BRADY VS. MANNING

Everyone believed it would be the other Manning in the Superbowl on Sunday! But Eli Manning proved his worth and brought his team to the biggest game of the year!

The news reports are calling it the Playboy vs. The Home Boy. (not in urban terms) Are you a fan? I must admit when the stakes are so high, I become an avid fan and go to a Superbowl Party every year. But I'll admit that I look forward to the commercials just as much!!

I'm blogging tomorrow (Friday) on Petticoats and Pistols. Be sure to stop by and say hello! I'd love to talk with you!

Sneak Peek

THE COWBOY AND THE VIRTUOUS WIDOW

Clint Hayworth had returned to the Double H to find his father's too-young-attractive widow in charge. The woman had to be a gold digger - so why couldn't Clint stop thinking about her?

Tess Morgan-Hayworth couldn't sit by and watch the ranch be destroyed. It was the only place she'd ever felt safe. So she would have to face up to this stubborn, hardheaded, gorgeous Texan, and tame him...

But Tess wasn't sure she could hold out against the sexy cowboy for long!

Well, what do you think of the cover? The cowboy's not half bad, but the Double H in the background is the wealthiest ranch in the state! I wondered about that shack, but far beyond the cover, I hope readers like the story that deals not only with a strong passionate romance and lots of sizzling sexual tension but powerful issues that females had to - and still- face every single day.

Available on Eharlequin in February and in bookstores in March!

And if you liked Bodine's Bounty, it's up for the Cataromance Best Category Romance of 2007. It's coming in a close second. Please take a moment to cast your votes HERE. Thanks!!

Happy Monday everyone!

Come Say Hello

I'm visiting my good friend Cheryl St. John's Blog today and talking about Hunky Heroes X Five.

Hope you can join in and see her beautiful site.

Don't you just love this cover?

She's also posted our wonderful contest prizes for Petticoats and Pistols there. See what you can win!!

Come vist me on Friday at Petticoats and Pistols. I'll be blogging about my contemporary western Desires and how I sneak the cowboys in.

Also going to give away a hard to find 2003 Desire,

The Heart of a Cowboy. Stop by and say hello!

Cataromance Award

It's been a very good week for me. I can't say how pleased I am to announce that my 2007 June Silhouette Desire, Between the CEO'S Sheets has won the 2007 Cataromance Reviewer's Choice Award in its category.

A Perfect 10 from Romance Reviews Today AND an unexpected award - that's enough to make my day!

The brand new SPRING INTO THE WEST CONTEST is starting. Be sure to enter on my contest page!!

A PERFECT 10 !

I don't usually post my reviews on my blog, but today is special. Today, The Corporate Raiders Revenge, received an honor by being Romance Reviews Today Perfect 10. Needless to say I'm thrilled, not only for garnering my first Perfect 10, but because it means that the extra effort I take to make my stories memorable, is being recognized. I'm thankful that RRT enjoyed the story so much. To see all their reviews go to
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Monday, January 14, 2008

A Perfect Ten: The Corporate Raider's Revenge

THE CORPORATE RAIDER’S REVENGE – Charlene SandsA Perfect 10Silhouette Desire #1848ISBN (13): 978-0-373-76848-6ISBN (10): 0-373-76848-6January 2008Short Series RomanceMaui, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California ~

Present Day -Elena Royal is in Hawaii licking her wounds from nearly marrying a man who was only after her money. Suddenly one day, she spies a sexy, gorgeous man, Ty, who’s soon wooing her into his bed. She doesn’t tell him who she is -- the only child of a hotel magnate -- and Elena knows when her vacation is over she’ll walk away. But, can she?A hotel magnate himself, Evan Tyler knew not long after spotting Elena who she was…the daughter of his hated rival. What better way to exact revenge than to bed her, then throw the affair into his rival’s face later. However, Evan didn’t bank on ending up caring for Elena.

Once back in Los Angeles, two things cause changes in Evan and Elena’s lives: her father dies suddenly, leaving her at the helm, and an unexpected little dividend from their affair suddenly ties the couple together.Charlene Sands has created two likeable, sympathetic characters in Elena and Evan. Though Elena has the money and the status of being an only child, she is in no way spoiled. Working alongside her father isn’t her dream job, but his unexpected death leaves her reeling, and she’ll do what it takes to keep the company going. She can’t forget, however, the man she had a brief affair with in Hawaii, so when he walks into her office one day, and she learns he is really Evan Tyler, it’s a shocking blow.

Evan only has a tinge of regret in being dishonest with Elena; he just wishes their meeting had been under other circumstances. Evan has been shaped by a tragedy in his youth, and he strives to make money -- lots of it -- as a way to forget what happened. He hasn’t let a woman get close to him, but now he wants Elena and he’ll do anything to get her. However, he will have to break down his own self-imposed barriers, to bare his soul, or he may lose the one woman who’s his best match.

