And the one I attended on Saturday was no exception. It was lovely. Small, intimate, and wonderful all around. My daughter lost her first tooth at the reception and she was giddy. She’s been desperate to lose a tooth. LOL!

I hit Spring Cleaning mode last week and it’s carrying through to this week. The house falls apart when I’m deep into a book, and I need to get it back to order before I can begin the next one. I finished the downstairs last week. I hope to finish my room today. I started last night, after I returned home from Vegas, but quit when DEXTER came on. That show rocks! I’m hooked.

Since DON’T TEMPT ME is out for review so quickly on the heels of HEAT OF THE NIGHT I’m receiving mail about both. It’s interesting to me how many people like one or the other. It’s not that they dislike one genre, just that they far prefer one over the other, even when the author of both is the same. So some readers like the fantasies, but don’t love them. And some readers find that while they liked my historicals, they love the fantasies.

Next year, I launch two new fantasy series — one urban, the other a historical/futuristic, both in mass market — but I’ll also have a new historical out, too, in trade. Should be fun.

Here’s a snippet of the latest review for DON’T TEMPT ME:

“Suffice it to say, the plot in this story is tangled and filled with intrigue. Sylvia Day’s DON’T TEMPT ME is a sensual and sexual experience that will literally keep you on the edge of your seat. The characters are engaging and the passion is hot! This is an excellent choice for historical fans.”
– Lori Sears, The Romance Readers Connection

KEEPERS OF THE FLAME
by Robin D. Owens
Luna

Twin sisters Bri and Elizabeth Drystan each have a special gift for healing, but they’ve taken very different career paths. While Elizabeth has pursued a medical degree, Bri has taken a more unorthodox and holistic path. Both of their gifts are sorely needed in the world of Lladrana, as the Dark has launched a deadly new plague.

Abruptly summoned to this alien world by desperate sorcerers, Bri and Elizabeth discover they are the fourth such summoning of Earth-born women, or Exotiques. The situation in Lladrana is dire, and Bri and Elizabeth are immediately thrown into the fray. To save the lives of many, one twin may place her own life in dire risk.

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ABOUT ROBIN D. OWENS

Robin D. Owens has been seriously writing longer than she cares to recall, but is very happy with how her writing career is proceeding. She was named the Writer of the Year by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers in 2004, and 2003 Writer of the Year by the Denver Area Science Fiction Association. Robin has been the librarian, contest co-chair, and President of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. She has given seminars at Pikes Peak Writers Conference, the Colorado Gold Writers Conference, and Romance Writers of America as well as other groups.

REVIEWS

As Owens’ multifaceted saga, The Summoning, continues, the sorcerers get an unexpected bonus: two for the price of one in the form of twins…Events continue to darken in this intricate fantasy world, the stakes keep rising, and losses become inevitable. Strong characterization combined with deadly danger make this story vibrate with emotional resonance. Stay tuned as events accelerate toward the final battle.
—Jill M. Smith, Romantic Times

This is one of the most engaging worlds ever to grace the universe of epic fantasy. Though the basic framework of the prior three novels is maintained, Keepers of the Flame does not follow any set “formula,” but is filled with surprises as the sisters adapt and struggle in the world to which they have been summoned. Thus, what is loved about the other books is still there, but it is also a fresh, new spin on the overall story.
– Amanda Killgore, Huntress Reviews

I was utterly fascinated by this latest Exotique story. The Lladranans are coming closer and closer to finding a solution for finally facing the Dark in a final battle. They can only hope they can set all the pieces of the puzzle into place and finally triumph to save Lladrana once and for all. Robin D. Owens has pulled out all stops with this one in yet another intriguing peek into her Lladranan world.
– Kathy Boswell, The Best Reviews

Website: http://www.robindowens.com