This Saturday is the second annual Romance Extraveganza! sponsored by the King County Library Association. Jayne Ann Krentz gave last year’s excellent keynote speech about the heroic journey in genre fiction. This year the always entertaining Cherry Adair is speaking. Don’t miss it!

Saturday, May 1, 11am–4pm
Covington Library

Meet some of your favorite best-selling romance authors on a day dedicated to romance readers and book lovers.

11:15am
Keynote Address by Cherry Adair

Noon
Book Signing Party with all participating authors

12:30pm
Paranormal Panel featuring Katie MacAlister, Cherry Adair and Shannon McKelden

1:30pm
Historical Panel featuring Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Boyle and Margaret Mallory

2:30pm
Contemporary Panel featuring Susan Andersen, Gina Robinson and Ann Roth

Books will be available for purchase.

Refreshments provided by The Covington Friends of the Library, the Greater Seattle Chapter of Romance Writers of America and Cherry Adair.

The 2010 Marlene Award winners were announced yesterday at the Washington Romance Writers retreat (the other Washington), and I’m happy to announce that Hearts of Darkness placed first in the paranormal category. My prize is a critique of my entry by 2009 RITA award winning author Gwyn Cready. So excited!

In other news, my baby is 3 weeks 2 days old today and getting bigger every second. She finally fits into all of her newborn clothes! The weather in Seattle is gorgeous and we have been getting out on lots of sunny walks.

I read Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs during late night feedings on kindle for the iPhone last week. It’s another solid installment of the Mercy Thompson series. My only complaint: the love scene at the end is a little over the top for Urban Fantasy. It wasn’t needed to move the plot forward. Otherwise, good read!