescue Yahoo group where you could ask questions and discuss the books? Let me know and I'll check into it.

I haven't had a CHANCE to listen to the audio of NO CHANCE. Has anyone heard it? Let me know if you have. I'd love to hear your thoughts! Also, I'm hearing from a few of you, including several of my relatives, that you've had some problems finding NO CHANCE. If you get a moment, let me know if you've had any trouble locating a copy.

Okay, that's it for me. Hope you all have a marvelous weekend! Stay safe, warm and grab a good read or two. Remember to stop by on Monday to share your book recommendations.

Until later!

Recommend Tuesday (not Monday)

2010-03-02T07:35:00.003-06:00

Hi All, wasn't yesterday fun? What an interesting life Pamela Clare leads. I loved sitting back and reading your comments. Everyone has such a good sense of humor. Of course today is the official release day for NAKED EDGE. I know if you haven't already purchased it, you will soon. It sounds like a fabulous read and after hearing more about it yesterday, I cannot wait to get my hands that book!

Since we didn't do Recommend Monday, I thought we'd go for Tuesday this week. So what great reads did you enjoy last week that you want to tell the world about? Maybe we can grab them when we're getting Pamela's book!

As you know, my week was filled with blogs and contests, so I didn't get the CHANCE to read. I am taking this week to finish up the Rita contest books I'm judging and to send out all the books and prizes to the contests winners. If you won, be patient. They're coming!

Once I finish those things up, I'm going to get back to another synopsis on the new trilogy. I sent in the synopsis for the first book yesterday. Such a relief! I'm hoping to get the other one done soon so I can concentrate on writing them.

Thanks so much for the emails, blog comments and lovely reviews of NO CHANCE. That means so much to an author and your support is greatly appreciated. If you haven't yet had a CHANCE to read NO CHANCE, when you do, I hope you enjoy it! And thank you again to those who followed me around on blogs for the past couple of weeks. It was wonderful to see familiar names pop up!

I don't think I mentioned that I received two copies of SECOND CHANCE the other day, hot off the press. Wow, I thought the NO CHANCE cover was pretty. I love this cover even more! Stay tuned because I will probably have a contest soon to give away a copy! Also, not sure if I mentioned here that SECOND CHANCE received a 4 1/2 stars TOP PICK from Romantic Times Magazine! I'm thrilled!

That's about it for me. Right now, I'm looking out my office window watching the snow fall. I think this is the snowiest winter we've had since moving back here. Don't think it's going to stick though. At least I hope not. I'm so ready for warm weather!

Okay, your turn. Tell us about your good reads and how your day/week is going.

Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Tuesday!

Special Guest Pamela Clare!

2010-03-01T00:49:00.003-06:00

Hey All, I promised you a special treat and I'm delivering. Your very own day with Pamela Clare. I've been a huge Pamela Clare fan from the moment I picked up HARD EVIDENCE. (Sigh...Julian) Every time I read one of her books, I become immersed in a world filled with strong, sexy men, savvy, modern women and an intense, compelling story. And tomorrow I will get to do that again, because Pamela's next book in her I-Team series,NAKED EDGE, is coming out! I cannot wait! If you haven't seen her book trailer for NAKED EDGE, be sure to check it out on her website. So incredibly sexy. Beautiful scenery too... and I'm not just talking about the landscape! Whew! What is it about men named Gabe? (one more sigh...)

The more I get to know Pamela, the more I'm impressed by her. She's a newspaper reporter, a hugely successful author of romantic suspense and historical romance and she's a mom. How on earth does she juggle all of that? That was just one of the questions I had to ask her. She graciously put together an interview and agreed to allow me to post it here.

And not only will Pamela answer your questions today, she's also giving away two copies of NAKED EDGE to two lucky commenters. Yay!

Please give her a warm welcome. I know many of you have read and loved her books. And, though she didn't tell me, I did discover that today is her birthday. So Happy Birthday, Pamela! I'd sing for you, but I'm afraid you'd leave. Thanks so much for being here!

And remember everyone, be on the lookout for NAKED EDGE tomorrow, grab a copy and enjoy an intense, sexy read. You won't regret it!

