To celebrate the release of Sweet in Love, I'm doing a big giveaway with sixteen romance authors. Please come join the fun. :)

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The lovely Stella from Ex-Libris is hosting me today to discuss the cooking in Ashwyn (the heroine cooks poultry using some special methods). There's a chance to win a copy of Ashwyn as well, so go check it out!

• Don't forget to enter the giveaway for a chance to win Amanda Bonilla's Shaedes of Gray or Blood Before Sunrise. (It ends when I update M&M on Thursday!)
• Promos & Deals on The Last Slayer
  • Get a 30% rebate from All Romance eBooks (valid until January 31st)
  • Use the E50JAN12 coupon code to get an extra 5% off when you purchase The Last Slayer from Carina Press! (valid until January 31st)
  • Note: If you prefer to buy a copy of The Last Slayer from Amazon, it's 20% off there, no coupon code necessary.
• Don't forget to check out my guest blog posts / interview schedule for The Last Slayer!

The winner of Confessions of an Improper Bride by Jennifer Haymore is Tia (le********@ya***.com). As my newsletter subscriber, she had two automatic entries to the giveaway.

Congratulations, Tia! Please check your email for information on how to claim your prize. :)

May was another fabulous month. My younger brother finally proposed to his sweetheart of 6+ years. (She said yes. :) ) And Carnal Secrets received the loveliest dual review from Stella and Lea at Book Lovers Inc. There's also an author interview plus a giveaway for Carnal Secrets on Book Lovers Inc, open to international readers, so if you'd like, enter before June 11th!

I'm going to be much more MIA during June. The Boy is due June 13…though he can come out any time between now until June 21-ish. I thought I was ready, but it looks like I still have so many things to do (mostly appointments and last minute shopping for baby things, etc.) before the Boy gets here. Soooooo busy!

A few people on Twitter and Facebook asked me to keep them updated on the labor, etc. I'll see what I can do. Maybe Hero Material can hijack my Twitter account briefly? Hmmm. (Unfortunately, he doesn't really get social media…)

Later this year, I'll start doing some giveaways to thank and support fellow writers who have been super nice and helpful to me. So what books are up for grabs?

July: a copy of Confessions of an Improper Bride by Jennifer Haymore. It's a fabulous historical romance, and Jennifer was instrumental in helping me publish Carnal Secrets. Without her, the story would still be languishing on my hard drive.

October: a copy of The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams, an exciting urban fantasy debut by a fellow Magic and Mayhem Writers member.

November: a copy of Shaedes of Gray by Amanda Bonilla, another super urban fantasy debut by a Magic and Mayhem Writers member.

All giveaways are open to international readers, and books will be shipped by BookDepository regardless of your location. (Just to be clear, you're getting an unautographed final book, not an ARC or early copy.) If I can, I'll try to give ebooks to those who prefer e-copies, but I can't guarantee anything because it depends on geo res, DRM, your ereader, etc.

If you want to enter early, just subscribe to my newsletter. All confirmed subscribers get two entries automatically. (And I'll never share your information with anybody else, and you can unsubscribe any time.)

Later, I'll announce other ways to earn extra entries, such as tweets with special hashtags and so on.

P.S. I'm going to give away several copies of my own new urban fantasy, The Last Slayer, as well, either in late September or early October. And again, you get two automatic entries just for subscribing to my newsletter. :)