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June 13, 2008 - Friday
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Meet me at Fresh Fiction today
Do your family and friends read romances? Or are you the Lone Ranger of romance reading? Join me today at Fresh Fiction, where I'm guest blogging about romance readers, nonromance readers, funny books, whether it's okay to laugh at fiction, the (totally addictive) Nintendo Wii, and anything else that comes up. It'll be fun! Please drop by. ..
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May 12, 2008 - Monday
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Booksellers Best Award
Current mood:  jubilant
I'm so excited! My latest contemporary romance, Let's Misbehave, is a finalist for the Booksellers Best Award in the single title/mainstream category! Let's Misbehave is in excellent company too. Here's a list of the finalists: Traditional
Best Friend… Future Wife – Claire Baxter
The Italian's Wife By Sunset – Lucy Gordon
Hired By The Cowboy – Donna Alward
His Christmas Angel – Michelle Douglas
Millionaire To The Rescue – Ally Blake Short Contemporary
Breathless! – Trish Wylie
Trouble In Tennessee – Tanya Michaels
The Forbidden Enchantment – Nina Bruhns
Fortune's Vengeful Groom – Charlene Sands
His Style of Seduction – Roxanne St. Claire Long Contemporary
Baby Makes Three – Molly O'Keefe
Could Been A Cowboy – Brenda Novak
The Soldier And The Rose – Linda Barrett
Danger At Her Door – Beth Cornelison
The Rancher Needs A Wife – Terry McLaughlin Inspirational
And Baby Makes Five – Gail Gaymer Martin
Over Her Head – Shelley Bates
A Treasure of the Heart – Valerie Hansen
Operation: Married By Christmas – Debra Clopton
Midnight Sea – Colleen Coble Long Historical
Beware A Scot's Revenge – Sabrina Jeffries
Dark Rider – Kathrynn Dennis
Claiming The Courtesan – Anna Campbell
Southern Seduction – Alexandria Scott
The Cornstalk – Heather Garside Short Historical
Falcon's Heart – Denise Lynn
Bodine's Bounty – Charlene Sands
Ever My Love – Gretchen Craig
Sleepless At Midnight – Jacquie D'Alessandro
Seduction is Forever – Jenna Petersen Single Title / Mainstream
Tempting – Susan Mallery
Let's Misbehave – Lisa Plumley
Who Wants To Be A Sex Goddess? – Gemma Bruce
Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy – HelenKay Dimon
There Goes The Bride – Lori Wilde Paranormal / Time Travel / Futuristic
Persecuted – Lisa Childs
Lord Of The Fading Lands – C . L. Wilson
Thirty Nights With A Highland Husband – Melissa Mayhue
In The Midnight Hour – Patti O'Shea
More Than Fiends – Maureen Child Romantic Suspense
Dead Giveaway – Brenda Novak
Dead Right – Brenda Novak
One Last Breath – Laura Griffin
Overkill – Linda Castillo
Count To Ten – Karen Rose Erotic
Slave To Love – Nikita Black
Raina's Fantasy – Jo Carlisle
Born Again – Rena Marks
Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind – Karen Kelley
Everything Forbidden – Jess Michaels
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April 9, 2008 - Wednesday
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Catch me if you can
Hi there! I have a couple of exciting events coming up next week (April 14th - 18th). I hope you’ll check them out: - guest blogging at The Sisterhood of the Jaunty Quills — join me for a talk about men, women, and whether opposites really attract
- Harlequin Historicals week at Romance Vagabonds — chat with several amazing authors including Michelle Willingham, Denise Lynn, Carol Townend, Blythe Gifford, Georgina Devon, Elizabeth Rolls, Patricia Frances Rowell, Deb Marlowe, Diane Gaston, Julia Justiss, Charlene Sands, Kathryn Albright, Michelle Styles, Amanda McCabe, and Terri Brisbin
It’s going to be fun, so be sure to stop by!
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February 22, 2008 - Friday
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Doesn’t this sound like fun?
Hey there! I hope your February is plugging along nicely. I'm psyched today, because I just got a sneak peek at the back-cover copy for my upcoming book, Home For The Holidays. It really does a great job of describing the story, and it reminded me all over again how much I love the characters. Check it out: When Rachel loses her Hollywood dream job, a trip home for Christmas seems like a good idea. But she never expects to find a hunk from her past waiting under the mistletoe… Red-hot stylist-to-the-stars Rachel Porter has it all. Well, sort of. Her luxury beach house is actually a loaner from her 1 client. And her cute Tesla Roadster? Well, that's just another job perk…hers to keep, right? But when Rachel catches her 1 client in bed with her boyfriend, she exacts her revenge by tricking her turncoat "frenemy" into committing fashion suicide on the red carpet—and promptly finds herself out of a job. And her house. Her car. Her life. With nowhere to turn, Rachel does the unthinkable: she goes home to Kismet, Michigan. For Reno Wright, picking up his neighbor's daughter from the airport for a holiday visit sounds like no big deal. But from the moment he spies Rachel in the airport, Reno knows he's in over his head. The girl Reno remembers from high school looks nothing like the glammed-out man-killer who walks off the plane. But for all her attitude, Rachel is really just a small-town girl with a heart too big for Hollywood. The temperature may be freezing, but the heat between Rachel and Reno is burning hot. Reno is falling hard fast…but will his holiday romance survive once the calendar turns?