Reader warning: For some reason, the contractions are coming out with Greek lettering. I've tried to retype those and am really hoping it works this time. If anyone reading this has a solution for this strange phenomenon, feel free to make a suggestion and I'll try the fix.

Now, let's hear from Pamela herself:

Tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to write romance.

I'm the single mother of two grown boys, now 23 and 20. I had the first as a freshman in college and the second during my senior year. I studied archaeology but worked part-time at a local newspaper. When I graduated, I went to graduate school for a while, but I realized I was just doing that to escape doing what I truly wanted to do — which was to write romance. I'd been a fan of romantic fiction since I'd read The Flame and the Flowerwhen I was about 14. My friends and I wrote love scenes and traded them back and forth. That was the first practice I got at romance writing. I wish I still had copies of those handwritten pages because I bet they’re pretty amusing.

It was important for me to pursue my dream of writing romance. Because I thought journalism would help hone my writing skills, I pursued that as my day job, but wrote fiction in my spare time on the side. I say that tongue in cheek because I didn't have a lot of spare time. I was working full-time with a 4-year-old and a 7-year-old. But even if all you write is one paragraph each weekend, you eventually end up with a novel.

It took me seven years to write my first book, a historical titled Sweet Release. During that time, I moved up the ladder in the newsroom and became the first woman editor of the paper. My team and I won a boatload of state and national journalism awards, including the National Journalism Award for Public Service, which included a party at the National Press Club across from the White House.

Initially I intended only to write historicals because that's what I read and what I loved. I still read more historicals than anything else. I ended up branching off into romantic suspense at the suggestion of my agent, who knew about my work as an investigative journalist. She called one day to chat, and I told her that I'd gotten a call from a state health inspector who had been inspecting a factory that I, too, was investigating. He'd called because he'd heard the plant manager telling the workers that if they couldn't get that “lady reporter” to back off, they might lose their jobs. So this inspector was afraid the workers would track me down and beat me up.

I shared this with my agent. She knew I'd gotten death threats in the past and that I'd had a couple of wacko stalkers. She said, “Why don’t you write romantic suspense because you live it.” And I said, "Yeah, except for the "romantic part."

But I gave it a shot, turning the investigation I was doing at that point into my first romantic suspense novel, Extreme Exposure.

I would love to know how you balance your job as a reporter, your career as a successful romantic suspense and historical romance author and being a single mom too. I find that amazing!

Do I balance it? I'm not sure. There are days where I feel like I'm not a person, but rather a “to do” list. The hardest things for me are getting enough sleep, remembering to take care of myself and dealing with the stress of the newspaper and preventing it from eating into my creative time. That last one is really tough. Journalism is not a low-stress job. I joke that it's a contact sport. But I'm getting better at compartmentalizing and saying, "This doesn't matter now. What does matter?"

I've had to determine what's really important to me and cut everything else out. I don't have television. When I go to the store and see the covers of the tabloids, I have no idea who those people are. I've never seen Buffy orSurvivor or Lost. I rarely go to movies. I don't date. I don't entertain guests or go to parties. Every hour of my day is built around being productive.

To aspiring writers out there who say they don't have time to write, I say, "Baloney." If I can do it, almost anyone can do it. What are you doing between 4:30 AM and 7 AM? I've done a lot of writing during those hours.

I try to get all non-fiction related stuff done Monday through Thursday. That includes laundry, shopping for groceries, cleaning the house — everything. Then Friday, Saturday and Sunday are about writing romance. And I write all day until I can't stay awake any longer.

My kids' needs come first. When they were little that was especially true, of course. But even college-aged kids need TLC and support from their mommies. I text and e-mail back and forth with them every day.

Do you have enjoy historical or romantic suspense more? Do you find one easier than the other?

That's a tough question. I enjoy each of them, but for different reasons.

Historicals provide more escape for me, both as a reader and a writer. I love history passionately. I love everything about writing historicals, including the research, which I take quite seriously. I have many more ideas for historical novels than I do for contemporary novels.

