A Sweet Romance!

The return label on the box I found in my mail slot yesterday read Harlequin.

“Hmmmm,” I said. "What could it be?"

It was way too early to receive advance copies of my third Harlequin American Romance. Rodeo Daughter won’t hit store shelves until June.

Carefully, carefully, I split the tape and opened the box. Inside, a very welcome surprise—copies of the Mills and Boon release of The Daddy Catch. From Australia. Wow! I’m thrilled to write for Harlequin American Romance, but knowing one of my books has been published in another country is simply amazing.

And isn’t that cover beautiful!

Here’s a great big shout-out to all my new readers and friends in Australia and best wishes that you get hooked on the romance of The Daddy Catch.

If It's Tuesday, Where Am I?

I'm at Behind The Book, of course at http://author-secrets.blogspot.com. Where my good friend Maggie Jaimeson is asking all kinds of questions about THE DADDY CATCH.

Drop by and ask your own questions. Or just stop in to say, "Hello." I'll be there all day.

Simply cut/paste this link into your web browser:

http://author-secrets.blogspot.com/

A Blogging We Will Go...

Today, I'm talking about the Awful, Terrible, Crazy camping trip that made my kids vow they'd never camp again and led hubby to abandon bait fishing in favor of fly rods. LOL

Swing by Everybody Needs A Little Romance (http://everybodyneedsalittleromance.com) and share your experiences with the great outdoors. Have a laugh. Or just leave a comment so I'm not lonely.

It's Release Day!

Today THE DADDY CATCH officially hits the shelves in book stores. To celebrate, I've sent all the workmen home. For the first time in for-evah, no jack hammers, no nail guns, no "Oh, fiddle-de-sticks!" ringing out through the house when someone hammers their thumb instead of a nail. Instead, there's peace and quiet at my house.

It reminds me of a calm day on the water. Like the ones Jess and Dan experience in THE DADDY CATCH. Dan Hamilton is a foster care success story whose wildest dreams are within reach when he's asked to join in building a medical center on Florida's east coast. Widowed Jessica Cofer wants little more than to help her young son grow into an honest man and preserve the natural beauty of Phelps Cove.

But when Dan costs her little boy the catch of a lifetime, Jess seriously considers stranding the interloper in the Cove where mosquitoes will carry him off… if the panthers don't get him first.

My Very First Book Trailer!

Just in time for its June 7th release, THE DADDY CATCH has recieved a couple of very nice reviews. Romantic Times gave it 4 1/2 stars, calling the book "a charming romance with a solid plot." Bruce Harang, who reviews books for the Federation of Fly Fishers, said THE DADDY CATCH is "a well-written novel set against a backdrop of fly fishing and guiding," and he was impressed with the way I handled the details. (Thanks, Bruce. Coming from you, that's high praise indeed.)

Last week, Long and Short Reviews awarded THE DADDY CATCH 4 1/2 books, saying this Harlequin American was "romance with a heart...with engaging scenes that grab the empathy and imagination of the reader." And, thanks to a slew of people who voted for it, LASR even featured THE DADDY CATCH as their Book of the Week. Along with the nifty pink button I get to display for that award, LASR created a book trailer especially for The Daddy Catch. Take a peek and let me know what you think.