What's new
What's New
Secrets, Plot Wrinkles, and
Heartwarming Endings
August 2008
  • RWA National Convention was a great experience for this first timer. Click
      to see some photos.
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July 2008
  • THE SURROGATE and THE CHAMELEON EFFECT both made the semi-finals
    in the Molly contest.
  • The logline for THE BILLIONAIRE'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE was one of eight
    chosen in the Silhouette Desire pitch contest. The winners got a chance to pitch
    their books to a Desire editor on July 15th. Diana V. requested the full as the result
    of the pitch...sent it off on July 22nd.
June 2008
  • Finished writing THE SURROGATE! Next step: revisions and then on to the next
    project

March 2008
  • THE SURROGATE places second in the Great Expectations contest and the full is
    requested by Allison Brandau of Berkley/Jove.

February 2008
  • THE CHAMELEON EFFECT and THE SURROGATE both final in the Great
    Expectations contest.
  • 3 Seas Literary Agency requests the full manuscript of THE CHAMELEON
    EFFECT as a result of the Launching a Star contest.

December 2007
  • THE CHAMELEON EFFECT finals in the Launching a Star contest
  • Plotting and writing my newest manuscript: THE SURROGATE
  • Entered THE CHAMELEON EFFECT and THE SURROGATE in the Great
    Expectations contest.

November 2007
  • National Novel Writers Month: Call me crazy, but I'm participating again this year!
    Working title: THE BILLIONAIRE'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE.
  • Entered THE CHAMELEON EFFECT in the Golden Heart contest.
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