I came home sick from Kentucky, the result of too many days of only a few hours sleep a night. I was getting up at 5-6AM every morning (which was 3 hours earlier for me on PST) to write with my dear friend Shelley Bradley, and by the end of the trip I had a sore throat and sinus trouble.
My kids have half days at school most of this week, so I haven’t been able to catch up on my rest. I’m looking forward to the weekend and hopefully sleeping a lot. If you’ve emailed me recently, forgive the delay in my replies.
In the meantime, here’s a fun pic from RAW (I do promise to tell you all about it soon!!). I’m not so keen on how the pic makes me look HUGE. *g* Do note the lovely necklace I’m wearing. It was handmade for me by a fan, Diane Smith. She says it was inspired by my books. I can’t tell you how touched I am that something I wrote could inspire such a beautiful piece of jewelry. It’s a three-strand necklace featuring stones of various shades of purple (my favorite color) and pearls.
(from l to r: Naughty Nikki, J.R. Ward, me, and Shelley Bradley)
In other great news, advance copies (not ARCs, so complete with super yummy cover of Nathan Kamp) of my Oct. 30 release A PASSION FOR HIM arrived yesterday, as well as the wonderful news that THE STRANGER I MARRIED sold to Brazil.
Have I told y’all lately that I love Kensington and Kate Duffy? Well, I’ll tell you again. I love Kensington and Kate Duffy. 
Welcome back. Hope you’re on the road to recovery. Great news on the sale to Brazil - they will love TSIM. And that is the yummiest cover, I must say. I’m very excited for this one - it’s hard to wait!
*note to self* put on birthday list…
Hope you’re feeling better soon.
What a great cover!
Welcome back! Sounds as if you had a great time and returned to good news (except for the sick thing). Yay for you
Hope you get well soon. Great picture.
Brazzillll! Congrats, Sylvia. Great pic, too.
Sorry you’re not feeling well Sylvia. I hope you get a chance to rest over the weekend.
Great pic. You look adorable, and what a pretty necklace. Can’t wait to hear about the fun you had at RAW.
Exciting news to return home to - major congrats! Have I told you lately how much I love your books and Nathan Kamp? Put them together and I’m in heaven
Great photo! So sorry to hear you got ill during your trip, but what good news to come home to. Go, Sylvia!