RWA 2011 in NYC - Part V

Okay, I think this post will be the last of the recaps! Yay! Can you imagine if I'd have squeeze everything in one or two posts? Yeah, I can't either.


Day 7

Friday was the last day of the conference :( It was a bit sad, but at the same time, lots of exciting stuff. The first thing on the agenda was publisher signings, yay!! It was Berkley vs Ballantine and I opted for Berkley, as it is one of my favorite publishers :) Guess who was in line with me? Jennifer Estep!! Not surprisingly, the room was packed - not only with fans, but authors as well! :) And of course books LOL. One of the things I like best about these publisher signings is the surprise element. You don't know who will be there and who won't. Oh, you can make an educated guess based on authors you've seen and who attended the Literacy Signing, but still... One author that I did not know would  be there was Lisa Dale and when I saw her - or more specifically her book - I stopped dead LOL. Ms Dale is one of Hilcia's favorite author so I had to get a copy :) I also came prepared with my copy of Nightfall for Ann Aguirre to sign and Ames' copy of Kiss of Snow for Ms Singh :)

Julie James - Jodi Thomas - Lisa Dale

Nalini Singh and assistant (?) - Ann Aguirre and Carrie Lofty

As you can imagine based on my loot, I did spend a lot of time at Berkley's signing :) By the time I made it to Ballantine's, many authors had run out of books. This is the risk you incur as you can't be in two places at once. However, by that time, I'd already collected so many books that it didn't feel like a loss to have "missed" Ballantine's signing. And I still got to meet some authors which really, is the most important :)

Madeline Hunter - Keri Arthur

 There was only an hour before the next publisher signings started and so I went to the room to empty my bag and then, went to the bar to see who I could run into :) I'm pretty sure I got to meet up with Kristie and Wendy :)

Jennifer Echols

Now, that session of publisher signings was really a tough choice, because you had New American Library vs Simon & Schuster vs Kensington. Wendy headed off to Kensington and in the end, Kristie and I lined up for New American Library. My reason for choosing New American Library over Simon & Schuster is because I really wanted to make sure that I'd meet Emma Wildes and I've held off buying her newest release One Whisper Away. Unfortunately, it's only after entering the room that I found out that Ms Wildes didn't make it to the conference due to unexpected circumstances :( Bummer. But I still got the book :) In the end though, I'm happy I got to go to New American Library, because most of the authors I wanted to meet at Simon & Schuster, I already had their books and have met them during the conference. Although one of the biggest yay moment of the day was meeting Jennifer Echols and finding that she had Love Story, her newest release, at the signing  :)  I did swing by Kensington's signing, but I arrived really late and they had been cleaned out and authors were leaving. However, I found out from Wendy that this was the first time in years they had held a signing, so I didn't feel too bad either.

After the signing, Wendy, Kristie and I went for lunch... to Junior's LOL. There is something to say about proximity, really. And this time around, Kristie and Wendy were determined to have dessert: famous cheesecake :) For some reasons, I wasn't too hungry that day (which believe me, is rare)... but I did get some bites of Wendy and Kristie's :)

 Now, here where it starts being a blur. I'm pretty sure that after lunch, I went to a workshop which was given by Victoria Alexander, Stephanie Laurens and an editor. The topic was something about historical romance - what is historical and why is it so popular (I think).  For example, would a story taking place during WW II considered historical romance or not? It was a nice workshop. I didn't stay afterwards to meet the authors or take picture, because I had to rush to the next publisher signings which was Grand Central Publishing vs. Samhain. I went for Grand Central Publishing. While I was waiting in line, Rosie joined me... She want to see Carolyn Jewel again :) I have to admit, out of all the publisher signing, I thought Grand Central's was the most generous... and that says something about their generosity, really. But can you imagine? Every author had not only their most recent release, but also a few books of their backlist!! Let see, Roxanne St. Claire had all three books of her new trilogies, Karen Rose had 5 books on her table, from Die for Me to Silent Scream, Ms Jewel had her last two releases, etc. I mean, seriously, that is A LOT of books! Most impressed :) During the signing, I did take a few minutes to chat with Ms Rose... Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture! Ugh. Anyway, definitively an awesome signing. At the end of it, I saw Wendy and she told me to go to Samhain because there were lots of books :) Now, I'm not a big fan of erotica romance... but I did go :) Got to meet Maya Banks, Vivian Arend and said hello once more to K.A. Mitchell. And during the signing, I ran into Gennita Low :)

