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Winners of this year's Easter Egg Hunt...

Congratulations to our 4 weekly winners and 3 grand prize winners. If you were one of the more than 9,300 entries we received this year, and your name was drawn as the winner of any weekly prize or grand prize, and email notification that you won was sent to the email address used for your submission on April 6th (sorry for the delay!). You can view the winners here. Thanks for entering, and remember, if you didn't win in this event, there are more cool prizes up for grabs in our upcoming SPRING INTO ROMANCE event in May and June!

 

Coming in May... TRC's annual SPRING INTO ROMANCE reader event...
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KAREN ROSE SMITH

THE DADDY PLAN, by Karen Rose Smith, Silhouette Special Edition, Karen Rose Smith's Dads in Progress series (Book 2), June 2008, ISBN0-373-24908-4:

She had her baby plans all mapped out...

Sam Barclay would father her child, and Corrie Edwards would get the baby she always wanted.  It sounded like a good plan...until sperm donor Sam decided he wanted to be the daddy fate had once denied him.

It was supposed to be strictly a business arrangement.  Romance wasn't on Corrie's radar.

But the closer they came to conception, the more Sam wanted to make things personal.  Could he convince Corrie that, together, they had what it took to create the home and family they both craved?

 


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JOY NASH

Dear Reader:

 

Did you ever wonder who forged the sword Excalibur? Or how the Holy Grail came to be associated with Arthur, King of the Britons? Or whether the Druid isle of Avalon was a real place? I did. My passion for Arthurian legend and Celtic lore - inspired me to create my historical fantasy Druids of Avalon series.

 

Who are the Druids of Avalon? A clan of Celtic shamans forced to abandon their home when Roman invaders declared the practice of Druidry illegal. Two generations later, a handful of survivors, along with their children and grandchildren, return to Avalon amid secrecy to begin the dangerous task of reclaiming their lost power.

 

The series begins with The Grail King and continues with Deep Magic. And now, at www.joynash.com you can read the "Story Before the Story" - Druids of Avalon: The Legend.

 

I hope you enjoy it!

Joy Nash

 

MARILYN SMITH-PORTER

Are you looking for something different, that will hold your interest and take you back to a different time?
Marilyn Smith-Porter's book, LAST KISS, will do just that.

LAST KISS is based, literally, on a song that was first released in 1964 and then re-mixed in 1999, and became a hit all over again for a new generation.  Oh where, oh where, can my baby be. . . .

LAST KISS is a love story, told through the eyes of a young man who has lost the only love of his short life in a fiery car crash.  What makes the young man's story even more tragic, is that the young girl died without knowing how he felt - our young hero had the misfortune to be in love with his best friend's girl.  How he copes with her death, the overwhelming sense of loss, his relationship with his best friend and the new girl who comes into both their lives, is only the beginning of the story that will touch your heart as deeply as those immortal song lyrics touched your soul.

Purchase LAST KISS from Marilyn and get your book autographed, AND receive a 40% discount!

 

 

MARIANNE STEPHENS



"Second Sight Dating", is now available as a paperback. You can order this book for $5.99 from Amazon.com or from Jasmine Jade Enterprises

I have a new contest for April. Check out her home page or TRC's contest page.

Don't forget, I blog weekly at www.talesofthetrade.blogspot.com along with other talented authors. Check out our interesting blogs on writing and writers!


I'll be signing books at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Pittsburgh, PA.  I'll be there 15-20 April and lots of fun activities are planned...included a male cover model contest! Check out www.rtconvention.com for details. I'd love to meet you there!

CRUISE ALONG WITH ME on a "Meet the Authors" cruise, 11-18 January 2009, to the Mexican Riviera! Booksignings, panel talks, individual/small group meetings with authors and other activities are all being planned.

How does winning cash for those port-of-call souvenirs sound? This will be an ongoing contest until we sail on 11 January 2009. One lucky person will win $100 and nine others will receive $25 if the following happens: All you have to do to be eligible to win is to book a reservation and mention my name to the travel agent, then meet me onboard our first day of sailing...NOTE: at least ten cabins need to be booked with my name mentioned to the agent or the contest is void. 

 

Agent Brenda Hyatt at www.travelbyhyatt.com, 303 805-0087, is organizing a "Meet the Authors" cruise. Names of authors she's given me so far are Clive Cussler, Stephen White, and Paul Kemrecos and she's negotiating with others. Some romance authors are talking to her, so more authors should be added to the list. I'll be posting more information here and at my web site, www.mariannestephens.net,  so check often. 

