Lucinda Betts

PROMO OPP and a chance to do a good deed!

A local animal shelter is having a book fund drive in May. They are selling new and used books on May 11th to raise money to spay and neuter feral cats. Any book donation you make will be acknowledged with a receipt that can be used as a tax deduction.

You can send books to:

Volunteers for Animal Welfare
15 Mastic Rd
Sound Beach, NY 11789

Books should be received before May 3rd.

Amazon is censoring any book with so-called adult content. This includes racy romances, like mine. Follow the link to read more about it.

Amazon Rank

What has happened to me so far today (and it’s only 8:30am):
1) White standard poodle dyed green.
2) Locked upstairs with a spiderweb of rubberbands and a laughing 11 year old.
3) Assaulted with sillystring
4) Found water balloons attached to every faucet
5) Opened silverware drawer and found… nothing
6) Poured milk on cereal. It was green. and not from age.
7) Pulled up toiletseat and a firecracker exploded.
Toilet water was green.
9) Found several cans of catfood in the fridge. It does not belong there.

I hate this day. Except for the revenge part…

What I’ve done to others so far today:
1) Put dry dogfood in the cereal bowls and served with green milk to laughing 11-year old and 6-year old.
2) Replaces SO’s car key with a key that looks just like it but doesn’t work. (Had a lot fun getting it made at Ace, lol.)
3) Packed birdseed for 11-year old and 6-year old for their school snack.
4) Now off to call mother and tell her I’m pregnant. Or moving to India.

And a special congrats to those authors who won nominations in the paranormal category! Here is the official list:

2009 RITA Finalists for Paranormal Romance
Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn
Penguin Group USA, Berkley (ISBN: 9780425222393)
Kate Seaver, editor

Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
Penguin Group USA, Berkley Sensation (ISBN: 978-0-425-22016-0)
Cindy Hwang, editor

Moonstruck by Susan Grant
Harlequin Enterprises, HQN (ISBN: 0373772599)
Tara Parsons, editor

Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready
Simon & Schuster, Pocket Books (ISBN: 978-1416541165)
Megan McKeever, editor

The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
Harlequin Enterprises, HQN (ISBN: 0373772467)
Tracy Farrell and Margo Lipschultz, editors

The Healer by Sharon Sala
Harlequin Enterprises, HQN (ISBN: 978-0-778-2544-4)
Leslie Wainger, editor

The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks
HarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books (ISBN: 978-0-06-111845-6)
Erika Tsang, editor

Thunder Moon by Lori Handeland
St. Martin’s Press (ISBN: 0-312-94918-9)
Jennifer Enderlin, editor

And to help celebrate their success, I’ll be giving away a copy of each of these books on my myspace blog. If you’d like a chance to win Yasmine Galenorn’s Dragon Wytch, leave a comment at my latest myspace blog. I’ll pick a winner next weekend. Next week I’ll give away a copy of Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=191652453&blogId=479456916

And congrats to Sam who won a package of books by Jodi Lynn Copeland, who also rocks.

Best,
Lucinda

I gave away three books this week: THE PLEASURE OF HIS BED by Donna Grant and others on my myspace page, BEYOND HEAVING BOSOMS by the Smart Bitches Sarah and Candy on the Aphrodisia blog site, and THE SUPPLICANT on the Aphrodisia blog site.

For everyone who takes time out of their busy days to read my blog and comment, thank you very much!

Through one of the RWA chapters, I’m taking an on-line workshop taught by author Lori Wilde. I’m not familiar with Lori Wilde’s work, but having taken this workshop, I’m going to hunt down her books next time I’m at the bookstore.

She’s perfected the art of creating a page-turner. I’ve always liked reading page turners, regardless of genre, and I’ve tried to make each of my books a work that readers can’t put down. This workshop has really helped me hone this part of my craft.

Her most helpful tip so far? Add a disaster to each scene. She doesn’t mean add a hurricane or stock market crash. A disaster can be a small thing. A husband failing to bring a wife a cup of tea can be a disaster, if he’s brought her that cup of tea every morning for the last fifteen years.

Thanks, Lori! And thanks NEORA, who sponsored her. I look forward to the rest of the workshop.

First, congrats to Ingrid and Kimba. They won one of my books through my newsletter. Ingrid is getting EROS ISLAND and Kimba is getting RUNNING WILD. I hope they enjoy them!

Second, congrats to Marenzi. She won a copy of Sharon Page’s HOT SILK from my myspace blog.

Third, I don’t know what the weather looks like in your neck of the woods, but it’s snowing like mad here today, and it’s supposed to snow like this for another 12 hours.

I’m supposed to meet with my new editor tomorrow in NYC. Wonder if it will get canceled?

Ms. Frauke at Crocodesigns is getting famouser and famouser. If you see a beautiful romance website, chances are, she designed it. She designed the site for Sharon, Page, DearAuthor, Sasha White, Crystal Jordan and others.

With seven books on the shelves now and two more coming out next year, I thought it was time for me to get a big-girl site.

My old site was lovely. It was made with love and hope and support from many people, and I thank everyone who helped me. As I retire it today, I send it thoughts of honor and thanks.

And I welcome my new site with a big squee!

Happy Valentines Day!

If you’ve ever wondered where the celebration came from, check out my MySpace blog!

One random commenter will win a hardcover copy of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s “Dark Side of the Moon.”

If you’d like a chance to win some of my books, leave a comment at the Aphrodisia website!

Good luck!

While you’re there, check out the other blogs. They rock!