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Monday, August 03, 2009

DRENCH YOURSELF IN DESIRE CONTEST!


"DRENCH YOURSELF IN DESIRE" BOOK SHOWER IS ON!

STARTING THE 1ST OF AUGUST, WE'LL BE ENTERING EACH ONE OF OUR COMMENTORS INTO A POOL AND AT THE END OF THE MONTH WE'LL BE FISHING OUT A WINNER!

IT'S THAT EASY. YOU COULD WIN A DOZEN OR MORE AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS FROM YOUR FAVORITE DESIRE AUTHORS! COME ON AND GET YOUR FEET WET!!

VISIT OUR DESIRE BLOG TO COMMENT DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST!

*** TEXAN'S WEDDING-NIGHT WAGER IS #4 ON eHARLEQUIN'S BESTSELLER LIST!!

Friday, July 31, 2009

It's Freebie Fridays and a total downpour!

And you get his free Desire from bestselling author, Emilie Rose






Look for "Drench Yourself in Desire" Book Shower coming on the Desire Blog this weekend!!

Go to Desire Blog and post your comments for the month of August to be entered!!

You won't want to miss our hunky "wet" heroes or your chance to win!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Man in the Beans

This is bizarre - after you find the guy - it's so obvious.


Doctors have concluded that if you find the man in the coffee beans in 3 seconds, the right half of your brain is better developed than most people. If you find the man between 3 seconds and 1 minute, the right half of the brain is developed normally. If you find the man between 1 minute and 3 minutes, then the right half of your brain is functioning slowly and you need to eat more protein. If you have not found the man after 3 minutes, the advice is to look for more of this type of exercise to make that part of the brain stronger!!!
And, yes, the man is really there!!!

BTW- I found it after about 5 seconds. How did you do?

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

EMBARRASSING MEDICAL MOMENTS



1. A man comes into the ER and yells, 'My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!' I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly, I noticed that there were several cabs -- and I was in the wrong one.

Submitted by Dr. Mark MacDonald, San Antonio , TX



2. At the beginning of my shift, I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. 'Big breaths,' I instructed. 'Yes, they used to be,' replied the patient.

Submitted by Dr. Richard Byrnes, Seattle , WA ..



3. One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a wife that her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct. Not more than five minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family that he had died of a 'massive internal fart.'

Submitted by Dr. Susan Steinberg



4. During a patient's two week follow-up appointment with his cardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble with one of his medications. 'Which one,' I asked? 'The patch, the nurse told me to put on a new one every six hours, and now I'm running out of places to put it!' I had him quickly undress, and discovered what I hoped I wouldn't see. Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body! Now, the instructions include removal of the old patch before applying a new one.

Submitted by Dr. Rebecca St. Clair, Norfolk , VA.



5. While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, 'How long have you been bedridden?' After a look of complete confusion, she answered....'Why, not for about twenty years -- when my husband was alive.'

Submitted by Dr. Steven Swanson, Corvallis , OR



6. I was caring for a woman and asked, 'So, how's your breakfast this morning?' 'It's very good, except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem to get used to the taste,' the patient replied. I then asked to see the jelly, and the woman produced a foil packet labeled 'KY Jelly.'

Submitted by Dr. Leonard Kransdorf, Detroit , MI



7. A nurse was on duty in the emergency room when a young woman with purple hair styled into a punk rocker mohawk, sporting a variety of tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered. It was quickly determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was scheduled for immediate surgery. When she was completely disrobed on the operating table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had been dyed green, and above it there was a tattoo that read, 'Keep off the grass.' Once the surgery was completed, the surgeon wrote a short note on the patient's dressing, which said, 'Sorry, had to mow the lawn.'

Submitted by RN, no name.



AND FINALLY!!!...



8. As a new, young MD doing his residency in OB , I was quite embarrassed when performing female pelvic exams. To cover my embarrassment, I had unconsciously formed a habit of whistling softly. Th e middle-aged lady upon whom I was performing this exam suddenly burst out laughing and further embarrassing me. I looked up from my work and sheepishly said, "I'm sorry. Was I tickling you?" She replied, "No doctor, but the song you were whistling was, 'I wish I was an Oscar Meyer Wiener.' "

Doctor wouldn't submit his name (Can't blame him!)

