Squeee…..

Ellora’s Cave have offered a contract for Coyote Home. I’m so excited. It’s the best early Christmas present ever! I don’t have paperwork yet and we’re on the verge of moving countries and I’ve been really, really sick with the flu AND The Kid decided a Torus Fracture of the blah blah blah in his left arm was a really good idea as well. So when I opened that email from my lovely editor I was a little numb. It’s been four days since then and I’m still a little numb. I guess it’ll really sink in when the process starts to roll. But I’m really itching to sit and write book 3 & 4, oh and tweak Brogan so I can send him in but I’ve got no time!!! I’m moving countries in a week!

AND I GOT A CONTRACT OFFER FROM ELLORA’S CAVE!!!!!!

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE……………………

In the last 24 hours we’ve had two earth quakes hit below Indonesia which means us in Singapore get a little shaken, not stirred. Our building was built by a construction company from Hong Kong so they know all about making buildings bend and sway in gale force winds, therefore the whole building sways with the tremors. It’s kind of like being on a swing. Only a little less exciting. (I blogged about the first one HERE last night.)

All that excitement aside, I’ve been busy writing (a story I shouldn’t be working on of course) and getting things put together for the new yahoo group the International Heat members are starting. Heat Wave Readers will be where you can find lots of exclusive excerpts, release day parties and heaps of contests. Heat Wave Readers went live today, you can click on the little join button on the right (or the link I put under the name). We’re all really excited about this new venture and hope to see you there.

RC

Over the month of October the members of International Heat have lined up some great contests for you. There is a major contest for every week, plus we’ll also be doing some random drop-in contests, so keep your eye open for those throughout the month as well.

The fine print:

Each week there will be a new MAJOR prize package available to win. Ebooks, banners, gift certificates, book covers. Each prize package will show you what is in that prize. What you see is what you get, so if you already own some of the books in the prize,  you’ll just have to enjoy the ones you don’t have yet. Of course if the prize is a choice of backlist, you’ll get to choose!

MINI contests will be announced throughout the week, and you’ll usually have a day to enter to win. Again, prizes as stated in the announcements.

There’s also a GRAND PRIZE--and WOW, it’s pretty awesome!–that will be drawn on November 1st during our  Heat Wave Beach Party.

Each contest will explain what you have to do to enter.

Hope you enjoy getting to know the members of International Heat during this month and have fun.

OMG! I love it! It’s hawt and Fiona Jayde has done a brilliant job. She understood exactly what I was asking for but somehow made it better. I’m totally loving the colors at the bottom and that almost kiss….. *fans self* Whoa!

LOVE IT!!!!

Don’t you just love this part? LOL I can hear groaning and cheering for this wonderful part of writing. Personally I’m a bit of a fence sitter. I love and I hate them, but they’re a neccessary evil on the road to published story so I’ll be getting them done. Pronto! In case you haven’t guessed, I’ve got edits for Singapore Fling. Yay! Still don’t have a release date but this means it’s closer to being here!! Exciting stuff. As soon as I get any news I’ll let you all know.

In other writing news, I’m moving along nicely with the shifters. Quinn and Rowan took a while to really show me what was going on, it’s been nearly a year since I started their story but they weren’t talking very loud and Brogan and El took over. But now we’re on a roll and as soon as those edits are done it’s back to some one-on-one time with Quinn and Rowan. Yes, that type of one-on-one time. *grin*

Rhian

You probably noticed the face lift the blog had in the last few days. Well it’s not finished yet but I’ve struck a problem that has brought everything to a stand still. The lovely Valerie made me this gorgeous banner but I can’t use it on this template because it won’t take custom headers but I want a three column blog. *sigh* I’m working on it so there’ll be more changes to come. Let me show off what Mz.V made for me.

Now if I can just find a way to put it up!

Rhian

Wooooohooooooooo….

Join me as I dance around the room like a three year old on sugar!

Singapore Fling has sold to Noble Romance Publishing!

I’m so excited. After the week I’ve had this is a perfect end. As soon as I have some details I’ll spill, for now…

squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee………………

Well life hit with a bang. Yep, that pesky thing has taken over and I’ve had no time to do what I want. Write!! *sigh* I’m getting there. I’ve got a few things in the works and there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.

I’m starting a new regular post called Spotlight Sunday where I’ll be blogging about one of my fellow International Heat members. First up is our newest member Jayne Rylon, so pop back tomorrow and check out Jayne.

I’m beating Princess and the Pea over the head with a stick about school work. This will be the death of me I’m sure.

Other than that there isn’t much going on. But there will be!

Rhian

I’m blogging about my Book Bounty over at International Heat today. Come check out what I got HERE!

I got home yesterday minus one bag. *sigh* It has all my clothes in it. But don’t worry, I’m not sitting her naked (although it is hot enough) but I’m not overly impressed with my clothing options. I think it’s time for some new stuff. Anyway, I’m told this morning that my bag has finally made it to Singapore and should be delivered before lunch today. It would be nice because there are a couple of other things in there as well. Hairbrush, fave perfume, GIFTS!!!, stuff I picked up at RT and LF, AND all my shoes!! I’ve never been a girly girl and I have a limited selection of shoes which at the present moment are in the missing bag. Good thing I love being barefoot. The only reason I’m so reasonable and calm is that I brought ALL my signed books back with me in my carry-on luggage. Thank God! Hubby says it’s a good thing otherwise there would have been murder committed at 2am in Changi ariport. And I have to say he’s right. LOL

So what’s in the days ahead? Catch up for a start. My babies have all grown. The Kid, OMG! He’s like two inches taller and now talks with his almost grown up deep voice. HE’S TWELVE PEOPLE!!! Princess One is her usual organized self, Son#1 is hard at work and university (getting great grades), Lady in Waiting is also busy with uni work and Princess and the Pea is hurdling the dramas of teenage life with style. Damn I feel so old. LOL

Writing is on the cards, I’m a fifth of the way through the first shifter story and the third has also been worked on a bit. I’m aiming for finishing both first drafts by the end of the month. It’s doable. I finished Singapore Fling while in the US and it’s now on the editors desk, fingers crossed she likes it. Saxon turned out to be a pain and the word count went way over where I was aiming but it’s all good in the end. I hope. I’ve blogged at International Heat over the last few weeks so if you want to see some of what I’ve been up to go HERE.

Well I guess I better get onto that writing. The end of June is fast approaching.

Rhian

Can you believe it’s time for me to go home? It doesn’t seem like I’ve been here very long at all but then it feels like forever. This is my task for today:-

I have to get all that (well except for the chair) into a bag that weighs less than 50 pounds. *scratches head* Any ideas on how I might do that? I gave up counting the books I’ve collected on the second day of RT but I can say there are a lot and Hubby already took a bundle with him when he went home in mid May! *sigh* I should just go do it.

I had a fantastic time at the Lori Foster Get Together and the girls at International Heat so enjoyed the weekend that we’re already planning next year. I’ll blog more about everything I’ve done over the last seven weeks once I’m back in Singapore. Hop over to the International Heat blog to see some of our weekend (we even blogged live from the breakfast table on Saturday morning) and see who won our fabulous tote bags.

I’ve been working on the shifter stories again. Getting back into the right head-space for finishing those up. I’ve promised Mari and my good friend Sherry I’d have the first book done by June 20th. They’ve banned me from working on anything else until then. LOL Let’s hope Mr. Muse is in the mood to cooperate.

Okay, I’ve put it off long enough, back to try and fit all my stuff into one little bag. *sigh*

Rhian