But writing contemporary romantic suspense is fun because I have such freedom to use any language I want to use without looking up the words to make sure they existed in 2010. The stories can be edgier both with regard to the story and the sex. When I first started writing them, I would sit at my computer and laugh, because I was funneling stuff from my day job into the stories and that struck me as hilarious.

Another cool thing about writing romantic suspense is that I am able to funnel real experiences into the stories. All of the I-Team novels are based on something I've actually done and deal with real challenges that society is facing from pollution to human trafficking to the abuse of women in prison.

It's nice to be able to alternate between the two subgenres, actually. It challenges me and also keeps my creativity limber, I think. I don't know too many authors who regularly write two distinctly separate subgenres.

Is there another romance subgenre you’d like to try?

Hmmm… Well, I have an idea for a paranormal series in my head. No vampires. No werewolves. No shape shifters, demons, gods, angels, fairies, leprechauns, satyrs, dragons, mummies, zombies or sidhe. Whether I ever write it remains to be seen. But other than that, no. I need reality in stories in order to enjoy them.

I do have some things I want to write outside of romance altogether, including a thriller or two that I'd like to write in Danish. I really want to get to this one day, and soon. Plus, I'd like to write some straight historical fiction one day.

All of your romantic suspense novels are part of the same series. Tell us about the I-Team. What is it? Is there really such a thing as an I-Team out there?

I-Team stand for Investigative Team. It's a team of top-notch investigative reporters whose job it is to dig deep into what’s going on around them and to expose wrongdoing that would otherwise never come to light. That's the kind of reporting I enjoy the most. Because investigative reporting can be expensive, a lot of papers are no longer doing it. But it’s really vital to healthy society to have someone out there who’s working as a watchdog.

The I-Team in my books is based loosely around the group of investigative reporters with whom I won the National Journalism Award. Though we no longer work together, we're still in touch and are very good friends. The big difference between the I-Team in my books and journalism in real life is that most investigative reporters, most columnists and most editors are male. So rather than being made up of mostly women, the newsrooms where I've worked have been almost exclusively male. When I first started, the sports editor shook my hand and said, “Welcome to the men’s locker room.” And that’s kind of what it was like for a long time. I've tried to hire more women and bring more women into the profession, but not a lot of women can deal with the confrontational aspects of investigative reporting. Like I said, it's a contact sport. It's the rugby of writing.

Your next book in the series, Naked Edge, will be out on Tuesday. What can you tell us about it?

I'm so excited! It will be almost two years since Unlawful Contact, the third book in the series, was released, so it's about time!

Here's the blurb from the back of the book:

What do you do when desire drives you to the very brink?

The day Navajo journalist Katherine James met Gabriel Rossiter, the earth literally moved beneath her feet. Nearly killed in a rockslide while hiking, she found her life in the tall park ranger’s hands. Although she can't forget him she thinks she’ll never see him again. She is crushed when she recognizes her rescuer among the law enforcement officers raiding a sweat lodge ceremony one night, throwing her and her friends off Mesa Butte, land they consider sacred.

Gabe long ago swore he would never again lose himself to a woman not even one with long dark hair and big eyes that seem to see right through him. But from the moment he first sees Kat, the attraction he feels is undeniable. Appalled by what he has been ordered to do, he'd determined to get to the bottom of recent events at Mesa Butte and to keep Kat safe.

But asking questions can be dangerous almost as dangerous as risking one's heart. And soon Kat and Gabe's passion for the truth and each other makes them targets for those who would do anything, even kill, to keep Native Americans off their sacred land.

Naked Edge tells the story of Kat James, the I-Team's only American Indian reporter. Raised on the Navajo reservation, Kat has a very different world view than the rest of her I-Team friends. For starters, she's a virgin and she'd determined to remain so until she meets her "half-side,” i.e., her perfect, matching male half. In many ways, she's the strongest heroine I've ever written, but she's not a “kick-ass heroine.” Her strength is a quiet inner strength that is based on her spiritual values as a traditional Navajo.

