Catanetworks award for 'A Secret Treasure'

I'm delighted to say that Ecataromance, the electronic publishing arm of Catanetworks, have given A Secret Treasure one of their Reviewers' Choice Awards for 2008. I'm really pleased with this, because A Secret Treasure is one of my quieter, sweeter stories. Details are here.

I've been tagged!

In the interest of spreading a little happiness, I've been tagged by Tiffany James at Armchair Heroines, so what can I do but pass it on?

Rules are simple; Link to the person who has tagged you. Write down six things that make you happy. Post the rules, tag six others and let them know you did it. Then tell the person when your entry is complete.

Six Things That Make Me Happy...

1. My husband.
2. Friends and family.
3. Yellow flowers, like this gerbera on my windowsill (even the dandelions in the lawn...)
4. Music.
5. Wallowing in a good book.
6. Striving to create the most moving and exciting love stories that I can.

Now I'm going to tag:

Francesca Prescott
Savanna Kougar
Linda Banche
Bekki Lynn
Lee Silver
Judah Raine

Blue Gold released this week

My historical adventure Blue Gold is released by Bookstrand this week (Tuesday, January 6). It's a mainstream historical set in ancient Egypt, with a romance at its heart. There will be a POD later, but it's available only as a download to start with. Details and an excerpt are here. I've posted a bit about the magical elements in Blue Gold at TitleMagic and a little on Egyptian love poetry at Happily Ever After.


If you're not too familiar with ancient Egypt, by the way, you can find out more from the British Museum or Wikipedia and check the latest news on the website of Dr. Zahi Hawass. The trouble is, the world of Pharaohs and pyramid-builders can be addictive...

Happily Ever After

As I'm sure you've guessed by now, I am a total romantic. I love the whole gamut of emotions and conflicts and stories and adventures of male-female romance. I adore it when the couple swear love to each other. I relish their commitment to each other.

I've joined a few fellow-authors in starting a blog celebrating traditional boy-girl romance with a happy ending. Happily Ever After has just launched today, so please pop over and give it a try!