RWA 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
The Z authors breakfast was fun. My editor, Audrey LaFehr, arrived late, as she had said she would, so I didn't
get her in any of the photos in the morning
Editor Kate Duffy, Diane Whiteside, Patricia Sargeant-Matthews, Karen Kelly, Kate Douglas
Celia May Hart, Lori Devoti, Laura Drewry and Sally MacKenzie
Cynthia Breeding, Linda Thomas-? (Can't read my scribbles!) Gretchen Craig, PJ Mellor.
Teresa Bodwell, Susan Lyons, Cassie Ryan and Melissa MacNeal
Sharon Page, Ann Christopher, editor John Scognomiglia and Gemma Bruce
John Scognoiglia, Gemma Bruce, Helen Kay Dimon, Sylvia Day and Eve Silver.
Kayla Gray, Janette Kenny and Amie Stuart
Kathleen Dante and agent Roberta Brown
Passionate Ink luncheon...
Don'tcha love those cowboy hats?
Diane Whiteside, Angela Knight and Mike Woodcock.
Kensington hosted a lovely cocktail party--food was excellent!
Rachelle Chase, Karin Tabke, Amie Stuart, Sharon Page, agent Jessica Faust and editor Audrey LaFehr.



Jessica Faust and Sue Grimshaw both spoke at the Passionate Ink luncheon, but none of my photos came out--sorry! And, unless I can find batteries somewhere, I doubt I'll get more pictures beyond these. RITAs are tonight, as well as my agent's "end of conference" party, so I'll try and get enough to power me through the rest of the conference!

Thursday, July 12, 2007
I only got a few pictures today. It was a really busy day with panels and such, but I did have a wonderful dinner tonight with my agent,
Jessica Faust of BookEnds LLC, then ended up in the bar later on with BookEnds agent Kim Lionetti and DelRey author Jennifer Stevinson.
It was fun, but I'm pooped!
The view from our restuarant on the 55th floor!
Jessica, Kim and Jennifer, and sorry for the blur!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

View from my room on the 7the floor of the Dallas Hyatt Regency hotel.
The bar and restaurants in the atrium are great places to meet people!
Started out Wednesday morning having breakfast with Barbara Ferrer, Jennifer St. Giles...
...Susan Squires and Alyssa Day (Alesia Holiday) who has lovely blue streaks in her hair and really DOES look like a mermaid!
The diet went out the windown when Jennifer said she was  having Eggs Benedict. I am SO weak...
Susan, Alesia, me and Barbara...Jennifer was in charge of the camera.
Saw Cathy Clamp and Ann Macela in the atrium and had to stop and harass them...I met them online first, and then at RT in Houston last April.
Jackie Ivie and I need to discuss what we're wearing in public...she looks tall and glamorous in red and black while I look short and...glamorous does NOT come to mind!





With Sunny and Bella Andre at the Bookseller's Tea. It was fun--about a hundred authors stalking the poor, threatened booksellers! Everyone was very nice and, other than the fact it was WAY too loud to talk, definitely a lot of fun.
Susan Lyons, Amie Stuart, me and Rachelle Chase.
Amie Stuart, Susan Lyons, Kathleen Dante, me and Sharon Page.
Emma Holly, one of my favorite authors!
Kensington author Sally McKenzie with all her
"naked" books!
With author Shelby Reed at the literacy book signing.
Me doing my "I'm an author" pose.
With Kathleen Dante--we're in Sexy Beast II together.




Right: Doreen DeSalvo, Loose Id Publishing, looking way too professional! (She told me it's all about the scarf, but personally, I think the pearls had a lot to do with it!)
Only about half the authors at the book signing!
This is the end of the line to pay for books...
...and it stretched all the way around the room!
Susan Lyons, looking so calm (right!) after winning both contemporary romance and best first book in the Bookseller's Best contest! And what's really cool is that Champagne Rules, a Kensington Aphrodisia erotic romance, was entered in a mainstream category!