Grand Central Publishing and Samhain signings were the last sessions of RWA that I attended. Looking back now, I regret not having gone to more workshops :( I think that I was a bit too overwhelmed before and after I arrived to the conference to really take a look at the workshops and their speakers. Next time, I sure won't! There were a few hours before the RITA awards and I think everyone was a bit down. Everyone has been running on very little sleep, the conference was about to end, etc. I know that Wendy and Rosie went to ship their books home. Lucky me, I was taking everything home in my car... but that still meant I had to pack ^_^;

Good thing in the end that I took the boxes that were offered. Although I had to get another one from Business Center. While I was packing, guess what Kristie and my sister were doing? Napping! Yep. My sister had woken up early that morning to see if she could get stand-by tickets for Jimmy Fallon's show - unfortunately, no. Then, she went to explore Central Park a bit more. Quite frankly, I was surprised to find her in the room when I came back... but she came to charge her batteries before going to Broadway theaters and get more autographs from the cast of Billy Elliott and The Normal Heart :) As for Kristie, she was very good book-wise during this conference and that meant she had less to pack and more time to rest. Smart lady, really :) Although I had to admit, I did really good and by the time we had to get ready for the RITA awards, I was almost done! :)

I debated wearing high heels or not for the RITA awards... I was one of the few left that still felt good standing on her feet LOL. I decided that I should suffer for beauty - yes, I can be vain LOL. I made it to the elevators and it was taking them forever to get to our floor. I haven't told you about the elevators at the Marriott Marquis. They're special. Outside of the elevators, instead of having buttons for up and down, you have a number keypad. So you push the floor which you want to go to and it will tell you which elevator to wait for... However, there's no floor indicators and you have no idea how long you have to wait... and some times, it can be really long! Some people on our floor had been waiting for 10 minutes already... and that's when I decided: screw it. I went back to the room and changed for my flats LOL. There was no way I could have climbed up and down the stairs with high heels ^_^;

During the RITA Awards, I sat with Wendy, Kristie and Sarah. There were other people at the table, but I can't remember who ^_^; Sorry! Anyway, the RITA awards were great :) Loved seeing everyone decked out in their nice clothes. However, what I liked most is that I had read most of the winners!! Jodi Thomas, Karen Rose, Sherry Thomas, Jill Shalvis and so on... and Sharon Sala got the lifetime achievement award. And some of the acceptance speeches were really good :)  Definitively best award ceremony for me!! :)

Meg Cabot as emcee - Julia Quinn, one of the award presenter

Jodi Thomas

Karen Rose - Sharon Sala

After the RITA awards, I went to Rosie and Lisabea's room to return Lisabea's camera that I had appropriated for the past two days. Rosie was planning to attend the awards, but didn't feel very good after her trip to the post office. I found both of them in beds with their clothes still on LOL. I stayed on for another chatting with Rosie :) I say with Rosie, because Lisabea had fallen asleep on me in the middle LOL. Poor her, I don't think she had recovered from jet lag ^_^; I wanted to stay longer to hang out with Rosie, but I also wanted to go to the bar. I knew everyone was there and it might have been my last chance to see them. And indeed, not long after I got to the bar, it was time for goodbyes :( Everyone was going back to their room - not only to get some sleep, but also to finish packing.

Day 8 

The next morning Kristie was checking out at 10am and me, car service was coming to pick us up at 10.30am. Still, I was ready - had everything packed and waiting :) Rosie and Lisabea came to our room to say goodbye to Kristie, so I got to chat a bit more with them :) Then, it was soon time for Kristie to leave. Me? Well I finally came to my sense and realize it was pretty impossible for my sister and I to carry all our luggage down ^_^; So I called a bellman and waited... and waited. And I was getting really nervous, because it was 10.10am and the car was picking us up at 10.30!! Yeah, I was so nervous that I started bringing all the luggage to the elevator... 2 suitcases, 3 boxes of books, 1 backpack, 1 duffel bag and 2 tote bags. Not the brightest idea ^_^; When I called to check out, I asked again for the bellman - they said they never received my demand... but luckily for me, the bellman arrived promptly and at 10.30am I was downstairs waiting.... and I ran into Rosie and Wendy! So I got to say a last goodbye! :)

