BAD GIRLS NEED LOVE TOO!

Lily has a past, an addiction problem, and legs that are nearly as long as her criminal record.  Lily also has dead bodies piling up around her.  Deputy Toby Dodd thought he wanted to settle down with a nice girl, until he met Lily.  Bad girls need love too.

♥Winner of the Rose City RWA Golden Rose contest in the Romantic Suspense category.

Contest judge comments: "Dialogue's great!" "Snappy dialogue." "Heroine is a mess and I love her already." "Lily's sassy, smart-alec and flawed." "I like Lily, but then I like sassy, mouthy, heroines." "Lily is a handful." "She can crack wise with the best of them." "You have presented a completely unsympathetic heroine, and made me love her. Great job."

Take a romp with Alexandria Moreno, Pleasant Lakes' Parking Enforcement Officer.  She has signed on with the FBI to nail a gorgeous suspected criminal.  Nice work if you can get it. Is he too good to be true, or is it true love?   

♥2009 Golden Heart® finalist Strong Romantic Elements category.

♥Winner Overall Ancient City RWA 2008 Mary Reade Award.

♥Winner Music City RWA 2008 Melody of Love Contemporary category.

♥Winner Heart of Denver RWA 2008 Molly Single Title & finalist for Unsinkable Heroine.

♥Winner From the Heart RWA 2008 Golden Gateway Romantic Suspense category.

♥Winner Kiss of Death RWA 2008 Daphne contest  Mainstream category.

♥Winner Connecticut RWA 2008 Connections contemporary category.

Contest Judge comments: "...great voice." "Very funny." "I want more!" "Wonderful." "Great dialogue!" "Excellent job!" "Thoroughly delightful! I loved these people!" "What a voice! What one liners! Very original!"

What's a girl to do when she gets shot in the head, wakes up with amnesia, married to a stranger? A) Go on the run with him. B) Dodge bullets and explosions. C) Fall in love. D) All of the above.

♥Winner Rose City RWA 2008 Golden Rose - Series Contemporary Romantic Suspense category.

♥Honorable Mention Connecticut RWA 2008 Connections contest - Series Contemporary category.

Contest Judge comments: "Nice!" "Great book!" "Crazy story-I like it!" "Likeable characters!" "The writing is wonderful in this story." "Good story." "I laughed outloud..."

Nickie Thrasher just found her teacher's hand in her junkyard dog's mouth.  Not a big deal except she sort of threatened to kill her teacher.

♥3rd place 2009 River City RWA Duel on the Delta Young Adult category.

♥Runner up 2008 Spacecoast Authors of Romance Launch a Star Young Adult category.

Contest Judge comment: ""Very good!" "I loved it!" "Very funny!"

Izzy Fiorentini loves her country that is at war, loves her brother's who are deployed in Europe and the Pacific, and she loves the German spy who rents her attic apartment.

♥3rd place 2009 River City RWA Duel on the Delta Historical category.

Contest judge comments: "Very unique." "I enjoyed it." "I enjoyed their banter." "Great story idea." "I really liked your characters." "Nice dialogue between them." "I'd love to read more." 

Down on her luck actress, Kelsey Lynn, will do anything to be on top again, including host a travel show that will take her to some strange places with the last person she expected.

♥1st place 2009 Virginia RWA Fool For Love contest series contemporary category.

Contest Judge comments: "These characters are endearing and fun, and I know the conflict will abound. My kind of story." "Dialogue is excellent. It's smart and snappy and a lot of it is hillarious.  I love it!" "Very enjoyable. I found myself chuckling aloud."