Gabe is in many ways her opposite - "a man slut" who believes in nothing and no one. But there's a reason he is the way he is. He saves Kat's life one day when she's almost killed in a rockslide and finds himself drawn to her, in part because she sees qualities in him that he has either forgotten or never recognized. When someone close to her is killed, he realizes that she may be in danger, too, and he puts his life quite literally on the line to protect her.

Characters from the past novels in the series play a part in this story, so fans of the other books will get to catch up on what's been happening in Denver.

The story draws not only on my years reporting on events on the Navajo reservation, but also my own experience of nearly dying in a mountain climbing accident. Like Kat, I was badly injured and was rescued by a park ranger who just happened to be a paramedic and was backpacking in the same area on his day off. I was airlifted to a trauma center — a harsh way to earn a free helicopter ride.

I wrote a long author's note to accompany the book describing the story's background and my climbing accident in full. It's on my Web site, together with excerpts and other extras, at www.pamelaclare.com.

And on the whimsical side, if you could interview anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?

Wow, so many names rush through my mind all at once: Bono. Martin Luther King Jr. John Lennon. Cleopatra. Jesus. Mozart. Caesar. King Arthur (the real one). Anne Boleyn. Hitler. Marco Polo. Bartolomé de las Casas. Michelangelo. Erik the Red. Robert Rogers. Queen Elizabeth I. Joan of Arc.

I don't think I could pick one, though perhaps it would be Robert Rogers, the creator of Rogers Rules of Ranging and father of the Army Rangers. My MacKinnon's Rangers series, set during the French and Indian War, is based on his work leading a company of Rangers out of Fort Edward, NY. I've been there. I've walked where he walked. But I'd sure love to hear his stories and watch him fight.

Thanks for inviting me here, Christy. It's been fun getting to know you! I've got your books on the of my TBR and am looking forward to getting some reading time so that I can enjoy them.

Pamela, thanks so much for visiting with us. Now that I've learned more about you, I'm even more impressed. And NAKED EDGE sounds even more enticing!

What questions do ya'll have for Pamela? Comment for a CHANCE to win a copy of NAKED EDGE!

Special Guest Coming Soon!

2010-03-01T00:47:00.001-06:00

Hey All, I promised you a special guest and I'm going to deliver. Really I am! But I'm having a bit of a technical problem with her post. I'll get it up as soon as I can figure out the glitches.

Stay tuned!

Have a Great Weekend!

2010-02-26T19:51:00.003-06:00

Hi Everyone, thanks again for following me around my blog tour this week and for making release day so special.

Don't forget to stop by on Monday for our special guest author. I know you'll give her a warm welcome and enjoy visiting with her.

Hope you all have a great weekend filled with your favorite things!

Friday Fun at The Book Binge

2010-02-26T10:40:00.006-06:00

Hey Everyone!

Hope your week went exactly the way you wanted. I'm headed to the finish line as far as blogs are concerned. One last blog...Yes, one LAST CHANCE to visit with me this week! Here's the link: http://thebookbinge.com/2010/02/guest-author-christy-reece.html. We're talking about secondary characters today. Come weigh in for a CHANCE to win a signed copy of NO CHANCE.

Thanks to everyone who's followed me around Blog land these last few days. We've had fun, some great book recommendations and a couple of clues about the new trilogy.

I'm in the midst of preparing for a March 1 deadline, so I'll be offline most of the weekend. I do want to thank all who have emailed and messaged me on Facebook about NO CHANCE. So happy that you're enjoying Gabe and Skylar's story.

Oh, and about half an hour ago, I received a lovely surprise. Two copies of SECOND CHANCE from my publisher. Oh. My. Gosh! Never imagined how beautiful they would be. So excited! Can't wait for you to see them on the shelves!

Monday, don't forget, one of our favorite authors will be visiting. With that special event going on, we'll put off Recommend Monday to Tuesday.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend. Stay warm and curl up with a good book or two.

See you at The Book Binge!

Love Romance and More Blog

2010-02-25T09:44:00.003-06:00

Hey Everyone, thanks for visiting with me over at Riding With the Top Down blog yesterday. It was so much fun to talk about villains! If you didn't get a CHANCE to make it over there, might want to check it out. There were lots of great recommendations for the most twisted villain books.