So that's it! Fun right? I can't wait for you to meet Reno and Rachel! Their story will be hitting the shelves just in time for Halloween. Hooray! Okay, I know. Halloween is not Christmas. And this is definitely a Christmas book. But what can I say? October is when publishers send out their holiday releases. I stock up when Christmas books arrive in stores (so I don't miss any), then stash them all to read in December. What's your strategy?
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Sleep Through The Static
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Jack Johnson
Release date: 05 February, 2008
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December 14, 2007 - Friday
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Not your grandmother’s romance
I was browsing the Library Journal Web site today and spotted this interesting video about what the romance genre is all about right now. The Day of Dialogue: Romance 2007 panel features author Eloisa James, editorial director Kate Duffy (Kensington), executive editor Mary-Theresa Hussey (Harlequin/Silhouette), and LJ romance columnist Kristin Ramsdell, and was moderated by LJ managing editor Bette-Lee Fox. It's got a few laughs too, so check it out! Till later,
Lisa
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November 21, 2007 - Wednesday
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It’s that time of year again
Category: Life
Hey! Why not try something completely different this year?
You'll still be able to have lots of fun shopping on November 24th and beyond, I promise. But it might be kind of fun to miss all the "Black Friday" madness right? (Come on, admit it!) In the meantime, have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Till later,
Lisa 
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October 22, 2007 - Monday
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Don’t look now
Current mood:  busy
Don't look now…but Christmas creep is here. You buy Halloween candy at Target, and fully decorated Christmas trees flash (and play music) at you from a few aisles over. You try to find a can of pumpkin at the grocery store and almost trip over the display of red-and-green Oreos instead. You head out for a walk around the neighborhood, hoping to spot some colorful autumn leaves…and your neighbor is already in the front yard stringing Christmas lights. Arrgh! What's a girl to do? In my case, resist! It's a longstanding tradition with me that the holidays do NOT officially kick off until AFTER my birthday in early December. (Those of you with December birthdays will totally understand this!) So until then, there are no Christmas lights on my eaves, no peppermint mochas in my mornings, and no Christmas music on my MP3 player. The day after my birthday, all bets are off — it's an all out, no-holds-barred, ho-ho-ho Christmasapalooza. Because I LOVE Christmas. But until then? Please, retailers and others…chill out with the Christmas creep! My exception to this rule is holiday books, CDs, and DVDs. Since those are usually only available for a limited time (sometimes just until they sell out for the season), I scoop up all the items I want the minute I see them. Otherwise, I might miss something awesome! Of course, I stash them all away and don't read/listen to/watch any of them until the official kickoff to Christmas hits (aka, on the day after my birthday). But with this genius plan, I don't miss a thing. And I'm completely stockpiled for when I'm ready to embrace the holiday spirit.  If you enact a similar Christmas embargo (or even if you don't), please consider breaking it (just this once!) to pick up a copy of the Santa Baby anthology, featuring holiday stories by Lisa Jackson, Elaine Coffman, Kylie Adams, and Lisa Plumley (me). These are four seriously great stories, and they're guaranteed* to put you in the Christmas spirit!
You can visit a bookseller or retailer near you or order a copy at 30% off directly from Kensingtonbooks.com. Please try it today! In the interest of full disclosure, I have to tell you: this anthology was originally released in 2002 (this is a reissue, courtesy of my publisher, and I'm SO psyched about it). So you might have already read Santa Baby (if you're not sure, try out chapter one of my story, "Merry, Merry Mischief."). If so, I hope you enjoyed it! If not, now is your chance! Don't miss it! *not an actual guarantee (are you kidding me?) Till later,
Lisa
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Recorded Live At Java Joe’s
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October 16, 2007 - Tuesday
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Is truth stranger than fiction?
