I'm very happy to report that my dragon shape shifter book, Dragonfire, has been nominated for Love Romances & More 2007 Golden Rose Award for Best Novella. Go here to see all the categories and to vote.
Some things to ponder as you go about your day today:
He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless, still dead. (Anonymous)
Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. (Albert Einstein)
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person? (La Rochefoucauld)
It's amazing how much "mature wisdom" resembles being too tired. (Lazarus Long)
Seems to me the basic conflict between men and women, sexually, is that men are like firemen. To men, sex is an emergency, and no matter what we're doing we can be ready in two minutes. Women, on the other hand, are like fire. They're very excited, but the conditions have to be exactly right for it to occur. (Jerry Seinfeld)
According to a new survey, women say they feel more comfortable undressing in front of men than they do undressing in front of other women. They say that women are too judgmental, where, of course, men are just grateful. (Jay Leno)
Have a great Friday!
I'm happy to announce that Ellora's Cave has accepted two more novellas from me--one, tentatively titled Angel and the Duke of Sex, is a Victorian with Jack the Ripper as the bad guy, menage a trois and light BDSM. The other one, tentatively titled Fallen Angel, is book #2 in the Sassy Devils series. The heroine a feisty homicide cop. The hero is an angel, but not just any angel. He's an Angel of Retribution--the tough warrior who's sent after angels who've gone rogue. So he's not like a "traditional" angel you may have read about before.
I'm pleased to say my editor loved both of them. (Of course she did. LOL) It seems like I have an angel theme going on, but the reality is that I wrote Angel and the Duke of Sex almost a year ago. I submitted it, it was put on hold, I was told to resubmit after we saw how my other books were received. I (re)submitted both Angels in January. (And, interestingly enough, with this story the title is what came to me first. Then the rest of the story fell together.)
I'm waiting on title approval, then there are edits to be done, so no idea yet on release dates. As soon as I know, I'll post it here.
Actually, I want to talk about email spam today. Thought I'd share some of the more interesting ones that have piled up in my Spam folder over the last several days, with subject line and the first bit of the body:
95% off for sherrillquinn - Hello, make a wise decision, get your pharmaceuticals from the most well-known onine shop. (Well, I don't know about you, but I usually do my online shopping, well, online. No idea what an onine shop is...)
Replica watches - Why would I want a replica watch instead of a real one? (No, really, that's *my* question. In four days I've gotten at least 25 spam mails about replica watches.)
emmanesk - luv eachother at midsummer season summer man p0wer. (Er, what?)
I wonder why you're still shy - Your new masculine power will make your beloved lady bubble over with happiness! (If I have new masculine power, I need to see my doctor...)
Extra huge proportions - With these new measurements of your manliness you'll dance in the sheets until dawn! (Um. No. See my comment above.)
The doorway to a new life - Your giant pecker will find a resting place in every woman's hole. (Okay, that's just ew.)
Compliments - Dearest compliments of the season to you. (And to you, too... I guess.)
estepurj - at spring girls put on their boobies and humps, don't miss your chance to love or not to luv there (WTF? I don't know about other women out there, but I don't have the option of "putting on" my boobies and humps. They pretty much go with me everywhere, all the time...)
utkeeper - simon says: love your now. now! you can smell love for everyone. (Come on, everyone. Smell the love. Smell the... WTF? Now, listen, I don't mind feeling the love, but smelling the love?!? Ew.)
Any interesting spam mails you've received lately?
The Deliciously Naughty Writers (including moi) are at Love Romances Cafe today from noon to six p.m. EST. We'll be chatting with readers, sharing excerpts and giving away free stuff. Stop by, won't you?