 

When you book your cabin, be sure to let me know, too so I can put you on my list of must meet readers!

 

Marianne Stephens now also writes as April Ash for her upcoming erotica romances! Check her web site at www.AprilAsh.net for news and information about her first erotica romance, "Strip Poker For Two".

 

 

 

 

DONNA BIRDSELL

 

Pick up a copy of the Harlequin NEXT Christmas Anthology, CHRISTMAS PRESENCE:THREE TALES OF LOVE (ISBN: 0373881479), and you’ll meet three sophisticated women who aren't above a little mischief under the mistletoe.

In CHRISTMAS PRESENCE by Donna Birdsell, young widow Astrid Martin wants to boycott Christmas—but her husband's ghost won't let her! Before long she has a tree, even a gift-wrapping job at the mall, where she meets the man who holds the key to her Christmas future.

In SECRET SANTA by Lisa Childs, when Maggie O'Brien receives gifts from a secret Santa, she suspects one of the three men in her life has finally wised up to how special she is. Who's the mystery man—her ex, her boss, or that good-looking car mechanic? Come Christmas morning, will true love be waiting under Maggie's tree?

In YOU'RE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS by Susan Crosby, divorcée Lauren Wright opts for a Bahamas Christmas getaway—only to be stranded at the airport by weather. But a very personable fellow traveler makes the time fly—and temperatures rise. Bahamas or no Bahamas, things are about to get steamy….

 

PATRICIA ROSEMOOR

Patricia Rosemoor returns to The McKenna Legacy, her popular Harlequin Intrigue series.    WOLF MOON, December,  takes Aileen McKenna to the wilds of Wisconsin to work on her thesis -- can wolf and man  co-exist? -- only to learn several deaths have been attributed to wolf attacks.  But when she investigates with hunky Rhys Lindgren, she suspects that werewolves are all too real...     IN NAME ONLY?, March, is set against the Irish countryside as jewelry designer Flanna McKenna and American PI Michael Eagan pretend to be Travelers to catch a murderer and thief and to prevent the stolen jewelry from being used to call up the spirit of the original owner, a powerful witch who put a curse on the jewels as she was burned at the stake. http://PatriciaRosemoor.com ~ Patricia@PatriciaRosemoor.com
 

 


 

MARIANNE PETIT

 

 

A FIND THROUGH TIME. Connected by love…destined by fate, forensic artist Gabrielle sculpts the face of a Native American woman whose parallel life sends her back to the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Will history repeat itself or will Gabrielle lose all those she loves?

 

Murder, revenge and witchcraft are the themes of THE GLASS ARMONICA. Elizabeth believes her greatest fear has come true; the villagers think she’s bewitched and her music wakes the dead. Thrust into a strange household, tormented by the ghost of a dead woman, Elizabeth makes a devastating decision, destroying any chance for happiness.

 

A member of the LIRW Marianne’s love of writing stems back to her youth. She has appeared on TV. Several papers, including Newsday, have written articles about her work.

 

Visit Ms. Petit’s web site to purchase her books; look over her extensive research links, and editors and agents section. www.mariannepetitbooks.com

 

 

 

ANNETTE BLAIR

 

Harmony, a vintage dress shop owner and a psychometric witch, reads old objects and brings peace wherever she goes. She believes going to the castle is her psychic mandate.  She enters King Paxton’s domain, calms his disgruntled construction crew, and quiets the wailing ghost. She could be the answer to his problems, or his worst distraction.  He offers her a job. She can look for vintage clothes while he gets the castle restored in peace. 

 

King is Harmony’s psychic pot of gold.  Because the castle is his, she can read him. She feels their mutual attraction, sees his every fantasy, but he’s fighting his inclinations. While she battles a witchy ghost, she acts out King’s fantasies, until they’re acting them out and fighting the ghost together. . . in and out of bed.  In the final magical battle, will Harmony win King his castle, or is the ghost stronger than the power of love?  

 

Find out in Annette Blair's SEX AND THE PSYCHIC WITCH!

 


 


NICOLA MARSH

 

Kate Hayden has the LA magazine industry at her feet.  As senior editor of Femme, the thinking woman’s magazine, she’s on her way to the top.  However, when she buys her ex at a charity man auction, her well-ordered life is suddenly turned upside down!  Having Ty trailing around after her doing odd jobs for a week may be fun…but is she prepared for the consequences?