Once we arrived to Hilcia, she was nice enough to help me prepared some packages and accompany me to the post office. Seriously, it's great that post offices are opened on Saturday in the States! Indeed, I had some books to send to some friends in the States and figured shipping would be cheaper :) And I was right. While I was at the post office, I had left my sister behind to pay for pizza for lunch :) After we came back from the post office, my sister, Hilcia's husband and I convinced Hilcia to come and do some more shopping with us :) She was going to stay home to read a book to review on July 4th. I mean, seriously?! LOL. Who's going to blog on July 4th? Who's going to read a review on July 4th? Everyone would be too busy :) In the end, she caved LOL and we went to Jersey Gardens Mall. I think we shopped another 4 hours LOL. Poor Hilcia :)

By the time we came home, it was time for supper and I had already decreed that I was treating Hilcia's family out... Guess where we went? Of course, Coach House Diner :) We had a great time and great food :)

That last night in New Jersey, I didn't stay with Hilcia and her family. Instead, I moved to a hotel 10-15 minutes away from her place, because my friends had decided they wanted to get away and decided to come to NYC as well :) So I met up with them so we could all go home together :) That's how I got to go to Walmart and buy some books :)

And there you have it, my trip to NYC in all its glory details! Hope you have enjoyed the recaps! :)

RWA 2011 in NYC - Part IV

All right, let see how far I get today :)


Day 6

Thursday was a good day. It first started with another sweep of the Goodie room - just to see if there was anything new :) Then, I made my way to the 5th floor where the publisher signings were taking place. I showed up 30 minutes before the signing started, but I wasn't really early. Actually, when I was in the elevator on my way to the Goodie room (4th floor), I  could already see the waiting lines forming LOL. I think everyone was looking forward to the publisher signings :) And that's good because it meant I was in good company :)

Now, the way the schedule is prepared, there is always at least 2 publisher signings going on at the same time as well as workshops and these signings are 1 hour each. I think they plan it that way so less people will attend the signings... because there is only so much books a publisher can give away, right? So Thursday morning, I had to choose between Avon and Harlequin. That was a really difficult choice as I enjoy books from both publishers a lot... However, in the end, I decided to attend Avon's because prior to April, Avon books were priced 10.99$ CDN. Let just say it's a bit expensive to try new authors.

While waiting, the hotel staff was distributing boxes (the ones books came in during shipment) and I grabbed one. Trust me, if you're going to go to every author, you need one or even better would have been a large tote bag (it gets less in the way in my opinion). However, I was too excited that morning and figured I could carry it all in my hands so I came down empty-hand. Yeah, what was I thinking?!? LOL. There was also a hotel security guy that was managing the line-up. At first, he asked us to make 2 lines and later, 4 lines. I think we were taking up a lot of space and it was for other guests to circulate better. Once the door opened, it wasn't really a stampede, but everyone was excited to get in the room. When I passed by the security guy, I asked him if he was scared, because let's face it... it was a lot of excited women LOL. He was frank enough to admit: "A little." LOL.

By now, you've all seen my haul and if not, it's here. Almost two weeks later, I have to admit the whole experience is a bit of a blur ^_^; I remembered getting in the room and the first author I went to was Maya Rodale because I wanted A Tale of Two Lovers. After that? I can't remember. Well yes, I can remember the authors from the books I got, but the order I visited them? Not really. I do remember my strategy though: hit the authors I absolutely wanted to meet or get books from first, and then circle the room one or two times to be sure I didn't miss anything. The great thing about Avon's signing is that the authors were sitting in alphabetical order and it made it easy to locate them. The most difficult though at publisher signings was keeping track of who I wanted to see and whom I've seen already. Case in point, I walked up to Anne Mallory and asked for her books; she looked at me and told me: "You've already come to me earlier." Oups ^_^; All in all, I really liked Avon's signing because most of their authors were present and the publisher had brought in a lot of books.

When I came out of the Avon's signing, there was still time to make it to Harlequin's and can I say it was a great decision to put them side by side? :) In Harlequin, I was really happy to meet Andrea Kane and Robyn Carr. In past conferences, Rosie had gotten me some signed books by Ms Carr, but actually meeting her was great. Some of my favorite authors, I did not go to either because I've seen them at the Literacy Autographing or because I already had the books... But looking back, I should have gone to them anyway, just to talk to them. That is definitively something I will do next year! At one point, I was tired of lugging the box so I hid it under a table - good thing there were tablecloth! LOL.

