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This makes me really wish I had been there.

Here's what the RT reviewer had to say about my August release, which is the third in the Girls Weekend in Vegas series.

"A great storyline, interesting characters and a fast pace help immerse readers in this tender tale."

The other three authors and I have put together a blog for our Girls' Weekend in Vegas series. You can find it here: http://girlsweekendinvegas.blogspot.com/ The first book in the series is out now. It's Myrna Mckenzie's "Saving Cinderella." (A fabulous read and the cover is to die for.) Shirley Jump's "Vegas Pregnancy Surprise" is coming in July. (Another great book!) Check out the blog for reviews and more. Parts of it are still under construction, so be sure to keep checking back!

I have a Facebook page now. That's right, I've finally embraced social media. Look for Romance Author Jackie Braun. Come on over and sit a spell when you get a chance. I'm trying to drop in a time or two a week right now, and perhaps more in the future. The frequency will depend on my deadlines.

Next on my digital to-do list: Twitter. I tweet, therefore I am.

Look for another Harlequin Romance from me in August. This one is the third in the Girls Weekend in Vegas continuity I was invited to participate in with talented authors Melissa McClone, Myrna Mackenzie and Shirley Jump.

Myrna's book, "Saving Cinderella" is out now. Look for Shirley's book, "Vegas Pregnancy Surprise" in July. Mine, titled "Inconveniently Wed" comes out in August, and Melissa winds up the series with "Wedding Date with the Best Man."

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Or does it?

I'm excited to say my latest book is on store shelves now. It's "A Dinner, a Date, a Desert Sheikh." For those in the UK, yes, this is the book that came out in March titled "Sheikh in the City." The title was changed for its release on this side of the pond.

The book represents a bit of a departure for me. I've never written about a sheikh before. Nor have I ever created a fictional country. I found both to be challenging and, at the end of the day, rewarding. It's good to shake (or is that sheikh) things up every now and again.

Enjoy!

Come out and see me. I'll be signing copies of CONFIDENTIAL: EXPECTING! as well as some of my older titles from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16 at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in the Genesee Valley shopping center in Flint, Mich. Books make great stocking stuffers!

     Gee, that headline makes me sound like a reality TV mom, except that I'm talking about books, not babies. My 20^th published through Harlequin Enterprises hits store shelves in December. 

     In a way, I suppose writing a book is like having a baby. Some days when I stare at my computer screen I feel nauseated. Other days, I have cravings. Only chocolate - and lots of it - will spur my creative process. Some night are sleepless. My characters are kicking and keeping me awake. Toward the end, my story becomes unwieldy. Rewriting is in order. Then the final push comes. Crying and a bit of screaming are involved. Afterward, I take a moment to coo over it and all of the nail-biting and effort are forgotten. Then off it goes to my editor.

     If that isn't labor …

     Anyway, back to my book. The title is Confidential: Expecting! Mallory Stevens, a young, go-for-the-jugular journalist is certain that handsome Chicago radio personality Dr. Logan Bartholomew must have a skeleton in his closet. The man is way too perfect. With his call-in program poised to go national, Mallory is sure that finding the dirt on the doctor will be her ticket back into her editor's good graces. She begins digging, but dirt isn't what she finds. Romance is. Then, as their relationship deepens, she discovers she's carrying her own little secret. 

    What does the future hold for these two? You'll have to read the book to find out.

 

 

 

 

 

I just learned A Venetian Affair is coming out in "An Italian Summer," a special release anthology from Mills and Boon on sale in July. I'm excited my story will be in with ones by fellow Harlequin Romance author Rebecca Winters and Kate Hewitt, who writes for Presents. Here's a quick peek at the plots:


THE LUCCHESI BRIDE by Rebecca Winters

Catherine Dalton has come to Italy to meet her family and she’s quickly swept away into an exciting new life – starting with gorgeous, brooding Italian Alessandro Lucchesi, who steals her breath…and has designs on her body!

ITALIAN BOSS, HOUSEKEEPER MISTRESS by Kate Hewitt

A housekeeping job in a crumbling villa on Lake Como was a fresh start for Zoe Clark. But she hadn’t bargained on her dangerously sexy boss – Leandro Filametti. As the blazing Mediterranean sun heats up, Leandro realises his one desire is to claim Zoe…

A VENETIAN AFFAIR by Jackie Braun

Dayle Alexander decides to join her gorgeous bachelor business partner Max Kinnick in romantic Venice to check out wedding locations, but then realises that her unsettling, sexy, flirtatious partner would be her perfect groom!

My novella originally came out last summer in Destination: Marriage, released here in the States. To read an excerpt, go to my books page.

For more information on An Italian Summer, visit http://www.millsandboon.co.uk/books/special-releases.htm

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