People often ask me if my books are based on real people or real events in my life. On the surface, the answer to that question is a no-brainer. By which I mean: No! Are you kidding me? I write to escape!  Not really. Actually, the plain fact is, most people/daily events are just too…well, boring to make interesting fiction. (No offense, friends and family. You are awesome of course.) Most people go to work every day, go out at night, visit friends on the weekends, practice recreational square dancing in their spare time…you know, the typical stuff. There's not a lot of drama involved. Not for me and (I'm just guessing here) not for you. Not unless you decide to act on your threat to "get even" with that annoying woman three cubicles down from you who keeps stealing your Diet Cokes from the office fridge. And even then your personal vendetta probably only matters to you, your parole officer, and Ms. Klepto Pants herself.
On the other hand, real life does inform a writer's fictional world. How can it not? We're  imaginative, sensitive, easily influenced folks. For instance, we often concoct elaborate scenarios in which we deliver the perfect stinging comeback to that snooty waiter from lunch. Or we get lost in flights of fancy (and order the wrong coffee at Starbucks–I hate you, accidental decaf Americano!) after an overheard snippet of conversation sparks a new story idea. Or we walk around sporting togas after viewing an especially good episode of Rome. Just for instance. No seriously. What I encounter/learn about/fear often makes its way into my books. That's the truth. That's why I'm always writing about super studly, ultra successful men. They're all around me! Adoring me! I can barely swivel my office chair! (Abrupt movement startles the hunks into dropping their peppermint foot-massage lotion.) No. Even more seriously (for real), that life-bleeds-into-fiction effect is why my heroines are often unsure of themselves, feel like a fish out of water, or make jokes to get through a tough situation. They're a lot like me, in big and small ways. Some of them share my obsession with cute handbags. Some of them are determined to blaze their own path. Some of them even learn to love football. (Go Eagles! Go Seahawks! Why oh why do I always seem to root for the underdogs?) All of my characters grow and change over the course of a book…exactly like me. Which is, for better or worse, one of my very favorite things about the writing life. Till later,
Lisa
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Falling Up
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Release date: 01 June, 2004
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October 10, 2007 - Wednesday
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Wiki Wiki Wiki
Hey! Have you checked out the RomanceWiki yet? It's really cool. Think of it as a user-generated on-line encyclopedia of romances. Anyone can add to it (just like Wikipedia), so it's a work in progress. But there's a ton of great content there already, like a history of the romance genre (including the awesomely titled section, The Romance Wars), lists of Rita and Golden Heart winning books, and a catalog of books searchable by title, location, author, anthology, continuity series, and more. Is your favorite author/book included in the RomanceWiki? If not, roll up your sleeves and go wiki-ing! It's really easy.
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October 4, 2007 - Thursday
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All skate...everyone skate
I'm working on some new story ideas right now. It's an exciting time. I'm totally blissed out. I'm in the creative zone, tossing off demo versions of witty repartee for my characters, envisioning juicy plot complications for them, and becoming deeply impressed with my own sparkling writer-style mad skillz. No wait! I can't lie to you. That's not entirely true. New-idea-brainstorming time (aka NIB) is actually a scary time. And a thrilling time. What NIB most reminds me of is when I was a kid learning to roller skate. Everyone else made it look SO easy.  They cruised around the roller rink, looking tres cool…sometimes even going backwards. They made it look so simple, in fact, that pretty soon I strapped on a pair of roller skates myself and–with a big grin on my face–clump-clopped my way to the crowded rink floor… …where I immediately splatted butt-first, then wobbled like crazy, and very quickly realized that the only way to stop was to crash headfirst into the wall beside the snack bar. Ugh. Skating was not as easy as it looked. Neither is coming up with new ideas. Or, more accurately, good and complete new ideas during NIB time. Transitory flashes of inspiration? I've got a million of those. I've got files, notebooks, scribbled notes and (lately) a personal wiki devoted to those tantalizing it-might-be-a-book story ideas. But fleshed-out scenarios with interesting characters and the sort of comedic premise I love? Not so much. Those take work, and that means sitting down and writing. Plain and simple. My brain doesn't turn on until I get near a pen and paper. All my synopses are written in longhand first–a weird and inconvenient quirk, akin to using your new Kitchenaid coffee grinder to wallop whole beans by hand until they're suitable for making a nice latte, instead of putting in the beans and buzzing them into powdery oblivion like a normal person. But as you've probably guessed by now, writers don't always behave like normal people. Sometimes we do things the hard way.  Will I come up with an idea I love? YES. No question. Partly because I do love to write books. It's my passion, my dream, all I ever wanted to do when I grew up. So there's no way I'm letting a teeny, insignificant thing like the challenge of it keep me down. Even if there aren't baskets of gigantic cupcakes at the end of the road, like I sometimes wish there were.
So stay tuned! I've got several ideas down already, with a few more to go. Which ones will (eventually) make it into print? It's anybody's guess! Okay. You got me again. Actually it's all my editor's decision. Please send helpful karmic vibes toward NYC! Till later,
Lisa
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