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December News
Tanya Hanson's short story, His Christmas Angel,
is available as a free download after December 15th at The Wild
Rose Press.
Lucie Simone's book The Waterdance
is now available for download from Liquid Silver Books.
Dawn Halliday's story Midnight
Seduction will be available in ebook and print in Ellora's
Caveman Anthology, Jewels of the Nile IV on December
21.
Dawn Halliday's second book in
her Highland Series, Highland Surrender is scheduled
to be released in 2010.
Trish Albright's second book in
her Siren Series, Siren's Secret will be out in May 2009.
Christine London's Sunninghill
Snow will be released in print in February 2009.
Suzanne Lazear's Interfluit
was chosen as the fantasy chapter's editor's choice for the month
of November.
Kate Willoughby's Hostile Takeover
was #1 Bestseller for the 2008 Third Quarter at Liquid Silver
She received a reviewer's top pick at Nigh Owl Romance for her
Ellora's Cave book, A Wolf At Her Door.
Kate McKinley's Dark Desires won 2nd
place in the general paranormal category of the On the Far Side
contest.
Robin Bielman's contemporary single title, Designs
on You is a finalist in the Launching a Star contest.
Eden Bradley sold a novella Tempt Me Twice
to Samhain.
Linda O. Johnston sold a sequel Alpha Force
story tentatively scheduled for a 2009 release
October News
Lynne Marshall's Pregnant Nurse, New Found
Family was released on eHarlequin.
Eden Bradley sold Night Moves to Harlequin
Spice Briefs.
Betty Hechtmann's Hooked on Murder
has now entered its second printing.
Kate Willoughby's A Wolf at Her Door,
Book 2 in the Be-Wished series was released by Ellora's Cave and
her erotica novel, Carnal Devotions, is available now
at Liquid Silver books.
Eden Bradley's Forbidden Fruit was profiled
in October's Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Romantic Times has awarded both Charlene Sands
and Lisa Bradley 4 1/2 stars for their November
books - A Silhouette Desire for Charlene and Forbidden Fruit for
Lisa.
September News
Mia Varano reports a sale of The Gee Spot
to eRed Sage. This is her 3rd e-story and her 5th story to Red
Sage.
Tanya Hanson reports her Western historical
romance, Marrying Minda, received first-place honors
in the Merritt "Magic Moment" Contest sponsored by SARA
(San Antonio Romance Authors), as well as first-place in the 2007
"Ignite the Flame" Contest held by the Central Ohio
Fiction Writers. The book has just been acquired by The Wild Rose
Press' Cactus Rose line.
Lucie Simone sold The Waterdance to
Liquid Silver Books. No release date yet.
Lynne Marshall has officially signed with the
Nancy Coffey Literary and Media representation agency for her
single title book: One for the Road.
Julie Hurwitz received a request for two novellas
off her pitch to Susan Swinwood at Spice.
Kathy Bennett, at the National Conference Editor
Hilary Sares from Kensington requested a full of A Dozen
Deadly Roses. Agent Nancy Yost requested a partial on a yet-to-be-written
thriller.
Roben Scharf's book Unlock the Truth
won an honorable mention in the BookEnds Romantic Suspense contest.
Carol Ericson sent a requested partial of her
single title romantic comedy to Dorchester, and she submitted
a full manuscript to Sourcebooks. Carol also made her 3rd Harlequin
Intrigue sale, Circumstantial Memories.
Kate Willoughby's novella, Hostile Takeover,
was the #2 erotic romance bestseller on Fictionwise, an electronic
bookstore.
The second book in her Ellora's Cave Be-Wished series, A
Wolf at her Door, will be released September 24. Kate also
sold The Topaz Triad, now titled Secrets of the Jin-Hakku,
to Ellora’s Cave and will be out in November.
August News
Robin Bielman's novel Designs on You,
finaled in the Contemporary Single Title category of the Toronto
Romance Writers Original Golden Opportunity Contest.
Charlene Sands is happy to announce she won
the 2008 Bookseller's Best Award in the Short Contemporary category
for her Desire, Fortune's Vengeful Groom.
July News
Brenda Scott Royce, reports her book, Monkey
Star, is a finalist in the 'Book Buyers Best' Contest
D'Ann Avner received 3rd Place in the Marlenes
for her book, Race of Her Life.
Lynne Marshall sold her seventh Medical Romance
to Harlequin Mills and Boon!
Genella De Grey sold her historical/paranormal
Remember Me to Freya’s Bower
05-10-08 Carol Ericson sold her third book to
Harlequin Intrigue tentatively titled Hard to Forget. Early 2009
release.
04-30-08 Betty Hechtman's Hooked on Murder
was released this week.
04-24-08 Brenda Scott Royce has an essay in
the new anthology Have I Got a Guy for You: What
Really Happens When Mom Fixes You Up.
