I’m at the Samhain blog today talking about finding the bright side. Stop by and share your thoughts!

Another day of happy news. My contract from Samhain for my Christmas novella arrived today!

My Christmas Wish is my first contemporary. It’s a story of sacrifice, dreams, and love deep enough to let someone go – and what happens when that person comes back to you. I can’t wait to share it with you!

And my hero is a sexy Cajun nightclub owner. So you know this is going to be one hot story!

I’m running into difficulty with buying a used washer. Is it really that hard to find a washing machine that fits in a space 26 3/4″ but does large loads? Evidently. All the ads I’ve followed through on at Craigslist have resulted in “sorry, my machine won’t fit in that space.” I may have to buy new after all.

My post on Wednesday – you did check the date when you read it, right? ‘k. Just making sure.

I’m over at the Samhain blog today, talking about Surviving Spring Break. If you have any tips come let me know – or even if you just want to offer some support. I’ve got 3 more days to live through.

And now I need to go cruise the Craigslist ads one more time before I give up and go appliance shopping.

Samhain’s fabutastic Executive Editor, Angela James, has put together a reader’s survey to pick the best favorite books and covers of 2008 and “all time”.

Now, I’m not saying you have to vote for me.  But if you thought Hunting the Huntress was the best Samhain book of 2008, then please do take the time to let her know.  And I loved the gorgeous cover Dawn Seewer gave me –