Thursday, July 23, 2009

The Kid in Me


I'm blogging today (Friday) at http://www.petticoatsandpistols.com/ and giving away three of my brand new, not in the stores yet, September release.

Stop on by... it's a fun blog about birthdays and Disneyland!!

Monday, July 20, 2009

Bookseller's Best Award

I'm so happy to announce my 2008 Desire, Do Not Disturb Until Christmas won the 2009 Bookseller's Best Award! I wasn't at the RWA convention this year to receive the award this time, but it's still such a thrill. This is the certificate they'll be sending me along with a beautiful pin!




Friday, July 10, 2009

What I'm Reading... Montana Rose


This book is from my fellow Filly at Petticoats and Pistols!! Mary Connealy has a great sense of humor and a wonderful gift for writing. I'm just into it and already it's a delight.

What It's About:

Fire up your love of romance with Montana Rose, where Cassie Griffin, a seemingly spoiled pregnant woman, is widowed one day and wedded the next. Marrying handyman Red Dawson seems the only alternative to Cassie's being hitched to a brutal rancher. But can this "china doll" bear exchanging smooth silk for coarse calico? Red was reluctant to be yoked to an unbeliever, but sometimes a man has no choice. Will Red change Cassie's heart by changing her name? Wade Sawyer is obsessed with saving Cassie from a marriage of convenience. How far will he go make her his own?


Available on Amazon

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

A Morning Funny - Guaranteed to make you smile!!

Living in 2009



YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2009 when...

1.. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.

8. Leaving the house without your mobile phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list

AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.

Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want to.

Special thanks to my friend Sandy for sending this along!

Friday, July 03, 2009

From Cataromance ... My First Review!

Review: Texan's Wedding Night Wager by Charlene Sands

Pride and lack of communication are at the root of the Charlene Sand's excellent story, Texan's Wedding-Night Wager.



Cara Pettigrew has not talked to her husband for four years. Now it is time to end the marriage and get a divorce. She agrees to meet with Kevin Novak so he can sign the papers but Kevin refuses to let her off easy. In return for his signature, Cara must remain in town for two weeks and then Kevin wants one final night. Kevin embarks on scheme to court and seduce Cara and when she falls in love with him, he will leave her just as she did him four years ago. Cara left those years ago because she felt she came in second to Kevin's work. Now she sees a different man and begins to hope there could be a future for them, until she learns the truth.

Both Cara and Kevin felt hurt and injured in their breakup but neither fully understood how the other felt. Charlene Sands does an excellent job of allowing us to view their opinions and feelings. Both were trying to protect themselves from more hurt and wanted to keep their heart safe. Intensely emotional and thoroughly satisfying, Texan's Wedding Night Wager will tug at our emotions and have us rooting for these two to put pride behind and talk to each other honestly. Texan's Wedding Night Wager - another not-to-be missed tale by Charlene Sands.

Cataromance.com
Debby Guyette – Reviewer

4.5 Stars ****
Sensuous Rating

Pre-order on Amazon

Monday, June 22, 2009

New Contest on my Site Today!!


I'm celebrating the release of my Texas Cattleman's Club book in September with the Texan's Wedding Night Wager Contest! You could win two great prizes... all you have to do is Enter Here!!

Don't miss out and Good Luck!!


And Texan's Wedding Night Wager is available for pre-order on Amazon and will be available in August on Eharlequin!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

The Proposal with Sandra Bullock


I loved this! My hubby loved this! If you want to see a cleverly written, very funny, feel good movie, this romantic comedy is for you. Gotta give Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds kudos for their portrayals.


It's been very well reviewed, but often I don't pay them much attention. This time they got it right! Run, Don't Walk, to make this one the next movie you see!

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Sneak Peek at Texan's Wedding Night Wager


Yay! I've been waiting anxiously for my new cover!

What do you think?

Coming in August on Eharlequin and Amazon and in Bookstores in September!


Monday, June 08, 2009

Join me on Facebook!



I'm new to Facebook, but I already have 67 friends.

Come join me and let's talk romance, books and anything else!

We also have a Desire and Silhouette site on Facebook.

Lots of things cooking!

Facebook!