Today, I'm over at Love Romance and More blog talking about themes. Do you have a favorite romance theme? Come over and comment for a CHANCE to win a signed copy of NO CHANCE! Here's the link: http://loveromancesandmore.blogspot.com.

Tomorrow, I'll be over at The Book Binge discussing secondary characters. I'll post the link and a reminder tomorrow.

Hope everyone is staying warm and reading some great books. And don't forget, NO CHANCE is now in stores! (:

Until tomorrow!

Riding With The Top Down Blog

2010-02-24T11:06:00.002-06:00

Hey All, I'm blogging with the awesome authors over at Riding With The Top Down today. We're discussing: Vile Villains and Why We Love Them

Come join the fun! http://www.ridingwiththetopdown.blogspot.com. I'm giving away two copies of NO CHANCE!

Also, a heads-up on a very special guest that will be appearing here Monday. Tell your mama, daddy, uncle and aunt to come visit here on Monday. One of our FAVORITE authors will be blogging with us! Mark your calendars and stay tuned!

Thanks again for making my release day so special yesterday. I had a blast! Hope, if you got your hands on a copy of NO CHANCE, that you're enjoying it.

Will be back tomorrow to post another blog alert.

Now come over to Riding With The Top Down and lets talk villains!

Thank You

2010-02-23T18:07:00.002-06:00

Hey Everyone, today has been so much fun! The comments here, all your emails and the Facebook messages were wonderful. Thank you for making release day so special for me.

Congratulations to all the contest winners. Prizes will go out to you in the next week or so!

Stay tuned for more CHANCES to win in the coming weeks. Remember SECOND CHANCE releases on March 23 and LAST CHANCE comes out April 27. Release parties coming up for them too!

Skylar and Gabe hold a special place in my heart. After you read NO CHANCE, I hope they'll have one in yours also.

I'll post again tomorrow to give you an update on my blog tour. Remember, there are still CHANCES to win NO CHANCE at each blog!

Hope everyone has a wonderful night. And thanks again for spending the day with me!

6:00 Contest...LAST CHANCE to Win (at least for today

2010-02-23T17:17:00.006-06:00

Hey Everyone!

Hope you've enjoyed today's NO CHANCE release party! Since this is the last contest for the day, let's go out with a bang!

Prizes are: Signed copy of NO CHANCE, a $25 Amazon gift card, $25 Bath and Body Works gift card and a $25 Olive Garden Italian Restaurant gift card.

First person who posts all correct answers wins. Previous winners from today's celebration NOT eligible.

Three Questions this time, all pertaining to the new trilogy. All answers are in the excerpts or back cover blurbs.

1) Name the main characters in each book for the new trilogy (two people).

2) What is the beginning location for: NO CHANCE, SECOND CHANCE and LAST CHANCE

3) Who calls Cole and tells him, "We found him." hint: SECOND CHANCE excerpt

Ready. Set. Post!

4:00 Contest Winner

2010-02-23T16:07:00.001-06:00

Congrats to Jennifer! She won the 4:00 contest.

Everyone else, come back at 6:00 PM (CST) for one LAST CHANCE. There are prizes to be had. Very nice prizes indeed!

See you then!

4:00 Contest Question

2010-02-23T15:45:00.002-06:00

Wow, this day has flown! Hope you've had a good one!

Congrats again to KarmaGirl for winning the 2:00 contest!

Now, lets have some more fun.

Prizes include: Signed copy of NO CHANCE, signed copy of RETURN TO ME, signed copy of RUN TO ME, and a $25 gift card to Barnes and Noble.

First person to post correct answer wins.

Previous celebration day winners are NOT eligible.

Two questions this time. You must get both answers correct to win. hint: both answers are in excerpt

1) What is the name of the waiter who serves Skylar and Gabe their ice cream sundaes?

2) What color are Skylar's eyes?

Ready. Set. Post!

2:00 Winner Announced!

2010-02-23T14:03:00.002-06:00

Congratulations to KarmaGirl! She won the 2:00 contest! Yay!