 

Navy SEAL Tyler James is a man on a mission.  Spend the next week living life to the fullest with his gorgeous ex before a potentially life-changing appointment with his doc.  Like any good SEAL, Ty is an expert at handling any situation.  He’s always prepared for the unexpected.  However, is he prepared for what Kate wants?  And is he willing to travel half way across the world to Sydney to prove it?

 

Purchased for Pleasure is Nicola's first Harlequin Presents.  She writes for Harlequin Romance and has another February release, Executive Mother-To-Be.

 

 

VICKY BURKHOLDER

 

I love a good fantasy or science fiction book with a little romance in it. Thus when a little over a year ago, a group of seven authors from EC/CP got together and asked the question: "What if we did a series of futuristics that involved bounty hunters?", I jumped right in. And the Hunters for Hire (H4H) series was born. We created an incredible universe of over 200 planets and all the neat stuff that goes with them. The series will span both the Ellora's Cave and Cerridwen Press sides of the house and include everything from novellas to full-length novels and heat levels from warm to steamy hot.

 

I write for Cerridwen Press and my book, Prime Time, is the first full novel in the series. I also write for Draumr Publishing (contemporary shape-shifter anthology coming out in February).

 

 

C.J. CARMICHAEL

 

C.J. Carmichael has lots of good news to share. Her February Superromance, The Dad Next Door (book one in her "Three Good Men" trilogy) was awarded a 4 1/2 Star review from Romantic Times Magazine. Also, for the next six weeks, C.J. has a free on-line read available at eharlequin. Million-Dollar Man is a prequel to the trilogy so don't miss it! In addition, C.J. has been updating her website and adding lots of neat stuff. Check it out at www.cjcarmichael.com and enter her contest. And have a Happy Valentine's Day!

 

 

 

DANA MARTON

 

Used to assassination attempts, battle hardened  Sheik Tariq Abdullah takes the attack on his convoy in stride. He is not afraid for his own life, but he would do anything to keep Sara Reeves, a foreign business visitor to his oil company, safe. As the only survivors, they must flee across the inhospitable desert, relying only on each other.  Scarred in the past, both Sara and Tariq are slow to trust, but they soon have to realize that their lives depend on being able to work together. As danger is catching up with them, their passions ignite in the desert night, and Sara learns that she’s powerless to resist the sheik’s seduction.

 

DAWN CALVERT

In His and Hers, Jane Ellingson leaves the 21st century to step into the pages of a romance novel being written in Victorian England. Try as she might, Jane has trouble being the author's obedient heroine. The problem? She's fallen for the author's "villain," Curran Dempsey, who really isn't a villain, after all...
 
Arguing with the one who holds the pen can have its consequences, though. If these characters cause too much trouble for the author, their happily-ever-after, and indeed their very existence, could be tossed straight into the fire.

 

TINA WAINSCOTT

Bestselling author Tina Wainscott new romantic suspense, WHAT LIES IN SHADOW, will be out in February from St. Martin's Press!  As Marie from www.Shopsmartbookclub.com says:  "Tina Wainscott brings us into a world of deception, blackmail, infidelity, and yes, even murder! The characters rang true and the plot absolutely ominous! When you see this book, buy it!"

A lonely wife, sure that her husband is cheating, shares her most personal thoughts in her anonymous online diary.  A stranger tempts her with his promise to satisfy her deepest desires, and she is ensnared in a dark, twisted web where everyone has secrets—and no one is who they seem.

Check out Tina's website, www.tinawainscott.com , for sneak peeks, inside info, and her eight annual Best First Line contest, open to everyone, writer or not.  Even if you're not inclined to write a line, check out the entries—they're a lot of fun!

 

CATHIE LINZ

 

Don’t miss BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY out now!  Cathie Linz writes books that are “Hilarious and heartwarming”.  She is the award-winning, bestselling author of over fifty contemporary romances published worldwide. Her most recent book is BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY (Berkley, Oct 2007) featuring plus-size heroine Leena Riley whose modeling career has tanked, forcing her to become a receptionist in her hometown veterinarian's office. Too bad the vet is Cole Flannigan, who taunted her all through school. Now that Leena has grown into her curves, she’s going to make Cole pay – big time.  

 

BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY and her previous two books GOOD GIRLS DO and BAD GIRLS DON’T have all received rave reviews!  Cathie wishes she could give chocolate to every reader who buys her books but instead sends them her infinite gratitude and wishes for the best Valentine’s Day ever!  For more info please visit cathielinz.com.

