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Pretty much all I have been reading lately is Silhouette Desire. That’s partly because I want to understand the tone and the plots and the general overview of the line since I am writing one. It’s also just because I enjoy reading them. There’s something wonderful about reading a relatively short and satisfying romance novel about a very rich, very handsome, strong man who falls in love with an independent and headstrong woman. It’s pure fantasy. Maya Banks’ second book in “The Anetakis Tycoons” mini-series, which is called “The Tycoon’s Rebel Bride” is one of the best Desires I have…

Two American Journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were sentenced over the weekend in North Korea for “hostile acts”. They were first captured back in March and their families here in the States have been praying for their release. For months, all they have had to go on is notes that have been sent, but on June 4th, the two women went on trial and were sentenced to a shocking 12 years in a North Korean labor camp. My jaw dropped when I read the news, and I cannot stop thinking about these poor women. You might be asking, “What…

Ahhh… it’s that time of year again in the Raleigh area. G105 is holding their ‘Pick your purse‘ contest over the radio. Every six months or so, they buy 20 designer purses and for 10 days, they give one away in the morning and another away every afternoon. And when I say ‘designer’, I mean DESIGNER. Fendi, Prada, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton… the serious names on the top end as well as several amazing (but slightly less expensive) designers like Kate Spade and Juicy Couture. Believe me when I say, I lust after these…

Sometimes it just amazes me how fast time flies. My cousin K (who got engaged over 2 years ago) is getting married to her very long-time boyfriend D this weekend in Indiana. It’s hard to believe it’s really time already. G and I will be driving up there since getting a flight would be too expensive, especially since the wedding is far enough away from the city that we’d have to also rent a car. Unfortunately the drive is going to take us about 12 hours, which sucks, but it’s definitely worth it to be there for them as they…

It always makes me so sad when I hear that a plane has gone down. Especially when there is little to no chance of there being any survivors. I don’t know why it makes such an impact on us when there are thousands that die everyday in car accidents and from heart attacks. Maybe it’s just something about the fact that rather than being an individual or just a couple of people, this is a mass death. There is something powerful and haunting about knowing that over 200 people shared that horrible death. An Airbus 330, which is a modern…

Forty three days left until RWA National Convention! When I actually start to think about the fact that I’m going to pitch my ideas and my books to a senior editor at Silhouette and a New York City Agent, I start to freak out. My stomach starts to do flip flops and my mind begins to real with the possibility of finally doing something that could make a difference. I know there’s a chance that I could go to the conference and have nothing extraordinary happen. However, I have a completely different feeling about it in my tummy. I just…