It's official: I've lost my mind

BREAKING NEWS: Tessa Dare's Goddess of the Hunt wins the coveted Orange Rose
Congratulations Tessa! And ummm...I told you so...

Well, did ya notice the new icon? Did ya? That's right. Last year, I was unable to participate in the insanity of NANO on account of I had revisions. Revisions are punishable by death on NANO. This year, it seems I've FINISHED MY REVISIONS. Hold the applause-oh what the heck, go ahead and applaud! So I'm plotting my new TOP SECRET MEDICAL THRILLER, and I thought: Wouldn't NANO be a great way to get the first 50,000 words written? Yep, of course it would. So I signed up. And I went to my profile page and under "Writing buddies" it says, "Zero." Huh? I have lots of writing buddies. Is anybody with me on this?

LET'S CELEBRATE WITH A CONTEST!

AND THE WINNER IS...RENEE LYNN SCOTT!!!!! Congrats and email me your snail mail at iindiacarolina@gmail.com

YET MORE BREAKING NEWS: COURTNEY MILAN FINALS IN THE PRESTIGIOUS GOLDEN PEN!

OCT. 12th: BREAKING NEWS: BALLANTINE BOOKS AQUIRES TESSA DARE'S TRIOLOGY IN AN AMAZING AUCTION THAT LASTED 3 NAIL BITING DAYS! WORLD, MEET LUCY!

We've had so much good fortune around here, I thought it time to celebrate. Do you recognize this box of Lucy's Chocolates? This yummy treat was a previous contest giveaway. However, the contestant who won them, doesn't eat chocolate. I know! Shakes head.

So in honor of one of my all-time favorite heroines, I thought I'd give you folks another shot. I'm speaking of course of Lucy Waltham, the feisty heroine of Tessa Dare's fabulous Goddess of the Hunt.

What I love about Lucy: Her spunk. Her joie de vivre. Her determination. Her take-no-prisoners attitude toward life. In short--everything!

No fair picking a heroine in an unpublished book? Perhaps not. But you can meet Lucy by reading this excerpt from GOTH.

But how do you win the chocolates? Easy. Just tell me about one of your favorite heroines. Someone from your own manuscript would be lovely!

Winner chosen by random drawing and announced Oct. 15th. Good luck everyone!

Alternate prize for any poor soul who cannot eat chocolate: Ten dollar gift card to Borders.