Why is it my signature book?

For one, it was my first single title release.  Up until the writing of Dirty Little Secrets, every book I’d written (except for one) had been part of either Blaze or Temptation and had been published for a category publisher.  With this book, I was able to do what  I wanted to in terms of language, plotting and the balance of action-packed suspense to romance.  In fact, while technically not a romance in that there is no forever “happily ever after,” it is VERY romantic, IMO.  The emotional connection between the romantic leads is crucial to the plot.  It drives everything.  But as I knew this would be the first book in a series, I couldn’t wrap up that aspect of the storyline.

There’s one thing I can say about Frankie and Marisela, though…they will always love each other.  This book proves that, to me.  Will they always be together?  Will they be exclusive to one another?  Those are questions I continue to ask with each subsequent book.

Why am I bringing this up now…eight years after it’s original release and two years after the digital re-release? 

Because today and tomorrow, DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS IS FREE for your Kindle (or Kindle app.)

You can take advantage of this by following this link!

Tell your friends!  If you’ve read the book and haven’t yet left a review on Amazon, I would greatly appreciate it if you could.  Share on Facebook and Twitter.  Help spread the word!  I’m hoping, of course, that people will enjoy the first book and buy the second (DIRTY  LITTLE LIES) and the third (DIRTY LITTLE CHRISTMAS) and by the end of the year, TALK DIRTY TO ME, which I hope to have completed by the end of the year.

What books do you think of as an author’s “signature” title?

I am also going to put a novella that’s not for sale individually into the boxed set to try to interest readers who might have already read a book or two in the collection. As a reader, would that make you more interested in buying the set, or would you be annoyed that you couldn’t get the story alone? 

Curious minds want to know! So what do you think of boxed sets? 

Oh, and I’ll unveil some covers here!

Here’s my romance collection cover. This one includes the books Angel Baby, Coming Home and Bringing Down Sam, plus the novella “Wrapped and Sealed” (originally in the Seal of My Dreams anthology.) 

Here are the two options for my Veronica Sloan boxed set. I like the one with the woman better, but the vote seems to be leaning toward the one with the eyes. Any opinions? 

My husband I live in the Pacific North West in Oregon, and someday we plan to build a house where it’s more secluded and there are lots of trees in our backyard.  And here in Oregon, the trees are BIG.  So, when we pick our plot of land, I’m going to make sure that there are enough sturdy trees – - just in case!  The treehouse I want will have a bedroom, a small living/reading area, a small functional kitchen, and a bathroom.  Sort of like a hotel suite with all those modern conveniences — but built in a tree out of wood, LOL. 

Here’s an example of the kind of tree house I want:

And here’s another: 

So, what would be your one frivolous purchase if money wasn’t an issue?

Comment # 41! Silver James!

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And now, for the Dad’s out there…

What about you? Read any good books lately? 

That calls for a celebratory book or two, right? Leave a comment and you’ll be entered to win a $20.00 Amazon gift card. 

Thanks for letting me vent.  Do you like or hate the rain?

What about you? If I came to inspect your wardrobe, what color would I see most often? And black doesn’t count!

Hmmmm….maybe I know why no one asks me to babysit anymore. 

So…when’s the last time you babysat and how was the experience?

I have a dog and a cat . . . and my cat is pretty predictable and loveable (as loveable as a cat can be — which is usually on HER terms, LOL).  She’s never really given us any problems . . . until a few months ago when she started to pee on a carpet in the entry way where we put our shoes.  She never peed outside of her litter box before, so this was frustrating for me, because even after I had the carpets cleaned, she’d pee on them AGAIN.  So, finally, I put down some potty pads, and she peed on those which made clean-up a bit better, HOWEVER, she was still peeing in that spot by the door!

I couldn’t figure out WHY . . . until I watched an episode of MY CAT FROM HELL that featured a cat who urinated all over the house (UGH!) and Jackson realized that the cat was marking its territory inside the house because there were other cats that came into their backyard and sprayed.  So, the indoor cat was acting out, trying to reclaim HER house and her territory.  Once Jackson eliminated the problem of the neighbor cats spraying outside, the cat stopped peeing inside the house!

A few days after watching this episode I saw a cat on our front porch — spraying!!!  It was such a “ohmyGod” moment for me, and I finally figured out why Zoey was peeing on the entry way carpet (pee pads).  She was marking HER territory!  So, I got some cat repellant spray, and used it outside around our front door and porch area and waa-laa — Zoey stopped peeing by the front door, because there were no cats spraying OUTSIDE near the door!  I never would have figured that out, had I not watched that episode of MY CAT FROM HELL.  So, thank you, Jackson Galaxy, for helping to fix OUR problem, too!!!

So, who else watches this amazing show?  And do you have any “Cat From Hell” stories to share?