Mega Mega Christmas in July Contests. http://ow.ly/274Ue Books, Gift Cards, Baskets of goodies and so much more! # Becky Pena tells ALL: meeting @oliviamunn on Thursday for book signing! http://bit.ly/clLeoX # getting ready to meet @tessgerritsen and @LisaGardnerBks today at signing @BordersDallas 1pm! See you there? # Working between spots while rest of crew get late lunch / snack. Great to see old friends — at Borders Books & Music http://gowal.la/r/LTCu # Fresh Pick is RISK NO SECRETS by Cindy Gerard http://bit.ly/cnYbfA Exciting suspense mixed with desire. What a combo! # RT @ReelVixen: Tess Gerritsen and Lisa Gardiner signing — at Borders Books & Music http://gowal.la/r/LJty # Powered by Twitter Tools

Fresh Pick is FADE TO MIDNIGHT by Shannon McKenna http://bit.ly/dtFImv keeping your reading "thrilling" # RT @heidi2524: my first book review for @FreshFiction – Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams AKA Laura Bickle – http://bit.ly/aQVXj6 <– great! # Kris Neri talks about "Who is Running This Show?" Comment to Win tell us is it the character or the author? http://bit.ly/d8oggo # RT @thehistorychic: @DakotaCassidy Yep! your Hell series I am saving for my Readers n Ritas October Read Month 🙂 <- what a cool idea # we're thanking @vic_michaels AND @kdelley for all the #FF love! so cool to be appreciated! # Movie with fam #Inception 2nd viewing should clear up some of my questions — at Cinemark Legacy http://gowal.la/r/JKSX # Powered by Twitter Tools

Emilie Richards talks about "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" http://bit.ly/aYg6xx Discover "Happiness Key" # @DakotaCassidy I KNOW!!!! I want you to ask him a question 4 his feedback. plz! Ah, the Old Spice Guy. Thought Hoda was gonna jump him in reply to DakotaCassidy # Omg Frank Deford on @todayshow. A love story? Not a romance. Boy next door is love but not a 'love story' don't tell Harlequin. # Sales meeting w/ @saraedmonds @reelvixen @cafe_brazil_dfw exciting stuff — at Cafe Brazil http://gowal.la/r/E6Hc # Busy day: dentist, sales mtg, hair, nails then Olivia Munn interview. Whew — at Beauty By Maria http://gowal.la/r/Euck # Staking spot for Olivia Munn talk & signing. Books & tickets still available. B&N Lin — at Barnes & Noble Booksellers http://gowal.la/r/F7ea # Powered by Twitter Tools

Fresh Pick is UNSPEAKABLE by Laura Griffin http://bit.ly/12OIV Enough twists to keep you glued to the page # Susan C. Shea talks about THE APPEAL OF THE BAD BOY http://bit.ly/dx77PK Wow, what to say? and prizes if you do SAY # Have you seen the Old Spice guy's videos responses on his YouTube channel? @dakotacassidy I went 4 library spot & stayed to giggle # Powered by Twitter Tools

Mega Mega Christmas in July Contests. Don't MISS them, http://ow.ly/274TQ Books, Gift Cards, Baskets of goodies and so much more! # Fresh Pick is TORN APART by Sharon Sala http://bit.ly/12OIV heart pounding suspense = great summer read! # Just added details on our dinner with @LisaGardnerBks and @tessgerritsen on 7/17 http://bit.ly/9sP4hL RSVP please! # Powered by Twitter Tools

win 25+ books or a critque from @deidreknight details http://bit.ly/dj8hQQ #bodyguardcontest ends July 15 3pmET # @thehistorychic not back in Dallas? Coming to book club on Wednesday? We await your report! in reply to thehistorychic # Learning to be ready for video with professionals @jeffbrady and Rebecca Rodriguez at DIY PR — at Studio Movie Grill http://gowal.la/r/uCA7 # Rebecca Rodriguez says know your message, make it a sound bite #diypr MOT answer the value ? # Wow we're in a REAL training session with professionals teaching to give a great interview #DIYpr # @jamieharrington nah, try the green @ReelVixen sports on her toes and sometimes fingers. It's actually beautiful in reply to jamieharrington # @jamieharrington but your toes look cute, I must say!!! (even if BLUE) what color is it btw? in reply to jamieharrington # RT @BordersDallas meet Lisa Gardner & Tess Gerritsen 7/17 at 1PM at Preston & Royal http://ow.ly/2aqiC <– join us for lunch after! # RT @ReelVixen: Just got out of Oliver Stone's docu SOUTH OF THE BORDER. Perfect length and some new info, but kinda slanted <- surprised? # Fresh Pick is DARK DECEPTIONS by Dee Davis http://bit.ly/12OIV tasty suspense books this week! # RT…

