My birthday falls at the end of August. When I was a kid I hated the fact that my birthday was during summer break because I never got to celebrate with cupcakes or cookies in class. Now that I work at a University, I find that my birthday falls on, or shortly after, the first day of school which means birthday celebrations come second to the start-of-semester madness. This year my birthday falls on a Sunday so I’ll have the day off. I think I’ll make it a “lazy day” and spend the day reading some romantic suspense. August has some great selections, which book should I choose? Hmmm. DESPERATE DEEDS Dee Davis A-Tac #3 Grand Central Publishing; $6.99 A-Tac, an elite CIA unit masquerading as faculty at an Ivy League college, is back. When a thieves steal a shipment of thermonuclear detonators, Commander Solomon has reason to suspect that information from inside A-Tac facilitated the heist. He instructs his team to set up a sting to recover the detonators and to trap the traitor. Operative Tyler Hanson is skeptical when Solomon appoints renowned physicist and Nobel Prize winner Owen Wakefield to head the team. Sparks fly as they work…

I survived another BIG conference, this time in Orlando at Walt Disney World. I think it’s actually the only time in my life to date I’ve been in Orlando and NOT gone for at least half a day to the Disney Parks. Sorry, can’t count the back lot experience in getting to the Living Seas Harper Collins party this time. Because it was really back lot. Don’t fault me, I enjoyed seeing the “behind the scenes” but since it was “business” I have to count it in the “not seeing Disney” column. Did get to see the glamorous Eloisa James and effervescent Wendy Corsi Staub at the party. Then rode back with Jenna Petersen which is always a treat! It’s odd, you met someone years ago and they stick with you for YEARS in a very good way! Only sad thing, I did NOT get a pirate hat OR a tiara. And we know how much I love tiaras! But what did I see this year? Staying in the Boardwalk Inn, I did get delicious breakfasts at the bakery each morning, ah I miss the chocolate croissants. Ah, just the croissants in general were delicious and who can avoid a…

@thehistorychic yes, tonight at Cafe Express before for dinner then the @rachelcaine signing at 7pm. A last hurrah for @legacy_books in reply to thehistorychic # @Theresa_Meyers ooh, thanks for the FABULOUS bookish #ff tag! We love the company you put us in and we LOVE books! in reply to Theresa_Meyers # RT @BeckyTalks: @FreshFiction how did the book signing go? <- it's tonight! Dinner first at Cafe Express. Join us? # @thehistorychic yup, 6ish for dinner at Cafe Express then head to @legacy_books for @rachelcaine signing at 7pm. It's a date! in reply to thehistorychic # RT @CandaceHavens: Sandra Brown, Harlen Coben, & one of my heroes Sara Paretsky here to chat about Hardcover Mysteries coming on I.D. COOL! # RT @CandaceHavens: Hey @freshfiction and @reelvixen I told Harlan Coben and Sandra Brown you guys said Hey. They said Hey back. 🙂 <- AWWW! # @heidi2524 where are you? at another Leverage con? Richard Dean Andersen, huh? We wanna see photo! in reply to heidi2524 # RT @Cafe_Brazil_DFW: Want to join the family? Cafe Brazil in Addison is hiring bussers, hosts, and servers. <- pls tell me you're open aft 2 # RT @sjreyes: my favorite librarians (not just cause…

February 2009 On Sale: February 1, 2009 Featuring: Grace Emerson; Callahan O’Shea 384 pages ISBN: 0373773552 EAN: 9780373773558 Mass Market Paperback $6.99 Add to Wish List Romance Contemporary Buy at Amazon.com Congrats! The 2010 RITA Winner for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins How can a made-up Mr. Right be all wrong? When Grace Emerson’s ex-fiancé starts dating her younger sister, extreme measures are called for. To keep everyone from obsessing about her love life, Grace announces that she’s seeing someone. Someone wonderful. Someone handsome. Someone completely made up. Who is this Mr. Right? Someone…exactly unlike her renegade neighbor Callahan O’Shea. Well, someone with his looks, maybe. His hot body. His knife-sharp sense of humor. His smarts and big heart. Whoa. No. Callahan O’Shea is not her perfect man! Not with his unsavory past. So why does Mr. Wrong feel so…right? Looking for Mr. Right is a full time job! Excerpt “And so with this one act, Lincoln changed the course of American history. He was one of the most despised figures in politics in his day, yet he preserved the Union and is considered the greatest president our country ever had. And…