Wicked Book Weekend 2015

Thoughts from Wicked Book Weekend 2015

Fort Lauderdale

Well, as far as book signings go and this being my first time attending….WOW is the word that comes to mind.

I’m at a loss for words to describe the enthusiasm, excitement and support that was in evidence at this event.

Apparently – women (because YES…99.9% of the crowd were female) loves them some romance authors!!!!!

My involvement for WBW was one of support for my fabulous, bad-ass daughter, the incomparable Ella Fox. When she unfurled her banner…the one that says USA Today Bestselling Author, I nearly had a pants-crapping moment! Watching her interact with readers who love her books, was a proud moment for this Mom.

We flew in my G’son at the last minute to help with the packing, unpacking and lugging around of the books, swag and general silliness that goes along with these events. He was…well, he was astonished at the numbers of people, the whole ‘autographing’ thing and the fervor with which readers gush over the books.

Here are a few pics from the day’s fun

That's me on the left and my daughter ~ Ella Fox at her table

 She's one of the Alphas on Top authors!

 Ella signing books!

I’ll be doing my very first signing in Boston on April 11^th….which happens to be my birthday! Was flabbergasted to be invited and now that I’ve seen how these things go, I’m even more honored to have been asked.

And - you can find me in Little Rock Arkansas in July for the 

So there you have it.....my first author/reader event. If you've never been to one, you're missing a wonderful opportunity to schmooze with authors and share book stories with readers.

And let's not forget the awesome Bloggers who come out and support this fantabulous community of Indie Authors.

Well done Wicked Book Weekend! Well done!

Oh yeah - and just for fun...here's a shot from my hotel room balcony

New Cover for Wilde Forever!

Well kids, looks like a re-launch for the first book in the Wilde Women series - WILDE FOREVER.

Check out the awesome new cover ~ an early Christmas present from my fantabulous and talented daughter...Ella Fox.

Wow! 

LOOKS FANTASTIC

It's a great story that got lots of 5 star reviews so......check it out! And let me know what you think of the new cover :-)

And here are the buy links!

Buy on AMAZON

Buy on BARNES & NOBLE

Buy on iTUNES

Buy on KOBO

Buy on SCRIB

Buy on INKTERA

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And so here we are!

Different time zone

Waving distance to the Pacific

Under the Desert Sun

Funny thing about a 2500 mile road trip ~ LOADS of time to think about characters, story development, new projects and how to connect with readers.

After face-planting last night and sleeping in this morning (I'm blaming the three time zone changes!) my first priority after diving mouth first into a vat of hot tea was to hunker down at the computer and pull a ton of stuff out of my brain....almost all of it centered around the next Wilde Women book.

Rhiann and Liam's story has been swirling in my thoughts for quite some time. Writing an Alpha bad boy requires a keen understanding of his history and how he got to be the man he became.  I like Liam's backstory. This guy has some SHIT in his past that makes him complicated, conflicted and yes.....slightly dangerous. Sometimes righting a wrong requires bending or completely shredding the rules. But when it comes to Rhiann Baron-Wilde, all that Alpha bad-assery and rule bending doesn't mean shit. Isn't that always the way?

I'm all over the map on a title for this story. My first outline was labeled Wilde Passion(s) but I've been losing enthusiasm for that and toying with Wilde Heart. ::heavy sigh:: Wish there was a way to poll readers and ask them what they think! 

Had planned a much longer post but to be honest.....Rhiann's story is knocking on my brain and all I want to do is write, write, WRITE!!!!!

Oh yeah and ALWAYS~a Family Justice Novel Book 1 is up on the queue for publication any damn day! Ahhh, my Justice boys. LOVE them~ they're never far from my thoughts. It's nerve-wracking when a follow-up story is about to go into reader's hands. The response to Cameron, Draegyn and Alex has been thrilling for this first time author and I want to do right by them.

And as if that isn't enough ..... moving cross country on a wing and a prayer/writing a new story/publishing a Justice book....I'm reading my ass off too! Right now my Kindle feels like it weighs a ton from all the books I've downloaded. I'm currently reading a delicious story from Penny Watson [part of a series that I highly recommend] called Sweet Adventure. Then there's Megan Crane's Coming Home for Christmas, Cowboy to crack open. 

My Writer's Life continues from a different location.......

Onward~

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