Friday, June 05, 2009

Marrying Minda ... a great read from Tanya Hanson


Just a note to be sure to read Marrying Minda - Tanya Hanson's new western is available now on Amazon. Be sure to pick up your print copy!
Or if you love ebooks, it's available today at Wild Rose Press!!

The Story:
Mail-order bride Minda Becker arrives in Paradise, Nebraska and eagerly marries the handsome man who meets her stagecoach. His wedding kiss melts her toes. Too bad he's the wrong bridegroom. Cowboy Brixton Haynes can't deny he'd like a wedding night with the eastern beauty, but the last thing he needs is to be saddled with a wife and the three children his brother left behind. First chance he gets, he'll be back point riding along the Goodnight. But leaving Minda proves to be much harder than he expected.
Read a short excerpt:

Night fell soft and silent, and the snuffles of Norman Dale’s livestock comforted Brixton with memories of the trail. Lord, he couldn’t wait to get back. Habit had him walk quiet as he could from the barn to the house. Even the tiniest noise sparked stampedes on the trail, so his footsteps were cautious wherever he went.
At the back porch, he set down Minda’s valises and paused to peek in the back window. Her lush curves swayed beneath the simple dress as she readied the children for bed, and he couldn’t fill his vision fast enough. The memory of her soft sweet cheek brushed his fingertips once more, and his heart raced and his groin throbbed. It was the heartbeat he didn’t like; a man desiring a beautiful woman was just what a man did. But a galloping heart might mean a man felt something deep inside. Even worse, night after night alone on the trail, he’d keep seeing her shining hair sweep across Ned’s shoulders while she kissed the top of the lad’s head. So he pulled out his flask and drank deeper. It was too much like having a family of his own, something he swore he never needed. Suddenly he missed his brother more than he’d missed anything.

Until this minute, he had never felt shy about coming through this door without a knock. His wife’s current disposition gave him pause, but he had goods to deliver and damn, the kids just might like one of his good-night songs. His tongue clicked. Truth to tell, his bride would think him nothing but a rowdy bridegroom wanting a tumble between the sheets. Already she’d tried to disgrace him by letting a room at the boardinghouse just for herself. Another long hard swig consoled his throat as it emptied his flask.

Damn woman.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Conan's Tonight Show

Do you like Conan O'Brien as the new Tonight Show host?


I'll admit to being a fan. When my hubby worked nights, I'd stay up late to wait for him and began watching Conan's late night show. I'd usually be dosing off just at the 12:30 am hour and then Conan came on. Before I knew it, I'd be laughing at something so outrageous that I'd find myself wide awake! He is so off-the-wall and strange that it's refreshing and I find him funny. It's a matter of taste, I suppose.




Some friends don't enjoy his brand of humor. It's either, you like him or you don't. I do. You never know what he's going to do or say. And he's taping in our valley now, right up there at Universal Studios. There's something nice about familiarity too.


I've seen a taping of Jay Leno and he is a really nice man. He relates to his audience and talks to them in a warm way before the show. When his prime time show comes on the air in Sept, I'll probably watch him too. I need my talk show hosts to fall asleep to at night ... no offense intended to Jay or Conan. But after a stressful day, a bit of comedy relaxes me. What can I say?

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Sexy Texans - The Texas Cattleman's Club

Here's a sneak peek at some sexy Texans! I'm thrilled to be a part of this series from six Desire authors!


Katherine Garbera starts off the series with Taming the Texas Tycoon.




STARTING IN JULY

A NEW 6-BOOK TEXAS CATTLEMEN SERIES


July - Taming the Texas Tycoon by Katherine Garbera
August- One Night with the Wealthy Rancher by Brenda Jackson
September - Texan's Wedding Night Wager by Charlene Sands
October - The Oilman's Baby Bargain by Michelle Celmer
November - The Maverick's Virgin Mistress by Jennifer Lewis
December - Lone Star Seduction by Day LeClaire


I'm anxiously awaiting my new cover for my September book!

Look for my new Texan's Wedding Night Contest!!
Coming soon!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

It's my day at Petticoats and Pistols





Stop on by! We have a brand new Contest up and running.
And don't forget to post a comment.
We're talking WEDDINGS!

www.petticoatsandpistols.com

It's Freebie Fridays

The Preacher



At Eharlequin if you order two books, you get a third book free.

