Madness of March

This time of year, my muse tends to want to...watch men's college basketball. I fell asleep during the NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket show, mostly because I'm just back from EPICon. And that damn daylight savings time trauma. Two conference highlights: meeting one of my long-time critique partners (below), Pam, who was also an Eppie finalist this year, and Sherrilyn Kenyon's keynote address.

I also found time to do some reading. I finished Octavia Butler's Fledgling, her final book, and a new twist on vampires. While it's not a romance, if you're a fan of fangs, you must. Let me toss in a reminder that Lifetime will air a new series, Blood Ties at 9 p.m. EST Sundays, starting tonight, March 11. Let me know what you think.

Then at the conference, I hijacked Pam's copy of Phoenix, by new author Richard Satterlie. We met Richard at the conference, and I finally pinned down that he looks like my friend's brother in law (Roland, he does look like Blair, doesn't he?). Anyway...he has an interesting academic background, and Phoenix, while it also is not a romance, has long stretches as a convincing western, and will give you a glimpse into something women don't see often--the complexities of the father/son relationship. His next book, Something Bad, will be out in July.

On tap for me this week? I received my edits for Bootlegger's Bride (which you can actually read a little more about here). I've been naughty and not yet done my taxes. Anyone else not done their taxes yet? And who's seen 300? I hope to get there this week!