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BREAKING NEWS

November 2, 2009

I just got my release date for Lily In Wonderland...April 22, 2010.  Seems like forever, but I know the time will fly by.  If you'd like to read an excerpt, click on LILY Excerpt and enjoy.

October 31, 2009

Insomniac Chronicles: Karmageddon placed 2nd in the San Francisco Area RWA 2009 Heart to Heart contest in the paranormal category.

October 4, 2009

Pleasant Lake P.D. won 1st place in the Tononto Romance Writers 2009 Golden Opportunity Contest in the Romantic Elements category.

October 1, 2009

Won the much sought after Contest Diva award for the most contest finals in 2008 (20) from the Contest Diva blogspot. My prize, a lovely tiara. What does it mean? It means I enter way too many contests. Help me!

July 13, 2009

Star Kissed placed 1st in the Virginia RWA 2009 Fool For Love contest in the Short Contemporary category along with Pleasant Lake P.D. placing 2nd in the Women's Fiction category.

July 2, 2009

Insomniac Chronicles took 1st place in the Magnolia State RWA 2009 Dixie First Chapter contest in the paranormal category.

July 1st, 2009

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 3rd in the Windy City RWA 2009 Four Seasons contest in the Contemporary category.

June 19, 2009

I got my cover art for my book, Lily In Wonderland.  I'm very excited and love it.  Art by Dar Albert.  I think she nailed it.

June 19, 2009

Pleasant Lake P.D. won the Mainstream category of the 2009 Crested Butte Friends of the Library - Sandy contest.

June 19, 2009

Patterns of Love placed 3rd in the Historical category of the River City RWA 2009 Duel on the Delta contest.

The Dog Ate My Teacher placed 3rd in the Young Adult category of the River City RWA 2009 Duel on the Delta contest.

May 7, 2009

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 3rd in the SARA 2009 Merritt contest in Romantic Suspense category.

April 13, 2009

Offered a contract for publication from Ellora's Cave/Cerridwen Press for Lily in Wonderland.

March 25, 2009

Pleasant Lake P.D. is a Golden Heart® finalist in the mainstream category.

March 15, 2009

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 3rd in the Single Title category of the First Coast Romance Writers 2008 Beacon contest.

February 22, 2009

Pleasant Lake P.D. received 1st place in the Ancient City RWA 2008 Mary Reade Readers Choice Award contest.

January 14, 2009

Pleasant Lake P.D. came in 2nd place overall in the Heart of Louisiana 2008 Labor of Love contest.

December 12, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 2nd in the Golden Network RWA 2008 Golden Pen contest in the Romantic Elements category.

December 11, 2008

The Dog Ate My Teacher was a runner up in the Spacecoast Authors of Romance RWA Launching a Star contest in the Young Adult category.

December 1, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. finaled in the NOLA Stars Suzannah contest, open to published and upublished authors.

November 18, 2008

Newlyweb placed 1st in the Rose City RWA Golden Rose contest in the Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure category.

Lily in Wonderland placed 1st in the Rose City RWA Golden Rose contest in the Romantic Suspense category.

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 2nd in the Rose City RWA Golden Rose contest in the Contemporary Single Title category.

November 18, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 1st in the Music City RWA Melody of Love contest in the Contemporary category.

October 31, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 1st in the From the Heart RWA Golden Gateway contest in the Romantic Suspense category.

October 24, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 2nd in the New Jersey RWA Put Your Heart in a Book contest in the Romantic Elements category.

October 21, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 1st in the Heart of Denver RWA Molly contest in the Single Title category & was a finalist in the Unsinkable Heroine category.

October 30,2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 4th in the Chicklit RWA 2008 Get Your Stiletto in the door contest in the Chick Thrill category.

October 14, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 2nd in the Colorado RWA Heart of the Rockies contest in the Single Title category.

August 4, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 1st in the Kiss of Death RWA Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence in the Mainstream category.

July 21, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 2nd in the Magnolia State RWA Dixie First Chapter contest in the Romantic Suspense category.

June 24, 2008

Pleasant Lake P.D. placed 1st in the CTRWA Connections contest in the Series Contmeporary Romance category. **req**

Newlyweb received Honorable Mention in the CTRWA Connections contest in the Series Contemporary Romance category.

May 30, 2008

Accepted as a PRO member of the Romance Writers of America.