By the end of the first chapter of THE CORPORATE RAIDER’S REVENGE, I’d fallen in love with Elena and Evan. Though he is dishonest at first, even I could sense his heart being won over by sweet Elena. Their lovemaking is sensual, yet sweet, despite its occurring early in the story. As we learn more about Elena and Evan’s backgrounds, watch their interaction in the boardroom and as they fall in love, it only solidifies my first impression: THE CORPORATE RAIDER’S REVENGE deserves RRT’s designation as a Perfect 10.

It’s a book I could not put down and wished it’d been longer. I’m glad to hear Ms. Sands is writing stories about Evan’s brothers, and I am putting them on my list of highly anticipated books. I’m sure you’ll feel the same after reading Evan and Elena’s story.I strongly recommend that you put THE CORPORATE RAIDER’S REVENGE on the top of your book shopping cart. You will care for the characters just as I did and love this engrossing tale.Patti Fischer
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COMING SOON!!

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A TEN YEAR OLD ... ABOUT MARRIAGE?

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (written by kids)

You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.-- Alan, age 10

No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.-- Kristen, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?

Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.-- Camille, age 10

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?

You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.-- Derrick, age 8

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?

Both don't want any more kids.-- Lori, age 8

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?

Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough -- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)

On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. -- Martin, age 10

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?

I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.-- Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?

When they're rich.-- Pam, age 7

The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that. - - Curt, age 7

The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do. -- Howard, age 8

IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?

It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.-- Anita, age 9 (bless you child)

HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?

There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?-- Kelvin, age 8And the #1 Favorite is.......

HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?

Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck. -- Ricky, age 10

Our Win in Winter Contest is Ending - New Contests coming VERY Soon!

The Win in Winter Contest will be coming to a close this week. There's still time to enter, if you haven't already!

And then immediately, we'll be posting a new contest, so check back often.

Also, our Petticoats and Pistols site will be hosting a major contest starting next week. Be sure to check there for some great prizes!

Thanks to everyone who entered and good luck!!

My Favorite Holiday Movie

Maybe it's the romantic in me, but I found Enchanted, simply enchanting! Could it be, that the small child is still in all of us just waiting to come out?

This is Amy Adams thrust in the real world after living in a fairy tale world all of her life. My girlfriend saw this movie in New York and said, "You have to see it. The actress reminds me of the Little Mermaid." That intrigued me and I coaxed my husband to come with me. It was the holiday season and maybe, even he was up to something more fantasylike, and less "real". After all, for a few hours in time, it's nice to think of life as a fairy tale, isn't it?

This above picture, sort of wraps up my sentiments in a nutshell. There's a sense of wonder and awe, seeing life through Giselle's eyes.

What surprised me most, aside from the great acting, was that the story revolved around a little girl who'd lost her mother. The scenes with the young girl were touching and wonderful and there really was a plot!

We see an evil villainous we can dislike and secondary characters that we can cheer for.

National Treasure - Book of Secrets was just plain fun. You really have to suspend your disbelief in this movie, but if you're looking for an escape into adventure with lots of stunts and inspiring sets, this is a great movie. Though I did have to look at my husband with a hopeless gesture that said, "Oh, come on," a few times, since this plot made breaking into the White House and kidnapping the president, seem effortless - I still enjoyed it. Nicolas Cage can do no wrong. :)

The last movie I saw was Charlie Wilson's War. Give me Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and I'm a happy camper. Though, I wasn't sure what the movie was really about going in, it sure showed Washington D.C, in a light that isn't pretty, but sadly, is probably true. I did love the history to his story based on true events and the acting was superb. Expect another nomination for Tom Hanks in this one.

That's all for my holiday movie going! What about you? Any movies you loved or hated this season?

DO YOU HAVE ANY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!



Can you believe it's 2008 already? It's hard to imagine when I think about all the past hoopla about the millenium. The anticipation and worry and excitement and now 8 years have passed since then.



Well, I for one do have New Years Resolutions. Since I'm a goal-setter, it's easier for me to keep them. In another blog, I'd asked about resolutions and spoke of some ways people can stick to them, but ultimately many people just don't like making them. They feel they are setting themselves up to fail.



You don't think you'll stick to them, so why try?



My own philosphy is that if I don't try, then I can't complain later on. I'd rather just try. Thus, for me, I like to set mental resolutions. This doesn't happen just on January 1st, but during the entire course of the year for me.



Here are a few of mine. More will come later, I'm sure.



1. Keep exercising and try to do it more often. (this is the most popular by far, but a good one)



2. Keep eating healthy. (we do - we aren't fast-food eaters and I'm learning to enjoy making inventive salads)



3. Keep one step ahead of my deadlines. (this requires a lot of dedication and my butt in the computer chair)





4. Try to spend more time away from the computer. (it's 11:47 am and I haven't had breakfast yet - and is in direct contrast with #3)



5. Enjoy every second of planning our daughter's wedding. ( a no-brainer - I'm very excited)



6. Try to spend more time with friends ( they are very important in my life)



7. Play my own version of The Biggest Loser ( try to lose weight each week along with the contestants - for fun and because I'd like to shave off 15 lbs before the wedding!)



I'm hoping to keep all of these thru the year, but if I falter, I'll keep trying.

What about you?