Insane?

E. Ayers swears there’s a fine line between authorship and insanity as characters come alive, and strongly believes that you can’t write about a character until you know how they drink their coffee. Visit www.ayersbooks.com and read a free novella.

Contest winner!

I appreciate all the people who stopped by my blog or contest page to drop a line about your favorite hero. In thanks, all these people have won a small goody bag.

Tammie Garcia.
rvds_angel21
ladymagnolia99
jeffries_denise
tonibonita
harrietbowen…
mlemons36 Marguerite
radiah12321 Radiah Hubbert
wendi0909 Wendi
tlsuga1

And the grand prize winner of the T-shirt or the cap is
ladymagnolia99

Everyone listed, please email me privately with your mailing addresses and I’ll get them in the mail ASAP. Lady Magnolia, I’ll also need your shirt size.

I’m looking forard to more exchanges in the future.

Don’t forget Slam Jam~

It’s in Chicago this year, and I’ll be there! I hope to meet you there. Here’s a link to Slam Jam’s newsletter so that you can keep up with all the exciting events that are planned.

http://www.romanceslamjam.org/Conference/Newsletter/newsletter.htm

Book Reading in Chesapeake

Last week my reading at Russell Memorial Library was a memorable experience. I’m a reluctant public speaker at best but I do love reading good books to folks.  Even if it’s my own!  I read from Bodyguard and Who’s That Lady?

 

There were 3 other authors in addition to me and I loved each of their readings too.

 

Yvette Hines read from The Marriage Clause. It’s about an arranged marriage between two wealthy, powerful families. Chantal and Stephan are so wonderful you just want them to get together ASAP! But the problems they face are real and will keep you on the edge of your seat rooting for them.

 

Crystal B. Bright  read from her novel Revamped. The hero is a vampire with Obsessive/ compulsive Disorder. A vampire who can’t feed because of his fear of germs! Talk about funny! He commandeers the heroines services as a therapist to help him out. But Elaine has her own problems. And she’s not about to get involved with Seth and his crazy friends. This book is hilarious as well as sexy. Yum!

 

Jonathan Queen’s book is called Don’t Blame Me: The Convict Chronicles. This is based on his experiences in the federal prison. He has turned his life around and now uses his many talents to help youth. This book is awesome–eye opening and inspiring. You’ve gotta read it.

 

All three of these books will be well worth your time. They’re all available on Amazon.com or you local bookstore. I’ve included links to their websites so you can find out more about their work.

Who Reads Romance Novels?

WHO READS ROMANCE?
Surveys find that :
most readers attended or graduated from college and more than half work outside the home.
Most romance fiction readers are between 31 and 40 years of age
Romance readers come from all races, all walks of life, all income levels.
About 41 million people read a romance in the past year, including 3.5 million men (about nine percent).
Seventy-seven percent of romance readers are Caucasian, 11 percent are African-American, and nine percent are Hispanic.