Fresh Pick is BLIND SPOT by Nancy Bush http://bit.ly/9sC5su # Happy Birthday to @SummerSharp Will make it to the party. There will be cake? I was promised cake *grin* Better be cake. Just saying. # What do you do on a perfect day? Sandi @sandishilhanek has some thoughts http://bit.ly/cc7pTg # YES there is cake. Life is good. Happy birthday @summersharp http://twitpic.com/24gtpu # Powered by Twitter Tools

Isn’t it amazing how many different sorts of collections there are out there? I know that I’m constantly amazed when I catch a report of some person’s passion for an item which I wouldn’t have considered valuable…like the lady that collects dryer lint. Yes, you read that right. That little vent in the front of the dryer that most of us empty straight into the trash is something that at least one woman considers worthy of being collected. She makes art out of different colors it seems. Now most of us, me included, will claim that we drive our living partners insane with the stacks of books we have carefully stored in our closest and on shelves. Yes…I know where each and every book is dear!!!! So no thinking you can sneak a few into the donation bags; that will be the book I go looking for next. LOL! I really do have a collection of paperbacks that I consider quite worthy of taking up space in my home. My passion for writing grew out of a very healthy appetite for reading. The other thing that I’ve always enjoyed is sewing. I adore fabric. My family might try to tell…

This is short and sweet because I’m off to my first MYTHCON. Go ahead, be like everyone else, “what’s a mythcon?” A great question, because I’m learning too! Mythcon41 is a conference put on by the Mythopoeic Society, “a national/international organization promoting the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantastic and mythopoeic literature through books and periodicals, annual conferences, discussion groups, awards, and more.” It’s held in Dallas (well, Addison, a suburb) this year so I thought, why not? I like fantasy and paranormal romance, mystery, etc, so this could be interesting. Then I saw the programming. I mean, seriously, how can I pass up “Fox-Fairies, Demons, and Ghosts Oh My!: An Overview of Common Fantasy Figures in Asian Children’s Stories.” Or, “Problems with Rebirth: A Rabbit, a Duck, and a Kitten in Works by Beatrix Potter?” And that is just on Saturday! So, I’ll be tweeting from Mythcon41 all day and miss (sob sob) the July Tea. But I’m sure Sandi and the others will fill me in! Oh, wait, of course, there will be a contest this weekend. We couldn’t go without one, right? So leave a comment today or tomorrow and you’ll be entered to win something fabulous….

May 2010 On Sale: May 1, 2010 Featuring: Robert Rodi 288 pages ISBN: 0452296137 EAN: 9780452296138 Trade Size $15.00 Add to Wish List Non-Fiction Memoir Buy at Amazon.com Dogged Pursuit by Robert Rodi How a rescue dog rescued me “A charming, hilarious look at a little-documented world.” — People In dog years, Robert Rodi is 350. Age, however, couldn’t possibly have prepared him for his experience with canine agility-the athletic cousin to best-of-breed shows. Rodi, an epicure and urban intellectual, picks up agility with aspirations for blue ribbons. His dreams of glory quickly fade when faced with the competition: hearty Midwestern handlers and their ferociously fit pups, who annihilate scrawny, scruffy, Dusty, Rodi’s rescue dog and would-be champ, in the ring. The duo is utterly lost in the agility circles, but as in the best human/pet stories, they forge an everlasting bond to carry them through. Combining the wit of Christopher Guest’s Best in Show and the charm of Marley & Me, Dogged Pursuit is an uproarious account of a neophyte’s year in the dog show world that abounds in humor and warmth. Previous Picks