 

 

LISA MANUEL

 

What do a missing fortune, murder and the consequences of gooseberry pie have in common? In Lisa Manuel's newest historical release, Fortune's Kiss, Moira Hughes and Graham Foster must put aside their differences to find out -- especially since Moira's future hangs in the balance! A trail of fraud, deceit and murder leads them through the streets of London, and into each other’s arms.
 
To help celebrate the release of Fortune's Kiss, Lisa's publisher, Medallion Press (http://medallionpress.com/), is featuring her as a spotlight author for the month of March! On April 4th and 5th, Lisa will be appearing with fellow Florida authors, Nancy J. Cohen and Cynthia Thomason, at the Festival of Reading: Romancing the Book, sponsored by the Lake County, Florida, Library System. For more information about this weeklong event of chats, workshops and booksignings, visit http://www.lakeline.lib.fl.us/.

 

 

 

 

CELESTE BRADLEY

 

3 Months - 3 Great Historical Romances from Celeste Bradley!

 

Coming in March 2008...

Desperately Seeking a Duke, St. Martin's Press

The only way for vicar's daughter Phoebe Millbury to inherit a family fortune is to wed a duke--just as her late grandfather demanded in his will. But Phoebe, who's still trying to make good after a romantic scandal, also has her two cousins to contend with. They're all competing for the same money, maybe even the same men...until Phoebe meets her match in the handsome and charming Rafe Marbrook.

When a proposal comes from the Marquis of Brookhaven, Phoebe is thrilled that Rafe is headed for dukedom and accepts his offer. There's only one problem: It's from Rafe's older, less captivating brother, Calder. Now Phoebe finds herself on the verge of yet another scandal as she faces a desperate choice: Marry Calder for safety and status--or follow her own heart?

Coming in April 2008...

The Duke Next Door, St. Martin's Press, April 4 2008

Society beauty Deirdre Cantor needs her grandfather's fortune. All she must do is marry a duke . . . and be the first granddaughter to walk down the aisle. So when brooding Calder Marbrook, the future Duke of of Brookmoor, is abandoned at the altar, Deirdre makes it her business to become his wife--in spite of his shadowed past.

Soon Deirdre's visions of a lavish existence with the handsome Calder are shattered when she learns his secret. Deirdre seeks veangeance by playing a perilous game of temptation and vexation with her husband that threatens to drive them both mad with passion. Calder is determined to keep his bride under lock and key--and to make her his in every way that matters. Even if it means winning her heart all over again.

Coming in May 2008...

Duke Most Wanted, St. Martin's Press, May 2008

Sophie Blake's grandfather willed his fortune to the first granddaughter to marry a duke. Since her cousin, Deirdre, almost has it, bookish Sophie can relax and enjoy her time with the only man she truly adores: Graham. No matter that the charming scoundrel has no designs on her! Sophie relishes engaging Graham in lively conversation, beating him at cards . . . and probing at the darkness behind his rakish smile.

Then Graham unexpectedly gains a title, a ruined estate and severe debt. He must find a rich wife--quickly. As his bride-hunt begins, Sophie realizes she isn't even in the running. No longer content to be a wallflower, Sophie transforms to become the belle of the ball. Yet this beauty has secrets of her own. Will she be Graham's salvation, or seal his fate?

Learn more and enter contests at http://celestebradley.com

 

JUDITH ROCHELLE

Always On My Mind by Judith Rochelle... 

As teenagers Faith Wilding and Mark Halloran discovered they could communicate telepathically. For most of their lives it’s been their private way to send messages, especially when a long weekend brought home the realization that their friendship had become something far more complex. But Faith is busy building a career as a successful author of political thrillers and Mark, a Special Operations team leader, is concerned with the covert missions he leads.

Now someone has betrayed their latest mission, most of his team has been killed and Mark has been captured. His telepathic messages to Faith are his only chance for help. But powerful forces want to sweep the whole episode under the rug and will do anything to make that happen—including killing Faith.

 

KAREN KENDALL

 

On April 1, Karen Kendall kicks off an exciting new series about an agency that recovers stolen art!

SHE'S GOT A LICENSE TO STEAL. HE'S TOO HOT TO HANDLE . . .

