AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR  I had the great privilege of flying to Guffey, Colorado, and spending a week at the recording studios of Dog Ear Audio. While there, I recorded the audio book version of “Starting from Scratch”. It was quite an experience, that’s for sure. Wow. I knew it would be hard, but it was very hard and I was so proud of myself and my work when it was finished.  Karen, the brilliant owner of Dog Ear, talked me through kindly and gently (and firmly when necessary). Let me tell you, reading a hot, steamy sex scene out loud is not easy, even if you wrote it yourself. Especially if you wrote it yourself. But after three or four takes, I think it turned out really well, if I do say so myself. (blush) I can honestly say I don’t think I’ve ever sweat so much in my life! The final version will be available for sale at Dog Ear Audio. Check out this video clip for more details on my first recording experience. 9/11. Numbers carved on the hearts of every American. Numbers that transformed millions of lives. Numbers that threw two women together.  Erica Ryan is flying home from London after a disastrous business trip.  Free spirit Abby Hayes is flying into New York City to visit her mother before jetting off again when their flight is diverted to Gander, Newfoundland.  The people of Gander are generous, and Erica and Abby are invited into a stranger’s home. It’s a simple act of kindness, and it draws the unlikely pair together.  For 96 hours Erica and Abby share a rollercoaster of emotions and eventually find themselves drawn to one another. Will their nascent connection survive everyday life when they return home? A New Audio Book My New Release  - “96 Hours” “Starting from Scratch” is a GCLS Double Winner Buy from Bywater Books The LESBIAN FICTION READERS CHOICE AWARDS were started in 2007 to provide the readers of lesbian fiction a voice. Each year, the readers vote for their favorite authors and their favorite novels. I'm honored to tell you that I was included in their Top Five Favorite Lesbian Fiction Authors of 2010. In addition, "Starting from Scratch" was voted among the Top Five Lesbian Romance Novels of 2010. My thanks and appreciation to everybody who voted.  This means so much!  "Starting from Scratch" was named a winner in the Traditional Contemporary Romance category. It also won the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Award, which was the most awesome of shocks (as anybody who listened to my convoluted acceptance speech can attest!). I promise to blog all about it as soon as I'm fully recovered. Stay tuned for pictures and more details...visit my blog. In other news, I am now officially a full-time writer/stay-at-home aunt. Yes, that’s right. I quit my job so I can stay home to write, as well as be available for when Mikki needs to get some place or be picked up (not to mention take care of the new puppy that I didn’t actually want, but somehow ended up taking care of…). I am currently in my first week, and it hasn’t quite hit me yet that this is now my life. I will keep updating my blog to let you all know where my head is at on any given day. I know you’d all just love to come along on my journey through What the Hell Was I Thinking land. Might be interesting, if not downright hilarious… News and Appearances A sweet little short story about two things lesbians adore:  dogs and love!  To find out more about “A Puppy Dog Tale” click here! An erotic short story. You're planning to sit in a hot tub and mope the evening away feeling sorry for yourself. But your hot neighbors have other ideas... click here!