Kick-Butt Characters By Authors Who Know How To Kick-Butt

September 12-13 at Romance Divas

Featuring:

Bob Mayer

Lori Avocato

Maggie Price

Lindsay McKenna

Barry Eisler

Linnea Sinclair

Larissa Ione

Merline Lovelace


Want to know how to write authentic action, suspense, law enforcement, and military romance? Ask authors who know firsthand! Romance Divas is hosting a 2-day workshop with some of the hottest names in the genre. It will take place at the Romance Diva Forum. All are welcome. To get access to the forum you will need to register by entering the site and clicking on Forum.

Promise for Tomorrow by Liz Kreger

Promise for Tomorrow is now available from Samhain Publishing, Ltd. A sci fi romance loosely connected to Kreger's first release, Forget About Tomorrow, Promise for Tomorrow is now available in print.

For more about both books, visit Liz Kreger at:
www.lizkreger.com
www.magicalmusings.com

Insufficient Mating Material a winner in Hollywood Book Festival

Rowena Cherry is pleased to announce that Insufficient Mating Material won the Romance Genre category of the 2008 Hollywood Book Festival.

Knight's Fork recently won the Book of the Week at Long and Short Reviews, based on a review.

"Knight’s Fork has substance, intelligence, characters I really cared for and is a romantic tale with a satisfying HEA. I may not know much about chess but I know a good book when I read one and Knight’s Fork delivers the goods."
~Michele, LASR

For more, visit Rowena Cherry's website.

Anam Cara by Keena Kincaid

Keena Kincaid's debut novel, ANAM CARA, was released Friday, Sept. 5, by The Wild Rose Press. The print release is set for Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Set in 12th century Carlisle, England, ANAM CARA tells the story of Liza and Bran and is a story of magic, atonement and love that spans a thousand years. To read an excerpt, go to http://keenakincaid.com.

Marie-Claude Bourque finalist in American Title Contesr

Member Marie-Claude Bourque is thrilled to announce that her dark Paranormal "Ancient Whispers" is one of the eight finalists in this year's American Title Contest sponsored by Romantic Times and Dorchester. Voting is scheduled to begin in January at www.romantictimes.com.

Shades of Dark a PNR Top Staff Pick

SHADES OF DARK, by FF&P member Linnea Sinclair, is among the Top Staff Picks for August at PNR (the ParaNormal Romance review site). Reviewer Leslie Tramposch claims, "If you read one SF romance this year, make it SHADES OF DARK. And if you haven't yet read GABRIEL'S GHOST run, don't walk, to the nearest bookstore and read it first."

Join Sinclair for a discussion of Kick-Butt characters written by authors with a law-enforcement background (she was a PI for ten years) at the Romance Divas on Friday and Saturday, September 12-13 (free registration required). She will also guest blog for the Desert Isle Keepers on Monday September 22, 2008.

Linnea Sinclair featured on The Galaxy Express

This week, The Galaxy Express features FF&P's Linnea Sinclair in celebrating the release of her latest book, Shades of Dark.
For a discussion of Science Fiction Romance, World Building, and Linnea Sinclair's books, catch the author supernova at The Galaxy Express.
Part 1 -- discussion of Science Fiction Romance
Part 2 -- a collection of previous interviews with Linnea Sinclair
Part 3 -- an in depth interview with Linnea Sinclair by The Galaxy Express.