Winner and Updates

You guys did a great job of cheering me up. I don't know why I let some yahoo get to me. I guess deep down I always want to think the best of people and when they disappoint, it's very disheartening.

There were an awful lot of good rhymes and stories, but I have to pick one winner. 

I dip my hand into the Fishbowl of Fate and the winner is...Linda Leszczuk.

Linda, email me your physical address and I'll send some 'poop' right over.

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The other day, I decided to update 'My Books' and put True Believers on top since it's about to come out. 

But then I wondered...what about Mistress Of The Stone? I need to mention that book and beg --er, ask for votes. So I browsed for shareable art and found a saucy wench to play the part of Luísa, the heroine in Mistress.

Pop over to My Books and let me know what you think. I know it's a little racy, but most of her is covered up. Does it look sexy and paranormal? 

I wish I found a similar picture for the hero, Xander Daltry. But so far none have done him justice. (I'm so picky!)

A couple of things occurred to me about this contest. Any one of the ten finalist manuscripts could win a contract, so they're all good. The real test is how much enthusiasm each author can muster for her book.

Is it a popularity contest? Most definitely.  

But I didn't enter this novel to see how popular I was (or wasn't). I entered it because I think it's one of the best stories I've written next to Apocalypse Rising, the sequel to Touch Of Fire.

Mistress is fun and cheeky, and yes, romantic. Wait til you get a load of the love scene excerpt. It smolders on the page! 

Unfortunately, it's the last excerpt in the challenges, so if I get voted off the island beforehand you won't see it. --Not right away anyway.

Even if Mistress doesn't win the contest, this is a book that will definitely sell. That's how sure I am of it. I can feel it in my bones.

Programming note on guest blogs: If I promised you a post, you will get it by October 11 unless I'm scheduled for November on your blog. I'm waiting for the contest link to go live so I can add it to each post.

Except for two posts, they're all done, so I'm in good shape.