5/2011 Chapter News
Cheryl Bolen is once again participating in Brenda Novak’s annual online auction to raise money for diabetes. Cheryl will auction a synopsis critique. Brenda’s auctions, which run the whole month of May, have raised over $1 million for diabetes research.
Lara Chapman, Tera Lynn Childs, and Sophie Jordan will join a group of Texas YA Authors for statewide book signings this month. Check their schedule and stop by for some great reads! www.chillsandthrillsteenbooktour.wordpress.com.
Linda Barrett is delighted to announce that her book, QUARTERBACK DADDY, is a finalist in the Write Touch Readers’ Award contest – Long Series Contemporary category. The Wisconsin RWA chapter sponsors the contest.
Kerrelyn Sparks is thrilled that her latest release, VAMPIRE MINE, has survived three weeks on the USAToday and New York Times bestseller lists. Kerrelyn is the keynote speaker at the Heart of Dixie Romance Readers’ Luncheon in Huntsville, Alabama, and she’s also scheduled to appear at Comicpalooza at the George R Brown convention center in May.
Linda Warren reports that Skylar’s Outlaw is a finalist in Long Contemporary Romance for the BookBuyers Best Award, the Oklahoma Reader’s Choice Award and the Colorado Award of Excellence.
Sarah Andre finaled in the 2011 Golden Heart- Romantic Suspense for LOCKED, LOADED and LYING. She double-finaled in the Sheila LOCKED, LOADED and LYING – RS (Leis Pederson, Berkley); WINDBURN -ST (Emilia Pisani, S&S), and she finaled in the Wisconsin FAB 5 LOCKED, LOADED and LYING- ST (Latoya Smith, Grand Central).
Colleen Thompson is happy to announce that her June release, CAPTURING THE COMMANDO (her first book for Harlequin Intrigue) has received 4 1/2 stars and a Top Pick from Romantic Times.
Joan Reeves has taken the ebook challenge. At times she feels as if she’s suffered a TKO due to the technical aspects of formatting, which differ from platform to platform, but she’s weathering the storm with 2 ebooks, JUST ONE LOOK and THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE, published and a third to be published before the end of April. Just One Look has proved to be immensely popular on Kindle, and has landed her on the Fiction Bestseller list on the English platform of XinXii, European Digital Publishing.
Natalie Cook Clark, writing as Natalie C. Markey’s book, “Caring for Your Special Needs Dog” comes out in May from Who Dares Wins Publishing.
Vicky Dreiling sold translation rights for her historical romance HOW TO MARRY A DUKE to Turkey.
Lynn Lorenz has a new publisher – EtopiaPress http://www.etopia-press.net/ who has contracted two books from her. One is a space regency, due out in June and the other a romantic suspense, due out in Aug, both traditional romance. She’ll also have her first gay romance ghost story, Cemeteries, out with Amber Quill Press – Amber Allure this summer, along with another novella. Both are set in New Orleans.
Sandra Worth is excited to report Lady of the Roses and The King’s Daughter: A novel of the First Tudor Queen have sold foreign rights to Germany.
