Book-signings for 2008

I've gotten several requests to know what my booksigning schedule is for 2008 so I thought I would post what I know currently.

On January 19th, I'm participating in a multi-author booksigning at the public library located in Manchester, TN. I'll be signing copies of my first novel, JANE MILLIONAIRE, and should have copies of my first Harlequin Mills & Boon Medical, THE DOCTOR'S PREGNANCY BOMBSHELL, too. One of the other authors participating is a friend who recently published his first book and amazingly asked me to give him a cover quote--how cool is that????

I've also been asked to do a booksigning in McMinnville, TN. I'm thinking that one will likely be scheduled for February. I held a signing here after Jane came out and sold out. It was a great signing so I look forward to going back. I'll post more information on that once details are arranged.

In April, I'll be signing books in Gulf Shores, Alabama and in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In May, I'll be in Huntsville, Alabama.

In July, I'll be signing in San Francisco, California.

In October, in Newark, New Jersey.

In November, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Homewood Library.

For now, that's all that I'm aware of, but the life of a writer is a fluid thing and one must learn to go with the flow early on. I'll keep my blog updated of my schedule and any changes. If you live in or near these areas, be sure to pop in to say hi!

SOLD OUT!

http://www.millsandboon.co.uk/cgi-bin/millsandboon.storefront/EN/Catalog/1032?month=November2007

I know this is a silly little thing, but...The Doctor's Pregnancy Bombshell SOLD OUT in the UK!!! Well, that's what Mills and Boon's website says anyway. :) Yea!!! No worries though if you haven't gotten your copy yet! The US release date is January 1st 2008 and you can get your copy from eharlequin.com at that time. :) Again, it's just me being silly, but OMG! I sold out of a book!!! Dancing on the ceiling!!! YEA!!!

December already?

While I was buried in the play and in revisions of my 4th medical, December snuck up on me. I am SOOOOO far behind with Christmas. I do have a few gifts purchased, but none for my kids...that's a bad Mom, right? Which means what will end up happening is that I'll pay way too much on ebay to get what they really want because all the stores are sold out. Wish it wasn't so, but...

I turned in the revised version of my 4th medical today. It's a really different book for me and although I should be sick of it since I've done 2 rounds of revisions, I find that I love this revised version. The story really packs an emotional punch. I cried when I wrote one particular scene. And again when I reread the story. I'm hoping that's a good sign...of course, it's possible it just means I was in tears over how many hours I put into this book. Truth is I've got more than double the number of man hours in this book than I do in any of my other medicals. I'd guess that I might have close to three times. A little sad, but, as I mentioned, the final product---please let it be the final product---is something that I'm very proud of. I'd like to say that you should have a box of tissues nearby when you read it, but who knows if anyone will find it as moving as me? Y'all will have to let me know come next fall. :)

Since it's Christmas time, here's a pressie. Enjoy.

Beauty & the Beast

My life has recently been tied up with my oldest son's play activities. These are a few of the snapshots I took during Beauty & the Beast. I have lots more & will try to get a few more posted that show Jessie in some other scenes.




Bonjour!
Gaston, Belle, & LeFou--they were awesome!


Be our Guest was a huge production & totally amazing...can you spot the really cute & talented knife???Dishes & Napkins and Mrs Potts to the far Are you happy here, Belle?


I'll post more soon...hopefully. :)

Le desir secret du Dr Melissa Connors

I came home tonight from a lovely small package from Harlequin. I wasn't expecting a package so I was a bit stumped. Imagine my surprise when I opened the box and there was a French translation of The Doctor's Pregnancy Bombshell and with a totally new cover, too!

Check it out!

The Heart Surgeon's Secret Son--we've got cover!

Making a mad dash by home before heading to Birmingham for the weekend for the Southern Magic Reader's Luncheon, I found a box of goodies from London. Copies of my 2nd book from Harlequin Mills & Boon!! It's always exciting to get books, but when I receive the hardback copies, it's also the first time I see the cover.

