Song of the Week - "Animal" by Neon Trees

Whew!  What a week this has been!  It feels like I've been on the move nonstop, but I can hardly remember what I've done.  This whole week in my travels around town, I kept hearing "Animal" by Neon Trees on the radio.  I first heard it a few weeks ago and thought is was pretty catchy, but this week, it seemed no matter what radio station I turned on, I'd hear it at least twice a day.  I haven't heard any of their other material yet, but if what I read about them on Wikipedia is accurate, this is the first single off their first full-length album, Habits, which just came out this year.  With how hooky the chorus is for this song and with how its been chasing me all week, I thought I'd make it my Song of the Week.  Now, I just have to find a few minutes to check out the rest of their material!

Weekly Inspiration - Sweet Moments

Being an author of erotic romance, with romance the heavy focus of my stories, means trying to capture those beautiful, tender moments between two people as they grow in their affection and love for each other.  For inspiration this week, I thought I'd put up a few pics that I think capture these moments.  Those times of gentle embraces, soft caresses, comfort, and connection.

Song of the Week - "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett

In celebration of Halloween this weekend, I just had to put up "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett for the Song of the Week.  You just can't have Halloween without listening to this song at least once.  And I saw this video YouTube and thought it was really cute :-)

Here's wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween weekend!

CONQUEST is an EPIC Awards finalist!!

Last night, I received an email that still has me spinning, bouncing, and happy dancing.  My m/m rock star novel, CONQUEST, is a finalist for the 2011 EPIC ebook Awards Competition™!  The Eppies are one of the largest and most prestigious awards a book in ebook format can receive.  To final is an honor beyond honor.  I keep going back to the email, thinking I must have dreamed it, but every time the email is still there and the words are still the same, CONQUEST is a finalist.  Ecstatic doesn't even begin to cover how excited I am about this!  Winners will be announced in March 2011 at a ceremony in Williamsburg, Virginia.

But you know, Conquest didn't get to this point alone.  It's all thanks to the support of my readers, the hours of hard work from my editor, my publisher's faith in me, and the judges who took their time to read it.  And of course, I can't let my main character, Jesse Alexander, get away without a thank you.  It's his story after all, and I'm grateful to have been able to tell it.  Thank you, so very much, to everyone who has helped me achieve this honor!

Weekly Inspiration - Edilson Nascimento

Last week was a crazy one and I missed posting any inspiration!  Sorry!  So I'm going to try and make up for it by presenting Brazilian model, Edilson Nascimento.  If the words "Brazilian" and "model" side by side aren't inspiration enough, just take a look at him and he's sure to get your imagination going.  I couldn't track down a website for him, but he's ALL over the Internet.  Just do a Google search on his name and you'll get page after page featuring him, and pics galore with him showing a lot more than what I've posted here.  So, here's hoping he makes up for my incompetence in missing last week's inspiration ;-)