It's been a long while since I've post! I've been busy writing Guarding the Quarterback and I am halfway there. I thought I revive my Quotes by Famous Women series. Since it was her birthday the other day, Hedy Lemarr is the perfect woman to reboot these posts!
Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don't have time to teach him. - Hedy Lemarr Any girl can look glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid. - Hedy Lemarr American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook. - Hedy Lemarr Dirt makes a man look masculine. Let your hair blow in the wind, and all that. It's OK. All you have to do is look neat when you have to look neat. - Hedy Lamarr
I'm in the process of updating the outside of our house. We took down a huge tree that after 25plus years had torn up the driveway. It was a beautiful tree and I hugged it before it was cut down. But it was a good thing we did. The tree was rotting on the inside. So better a controlled cut down versus it falling on the house. My husband wanted the driveway widen and it led to this...
The driveway is now leveled and graveled and next week the blacktop will go in. My husband is building a retaining wall. I'll post pics when its done.
Meanwhile, I'm starting a new series called Champions of the Heart. The genre is still sports romance but I'm building the series so I can write about the other sports that I love. The series will focus on the New York sports scene. The first book will be about football though. The team, the New York Kings are the cross town rivals of my Fantasy Football Romance series, the New York Cougars - kind of like the Giants and Jets of NY. I thought it would be a nice bridge between the two series!
And along with my makeovers at home and in my books - the heroine of my next book, Alexa Reeves will also be getting a makeover!
I'm really excited about this book and Champions of the Heart!
Do you ever get restless to start over? Or to make over a room in your house?
I'll be holding onto summer for a few more days but...
I went to the Train concert up at Bethel Woods (original Woodstock Site) with my niece Kristen. We had the VIP experience. 4th row and met some of the guys in the band. I also went to see Florida Georgia Line with another niece. No VIP tickets - redneck seats on the lawn - LOL!
I attended the Romance Writers of America conference and signed books at the Literacy Book Fair.
Then I spent a week at Pt. Pleasant with my sister! It was a perfect beach weather.
Here are a couple of pics...
"Were with the band...
My Red Carpet pose
We are VIPs
at Florida Georgia Line with my niece.
out to dinner in NYC with fab writers Yolanda and Alison
My flyer for the signing
RESEARCH
my sister and I at Pt Pleasant
Summer is not over yet and I still have the Van Halen concert coming up. What did you do on your summer vacation?
Today we are featuring the
cover reveal for the HOT IN THE HAMPTONS series! This series includes the
titles SUMMER SINS by Jennifer Probst, SUMMER DREAMING by Liz Matis, and SUMMER
TEMPTATION by Wendy S. Marcus.
The
HOT IN THE HAMPTONS series
will be released August 4th, 2015.
Blurb:
I’m looking for a hero. Not.
You’d
think as a new college grad I’d be looking for
the perfect job and the perfect man. Well, I’m
not. Summer is here and instead of plotting my future, I’m playing in the Hamptons with my two best
friends. Sun and sex is all I’m
looking for. Then I meet Sean Dempsey,
my fantasy lifeguard in the flesh. But he is more than just a hot bod with a
whistle. And after he makes a daring save, I’m
thinking a hero is exactly what I’ve
been looking for all along.
To the rescue...
By day I guard the beaches in the
Hamptons, by night I’ve had my fair
share of summer flings. Then I meet Kelsey Mitchell, a girl with eyes like the
setting
sun and I burn for more. Something I
have no right to ask of her...forever.
Love burns hotter in
the Hamptons. Come play.
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Blurb:
Summer fun before my
wedding...
I have one goal this summer. Hang with
my besties for some much needed sun, sand, and relaxation while I put the final
touches on my idyllic wedding. I didn't count on meeting a smart-mouthed, bad
boy biker whose gaze burns hotter than a beach bonfire. I never planned to lose
myself, body and soul, and question my entire future. Now, I have to make a
choice that’s tearing me
apart, and could shatter the lives of the two men I love...
Turns into summer
sins....
I have one goal this summer. CHILL. Do
nothing. Nada. I need simple before I have to head into Manhattan to take on a
high powered position on Wall Street. I didn't count on a dark haired, inky-
eyed spitfire who'd spin my world upside down, or make me burn for things I
never thought I wanted. I vowed to make her my summer fling, but had no idea
she was claimed by another. And now that she possessed not only my body but my
soul, the stakes are too high for me to lose her...
Love burns hotter in
the Hamptons. Come play.
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Blurb:
Meet Leigh DeGray...
After graduating college with honors and landing the
job of my dreams in New York City, I’m
off
to The Hamptons to spend the summer with my two best
friends.
My life seems perfect, right? It’s not. The truth is, I have a secret that may
make the future I’d planned so
carefully completely fall apart. A hot summer romance is the absolute last
thing I’m looking for...
Until I meet a man who tempts me like no other and shows me a hot summer
romance is exactly what I need.
Meet Nick Kenzy...
After two years of working my ass
off as a Wall Street analyst, I’m out of a job, with no warning, no
thank you, and no severance. Am I angry? You’re
damn right I
am. So when I head to the Hamptons for the weekend to
spend time with my granddad, I plan to regroup and relax before I return to the
city to hit the job search hard. I don’t
need any distractions. Then I meet Leigh. Suddenly, a summer temptation makes
me question everything I want for my future...
For each book that gets to 500 adds, 5 pages of that novella will
be released! 10 pages will be released after 1000 adds, and 15 pages after 1500
adds! So, spread the word and be sure to add each book to your goodreads list.
I'm honored to be part of the RWA's Readers For Life Autographing. I'll be signing The Quarterback Sneak. If you are in NYC on July 22 stop by the Marriott Hotel and say hello. It's all for a great cause!