04-21-08 Dawn Halliday's Ten Days in Paradise,
was released by Samhain this week.
04-15-08 Brenda Scott Royce's Monkey Star
is in the Lorries first round in the mainstream catagory.
03-22-08 Kate Willoughby sold Hostile Takeover
to Liquid Silver Books.
03-15-08 Lynne Marshall sold her sixth Medical
Romance to Harlequin Mills and Boon with a three book contract.
The title of the book will be Assignment: Baby and will
be a March 2009 release.
03-14-08 Evie Byrne reports that Samhain is
interested in a sequel to her vampire story coming out this December.
03-12-08 Our own Robert L. Hecker won a 2008
EPPIE award for his novel Murder By Proxy published thorugh
Hard Shell Word Factory.
03-12-08 D'Anne Avner's race car story Race
of Her Life is a finalist in the Marlene Contest.
03-04-08 Mia Varano reports selling Aphrodite's
Fire, to eRed Sage.
02-26-08 Christine London and Viviane Brentanos
are pleased to announce that they have just been offered contracts
for each of their second novels with Tiger Publications: Class
Act by Viviane Brentanos and Hog Wild by Christine
London
02-20-08 Kate Willoughby sold Hostile Takeover
to Liquid Silver Books for their Molten Line.
02-13-08 Romance is in the Air ...And in the
Book: LARA members take over Burbank Library! Not quite, but join
us at the Burbank Public Library/Buena Vista for a chat about
the changing field of romance and how to get started. Pre-published
members Genella deGrey and Sandra Lee Robinson and published members
Dayle A Dermatis, Jax Cassidy, Christine London and Lynne Marshall
will be discussing genres, getting started with your romance and
finishing it!
Buena Vista Branch Library, Feb 23rd (Sat) 2 pm.
300 N Buena Vista, Burbank 818-238-5620, www.BurbankLibrary.com
02-10-08 Christine London reports selling to
Urban Phaze Before You Say Goodbye:London
02-06-08 Betty Hechtman reports she has been
asked to participate on a Sisters in Crime - L.A. panel in May.
02-05-08 Viviane Brentanos has been offered
a contract for her single title Dreamweek and Christine
London a contract on her single title romantic suspense Shadows
Steal The Light by Tiger publications. Both books will be
going into print in the summer of 2010.
02-01-08 D'Anne Avner reports signing with agent
Nicole Gregory at Horton & Gregory Associates LLC.
01-17-08 Milestone's from January's LARA meeting
Lynne Marshall is a cataramance Reviewer’s Choice award
winner for her Mills & Boone Medical, Her LA Knight.
Robert Hecker’s mystery/thriller/romance novel "Murder
By Proxy" has been selected as a finalist in its category
in the prestigious EPPIE awards contest. A community theatre in
Fullerton has selected his latest stage play "Borderline"
for its premier production next spring. His musical "Honestly
Abe" has been accepted for the Academy of New Musical Theatre's
New Voices of 2008 contest.
Fronnie Lewis’s workshop proposal has been accepted for
the Romance Writers of America 28th Annual National Conference
in San Francisco this July. Her workshop is called Romancing
the Internet: Simple Ways to Boot-up Your Writing Career by Blogging.
Bettie Sharpe’s first sale, a futuristic erotic paranormal
novella called Like a Thief in the Night was released
by Samhain on Tuesday, January 15 as one of the Strangers
in the Night anthology.
Dawn Halliday sold her Scottish Historical, Highland Obsession,
as part of a 2-book deal to NAL Signet Eclipse.
Nicole Coady sold her first manuscript, Moonlight on Diamonds,
to The Wild Rose Press.
Coffee & Conversation at the Burbank
Library presents Romance is in the air...and in the book!
Featuring several of our LARA authors. Dayle Dermatis, Lynne Marshall,
D'Anne Avner, Christine London, Jax Cassidy, Genella deGray, Sandra
Lee Robinson. February 23rd.
Janie Emaus reports that she's a finalist in the Linda Howard
Award of Excellence Contest in the Unique Genre.
TJ Bennett reports that Romantictimes.com has invited her to
participate in their "exclusive
Author Spotlight area" on their new website. She'll be featured
in the spotlight in March 2008 in anticipation of her April release
of The Legacy, a historical romance set in Reformation
Germany.
01-03-08 Dawn Halliday's manuscript was accepted
into Volume Four of Ellora's Cavemen 2008 anthology.
01-01-08 Carol Ericson reports that eRed Sage
bought her short story, Sex and the Single Pearl. It
has a tentative Aug. release date.
01-01-08 Eden Bradley's Harlequin Spice Briefs
story, Soul Strangers, was released today. Available
through eharlequin.com
