It's been a while since I posted foodie topics. It's impossible to go out to eat when you have a two year-old child.

Anyway, Hero Material and I finally (!!!!) got a chance to revisit our favorite French Bistro tonight for the glorious night out!

sparkling wine

first course

appetizer with pate and other delish things

fish course

meat course

dessert — the best chocolate in town…OMG…

What are you having for Christmas?

I have some great blog stops from December 26, 2013 to January 22, 2014 to promote the relaunch of Vengeful in Love (previously published as Carnal Secrets) and Reunited in Love. There'll be some giveaways, exclusive excerpts and reviews plus some new blog posts and interviews with me talking about celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas in Japan (with the latest photo of The Boy! :) ), my love of billionaire romance novels, travels and more.

I hope you can join me and follow along. I'll update the links below with the direct links for the posts and reviews, etc. as soon as I have them.

Thank you so much for your support! :)

It's generally helpful to delete WP cache so the new design shows up properly, instead of hyperventilating about why the changes made to the site isn't showing up on any other device except my master computer (which has the admin access to the site). :sigh:

Never underestimate The Boy's capacity for creating laundry. 4 loads today alone…

Sorry, it's been so long since I let you know what I've been up to. I know the last “monthly” update was August.

So this is going to be sort of a year-end review plus my plans for the rest of the year and early 2014.

2013 has been the Year of Never-Ending Construction Projects. I'll be so happy when I don't have to wake up to the noise of people drilling into concrete walls. But the good thing is that my health has been generally good, especially compared to last year when both Hero Material and I were sick for something like nine months.

So that means I've been more productive this year. I wrote 3 books (2 full-length novels and 1 novella) and just finished drafting another novel. They're all in the same series, which is going to be released early next year along with the relaunch of Carnal Secrets. I decided that the title and the cover just don't work — too many people seem to think that because there's “carnal” in the title the book is erotic or something. Hence the change.

So here's the series information —

Series Name: Hearts on the Line

First Book: Vengeful in Love (previously Carnal Secrets; Natalie Hall & Alex Damon; hot billionaire boss w/ a secret agenda romance) — to be relaunched in mid- to late December in print and e.

Second Book: Reunited in Love (Kerri Wilson & Ethan Lloyd; reunion, forced close proximity romance) — early January (print & e)

Third Book: Redemption in Love (Amandine Monroe Lloyd & Gavin Lloyd, Ethan's younger brother; marriage in trouble) — mid- to late February (print & e)

Fourth Book: Sweet in Love (Brooke de Lorenzo & Pete Monroe; falling for your best friend's younger brother) — mid- to late March (print & e)

Fifth Book: Forever in Love (Catherine Fairchild Lloyd & Blaine Davis; a fallen gold-digger socialite and a billionaire's bastard bartender son) — mid- to late April or early May (print & e)

In addition to the above titles, I'm really hoping to release three more books in 2014, all in the contemporary romance genre.

If you want to be the first to know when they're out, subscribe to my mailing list.

I promise not to waste your time — I only use it to send new release info and discount/sales information. :-)

Thanks, and may you all have a great, fulfilling holiday season with your loved ones.