New Contest and
News
To celebrate the
release of
TRIPLE EXPOSURE on July 29th, I'm
giving away several autographed copies of any of
my backlist titles. To enter the contest, simply
follow this link and read the excerpt. Then
use the "Contact Colleen" button to send me the
answer to this question before August 4th.
What does Zeke Pike do for a living?
Set in the amazing town of Marfa in West
Texas, Triple Exposure has a very different take
on the mystery lights (known as the Marfa
Lights) that appear over the high desert on many
dark nights. To research the heroine's career as
a glider pilot, I did some hands-on research in
the air. (Great experience!) And I absolutely
loved my visits to Marfa... where I actually saw
the lights one evening.
In other news, my July 07 release,
HEAD ON, has been nominated for the Daphne
du Maurier Award in romantic mystery/suspense.
I'm very honored and look forward to attending
the award ceremony (and Death by Chocolate
celebration) in San Francisco later this summer.
I also have a new, two-book sale to
Dorchester Publishing to celebrate. BENEATH BONE
LAKE will be out in May 2009, and another
romantic suspense will follow in either
late 09 or early 2010. I'm thrilled - and
writing steadily to keep up with my new
deadlines.
Thanks so much for reading. Happy summer to
you!
Colleen
Visit My Blog
I'm blogging now,
along with author Joni Rodgers, at
Boxing the Octopus, where we yak about all
things writing and keep up with the latest. Hope
you'll stop by and say hello!
The Fur-Kids
Last spring,
we adopted a new fur-pal for the aptly-named
Zippy, our terrier mutt. Say hello to Jewel
(another terrier mix from the Humane Society),
below:
And here's our pal,
Zippy. Doesn't she look like a live wire? The
two of them tear around playing and are the best
of friends!
Fun New Freebies
Love collecting
autographed items? Send a business-sized
self-addressed stamped envelope to me at P.O.
Box 131342, The Woodlands, TX 77393-1342 and
I'll be happy to mail you autographed bookmarks
including the cover art of my 7/07 release,
Head On. Or send a self-addressed, large
envelope with three first-class stamps, and I'll
send you a collection of beautiful autographed
cover flats.
Translations
I've recently
collected covers from some foreign editions of
my books.
I love seeing what different artists come up
with for all sorts of alternate editions of my
books, so I thought I'd share that with you.
 
Fatal Error in
Estonian (L), Polish (R), and German
I like both of
these a lot, but the image of Luke looks nothing
as I've pictured him. Susan's pretty
close, though.
Fade the Heat in
Polish (L) and the large-print, hardcover
edition (R)
I'm not sure what
the one on the left is meant to be, but the one
on the right reminds me of a serious case of
sunburn pain! <VBG>
Here's a new one.
This is the Estonian edition of The Deadliest
Denial. It depicts a woman holding her arm above
her head, presumably to fend off the lightning
bolt above her.
Looking for an Autographed Copy?
In my home
community, The Woodlands, Texas, readers have
been asking where to find copies of Fade the
Heat. Around here, it has quickly sold out
in many area stores. The bookstore chains
have reordered, but if you're looking for an
autographed copy for yourself or as a gift, I'd
like to recommend Woodlands Book Exchange on
Glen Loch Dr., which has a nice supply of signed
books. You may wish to call ahead to be
sure, at 281/292-3155.
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