RT Book Reviews’ May 2011 issue where the final placements for Writing with the Stars were revealed.

 Other Contests & Awards

1st Place, 2010 Put Your Heart in a Book,  (New Jersey Romance Writers)

1st Place, 2010 Best Break-Up Contest, (Alaska Romance Writers)

1st Place, 2010 Duel on the Delta (River City Romance Writers)

Finalist, 2010 Orange Rose Contest (Orange County Romance Writers)

Finalist, 2010 Heart to Heart Contest (San Francisco Romance Writers)

Finalist, 2009 TARA Contest (Tampa Area Romance Writers)

That’s me above with one of my all-time favorite authors, Madeline Hunter, who judged Seducing Charlotte in the New Jersey Romance Writers’ Put Your Heart in a Book contest, where it took first place.

Seducing Charlotte, my debut novel which releases this month, was the second-place finisher in RT Book Reviews’ “Writing With the Stars” contest in 2011.

After five rounds of competition, online voting at RT Book Reviews determined the winner. It was an exciting and stressful time. Out of 10 finalists, I tied for second place in the international competition.  Not bad!

Seducing Charlotte has enjoyed success in other contests as well, including:

1st Place, 2010 Put Your Heart in a Book,  (New Jersey Romance Writers)

1st Place, 2010 Best Break-Up Contest, (Alaska Romance Writers)

1st Place, 2010 Duel on the Delta (River City Romance Writers)

Finalist, 2010 Orange Rose Contest (Orange County Romance Writers)

Finalist, 2010 Heart to Heart Contest (San Francisco Romance Writers)

Finalist, 2009 TARA Contest (Tampa Area Romance Writers)

That’s me above with one of my all-time favorite authors, Madeline Hunter, who judged Seducing Charlotte in the New Jersey Romance Writers’ Put Your Heart in a Book contest, where it took first place.

I’m can’t wait to hear what readers think.  You’ll have the opportunity to reach your own conclusions when Seducing Charlotte releases later this month!

Grand Central Publishing plans to almost double  the number of titles from its Forever romance imprint this year.

Forever Yours, the company’s ebook-only imprint will also release more books.

The publisher will increase the number of romance titles from 64 last year, to 120 in 2013, expanding to 190 titles in 2014, according to a press release.

“With the romance audience more robust and diverse than at any other time, we are thrilled to expand our program to match the insatiable demand in the marketplace for romance books in every format available,” Forever Editor Beth de Guzman said in a release.

Grand Central usually only accepts agented submissions but Forever Yours is open to unagented submissions.

The manuscripts should be between 8,000 and 100,000 words in all romance sub-genres, including contemporary, romantic comedy, romantic suspense, western, historical, inspirational, paranormal, sci-fi/fantasy, futuristic, urban fantasy, steampunk, time-travel and erotica.