Getting a cover is kind of like going on a blind date. You're always hoping for the best, but more worried that you're going to get dog ugly and no personality to boot. I love Jane Millionaire's cover. The Doctor's Pregnancy Bombshell's cover fits the book to a T and the heroine's smile makes me think of Cameron Diaz (who I adore in movies!). This third one is a gorgeous blond guy so no complaints. Well...maybe he's a bit young appearing to be a renowned heart surgeon and to have a fifteen year old son, but hey, this is fantasy. :) Actually, I'm quite pleased as he's a blond. I'd actually worried that if the cover included a hero, he'd be dark headed and Daniel is definitely a blond (and yes in case you are wondering I was inspired by Daniel Craig--remember, I blogged about this some time back and posted a couple sexy pics of the new James Bond.). I'm told it's rare to get a blond on the cover. Blond so works for me...after all, there is Daniel Craig, Matthew McConaughey, David Beckham, the list goes on and on... :)Dare I mention that my dearest pal and roommate this weekend labeled my hero as "Doogie"? Nah, better not mention that.

Lookie what I found!

Janice Lynn

The Heart Surgeon's Secret Son

Harlequin Mills & Boon (United Kingdom), 2007
Hardback
ISBN: 9780263198317
ISBN-10: 0263198316

http://www.eruditor.com/books/item/9780263198317.html.en

Not sure if the link will work because y'all know how I am with computers, but OMG! My third book is actually up for sale in England. It's not released yet and won't be until December on the Hardback version and February on the paperback--but how cool that it's there!!!

I've got books!

Check them out!! Yes, I wallowed in them. :) OMG! I can't believe my release date is so close to my first Harlequin Mills & Boon book!!!! Yea!! It's available for pre-order in the UK, but not quite yet in the US. I'm counting the days and will post a link once it comes up. :)

Tammy Tagged me!

My pal Tammy tagged me. Here's how it works according to her tag:

OK, so the rules of the tag game are:Players offer eight random habits/facts about themselves.If you’re tagged, write your own blog about your eight things and post these rules.At the end of your blog post, choose someone to tag (supposed to be eight but however many you can do is fine, no tag police will come get you) - and list their names.

1.) I can touch my tongue to the tip of my nose.
2.) I don't drink tea--can you believe I'm really from the South?????
3.) I don't drink coffee--the horror! ;)
4.) I've never smoked a cigarette, not even a puff without inhaling. ;) ((WHY DO I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD LAUNCH INTO A RENDITION OF SANDRA DEE RIGHT ABOUT NOW???))
5.) David Beckham makes watching pro soccer worthwhile in my humble opinion. :)
6.) In my next life Matthew McConnaughey is going to be madly in love with me (of course I have to come back as an exotic foreigner since his tastes so do not run to the freckle-faced redhead variety. C'est le vie--see, I'm already preparing to come back darkly, exotically foreign!)
7.) I've never broken a bone.
8.) I've wanted to write for Harlequin since I was twelve years old.

I'm going to tag Kath, Lisa, C.L., Debbie, Trish (have you been tagged on this yet?), Colleen, & Anna. Of course, if y'all have already been tagged, ignore. :)

Moonlight & Magnolia conference in Atlanta

I spent the weekend in Atlanta. Was a great time. For me the conference started off with a talk given by Sue Grimshaw, who is THE romance buyer for Waldenbooks & Borders. Sue gave some really fascinating information about how that side of the industry works and tips for authors.