After the publisher signings, I went back to the room to put down all the books and went to the bar. Yeah, you've figured it by now, the bar is the hanging out/gathering/meeting up place. On my way to the bar, I ran into Rosie and Lisabea at Starbucks and so got myself a nice green tea frappuccino. We found Kristie, Wendy and Sarah at a table and just hung out till it was time for the Award Luncheon. We pretty much sat in the same corner we were the previous day and this time, the speakers worked. We were served lunch (chicken again) and then, the awards start. It was a pleasant surprised that the first award was Wendy's Librarian of the Year. Woohoo!! I have to say, I loved her speech!! It was great and fun :) Oh and of course, as an award recipient, Wendy was sitting at a different table and guess who was next to her? Linda Howard!! Yes!! Lucky her, right? Ms Howard was also receiving an award, but unfortunately, her acceptance speech was cut short because we were running out of time which let me tell you was a pity because the two minutes she was up there were really entertaining!! Finally, Sherrilyn Kenyon took up the state as the keynote speaker and her speech was really powerful and full of emotions.

Now, I took tons of pictures of the luncheon... with Wendy's camera LOL. My sister was doing some sight-seeing, so she took the camera with her... So if you want some more pictures, ask Wendy! :)

Edit:  I added the pictures!

Once lunch was over, I made my way to the next publishers signings. This time, the choice was between St. Martin's Press and Sourcebooks. It was a no-brainer for me: St. Martin's Press. The set-up was different with the authors tables lining the walls instead of being in rows, leaving a lot more space in the middle of the room. Given the number of authors that St. Martin's Press had, I think the set-up was really good :) The only thing that would have made it better would have been signs over the authors' heads to indicate who was who. As it is, we had to make our way through the lines and crowds to see what books were on the tables to know who the authors was. So, I had heard before lunch from Wendy that Lisa Kleypas was in the house. She was not there for the Literacy Signing, but did attend St. Martin's Press party the night before. Some time during the St. Martin's Press signing, I saw Rosie and Lisabea waiting in line for someone and walked up to them, curious to see for whom they were waiting for. Yes, it turned out to be Lisa Kleypas!! I was really happy to meet her, because I know she's on sabbatical this year.

See the nice picture of Lisabea, Lisa Kleypas and Rosie that I took? And look how Lisabea thanked me!! Anyone good with Photoshop? LOL. Anyway, meeting Ms Kleypas was definitively a highlight for me at the St. Martin's Press signing. I was also happy to have the chance to see Heather Webber again :) And out of the books I got, I was really, really, really happy to walk out with First Grave on the Right and The Demon Trapper's Daughter :)

After seeing everyone at St. Martin's Press signing, I slid into the room next door which was Sourcebooks signing. I don't really have any favorite authors at Sourcebooks and as such, didn't think I'd pick up any books. Then again, I'm really easy when it comes to books - a nice cover, a nice blurb or a nice author, that's all it takes LOL.

The last RWA session I attended on Thursday was a workshop given by Julie James and Beth Kery about how to write 300 pages of contemporary romance :) I liked the topic. The most interesting to me was every suggestion/advice that Ms James gave was backed up with a concrete example from one of her books. Rosie, Lisabea and I think Kristie we with me during this workshop, which is a good thing because I got to steal Lisabea's camera for the evening :) During the workshop, we also ran into Sherry Thomas who writes historicals. I wonder if that means she'll try her hand at contemporary? Once the workshop was over, we gave ourselves rendez-vous in the lobby at 5.30pm to go out for dinner. By that time, my sister had returned from her day of stalking the White Collar cast and filming locations and therefore joined us. By the way, her stalking did pay off because she got to see Willie Garson and Matt Bomer! But alas, no picture. Although I did get a picture with one of my favorite author, Nalini Singh!

Rosie and Sherry Thomas - Nalini Singh and me - Kristie, Rosie, Sarah and my sister

So for dinner, we didn't go far: T.G.I. Friday just across Times Square, and it was Kristie, Rosie, Sarah, my sister and I. We had a great time and the food was good. After dinner, we all went our separate ways. Now for this trip to New York City, my sister and I have made very little plans together, because I had no idea how busy the conference would keep me. However, there was one thing on the agenda that we absolutely had to do and that was a Broadway show... but not any Broadway show. No, my sister and I wanted to go see The Normal Heart, which is a play about the AIDS epidemics in the 1980s which has recently won a Tony Award for Best Revival. The reason we wanted to see it? Well it's because Jim Parsons, the actor who incarnates Sheldon in Big Bang Theory plays in it :) Yes, I know, I know. We're easy. I think for a Broadway debut though, his role was perfect - not too big, not too small. As for the play itself, it was very, very good and very emotional. The first half had more comedic relief, but the second half was heart-breaking. You could hear people sniffling at the end of the play. Me? I tried really hard not to cry, because I didn't have any kleenex ^_^; However, it didn't stop me from having tears T_T

After the play, my sister and I waited outside for the actors to come out. Seriously, I'm surprised that there were not more people waiting... but hey, better for us LOL. So you know where I'm heading right? Yes, yes, we got to meet Jim Parsons!! I don't have a picture of myself and him, but I did take a very nice picture of my sister and him :) Wanna see?

