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The best part about Cinco de Mayo (two days late) by Jade Lee I know it’s not May 5 th , but I’m still celebrating Cinco de Mayo. So guess what’s the best part of about that special day. A. Margaritas! Tequila! What’s not to love? B. Celebrate your Mexican pride! Doesn’t matter if you’ve never been south of the Mason-Dixon line or, as in my case, your ethnicity is Chinese, put on a sombrero and get a drink! C. It’s my birthday!  Isn’t it amazing that the entire country of Mexico celebrates my birth? D. Are you kidding? It’s May. It’s spring. Every day that it doesn’t snow is a miracle. Answer: C   Although I’ll accept any answer because there’s lots to celebrate on May 5 th . Not just cool mixed drinks and the lack of snow. I actually do appreciate any country’s independence day because I’m all for standing on your own two feet and being strong! (Tell me again when adult children STOP getting support from their parents? Oh wait...did I digress...

What I Did on Spring Break!   By Jade Lee / Kathy Lyons As I write this, I am in the midst of my husband's annual trek to see Spring Training. That's major league baseball in Florida in March. His team? THE TIGERS! What do I think of Spring Training? A. Boring. The most exciting event in the game is the 7th Inning Stretch. B. I'm outside and it's not snowing. What's not to love? C. I really enjoy eating fattening food while sitting in the sun. D. My husband loves it and I love him, so I try to hide that I'm reading a book on my iPhone. Answer: All of the above! Yes, I find baseball boring, and my husband is constantly worried that I'm going to cheer at the wrong time. I have been known to get excited at a slow pop fly that was easily caught by the NOT-Tiger team. Oops. Someone hit the ball. Something happened. I was very excited. But I love my husband and he loves baseball, so I go. Plus I do love the bad-for-me food and sitting in the sun. And s...

Two weeks ago I had the ecstatic pleasure of meeting several of my fellow Casa authors in person at the RT Booklover's convention. So this post will be all about my fan-girl bragging about that. I'd never before seen a streetcar or palm trees so this was a novelty. Right when I arrived at the hotel, and was having a cigarette outside and taking a picture of the streetcar and my very first palm tree (I know), a nice looking lady smiled at me and said, "Brooklyn Ann?" At my nod, she introduced herself as Victoria Roberts and I giddily gave her a hug. We didn't get to chat too much because she was on her way to check out a voodoo shop and I was waiting to meet up with my hotel roommate, Urban Fantasy author,Jess Haines, but I was still stoked. Then at the Mardis Gras, Sarah Humphreys grabbed me out of the crowd so we could take a selfie and I also saw Jade Lee handing out her infamous squidges. Apparently Shana Galen was there too, but I didn'...

from Mia Marlowe... This week the romance world has been abuzz about the announcement of the nominations for RTBOOKReviews Reviewers' Choice award. It's sort of the Emmy's for Romance, with nominations in different categories. I'm thrilled to report that Sourcebooks authors are very well represented on this list. Here they all are: RT Book of the Year: CJ Lyons, Broken Diagnosed with a rare and untreatable heart condition, Scarlet has come to terms with the fact that she’s going to die. Literally of a broken heart. It could be tomorrow, or it could be next year. But the clock is ticking… All Scarlet asks is for a chance to attend high school—even if just for a week-a chance to be just like everyone else. But Scarlet can feel her heart beating out of control with each slammed locker and vicious taunt. Is this normal? Really? Yet there’s more going on than she knows. And finding out the truth might just kill Scarlet before her heart does… Read more......