Spring Fling Book Signing

If you're in the Chicago area this Saturday, you're invited to the multi-author book signing where you can meet Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Courtney Milan, Dianna Love, Simone Elkeles, or one of more than 75 authors, including ME!

The book signing is FREE and open to the public!

Saturday, April 28, 2012

2:30 - 4:00 pm

Chicago Marriott Northwest

4800 Hoffman Boulevard

Hoffman Estates, IL 60192

Meet your favorite authors and get copies of their latest releases!

Release Day!!!

It's HERE!
Baltimore Heat is now available at Resplendence Publishing.

BUY NOW!

At the end of a busy workweek, young businesswoman Raquel Walsh merely wants to shorten the distance between her and the train station while she searches for a taxi. She never expects to find herself lost in a rough Baltimore neighborhood, the victim of a mugging and the unexpected houseguest of the grandmother of a retired, professional basketball player.

Marcus Jones isn't in the market for a new woman as he nears the end of his self-imposed year of celibacy after his vicious breakup with last gold-digging girlfriend. Having to play host to a homeless woman for the weekend is messing with his plans, as Raquel distracts him with her curvy, womanly figure and her tendency to land on her face.

Goals Met...Time to Play!

I finished my monthly goals today before noon. That's eight hours before the deadline! (For those of you wondering, my writing month runs from one GRRWG meeting to the next, which is always the 2nd Saturday of the month.)

This month I had to finish The Billionaire's Pilot, so I could get ready to pitch it at Chicago North Spring Fling on Saturday, April 28, to Megan Long from Harlequin. Finishing the story wasn't the problem. It was making sure I hit the 50K word minimum that was hanging me up for the past two weeks. I tend to write short and to the point the first time through my manuscripts. For this one, it meant I needed to go back and add another 7K of internal thoughts, visceral reactions, descriptions and dialogue.

Just when I thought I was finished, I converted the Scrivener file into Microsoft Word, and I "lost" over 100 words. I have no idea what words Scrivener counts differently from Word, but I had to spend another hour looking for "empty" places that could use some more fleshing out.

Now, it's done and I can relax. And bake Apple Bread! Because tonight, the hubby and I are going to our friends' house for dinner and our monthly game of Euchre.

Releasing Early!

by Andrea Dickinson

I've just been informed by my publisher that Baltimore Heat will be releasing a week early!

It will be available Wednesday, April 18, from Resplendence Publishing. I wish I had some pretty cover art to show you, but I haven't got any yet. Waiting on the edge of my seat to see how the cover artist interprets my story visually.

Blurb:

At the end of a busy workweek, young businesswoman Raquel Walsh merely wants to shorten the distance between her and the train station while she searches for a taxi. She never expects to find herself lost in a rough Baltimore neighborhood, the victim of a mugging and the unexpected houseguest of the grandmother of a retired, professional basketball player.

Marcus Jones isn’t in the market for a new woman as he nears the end of his self-imposed year of celibacy after his vicious breakup with his last gold-digging girlfriend. Having to play host to a homeless woman for the weekend is messing with his plans, as Raquel distracts him with her curvy, womanly figure and her tendency to land on her face.