Kelley St. John attended the conference, too, and it was wonderful to see her! Kelley's on the RWA board this year and was so busy at Nationals I think I only saw her in a whirlwind that could easily have been mistaken for the Tasmanian Devil as she whipped from one place to the next. Kelley writes for Harlequin Blaze and has a wonderfully sexy ghost series. I bought the 3rd book of the series this weekend and had her autograph it and can't wait to read it!Friday evening I went out with my agent the fabuloso Deidre Knight & with some pals including Kristen Painter (who I hadn't seen since we did our horrendous 60 mile walk in Atlanta to raise money for breast cancer research). We went to Stoney River and the food was awesome. I got prime rib & potatoes & broccoli. Delicious. Oh, and the rolls tasted like doughnuts. Yes, I ate one. Just one, but I would have liked to have devoured the entire basket. :)

I got back to my hotel room after ten and pulled out the ole laptop and got a bit of writing done prior to my roommate arriving back from dinner with her agent. For me, the best part of the entire weekend was getting to see my roommate, Kathleen Long (yes, the fabulously famous Harlequin Intrigue author and the romantic comedy author of Get Bunny Love & Cherry on Top!!!). Kathleen and I really hit the conferences regularly prior to our selling, but the past two years we've slowed down on our traveling due to family commitments, writing deadlines, etc. Unbelievably 11 months had gone by since I last saw her. :( There are problems with your closest pals living thousands of miles away. :( Anyway, getting to hang out with her really brightened my weekend. :) We sat up chatting way, way too late that night.

The next morning was more workshops, a luncheon where the one and only Linda Howard spoke--yes, she really is awesome!! And then there was a multi-author booksigning. My Wet Noodle Posse pal (and recently sold young adult author & American Title finalist for this year!) Trish Milburn is in line to buy C.L. Wilson's book & I got to catch up with her some this weekend, too. It was also very cool to get to see my playpal C.L. Wilson signing Lord of the Fading Lands (if you haven't read this book you absolutely MUST read it--it's that good). I bought an autographed copy to keep on my keeper shelf of my Writers Playground playpals books.That night was the Maggie Award ceremony, but I was bad and skipped it. Okay, so I was having dinner with Kathleen, Terry McLaughlin (of the SUPER-de-duper Harlequin Super romances), C.L. Wilson, Delores Fossen (Harlequin Intrigue), and a couple of authors I met for the first time this weekend. After dinner, Kathleen and I retired to our room and plotted on how to commit murder. Okay, so you have to remember that she writes romantic suspenses and, well, uhm, yeah, moving on... ;) Actually, it was great fun because it's so different from what I write (fun and sassy contemporaries and high drama, emotional medicals) and she has this most amazing story idea. I don't foresee myself ever having a career writing suspenses, but I have to admit I did enjoy myself as I listened to her plot--I think that book comes out in October of 2008, so look for it. :)

Today, Kathleen and I slept late then checked out of the hotel. I drove her to the airport and then headed home. Being around other writers always leaves me feeling refreshed, makes me want to dig in and start the next book. I'm off to do just that...

Another year older...

I've quit counting birthdays but those around me insist upon reminding me when yet another comes. I celebrated my ?? birthday yesterday. It was an awesome day spent with my family. My parents came over and brought a cake, complete with candles for me to blow out--no one even called the fire department. I got this really cool outdoor table set that is this heavy duty stone tile top that has a removable center that has a firepit. Last night me, hubby, & the kids roasted hot dogs over the fire and then made smores. Was lots of fun. :) Even if it did leave me having to say I'm another year older. :(

Got a new look...

Well, not me, but my website. Although it's still not perfected, I have a new webdesign to reflect my upcoming Harlequin Mills & Boon Medical releases. :) You'll have to take a look and see what you think.

www.janicelynn.net

GH night at 2007 RWA Dallas

Two birds of a feather....two peas in a pod...two...okay, so you get the idea. This is me with my dear friend Kimmi who can make me smile no matter what's going on in my life. She's pretty special that way.

My pals Kimmi & Angi--two of my writer playmates. Oh yeah, we have fun. :)
Two of my favorite people in the whole wide world--Keith & Anna
Two more totally fabulous folks that I adore--Marlene & Carla

Marlene & ICarla, Anna, Beth, Sheila, & LindseyThat fabulous Golden Heart WINNER and new Super auther Beth Burgoon & the fabulous Tammy.Captain America & his hot date (aka Terri Garey of the fabulous Dead Girls are Easy). :)

More 2007 RWA pictures...

