We submitted a panel suggestion for the 2011 South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW) where over 20,000 people gather to discuss the latest in Film and Interactive (the music part is a few thousand more). This gathering helps to fuel what you’ll see on your smartphones, web browsers and other devices in the coming year. So it’s a GOOD thing to attend the festival and even better to be in the program! And so, I proposed “Book Blogs, Better Than NYT Books Reviews” a panel of top book bloggers along with Fresh Fiction to discuss the changes in where we find book reviews. And they accepted it. Now, here’s how it works. The public (that would be YOU) gets to vote on the panel. So even if you have NO intention of going to SXSW, your voice can be heard. VOTE FOR PANEL Yes, it’s part popularity contest, but it’s also geared to show the appeal of the panel, so here’s the scoop… I need thousands of votes, even if you don’t ever plan on going to South by Southwest, or care about it, or are totally confused, you can still vote for Fresh Fiction. It’s easy to do, just…

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Rough Riders June 2010 On Sale: June 1, 2010 Featuring: Cameron McKay; Domini Katzinski 288 pages ISBN: 1605047449 EAN: 9781605047447 Trade Size (reprint) $15.00 Add to Wish List Erotica Buy at Amazon.com Shoulda Been A Cowboy by Lorelei James The bigger they are, the harder they fall—in love. Soldier Cameron McKay has found his niche, and it ain’t ropin’ steers and wearin’ spurs. His deputy sheriff job, plus battle injuries that ended his military career, keep him right where he wants to be: Off the ranch and away from his family’s pity. His darkest war memories are on lockdown, leaving him skeptical he’ll ever find a woman who wants a man who’s less than whole. Domini Katzinski has had to control every aspect of her life since age eleven, when she was orphaned in the Ukraine. Watching others’ relationships crumble has convinced her to focus on the short-term and find a take-charge man to whom she can relinquish total sexual control. Cam fits the bill: gorgeous, with a brooding vulnerability no one else seems to see. Plus, he has his own handcuffs. Once Cam gets over his surprise that sweet, shy Domini wants to be dominated, he is back to…

Hello all y’all at Fresh Fiction! I’m so glad to be here today, especially after meeting y’all at the RWA Conference in Orlando last week. What a wonderful experience getting to visit with y’all. HELL, YEAH hit the bookshelves with a bang the first of the month. It’s the second in the Honky Tonk series, following I LOVE THIS BAR which came out in June. MY GIVE A DAMN’S BUSTED will be out in October andHONKY TONK CHRISTMAS in December. HELL, YEAH is Cathy O’Dell’s and Travis Henry’s story and I thought we’d interview Cathy today so y’all could get to know her better before you rush right out and buy the book … or else throw your name in the Stetson to win a copy. Pretzels and peanuts are on the bar. Get comfortable and get your questions ready and we’ll get started as soon as Cathy finishes up her night at the Honky Tonk. She’s popping the top off a cold beer right now and propping her feet up on one of the tables so I think she’s just about ready. You’ll find a pencil and piece of paper beside you so write down whatever you’d like to…

Honky Tonk #1 June 2010 On Sale: June 1, 2010 Featuring: Jarod McElroy; Daisy O’Dell 384 pages ISBN: 1402239262 EAN: 9781402239267 Mass Market Paperback $6.99 Add to Wish List Romance Contemporary Buy at Amazon.com I Love This Bar by Carolyn Brown Funny, sexy, and sure to appeal to the huge audience of country music fans, this new trilogy features the Honky Tonk beer joint and its succession of lovelorn owners. Serving two counties, one wet and one dry, the Honky Tonk is the gathering place for every hothead, thirsty rancher, and lusty lady looking for a good time. Owner Daisy O’Dell vows she’ll run the place until they drag her cold dead body through the swinging doors. That is, until the day Jarod McElroy walks in, looking for a cold drink and a moment’s peace from his ornery Uncle Emmitt. The minute Jarod sees Daisy, with her hot looks and smart mouth; he knows he’s met not only his own match, but Uncle Emmitt’s as well. Now, if only he can convince her to come out from behind that bar and come on home with him… Excerpt All the air escaped Daisy’s lungs in a whoosh when the cowboy collapsed…

