Normally I’d quote a bunch of reviews, but this time I’m just going to say: HOLY CRAP, JUST LOOK AT THE COVER.

Read an excerpt here (oh, and see more reviews, too.)

***I’m making this a sticky until I get back***

Below, I’ve listed all of the events I know that I’m going to attend. I’m pretty certain that there are a few more that I will have to fill in, but for the life of me, I can’t remember everything that I signed up to do.

Anyway, the only other biggish conference that I’ve been to was RWA in San Francisco, and although I had a great trip, I was kicking myself because I didn’t get to spend a lot of time chatting with anyone, especially the people that I’ve met online. So, here’s the thing: If you see me, please feel free to come up and say hi! Also, I imagine that *scheduling* meetings will end up being difficult, and although I’d love to pen in a sit-down with everyone possible, I’d hate it if something came up and I was late and I stiffed someone.

But I can drink an unlimited amount of coffee and diet coke. Seriously. If you see me, and you want to hang out for a little while, I’d LOVE that. Even if I’m chatting with someone else, say hi and take a seat! And if we’re at an event, feel free to ask me what I’ll be doing afterward. Chances are, I’ll have some free time.

My schedule is after the jump (and subject to additions and changes):

…is really freaking good. And it comes is such a pretty little tin, too. ::hearty eyes::

Demon Forged received a Reviewers’ Choice nomination in Paranormal Fiction. Too awesome.

Congrats to my fellow Odd Shots authors, Ilona and Nalini, for their nominations. (Luckily, we aren’t in the same categories, or it’d be ALL OUT WAR! Tee hee.)

First of all, Must Love Hellhounds hit #18 on the New York Times list. This is very cool, and I want to thank everyone who picked up the anthology. I hope you enjoy it!

Secondly, today’s Friday, so I’m over at the Odd Shots talking about a review of Demon Forged. Yes, I’ve been Klausnered. And not only has she managed to get everything wrong, she’s thrown in something … a little special.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

18

Timestamp: 2009-08-07 07:03:00 UTC

Comment #18 was… ANGELA T, who asked for MUST LOVE HELLHOUNDS. I will get that out to you, Angela, as soon as a copy hits my door.

Thank you to everyone who entered. If you’re looking for another chance to win a book (mine this time, though) I am running my monthly contest (the CONTESTS link at the top of the page), and I’ll be back month next to blog and (I’m sure) give away tons more books.

This post will remain up through the weekend, then disappear again until I resume blogging. Right now I’m working on the steampunk, and I just realized about ten minutes ago that I opened the book with the right idea, but the wrong scene & almost no tension. So I’m fixing it, and it’s already much more fun — for the book and for me. When I come back I’ll hopefully have more information about the new series and the Guardian book following DEMON FORGED.

Thank you again for all of the spectacular birthday wishes!

*happy dance*

I’m still not going to RWA National this year, though

I was just lurking at the BDB board, and came across what might be the best avatar I’ve ever seen:

honeygraceyoy, you have made my day. Maybe even the rest of my year.

A category pastiche by Tumperkin, Carolyn Jean, Ann Aguirre, Carrie Lofty, Bettie Sharpe, me, Kate Rothwell and Lorelie! It’ll begin later this month (complete with an amazing cover by Bettie) but here’s a first taste: the blurb!

He needed children for an advertising campaign. . .

All Cesar Machismo wants is to ensure the bambinos of the world experience the flavor explosion of his company’s newest baby-food, Thai Shrimp in Peanut Dressing. But when he goes to an orphanage looking for a new spokes-baby, he finds twins with eyes the color of pureed Cornish game hens. Mama Mia! He must take them home!

What he got was a ready-made family!

Content with her lot in life, Chastity Bliss slaves for her stepmother at the orphanage. This way she stays with her babies, though she can never acknowledge them. When Cesar adopts her twins, she follows as their nanny. What can she do? She has no choice, because though he doesn’t know it . . .

Cesar is their father!

Here. This comes with a spew alert.

Thanks to Noah at capesandtights.com