Ever wondered what the Harlequin party at Nationals is like? I also did prior to selling to them. I'd heard rumors on how fab they were. Let me just say that the rumors are right!!! Harlequin throws an awesome party.The limo that took us to the Harlequin party.
Beth (a new Super's author!!), James, & Tawny getting into the limo.

Stacey Kayne & I inside the limo taking a shot of ourselves .The Harlequin party in full swing. Lots of fun!!! We stayed until the very end.

RWA Nationals 2007 Dallas

I'm way behind, but I've been promising Dallas RWA pictures for a while...More to come soon...

Copy edits & White water rafting

Sounds exciting, eh? Well, first the white water rafting. I went this past weekend with hubby and our two oldest boys. Very fun. I've been quite a few times in the past, but I brought a friend with me who'd never been--that's her below after our trip down river--see, she survived!! Actually, she's hooked now and ready to go back. Me, too. The water was icy and felt so good. It's been 100+ every day this week. Tonight at 7 PM it was still 102 degrees according to my vehicle's thermometer and 105 according to the bank's. Oh my. And we've not had a drop of rain for the entire month of August and had very little during July. Can you say drought? Rain, rain, come here please.

My oldest son was in charge of his raft and they named themselves The Black Squirrel. While in the gift shop, I ran across this doggie kerchief and couldn't resist. We all thought it too funny. :)

Copy edits. I got the copy of The Doctor's Meant-To-Be Marriage and went through it over the past several days. Last night I turned in my copy edits. Nothing major, just a few typos here and there. I'm always so paranoid I'll miss something, though, and it'll end up in every book and be one of those typos that makes everybody snicker or roll their eyes, ya know?

Meet Lilly!

As I mentioned previously, my dog was recently killed. Very sad and something I've shed many a tear over. My family will always miss and love our Trouble dog. Because he was such a special part of our lives we wanted another dog and have added an adorable puppy named Lilly to our family. My daughter was teasing her last night with a blade of grass which Lilly would tug at and play with. We're enjoying her sweet, playful personality. :)

3 Book Deal!!!!

I recently sold to Harlequin Mills & Boon again in a 3 book deal!! Woo hoo!!! The first book of the contract is done and turned in and is titled The Doctor's Meant to be Marriage and will be a May 2008 release. Happy dancing in Tennessee!!!

So, this is my release line up as of right now...

The Doctor's Pregnancy Bombshell Hardback 9/07 Paperback 11/07
The Heart Surgeon's Secret Son Hardback 12/07 Paperback 2/08
The Doctor's Meant to be Marriage Hardback 3/08 Paperback 5/08

And...I've also sold two single title books to a different publisher, but until the contract is signed, I'm leery to say anything...still....WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :)

Now, if I can ever get the boxes that are EVERYWHERE unpacked so that I can have time to write....

The Doctor's Pregnancy Bombshell!!!

I have a cover!!!!!!!! On Friday I got mail for the very first time at the new house and guess what came???? Hardcover copies of my first Harlequin Mills & Boon Medical!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited & have to share. Okay, so yes, it's been a week, but I've not had internet (Moving is the pits for any of you who aren't aware of this!!) so I'm just now getting back online. Check this out!!

And just so that you know why I'm so missing in action, here's a few pictures of the new house. I'll post more and pictures of RWA National conference in Dallas when I can grab a few minutes to upload them. I'm on satellite internet now instead of DSL and I'm not a happy internet user. It's no where near as fast and I'm paying lots more for the premium package in hopes it would speed things up. Unfortunately, it's still way to reminiscent of dial-up days. :(

Amazon UK!

My dear British pal, Anna, sent me this link...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctors-Pregnancy-Bombshell-Romance/dp/0263196992/ref=sr_1_11/202-5556910-7143052?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1183242181&sr=8-11


WOW! It won't be too long before I have my first Harlequin cover! How cool is that?????

I know I've said it before, but dream big & work hard, because DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE!!!!!