Finish the Book blues...not!

So when I usually finish a book, I go through kind of a bluesy period, where I kind of sit around. I don't mope (exactly), but I *do* just kind of veg for at least two weeks, almost like a period of mourning.

For some reason, after finishing Redemption, I'm rarin' to go. Since I sent it to my first crit partner on Saturday night, I've pumped out 2K on View to a Kill, and 1K on Sea of Dreams.

What in the heck's up with that? It's not like I don't love the characters from Redemption, I do! Maybe this shows that I've hit a different stride as an author...with my writing schedule as it is right now, this year I've written Ends of the Earth, Redemption, and am on tap to finish Sea of Dreams, and with any kind of luck, View to a Kill... I dunno, but I'm not arguing!

Terri/Keira

Clowns and such...

So my friend Rinda (over at The Write Snark) did a post on clowns that had me totally cracking up because she mentioned Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Way back in the day, my Dad worked on this movie (as Key Grip). I remember going home for a visit and seeing the script lying on the coffee table, so picked it up. It *would* have been a semi-decent "C" movie if they'd done it right, but no dice *g*. Both of us shuddered when he got the pre-release videotape.

Every now and again I head someone talking about it and can't believe there's an actual following of this movie! For anyone who's interested, they shot most of it at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and in a Watsonville (CA) warehouse.

Even funnier was that the Chiodo brothers (who made the movie) had rented out a whole block of rooms at a Holiday Inn (at least I think that's what it was...to many moons ago), and my Dad gave me and my buds the key to his room when he went home for the weekend to Mariposa so we could explore Santa Cruz. So we go cruising up, and there's the freakin' ice cream truck from the shoot sitting in the parking lot! It's still one of those surreal moments whenever I see the movie...which of course I bought for $4.99 from Wally World in DVD format--one for myself and one as a joke gift for my Dad *g*.

Talk atcha later, my little piroskis!

Terri/Keira

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Terri/Keira

Book of the Week...Heart of a Dragon, Gena Showalter

Sigh. What a FABULOUS book! I love Gena Showalter’s work, and Heart of the Dragon is quite possibly her best yet. Hot and tender in equal measures, this is fantasy romance at its very best. Grace Carlyle has been searching for something for years…fulfillment. As a flight attendant, she’s been all over the world, and done things that most haven’t. But there’s still something missing. When her brother disappears in the Amazon, she flies down to hunt for him, taking with her the jeweled necklace he sent her in his last letter. Darius en Kragin is a dragon-warrior, Guardian of the Mist. Fated to kill any who enter the portal to Atlantis, he’s spent three hundred years shutting down his heart in order to do his duty. When Grace stumbles through the mist, he’s dumbfounded by the emotions she awakes in him, and finds himself unable to do the one thing he’s good at – killing her. When men from the Argonauts, Grace’s brother’s company, infiltrate another portal and ally themselves with the vampires, its war, for humans can not be allowed into Atlantis. Filled with fabulous creatures and an interesting take on the legend of Atlantis, this is one of those stories you won’t be able to put down once you pick it up…schedule some downtime and dive in!

Back at the casa & happy Father's Day!!

To start with -- happy Father's day to all you Dads out there!!! Hope you've got your feet up, beer in hand, and are watching the soccer match or baseball game, or whatever!

Had a fabooo time with my RWA chapters sisters yesterday http://www.okrwa.com, and then had to say a tearful goodbye to our best friends, who are leaving Oklahoma City for Charleston (yeah, I know, horrible, horrible move for them VBG). This is the second time we've been stationed together, and I remember crying like a baby when we left for the Azores...heck, at least we're on the same continent this time!! Didn't stop me from fogging up my sunglasses this time around tho...

So I'm in my meeting yesterday and we're all congratulating my buddy Cindy Marolt on her pending big news (we should know more by Tuesday at the latest) when the freakin' power goes out... Our meeting room is right next door to the mall security office, so the very polite officer sticks his head in the door and says, "Are you ladies gonna be okay?" at which point I, being a complete A-type loudmouth replied "We're romance writers, we work best in the dark!" He mumbled something, and if we'd been able to actually see his face, I'm sure he would have been purple with embarrassment. It was still kinda fun to!! LOL

Oh, and I won an awesome cool coffee mug that my friend Rinda made (see her blog The Write Snark in my links), that says "My heroines aren't the only ones who kick ass!" I LOVE it!

