My son volunteered for he and I to perform at the church that I attended when I was a little girl. My mom still goes but I’ve not been in years. She asked him if he wouldn’t mind playing on Christmas Eve for the candle light service and she said of course.

I must confess that the idea warms my heart. This is a small country church and I’ve a lot of great memories. Sunday school, Bible camp in the summer and church service, singing and all of that. But there’s something about Christmas Eve that’s special. I’ve a vivid memory of when I probably around 10 years of age. My mom had sewn me a purple dress and I was so excited to wear it to candle light service. We did a play and sang songs. That feeling of anticipation, of joy and of the wonderful Christmas songs makes me long for time that was so much simpler. I had no worries. No responsibilities. The world was white, it was holy, Christmas was a special time with family and oh so much food! A bowl of walnuts to be cracked. Hot chocolate and snow play for hours. Family is what I remember most and what I try to instill in my own kids.

So, all this talk got me feeling weepy for some reason and this is the song my son wants us to perform. First off, I’m not sure I could get through this without crying…but its so poignant….. what do you all think?

All right, I’ve been sitting on some news waiting for a few things to happen…or finish happening and now I’ve been given the greenlight to announce my new book deal!

You all know of my obsession with music and rock gods and for a while now I’ve wanted to try my hand at writing a differnt genre of romance. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE to be exact. I decided I wanted a hero who was a rocker…if Nikki Sixx and Jon Bon Jovi had a child it would be CAIN BLACK.

And I’m delighted to say that I sold a contemporary romance trilogy, BAD BOYS OF CRYSTAL LAKE to Leah Hultenschmidt of Sourcebooks! I based my ideas on three songs written by Bon Jovi. The first, NEVER SAY GOODBYE opens with my hero, Cain Black, gifted guitarist and lead singer in a band on the rise– returning to his hometown for the funeral of one of his best friends. He’s reunited with with his 2 remaining best friends, the other Bad Boys and as luck would have it, meets a young woman and her son who fill a hole in his life he never knew he had. The book is about new beginnings, taking chances, and yes, there are some steamy sexytimes!

I’m very excited about these books and they’ll be published in 2013! As soon as I have more deets I’ll share!

In the meantime, I’ve been discussing the cover for my upcoming League of Guardians novella, WRONG SIDE OF HELL as well as the cover for KING OF THE DAMNED, the 2nd book in the League of Guardians…and all I can say is YUMMY!

Anyhoo, I’ll leave you with this video, a little inspiration for this book from the lovely Jon Bon Jovi!

So, keeping in the vein of being good blogger girl, I’m going to try and get back into my Hump Day Hotness. Today’s theme is Rock Gods. I thought I’d share the visuals of my top picks for sexiest Rock and Roller.

And on a side note, wouldn’t it be fun to read a romance about one of these gorgeous men? Anyone have any recommends for books featuring rock stars?

Anyway, Happy Wednesday and Thank You.

Adam Levine. What can I say? The dude can move like Jagger

Nikki Sixx. I’m sure most of you know by now of my obsession with this bad boy. But um, he’s freaking gorgeous and nasty all at once. The ulitmate bad boy.

Jon Bon Jovi. There are no words now are there?

Lenny Kravitz. This man oozes sex and candy.

Jim Morrison. My first rocker crush and this image endures…Also the man inspired me to read Aldus Huxley’s The Doors of Perception when I was fifteen.

So these are pretty much my faves…what are yours?