So I’m back from San Francisco. The last couple days have been pretty much a haze of exhaustion. I left my voice in SF, so I sound like a frog. It’s a testament to my friendships with Shayla Black, Sasha White, Jordan Summers, and Karin Tabke that they can all understand me on the phone, regardless.
I have a great, great time. It was definitely the best conference I’ve ever been to. I met lots of wonderful people for the first time and renewed my acquaintance with those I’ve met previously. There seemed to be a lot more readers at this conference than in the past. I spoke with one reader who had amassed well over 100 books during the conference. When you consider how much it would cost to buy 100+ books ranging in price from $7-22, she got a return of her conference fee and them some. She also spent the week with hundreds of her favorite authors. Fun time all around. Maybe you’ll go next year…?
I signed a case of EVE OF DARKNESS on Saturday, so now I’m anxiously/eagerly awaiting whatever feedback there may be…
I returned with some fabulous reads of my own. I’m still waiting on a box, but this is what has arrived so far:
Something Wicked by Catherine Mulvany (new to me)
Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake (debut)
New Blood by Gail Dayton (releasing March 2009)
Seduced by the Storm by Sydney Croft (smoking hot series)
Crave: The Seduction of Snow White by Cathy Yardley
Night’s Rose by Annaliese Evans (releasing February 2009)
Fallen by Claire Delacroix (releasing October 2009)
Red by Jordan Summers (releasing November 2009 — soon to be given away on this blog…)
The Dictionary of Love by John Stark (from the Avon Family Dinner)
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn (new to me)
The Pocket Daring Book for Girls ( from the Avon Family Dinner — my son has the boys’ version)
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry (from the Avon Family Dinner)
The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7 Volume CD Box Set (Unabridged) (from the Avon Family Dinner)
More books arrived:
Skinny Dipping by Connie Brockway
Gimme An O by Kayla Perrin
The Eternal Rose by Gail Dayton
Game for Anything by Bella Andre
The Rules of Gentility by Janet Mullany
No One Heard Her Scream by Jordan Dane
The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks
Match Me If You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Dark Needs At Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole
Slave by Cheryl Brooks
Sexy Summer Reads (excerpt book from HQN)
What A Lady Wants by Victoria Alexander
A Little Bit Wicked by Victoria Alexander
One Night of Scandal by Teresa Medeiros
Night Keepers by Jessica Andersen
How To Kill A Guy in 10 Days by Kayla Perrin
Dangerous Lover by Lisa Marie Rice
Dangerous Secrets by Lisa Marie Rice
XXX Marks The Spot by Kathleen Lawless
Great books, eh? I’ll list the rest of my TBR pile when my other box arrives. I also met some of my favorite authors — Teresa Medeiros (who says she’s an admirer of mine! OMG, can you believe it? I cried. Really.), Christina Dodd (who said she bought my book on Ms. Medeiros’s recommendation! Wow. I cried about that, too.), Susan Elizabeth Phillips (who told me at an Avon function that she loves my books! I looked behind me, trying to see who she was talking to. She laughed, and I asked in complete stupefaction, “ME?” Need I say that I cried over this, as well?), I shared a cab with Suzanne Enoch who listened graciously as I gushed over characters and scenes from her books that I loved.
The cherry on top of the whipped cream came on Saturday night when my dear friend, Annette McCleave, won the Golden Heart for Best Paranormal Romance!! Let me tell you, it’s well well well-deserved. She’s fantastic, and I can’t wait until y’all can pick up her books and love them as much as I do.
Sooo…. what happened while I was gone? Anything juicy?