Join the adventure in TAKE ME IF YOU CAN as heroine Avy Hunt sets out to recover a multi-million dollar antique sword. Her most likely suspect is sexy British cat burglar Sir Liam James, but he's not the easiest man to take down--and there's far more to this heist than meets the eye. To read an excerpt or order TAKE ME IF YOU CAN, just go to www.KarenKendall.com

 

DAWN CALVERT

My new book, His and Hers, is now out in bookstores. Romantic Times says, “Calvert’s second novel is deliciously original and bold, the perfect pick-me-up for the wintertime doldrums. It’s a romance within a romance with a heroine willing to risk all for love.”

Beverly Romance Books says, “5 Stars – Unique and Amazing! This story will not only leave you smiling, but also laughing out loud.”

Tell me what you want…
Sitting in her favorite coffee shop, Jane Ellingson realizes a frappucino can’t fix a broken heart. She used to have a cool job, a best friend, and a fiancé—and she she lost them all in one really bad day. Hey, can she have a do-over? How about a whole new life?

…What you really, really want
But Jane is about to get a second chance when she finds a stone that comes with a wish. With nothing to lose, Jane figures she’ll go for it—and suddenly she finds herself in Victorian England, meeting the dashing Curran Dempsey. Before long she’s smitten—and completely unable to stay in her corset. In fact, she feels just like the heroine in a romance novel, madly in love with a man who’s too fabulous to be real…and too sexy to give up.

 

JUDITH ROCHELLE

My first book for The Lotus Circle, also the first in a series about the men of the mysterious Phoenix Agency, is now out in both ebook and print. Always On My Mind tells the story of Delta Force soldier Mark Halloran and the woman he loves, Faith Wilding, and the telepathic link between them that is his only means of escape.  This book has received 4 stars from Romantic times and a Top Pick Review from Night Owl Romance. But it at The Lotus Circle, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

 

 

 

 

 

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 NANCY MEANS WRIGHT

To her utter astonishment Nancy won the coveted Agatha Award for 2006 Best Children's/YA Novel, for her middle grade mystery novel, The Pea Soup Poisonings.  All this happened last weekend at the '07 Malice Domestic Conference in Arlington, Virginia.

Now Nancy has the lovely traditional Teapot to pour tea from.  Like something out of Alice in Wonderland!  (I'm putting this in third person, as I still can't believe it happened to me!")

Buckets of joy to all,

Nancy  

 

 

KATE COLLINS

Kate Collins has just signed a new 3-book contract with NAL/Obsidian for three more Flower Shop Mysteries, extending the series through 2010. The latest mystery is  A ROSE FROM THE DEAD.

 

JOAN FRANCIS

In Joan Francis's OLD POISON, Diana Hunter is enticed to assist environmentalist Evelyn Lilac with research for a science fiction novel, but Evelyn is murdered in the same bizarre manner as her fictional heroin, and Diana finds that Evelyn’s book is at the vortex of a high octane mystery. As Diana hunts for the killer she finds her suspect is Blue Morpho Petroleum, a corporation of global power and lethal determination. With such a foe, Diana’s survival will depend not only on her investigative knowledge, but also her skills of disguise. With help from her friends, Diana develops an ensemble of characters she can change into in order to penetrate Blue Morpho’s most secret compound in the heart of the Costa Rican rain forest. There her investigation turns up secrets regarding global warming, corporate greed, and a deadly alternative fuel which could make the Earth as dry and lifeless as Mars. The question becomes, can she survive to alert the scientific community and will her voice be heard over the rumbling rebuttal of a corporate world power.
 

 

MICHELE SCOTT
 

TACKED TO DEATH is all about the world of polo, big money, murder and of course a little romance.

Michaela Bancroft has her hands full with opening a new tack shop with her best friend Camden, a charity polo match to ride in, and then the murder of polo equestrian Sterling Taber. It just so happens that Michaela’s fingerprints all over the murder weapon. With her boyfriend Detective Jude Davis away, Michaela needs all the help she can get to clear her name. Her pal Joe Pellegrino is there for her, along with her veterinarian Ethan Slater—the same veterinarian she fights feelings over and who is married to her nemesis.

With Michaela in trouble not only with the law but also with her heart where Ethan and Jude are concerned, she’s in for a wild ride. Things get even wilder when the killer decides she should be the next victim.