Everyone else, come back at 4:00 PM (CST) for another CHANCE to win!

2:00 Contest!

2010-02-23T13:11:00.004-06:00

Hey Everyone, hope you're having a fabulous day!

Welcome back to the release party for NO CHANCE! Ready for another CHANCE to win?

Prizes: Signed copy of NO CHANCE, signed copy of RESCUE ME, signed copy of RUN TO ME and a $25 gift card to Books-A-Million!

First person to post wins.

Previous winners of today's celebration NOT eligible:

Question: What happened to Gabe's brother and father? hint: answer is in the excerpt

Ready. Set. Post!

Congrats to the 12:00 Winner!

2010-02-23T12:04:00.001-06:00

Yay! Congrats to Sharon!!

Everyone else, come back at 2:00 PM (CST) for another CHANCE to win!

12:00 NO CHANCE Contest!

2010-02-23T11:38:00.004-06:00

Welcome back for the noon contest! Congrats again to Sarah for winning the 10:00 contest!

Okay, let's start ramping up the music and putting even more excitement into our day.

Prizes are:

$25 gift card to Barnes and Noble, a signed copy of NO CHANCE and a signed copy of RUN TO ME.

First person to post wins. Previous winners of today's celebration NOT eligible.

And the question is:

List, in order, the main characters (two per book) from the first trilogy.

Ready. Set. Post!

Congrats to the 10:00 Winner

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Congrats to Sarah!!!

Everyone else, come back at 12:00 for another CHANCE. There's more fun to be had!

Prizes for today include books, bookstore gift cards, Amazon gift cards, Bath and Body Works gift card and a mystery gift!

See you at 12:00 PM (CST)!

And Let The Fun Begin!

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Welcome to the NO CHANCE release party!

Being the low-key kind of party gal that I am, we'll just take it easy starting out. Then, as we move along in the day, we'll ramp up the music and fun-o-meter!

Remember, if you're not a winner at the 10:00 contest, come back at 12:00 for another CHANCE!

Now, let's get this party started. First person to post here wins a signed copy of NO CHANCE and a $25 gift card to Barnes and Noble.

Question: List the Last Chance Rescue books, this years and last years, in order of their release. Six books total.

Ready. Set. Post!

NO CHANCE IS HERE!!!

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Hey Everyone.

I thought this day would never arrive! But it did...it did! NO CHANCE release day is finally here!

To celebrate, let's do a little dance, make a little love, get...Wait! Stop! My disco roots are showing!

Okay, let's start over. To celebrate the release of Gabe Maddox's story, we're going to have fun contests, win some cool prizes and just have a good old time.

Contests start at 10:00 AM (CST) and will continue every two hours until 6:00 PM (CST). That's five CHANCES to win! (10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 4:00 and 6:00).

So come back at 10:00 and lets have some fun!

See you soon!

Marvelous Monday Madness

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Hey All--

Hope you had a good weekend. Mine was busy but fun. And it looks to be an even busier week! Yay!

Before we get started, I want to say thanks to everyone who's been following me from blog to blog. It's been so wonderful to see familiar names pop up in the comments. And talking with Mary and Anne last week was such a treat!

Today, I'm blogging over at Borders True Romance. Come on over and let's chat about NO CHANCE! There will be giveaways! Here's the link: http://www.bordersblog.com/trueromance/

Also, the absolutely fabulous Pamela Clare interviewed me for her blog. http://www.pamelaclare.com. Come visit! And yes, there will be giveaways!

Know what tomorrow is? You guessed it! NO CHANCE release day! Meaning CONTESTS ALL DAY LONG!!! Join me, beginning at 10:00 am (CST) and we'll start the party with a bang!

Wednesday, I'll be blogging with the awesome authors over at Riding With the Top Down. More prizes!

Thursday, I'll be at Loves Romance and More blogspot. More Prizes!

Friday, I'll be over at The Book Binge. And yes, more prizes!

I'll put up the link each day of the blog.

Also, don't forget that today is Recommend Monday here on this blog! What great books did you read last week that you want everyone to know about?

Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday and please be sure to come by the blogs and say hi!