Tuesday, September 16, 2008

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#009900" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="18dc8c00dwnjso.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> A really cool spider in Washington old growth forest</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.katedouglas.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.katedouglas.com"><U><B>Kate Douglas Home Page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.katedouglas.com/eroticromance" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.katedouglas.com/eroticromance"><U><B>Erotic Romance</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.katedouglas.com/june2008" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.katedouglas.com/june2008"><U><B>Midwest Trip</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B>Northwest 2008</B></FONT>     |    <A HREF="http://www.katedouglas.com/id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.katedouglas.com/id49.htm"><U> </U></A><A HREF="http://www.katedouglas.com/id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.katedouglas.com/id49.htm"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Northwest 2008"><U>Northwest 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saturday, September 13, 2008"><U>Saturday, September 13, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunday, September 14, 2008"><U>Sunday, September 14, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monday, September 15, 2008"><U>Monday, September 15, 2008</U></A>   |   <B>Tuesday, September 16, 2008</B>   |   <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wednesday, September 17, 2008"><U>Wednesday, September 17, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thursday, September 18, 2008"><U>Thursday, September 18, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friday, September 19, 2008"><U>Friday, September 19, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saturday, September 20, 2008"><U>Saturday, September 20, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunday, September 21, 2008"><U>Sunday, September 21, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id12.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monday, September 22, 2008"><U>Monday, September 22, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tuesday, September 23, 2008"><U>Tuesday, September 23, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id14.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wednesday, September 24, 2008"><U>Wednesday, September 24, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thursday, September 25, 2008"><U>Thursday, September 25, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friday, September 26, 2008"><U>Friday, September 26, 2008</U></A></div> <div> Tuesday, September 16, 2008</div> <bR> <div> <B>We arrived back in Portland around lunch time and I got cleaned up to go to Powell's Books to meet with readers. I had no </B></div> <div> <B>idea how many people would actually show up, so it was really exciting to have quite a few women there--many of whom I've </B></div> <div> <B>gotten to know over the past few years online. What always surprises me is how fast time goes by when you're gabbing </B></div> <div> <B>with women who love to read the same kinds of books! I had a great time--and of course, forgot my camera! Thanks to the </B></div> <div> <B>terrific ladies who sent photos! You'd think I'd be a bit more organized, wouldn't you? (That's Kensington debut author Delilah</B></div> <div> <B>Marvelle on the right--her first book, </B><A HREF="http://www.delilahmarvelle.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.delilahmarvelle.com/"><U><B>Mistress of Pleasure</B></U></A><B>, just released this month.)</B></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c83faf0.jpg" border=0 width="575" height="431" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Jobie, Helen, me, LLL, Celeste and Delilah at Powell's Books, Portland</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="753" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 352 WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="0f377190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Michelle's a cheerleading coach and had to leave early, but we still had time to gab and get</div> <div> to know each other. (That's my "deer in the headlights" look!) Thanks to Michelle for sending me the photo!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="371"><div> <IMG SRC="1c477190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Thanks to LLL for sending me a copy she took while I was signing books...others got group shots and I'm still hoping for a picture with all of us together! </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wednesday, September 17, 2008"><U><IMG SRC="1aa0e0e0.gif" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>