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These are a few of my favorite things:  sunny days, butterscotch, days at the spa, comfortable jeans, baby kisses, 
a good laugh, sleeping, filet mignon, the ocean, snuggling, gemstones, traveling, white wine, going barefoot, 
hot showers, being in love

  

  

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Prize Drawing
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Vacation

  

A Place to Call Home
A Place to Call Home

A Man to Die For
A Man to Die For


The Eight


  


Thomas Crown Affair


Stepmom


Miss Congeniality


  


Godiva Chocalatiers

Books These novels have a permanent place on my Keeper Shelf, having read them at least ten times each:

             The Road to Avalon, Joan Wolf - wonderful retelling of Arthurian Legend
          A Place to Call Home, Deborah Smith - tears & laughter in a Southern family
          Heart of Fire, Linda Howard - ultra-Alpha male in the Amazon
          To Catch the Wind, Jasmine Cresswell - wonderful dual storyline paranormal
          The Diamond Tiger, Ann Maxwell - intrigue and adventure in the Outback
          Genuine Lies, Nora Roberts - great story, strong characters
          A Wish...And A Kiss, Margaret St. George - genie in a bath towel, sigh factor
          If Looks Could Kill, Eileen Dreyer - great writing, terrific characters
          Just Another Day in Paradise, A.E. Maxwell - complex hero/ villain relationship
          One Summer, Karen Robards - love this Bad Boy with a good heart
          Manhunting, Jennifer Crusie - fun vacation with disaster dates
          The Eight, Katherine Neville - very smart, complex, dual mystery plot
          Legacy, Susan Kay - fantastic biographical fiction of Elizabeth I
          The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown - both fastpaced fiction and informative facts
          A.K.A. Goddess, Evelyn Vaugn  - fantastic female empowerment adventure
          Urban Shaman, C.E. Murphy - Very cool healer must save herself and the world
          Dirty Little Secrets, Julie Leto- Kick-ass Latina heroine in a fast enjoyable read
          Awaken Me Darkly, Gena Showalter- Futuristic alien huntress with a few secrets
  

Movies I love to watch certain films over and over again, both for the pleasure but also for the inspiration:

          The Last Samurai, Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe- for it's art, talent and beauty
         
Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman - great acting, fantastic script
          All About Eve, Bette Davis - an original diva, great dialogue
          The Stepmom, Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon - incredible writing, great acting
          Thomas Crown Affair, Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo - so smart, so sexy
          American Dreamer, JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti - romantic romp through Paris
          Miss Congeniality, Sandra Bullock, Ben Bratt - FBI makeover fun
          The Lord of the Rings trilogy - Peter Jackson's fabulous interpretation of Tolkien
          Spy Games, Robert Redford, Brad Pitt - heart-pounding tension and great relationship
  

Websites I have a serious Internet addiction. So much surfing, so little time. But it's research, right?:

          eHarlequin - free stories and a huge message board community
          Romance Writers of America - the website for the national association
          Desert Rose RWA - a great online writer's guide
          Heart of Denver RWA - over 150 articles about all sorts of topics
          Washington Romance Writers - good articles by chapter members
          From the Heart - tons of articles from an online chapter
          Kabalarians - eerily accurate name analysis site
          Reference Desk - more info than you'll know what to do with
          Merriam-Webster - great online dictionary 
          Oprah Winfrey - great for motivation & inspiration
          Earthly Charms - promotional items and workshops
          Internet Movie Database - all kinds of info about movies
          Sherrilyn Kenyon - you have to see the Hunter Legends to believe them
          
  

Author Sites These ladies are talented as well as generous and kind:

         
          TO BE UPDATED SOON

 

My Creativity Partner and Partner in Crime:

          Melissa James - author of the Nighthawks series for Silhouette Intimate Moments 

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