Tara Taylor Quinn talks about "Some Weeks Are Worth Reliving" http://bit.ly/8XMbxH ever wish for a redo? # Fresh Pick is CLAIMED! by Vicki Lewis Thompson http://bit.ly/bQdOBG how can you not love a cowboy? # @HVLong eek, @ReelVixen better hurry with that shower! Looking forward to seeing you both at The Chocolate Angel! in reply to HVLong # @PatCatBooks our thoughts are with you and jennie today! in reply to PatCatBooks # have I said today how THANKFUL I am to have @BeckyTalks as our Fresh FIction intern this summer? SHE IS FABULOUS! # Just a little bummed, the SXSW Panel Picker is on hold until Wednesday, They accepted Book Blogger prop so I'll be recruiting votes soon! # Great lunch today with @HVLong @ReelVixen @BeckyTalks and Cassidy. We had delicious food at Chocolate Angel. Talked books and soap operas # what was great: to hear @HVLong talk about her HQN request. We're so PROUD! She's an excellent storyteller! # Powered by Twitter Tools

When I told my mother I was going to write books when I grew up, I didn’t think of sitting at a desk. I never once thought of holding a pen, using a computer, agonizing over plots, and wondering about characters. Hey, I was to be excused. I was five years old at the time. All I knew was that I was going to create books. I often carried around a book like a prop — I was particularly fond of Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk because it was blue and dusty and heavy. How I was going to produce these books was a mystery. I just knew I was. I was so certain of it that I often sat on the front steps with my book on my lap, announcing to anyone who walked by that I was going to be a writer. Until, of course, my mother would find me, scoop me up and say: “Karen, what am I going to do with you?” She sent me off to more productive pursuits like sand painting or dolls. Today, I write books, but the how of it still escapes me. Writing seems to be a cross between perseverance and…

Sons of Chance #3 August 2010 On Sale: August 1, 2010 Featuring: Josie Keller; Jack Chance 224 pages ISBN: 0373795602 EAN: 9780373795604 Mass Market Paperback $4.99 Add to Wish List Romance Contemporary Buy at Amazon.com Claimed! by Vicki Lewis Thompson He’s her last chance… Following a dream brought Josie Keller to Shoshone, Wyoming. Following her heart brought her plenty of great sex with good-time cowboy Jack Chance! She was head over heels for him… until he left her. Stay with one woman? Not a chance! Then why does Jack miss Josie like crazy? Had their relationship been more than just incredible sex? Little do Josie and Jack know that a plan’s afoot to get them back in the saddle…together. And once there, it’s not long before they’re burning up the bedsheets again! But the past is never far away. Before it catches up with them, Jack has to decide if he’s going to stake his claim on Josie, or lose her forever…. Excerpt Present day “Josie, there’s a drunken cowboy at the door.” Jack Chance stared at the tall guy silhouetted in the doorway of Josie’s place. His Josie. “Who the hell are you?” “That’s none of your business. Look,…

don't miss Sharon Chance's "Some Cozies for August Reading… " http://bit.ly/cXP8Km # Sandi Shilhanek is "Reliving RWA In My Dreams" stop by, read, comment, win books http://bit.ly/bxe3Hz what else to do on a Sunday? # we missed you @CandaceHavens hope you make it home without too much extra luggage! # Fresh Pick is INFAMOUS by Suzanne Brockmann 1st paperback original in 6 YEARS! http://bit.ly/dqUrjd # Powered by Twitter Tools

August 2010 On Sale: July 27, 2010 Featuring: A.J. Gallagher; Alison Carter 448 pages ISBN: 034552120X EAN: 9780345521200 Mass Market Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Romance Contemporary, Romance Suspense Buy at Amazon.com Infamous by Suzanne Brockmann Back in the days of cowboys and outlaws, a now-infamous shootout went down in the tiny mining town of Jubilation, Arizona. National hero U.S. Marshall Silas Quinn saved the city from the notorious Kelly gang, only to have his wife kidnapped and murdered by the ultimate lowlife, Jamie “the Kid” Gallagher. Or so the story goes… One-hundred years later, historian Alison Carter has made her way to the scene of the crime to assist in a movie production of the upcoming film Quinn. Little does she know that waiting there for her is “the Kid’s” supposed great-grandson, A.J. Gallagher, looking to put a stop to production and the defaming of his relative. A perfect combination of humor, mystery, danger, intrigue and romance. Excerpt The son of a bitch was going to make her lie. Sons of bitches, Alison Carter corrected herself, because her adorable new friend Hugh was part of this hideous charade. In fact, it was rapidly becoming crystal clear that this…