I just ordered Cheryl's St. John's debut Love Inspired Historical and Susan Mallery's Under Her skin, received a third book free and GOT FREE SHIPPING!

That's right Eharlequin is now doing a promotion to spend just $10.oo and you get Free Shipping! Do this Friday and you get the added bonus of that third book free!

Such a good deal!


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Chocolate Calculator - Your age by Chocolate Math

Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway -but the Hershey Man will know YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH (The only math I enjoy!)

This is pretty neat.

DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute . Work this out as you read . Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)


3. Add 5


4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator


5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759 .. If you haven't, add 1758.


6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.


You should have a three digit number




The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).



The next two numbers are
YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

chocolate Calculator.

Friday, May 15, 2009

A Friday Smile


Every now and then someone is in the right place at the right time with the right equipment.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Biggest Loser Upset!



Yay for Helen!! I had her in my scopes the entire season - she was the dark horse in the competition and eventually went on to win it all!!


At 48 Years Young she has been an inspiration for everyone, including all the over 40's out there!

And the AT HOME winner of Biggest Loser was Jerry - a 64 year old man who had collasped on the very first week on the show.

Kudos go to Tara, who was an amazing competitor and to Mike too!


Come on over to the Desire Blog today and surprise me with a comment!

Monday, May 11, 2009

THINGS THAT MADE YOU SAY HMMMM......

AT 5 MINUTES AND 6 SECONDS AFTER 4 A.M., ON THE 8TH OF JULY, THIS YEAR, THE TIME AND DATE WILL BE: 04:05:06 07-08-09


THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL THE YEAR 3009!!!



(I had a deep feeling that you just needed to know this) ;-) Aren't you glad I posted this?

Are you A Trekkie?

I'm not! But my hubby always watched Star Trek. In fact, it's one of those original TV shows that he'll watch over and over again. It's hard to imagine that Star Trek with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy ran for only four years, yet it, like the I Love Lucy show has endured with reruns for years.

So when Star Trek debuted this weekend, we decided to see it and to be honest we weren't expecting much. We'd seen the other Star Trek movies and weren't impressed. Somehow, those movies had lost the flavor and fun of the original series.

It's always nice to be pleasantly surprised. When we walked out of the theatre with smiles on our faces, my husband said, "They got it right this time."


And being a writer, I recognized the truth in that. This movie stayed true to the original and showed us how Captain Kirk came to be, how his mother and father had lived and died, but more importantly, the movie stayed true to the characters. Each and everyone of them must have studied the original actors. Bones was the best, then Scottie, Ohoura and even young Chekov brought smiles on our faces.

The actors who played Spock and Kirk were perfect. " This actor's resemblence to Spock is uncanny. You might recognize him as Sylar from the NBC show Heroes.

Kirk and Spock's chemistry was right, the writing superb, the action intense and Star Trek's own brand of humor was dead on! I even liked the little romance between Spock and ... no I won't spoil it. It's too much fun and the whole effort was such a joy to watch.

From across the aisle in the theatre you could see smiles on moviegoers faces. You heard their laughter mingling with your own. You realized that though the TV series of Star Trek ran only those four years, it was a show that impacted so many people for decades... and not just Trekkies!

What's more-- they left the ending open for more Star Trek movies to come. If they do it half as well, it will be worth seeing.

Have you seen it yet? Do you plan to? Did you ever watch the original series?

Friday, May 08, 2009

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

To all the mother's out there, if you are one, if you have one, or if you love someone as a mother, enjoy the special day!

And treat yourself for a chance at a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card - the Contest begins on Mother's Day at Petticoats and Pistols!


Sunday, May 03, 2009

For you Cat Lovers out there!!

They sure know how to relax!! Are they not the cutest? We all could take a lesson from them. Enjoy!


























Saturday, May 02, 2009

New Contests coming soon!

Look for a new contest coming soon at Petticoats and Pistols. Keep an eye out for a chance to win an Amazon gift Card.

And a brand new contest coming soon at www.charlenesands.com. Yes, you'll find it in May on my contest page.

Have a great weekend everyone.

I'm off to see Wolverine!!

Friday, May 01, 2009

Surfing for a Hero!!


I'm blogging today at Petticoats and Pistols!

Stop on by, and enter to win a signed book from my backlist!

We'll be chatting about how to choose a hero for our romances!