Nice picture, right? Here is the rest of the cast:

Ellen Barkin, Joe Mantello, Mark Harelik

Lee Pace, John Benjamin Hickey

Let say that meeting the cast of The Normal Heart, but more importantly Jim Parsons, plus seeing Matt Bomer and Willie Garson just made the trip for my sister :) And I'm glad, because she deserved enjoying this trip :) Now, she even has a lucky outfit LOL.

And not much of a surprise, I finished the evening at the bar LOL.

Hauling Sunday XLVIII - RWA Special Edition, part IV

All right, after this one, there's one more left! We're getting to the end! I'm finishing up the books from the publishers signings :)


Berkley

True Colors by Joyce Lamb - I read Cold Midnight and while I had issues with it, I'm still interested in reading her books :)

Beaglemania by Linda O. Johnston - When I was researching the authors attending the RWA Literacy Autographing event, I stumbled across Ms Johnston and this new book. Isn't the cover cute? So when I saw it was available at the publisher signing, I asked Ms Johnston for an autographed copy :)

Chosen by Blood by Virna DePaul - This is a release that caught my eyes and I've been holding off getting because I knew I'd find it at RWA :) It's paranormal and as we know, Berkley has very, very good paranormal series :)

Deadly Notions by Elizabeth Lynn Casey - I'm not big on mystery, but I've been thinking of branching out a little. Just you know, to avoid reading slump. Now, this might not be the place to start, as it's the 4th book in a series, but still it's a first step :)

Red Heat by Nina Bruhns - I've never read Ms Bruhns, but I couldn't help myself getting this book... there's just something about the cover LOL. Also, I've just found out this was romantic suspense, not paranormal LOL.

Texas Blue by Jodi Thomas - I got to see Ms Thomas again!! I much prefer Ms Thomas' contemporary romance, but I wasn't going to say no to her newest western release. Especially since Hils enjoyed it :)

Skin Dive by Ava Gray- Okay, I admit it, I haven't read any books in this series yet and I'm pretty sure I have the first two... but hey, if I ever do and fall in love with the series, I'll have the next book right? :)

Nightshade by Michelle Rowen - I've been debating getting this book or not...now, I didn't have to :)

Blood Law by Karin Tabke - Got this one because of the cover. It's gorgeous I think.

Enemy Games by Marcella Burnard - I've been meaning to give a try to this author. There was a buzz for her first book, Enemy Within, but when I came by her table, she didn't have any left. I think it's better that way, because when I read the blurbs, I was more interested in Enemy Games ;)

Kindred Spirits by Sarah Strohmeyer - I've heard a lot of good about Ms Strohmeyer and I have a few books of hers in my TBR pile. Now I have one more :)

Any Wicked Thing by Margaret Rowe - I haven't heard of this book, but once again gorgeous cover... and she was sitting next to Ms Rowen, so it just made sense to get it as well :)

Slow Dancing on Price's Piper by Lisa Dale - I didn't expect to see Ms Dale at the publisher signing, but when I saw Slow Dancing on Price's Piper, I immediately thought of Hilcia. Hils is a big fan of Ms Dale and really enjoyed this book. I'm still not sure it's going to be to my liking, but now I can find out for myself :)

Hidden Embers by Tessa Adams - Once again, great cover :) But what drew my attention is that Ms Adams had the cover of her new YA book, Tempest Rising, on the table - that one is really gorgeous! The premise sounds pretty interesting as the heroine is a mermaid and I want to give that book a try. At least with Hidden Embers, I'll be sampling Ms Adams' writing :)

Mesmerized by Lauren Dane - Been hearing a lot of great stuff about this series :)

Sex on the Slopes by Susan Lyons - Fellow Canadian :) Also an author I've been wanting to try :)


New American Library

Viper Moon by Lee Roland - New UF series. Did I tell you what the series was called? Earth Witches. Yes, it says it all LOL. Hey, I'm nothing if not consistent about my reading tastes :)

Frostbitten by Sharon Ashwood - I've read Ms Ashwood debut novel Ravenous and enjoyed it. However, it didn't wow me and at the time, I had so many more series/books to read that I let this series slide. Well I'm going to reconsider because 1) Ms Ashwood has just won the RITA award for Unchained (Book #3), 2) I didn't realize it was different H/H in each book and 3) the blurb sounds good :)

One Whisper Away by Emma Wildes - I fell in love with Ms Wildes books and I've been holding off to get my hand on this one. Do you know how hard it was?!? Now, I finally have it!

