I found out today that BELONG TO THE NIGHT (my paranormal anthology with Shelly Laurenston and Sherrill Quinn) is a 2009 PEARL Finalist in the anthology category.   I’m thrilled to be in such wonderful book company!  Congratulations to all of the other finalists (in all categories)!

In case you’re curious, you can see the full list of finalists here.

I’ve got some great news! IMMORTAL DANGER won a CataNetwork Reviewers’ Choice Award (Sensual Category) for 2009! Wow! Thank you so much to the CataNetwork Reviewers! And congratulations to all of the other winners!

MIDNIGHT’S MASTER has been nominated for a CAPA!  Thanks so much to everyone at The Romance Studio!

I recently learned that HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT has finaled in the Prism Contest (sponsored by the FF&P RWA Chapter), in the Dark Paranormal category.  Wow.  I was so thrilled to learn this news!

There are so many great books listed in the finals.  Here’s the complete list, in case you were curious:

Dark Paranormal
Immortals: The Redeeming by Jennifer Ashley

Hotter After Midnight by Cynthia Eden

Mona Lisa Craving by Sunny

Erotica
A Mermaid’s Kiss by Joey W. Hill

Carnal Desires by Crystal Jordan

Siren Singing by Isabo Kelly

Fantasy
The Dragon Master by Jennifer Ashley w/a Allyson James

Dragonborn by Jade Lee

King of Sword & Sky by C.L. Wilson

Futuristic
Fallen by Claire Delacroix

Moonstruck by Susan Grant

Shades of Dark by Linnea Sinclair

Light Paranormal
La Vida Vampire by Nancy Haddock

The Trouble with Moonlight by Donna MacMeans

Wicked Game by Jeri Smith-Ready

Novella
“The Spacetime Pool” by Catherine Asaro
“Dark Nest” by Leanna Renee Hieber
“Kung Fu Shoes!” in These Boots were Made for Stomping by Jade Lee

Time Travel
Twist by Colby Hodge

Madman’s Dance by Jana G. Oliver

A Sexy Time of It by Cara Summers

Young Adult
Cave of Terror by Amber Dawn Bell

CHOSEN: A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast

Sleepless by Terri Clark

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A big thank you to all the  contest coordinators and judges!  And congratulations to all of the other finalists!

HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT won the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence in the paranormal category!  Wow!  I am so thrilled by this news!  Thank you so much to the judges!

When my husband told me about the phone call from the contest coordinator, I had to make sure he wasn’t just April Fooling me. Because if he had been, I probably would have hurt the man…

I found out yesterday that I am a double finalist for the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence. I finaled with HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT (paranormal category) and “Spellbound” (novella category).  Thank you so much to all of the judges–and to the wonderful coordinators of this contest!

HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT won the CAPA from The Romance Studio!  Wow!  HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT was the winner in the paranormal romance category (and there were some absolutely fantastic nominees in this category–actually, in all the categories!). I’m thrilled that my Monster Doctor story won and I just want to send out a big THANK YOU to the folks who selected my book.   You’re sure made me one happy woman!  Thank you, TRS!

CAPA stands for the Cupid and Psyche Award, and The Romance Studio gives out the awards every year on February 14.     What a great day for a romance award!

I’ve got some wonderful news to share!  Kensington Brava has offered me a contract to write 3 more paranormal romances.  I’m thrilled by this news because I love working with the wonderful folks at Kensington and I do so love my paranormals.  So, yes, more paranormal beasties will be coming your way!

And…

I’ve also been offered a contract to write 3 romantic supsense novels for Grand Central Publishing.  I’ll be writing for the Forever line at Grand Central, mass market releases.  I’ve completed the first book in this trilogy (well, I’m polishing it now), and it has the tentative title of EVIL MINDS. Here’s some quick deal blurbage:

As Special Agent Monica Lavery tracks a serial killer who turns his victims’ worst nightmares into reality, she is forced to face her own dark past and the lover she left behind long ago in EVIL MINDS, the first of a 3 book series by Cynthia Eden about the SSD–the elite Serial Services Division in the FBI.

In this series, agents from the SSD will track and apprehend serials–serial killers, arsonists, kidnappers,  rapists, etc.  I’m very excited about this series and grateful to Grand Central for giving me the opportunity to publish these stories.

I’m ready to get started on the second RS novel now–it has the working title of EVIL DEEDS. My heroine in this story is a firefighter and I’m all set to begin my firefighter research. (Like researching firefighters is a hardship!)

As fate would have it, I also have the plot line for my next paranormal romance (for Kensington) ready to go, too.  And while the heroine in EVIL DEEDS is a firefighter, the heroine in my paranormal, well, she’ll be more of a fire starter.  I think both of these stories will be great fun to write and I can’t wait to get started!  (As soon as this polishing is done, I’ll start–so hopefully, in the next few days.)

I have no idea if I will be able to keep the titles for the RS stories.  In this industry, a title change is pretty standard programming.  So if the titles for this series change, I’ll be sure to let you know.

Thanks for letting me share my news!  Thank you, Kensington! Thank you, Grand Central! Thank you, Laura Bradford!  Thank you to everyone who has been reading my stories!! 

I’m so happy to announce that I have been named as a PEARL finalist in two categories!

HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT is a finalist in the shapeshifter category, and “Spellbound” has been named as a finalist in the novella category.

Nominated for 2008 PEARL

Paranormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature

I want to extend my congratulations to all of the other finalists. So many great books are represented in the PEARLs, and I am honored to be included in this wonderful list.  Thank you to everyone who nominated my stories!!

If you’d like to see a full listing of all the finalists, please click here.  Be warned–just looking will make your TBR list grow!!

HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT won a 2008 CataNetwork Reviewers’ Choice Award!  I was so thrilled to hear this news!  Thank you to Amelia, Donna, Ally, and all of the wonderful folks at Cata!  And congratulations to all of the other winners!