May all your books be brightly colored and enjoyed!

Greetings book club friends:
It's official. My debut novel, Sweet Tea and Secrets, is out. The cover is perfect for a May release. Bright, fresh and just a feel-good kind of look.

Did you know that authors have very little say in the matter of titles and covers? It's true. One story sticks with me about an adorable cover with a basset hound on it. I loved it. The book was wonderful, too...BUT the dog in the book was a boxer. Huh? I guess boxers don't sell books quite as well as those adorable droopy ears and eyes. Marketing and sales professionals drive features like title and cover. I have to say Turquoise Morning Press did a wonderful job in both of those areas. The original title of my book was Pearls of Wisdom. When you read the book, you'll probably know why, but I think the new title fits the story even better.

Can't wait to hear what you think.

May all your May reads be brightly colored and filled with smiles, tears, and memories.
Hugs~
Nancy

It's April!

It's hard for me to believe we're already a quarter of the way through 2011! Time is zipping by and that makes our get together's that much more important.

So, it's April. The Cadbury bunny is bwak-bwok-bwaaaking on the TV between every other commercial and that makes me think about Easter eggs. For April's get together how about a smorgasbord of anything that has eggs in it in hors d'oeuvres size. 

• Deviled Eggs
• Quiche
• Cake (hooray!)
• Souffle
• Meringue
• Potato Salad with the pretty hard boiled egg slices in a flower shape on top!

Yeah, not as hard as it first sounds is it? It'll be interesting to see what everyone pulls together.
Eggs-actly ;)

Now....tell me what kind of fun you have planned!

March Book Club

Start now and you'll be ready for the holidays with a perfect gif for your book club friends.

As books are selected for your get-togethers, print a copy of the front cover from your favorite online site .
In December, gather them and paste in random angles and you'll have an adorable collage that you can turn into a holiday card for the group.

Don't you just love cutting and pasting :) AND with technology these days you can craft one and make color copies on cardstock -- waalaaa! A personalized gift.

Finally, March-ing into Spring....
Want to put a couple books on your list for this summer?? Two  friends of mine have books coming out. I was a beta reader on both of them .... trust me, you'll love them.

• GIRL THREE by Tracy March coming in June   (Big city thriller)
• BEACH RENTAL by Grace Greene coming in July    (Outer Banks love story)