Tempting the Marquess by Sara Lindsey - Had the chance to meet Ms Lindsey during the conference and wanted to give her book a try :)

Shady Lady by Ann Aguirre - I initially didn't intend to get this book. In fact, I wanted to have my copy of Nightfall signed... but this was the last copy and I couldn't resist :)

Cold Touch by Leslie Parrish - I know Holly loved the first book of this series and usually, that would have been enough for me to pick it up... not to mention that there are psychics in this series. Unfortunately, the heroine of Cold Sight was a reporter and even though Holly assured me she wasn't annoying, I just didn't want to risk it. Shouldn't have any problem with Cold Touch though :)

Bad Girl by Night by Lacey Alexander - I read a book by Ms Alexander and enjoyed it a lot, so decided to pick up this one.

Visions of Magic by Regan Hastings - Another book about witches with a gorgeous cover :) How can I resist?


Simon & Schuster

Love Story by Jennifer Echols - I've enjoyed Ms Echols writing in the past. I have doubts about the premises of this book... however, Ames is really looking forward to it and Rowena said it was better than her last release :)

At Hidden Falls by Barbara Freethy - It's been a while since I last read Ms Freethy, but I'm looking for a good contemporary romance and hoping this will be it :)

Enemy Lover by Karin Harlow - This was the last copy and I snagged it LOL.

Shadow Chase by Seressia Glass - I've been meaning to try this series and was happy to score this book :)


Grand Central Publishing

To Tempt a Rake by Cara Elliott - I read Ms Elliott's first book To Sin with a Scoundrel and thought it was okay. I wasn't going to pick up more, but this one really sounds interesting. I love reconciliation story :) By the way, there's something lately about heroine and botany. Hmmmm....

Beg For Mercy by Jami Alden - I've had my eyes on this one for a while. I think that Grand Central Publishing has a great array of authors for romantic suspense... From what I heard, this one is dark and gritty :) So happy to have gotten my hands on it! :)

My Immortal Assassin and My Dangerous Pleasure by Carolyn Jewel - I read the first two books in the series and then, it somehow slipped off my radar ^_^;Well now, it's back on thanks to Grand Central Publishing, Ms Jewel and Rosie :)

Edge of Sight, Shiver of Fear and Face of Danger by Roxanne St. Claire - Leslie has been enjoying this trilogy a lot and I've wanted to give it a try, but decided to wait till RWA. I did not expect however to score all three books! Yay!

Dark Awakening by Kendra Leigh Castle - A new paranormal series, can never have enough of those LOL. I like the cover, but we'll see if I'll get to it ^_^;

The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins - If I'm not wrong, this is women's fiction. The story is about friendship between 4 friends after one has died. It sounds good, love the cover and guess what? My sister wants to read it!

How Sweet It Is by Sophie Gunn - I'm happy I got this book, because I've been debating whether or not to take a chance on it. It's contemporary! The only reason I haven't leaped yet is that the heroine is a single mother of a teenage girl... Babies and toddlers are cute, but teenagers are another story. Hopefully, I'll enjoy :)

Two Lethal Lies by Annie Solomon - This book sounds pretty good. I'm telling you, Grand Central Publishing is soon going to become synonymous of RS :)

Sleep No More by Susan Crandall - Like I said above. Can never have enough RS.

Black Ties and Lullabies by Jane Graves - I've read and enjoyed Ms Graves' books in the past. Seems like a while since she last released a book, but I'm glad to see she did :)


Samhain

Not Knowing Jack by K.A. Mitchell - Ms Mitchell is an awesome person and she's gained an unconditional fan in me forever LOL.

Under the Midnight Sun by Vivian Arend - This book contains Wolf Games and Wolf Tracks. Basically, I've been wanting to read Wolf Signs because the heroine is deaf... but she didn't have that one, so I picked up this one :) I'll get to try Ms Arend's writing :)