In other news, I wrote "the end" on my current work in progress (yeah!!!!), so once I get the go-ahead from my publisher, will be putting out an excerpt and such both here and on the main site.

Well, that's pretty much it for me today...off to call my Pop!

Terri/Keira

Book of the Week...Most Wanted Woman, Magge Price

Okay gang, back to our regularly scheduled programming ;), especially now that I'm back for a bit!

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Most Wanted Woman
Maggie Price

Sigh. I know I’ve said it before, but Maggie Price writes the *perfect* book. Her pacing and character development are always spot-on and this story is no exception.

When Josh McCall heads to the family home in Sundown, Texas, he’s immediately intrigued by sexy bartender Regan Ford. The cop in him wants to delve deep into the enigma Regan presents, especially since the woman with no past is so closely tied to Etta, a long-time family friend. Regan has a reason for distrusting cops, and a reason for being on the run…she’s hiding from a sadistic New Orleans cop who’s framed her for the murder of her fiancé. As always, Price makes her story sing with genuine emotion and suspense, using her past as a crime analyst to infuse the tale with sharp, biting realism. Buy this one now and prepare to be sucked into a tale of love and redemption that’ll keep you up long past bedtime.

Back from the road…

Howdy doody! I’m back from my life on the road (finally!). Had another interesting plane companion (what is it with me and cute young college dudes?) on the way down to San Antonio…he’d just come back from Chicago and got to see the Cubbies play, so we pretty much talked baseball the whole flight. And of course I told him I was an author of girly smut ;) , which he was suitably impressed with.

When it came to the actual “work” part of it, I got to meet up with two of the docs that I knew in the Azores and hadn’t seen in over than ten years (yikes!), and one of the guys who was a squadron commander at my current base a few years ago.

I didn’t get much work done (San Antone is too much fun to play in), but I did find an absolutely hysterical blog you just have to check out if you like good book reviews and funny cover snarks. Check it out if you get a chance at: http://dionnegalace.com/covers/

In other news, I got a great review from Fallen Angels for Ends of the Earth…

When Chloe and Logan’s paths cross, readers are rewarded with passion and power. Their remorse and drive to make amends is touching. The plot is rich in magic, action, and conflict. The pacing is sure to keep readers interested while also letting them appreciate the love scenes and friendship between Chloe and Logan. Ms. Ramsay brings things to a wonderful close and sets the stage for what should be another great addition to this series. I look forward to the next installment. -- Amanda

Other than that, I’m just hangin’ out, working on my current project (more on that coming soon—promise!) and trying to stay cool.

I’ll post a book review in the next day or so for your reading enjoyment!

Talk atcha soon…

Terri/Keira

Guest Blogger ... Gena Showalter!!!!!

Enslave Me Sweetly by Gena Showalter

She has the heart of a killer, and the body of an angel. . .

Eden Black walks among humans, protecting them from the murderous evil of other-worlders who abduct and enslave. And though she appears to be human herself, Eden is an alien, a Raka, distinguished by her golden hair and skin, and gifted with the ominous ability to kill without remorse and with total accuracy. That is, until the fateful night she has one shot to eliminate her target, a human slaver and misses.

Failure is not in Eden's vocabulary. Neither is partner--but that's what she is forcibly assigned after recovering from her disastrous mission. A sexy, steely-nerved human agent, Lucius Adaire enjoys nothing more than sparking the fury and rousing the desire of the fiery female assassin to proud to admit defeat. Locked in an assignment they cannot afford to lose, Lucius and Eden find themselves bound in two high-stakes, heart-pounding games: the dangerous web of kill or be killed, and the erotic dance of seduction. . . ??

Showalter first demonstrated her skill at blending sizzling romance and nail-biting suspense set in a convincing futuristic society in Awaken Me Darkly (2005). She now continues the roller-coaster-like adventure in an equally entertaining tale that will please a wide cross section of readers. *Starred Review* Booklist.

Order your copy from Amazon ?Barnes and Noble, o ?BooksAMillion.

For more information, visit Gena?s website at http://www.genashowalter.com and her blog at?http://www.genashowalter.blogspot.com/