 

JOYCE & JIM LAVENE

Bestselling authors and North Carolina journalists Joyce and Jim Lavene are pleased to announce the fourth book in the Peggy Lee Garden Mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime, PERFECT POISON, May 2008. Each book in the series, (PRETTY POISON, FRUIT OF THE POISONED TREE and POISONED PETALS) has been a national bestseller, a Barnes and Noble top-pick, and has gone into multiple printings. Joyce also writes a syndicated garden column each week for local newspapers. The Lavenes are Master Gardeners and have worked with botanists in their state to save endangered wildflowers. The stories feature Dr. Peggy Lee, homicide detective's widow and contract forensic botanist for the Mecklenburg County Police who also runs a garden shop, the Potting Shed in Center City Charlotte. Peggy uses her knowledge of plants, especially poisonous plants, to help solve murder cases.

 

AMANDA STEVENS

A killer is on the prowl in New Orleans, leaving in his bloody wake tattooed victims and crime scenes desecrated by strange symbols and cloven footprints. When local 'ink-slinger' Sarah DeLaune is called in to look at the tattoos, she soon realizes that clues hidden within the intricate designs reveal the identity of the murderer, a man who has haunted her dreams since her sister's violent death fourteen years ago. But is this man real...or has he been summoned by her imagination to carry out her darkest wishes? Read The Devils Footprints by Amanda Stevens!

 

PATRICIA POTTER

 

A good deed gone awry.

Now that's an understatement for the heroine in "Catch A Shadow," by Patricia Potter.

Paramedic Kirke Palmer tumbles into a dark and treacherous world when she agrees to deliver a letter for a fatally injured hit-and-run victim.   And the only man who can help her is a shadowy ex-convict and possible traitor.    

"Catch A Shadow" is the latest romantic suspense by Patricia Potter.  Like her earlier offerings, it has won rave reviews from Romantic Times which gave it four and a half stars and said of the book:  "A master of both plot and character, Potter weaves together a story that both exciting and intense.   It's not to be missed."   Romance Reviews Today gave it a Perfect 10 along with a nomination for best book of the year.

 Published by Berkley Sensation, Patricia Potter is a six-time Rita Finalist and has won numerous awards, including Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year and numerous Reviewer Choice Awards.  Her last book won a starred review in Publisher's Weekly.

Like her heroine, she is a former newspaper reporter with an Atlanta daily newspaper.   She has more than three  million books in print.

 

 JOHN E. MANN

 ANGELO’S GUEST is John E. Mann’s third mystery novel. It reaches back as far as the Korean War and winds its way to the modern day world of Detective Joe Kepper. The story starts in Miami but most of the action takes place in or around our nation’s capital where high level officials with connections to the DEA decide on new approaches to the drug trade. A young delivery driver become ensnared in the drug trade and only Detective Joe Kepper can save him by causing him to become, Angelo’s Guest.

JOHN E. MANN is a retired Army officer who has been awarded more than thirty US and foreign decorations. They include The Silver Star, Three Legions of Merit, three bronze stars, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge, The Master Parachutist Badge, and the Glider Badge.

 

 

 

 

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BETTY JO TUCKER

I have some exciting news to report!  My book, Susan Sarandon: A True Maverick, received Honorable Mention in the Wild Card section at the 2007 New York Book Festival!  

Sponsored by J.M. Northern Media, this festival is designed to bring greater attention to worthy works of literature and help them have an impact beyond the grassroots level. Entries are judged according to the storytelling ability of the author and the potential of the book to win wider recognition in the publishing industry. Winners in 15 categories were recognized at a special awards ceremony in New York City.

I entered my book in the Wild Card section because it's NOT a traditional biography and because Susan Sarandon is a kind of wild card herself. I want to thank the New York Book Festival judges as well as the many people who made contributions to this book.

Betty Jo Tucker

 

HARRY and ELIZABETH LAWRENCE

 

We are very happy that our little romantic memoir, IT HAD TO BE US, received a nomination in The Romance Studio's fourth annual CUPID AND PSYCHE AWARDS program. The CAPA awards are given for excellence in romantic fiction, and although our TRC E-book does not qualify as "fiction," it was nominated for a Psyche Award, a category for romances that do not meet the nomination criteria but deserve special recognition. Now we know what people mean when they say "It's an honor to be nominated!" Congratulations to Joy Nash for her Psyche win this year.        
 

Remember, dear readers, you can order a free copy of  IT HAD TO BE US, which previously won first place in the E-Book category at the Hollywood Book Festival, by making a donation of any amount to the IMAGINATION LIBRARY at this link:: http://www.theromanceclub.com/imagination/default.htm

 

Happy Romance Reading! 

Harry and Elizabeth

 

 

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