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November 2009
  • It's National Novel Writing Month, when writers
    scratch, claw and cry their way to 50,000 words in
    a single month. Will I make it? I'll let you know
    when I arrive!
October 2009
  • I have an agent! Kara Watts with the Caren Johnson Literary Agency read THE
    SURROGATE, and both she and Caren loved it. She wants to revise it for Steeple
    Hill's Love Inspired Suspense line. I can't wait to get started.
  • HIS BY DESIGN won the contemporary category of the Molly contest, and THE
    AGENDA was a runner up in the romantic suspense category.
September 2009
  • September 21st launch of the 2009 Golden Heart finalists' blog. Come check us out:
    Ruby-Slippered Sisterhood. There'll be some fabulous giveaways.





  • Received a revision letter from Harlequin Mills & Boon for REVENGE BY
    MARRIAGE. They want to see this manuscript again after I make some changes to
    the storyline. The last line of the letter reads, "We wanted to explain our thoughts in
    detail to you because we were confident this submission had the potential to be a
    fantastic story." Now I just have to buckle down and get to work!
August 2009
  • Both THE AGENDA and HIS BY DESIGN are going on to the final round of the
    2009 Molly contest! THE AGENDA will be judged by an agent, and HIS BY
    DESIGN will be judged by an editor.
July 2009
  • THE AGENDA is a romantic suspense semi-finalist in the 2009 Molly Contest and
    will go on to the second round. HIS BY DESIGN is also a semi-finalist in the
    contemporary category.
  • Romance Writers of America's national convention was great as usual. The
    Ruby-slippered Sisterhood (aka Golden Heart finalists) was well represented. The
    winners were both eloquent and beautiful and one of them received a publishing
    contract that week! I picked up my beautiful engraved cake knife at the Reader's
    Choice reception for winning the Finally a Bride contest. I plan to use it to cut my
    celebratory cake on the day I receive The Call! For a few photos of the convention
    click here.
June 2009
  • HIS BY DESIGN wins the Windy City RWA's Four Seasons contest (in the
    short/long contemporary division). See list of winners here. Cori Deyoe of Three
    Seas Literary Agency requests a proposal.
  • Just a few short weeks until the RWA national convention! So much to do, so little
    time. Looking forward to meeting my fellow Golden Heart finalists.
May 2009
  • THE SURROGATE finals in the Daphne du Maurier contest. Winners will be
    announced in July at the Death by Chocolate reception at RWA National Convention.
April 2009
  • THE GOBLIN AND MS. FITZPATRICK wins the contemporary series category of
    the Linda Howard Award of Excellence contest! The judging editor requests the full
    manuscript. See list of winners here.
  • HIS BY DESIGN finals in the Four Seasons contest. Click here to see finalists..
March 2009
  • THE SURROGATE finals in the romantic suspense category of the Romance
    Writers of America Golden Heart® Contest. Winners will be announced in July at
    RWA's® National Convention in Washington, D.C. See finalists here.
February 2009
  • THE GOBLIN AND MS. FITZPATRICK finals in the Linda Howard Award of
    Excellence contest.
January 2009
  • THE CHAMELEON EFFECT wins the Romantic Suspense category of the Finally
    a Bride contest. The judging editor requests the full manuscript. See winners here.
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