Find me in the cavern

Romance Junkies is doing a fun contest this month.  Come find me in the cavern :)  Hover over items to see the contest name and click for more information.

Welcome Nancy Henderson

I'm so pleased to be spotlighting Nancy Henderson today on my blog. Nancy is the author of historical and paranormal novels and her latest THE STRANGER IN HIS BED. As usual, I've prepared some amazing questions to learn more about Nancy!

So let's get started....

Erin: Nancy, inquiring minds want to know... What Internet site do you surf to the most?

Nancy: I'm a blog addict. I can't start the day without reading all about what my favorite authors are doing.

Erin: Okay, so your a blog lurker. I can relate. I do that too. Next up, weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?

Nancy: Eel. Eel soup to be exact. It was terrible. At least, I think it was terrible because I knew what it was. Perhaps if I hadn't known, it would have tasted more like chicken. LOL

Erin: For me it was snail, and I'd never actually seen a snail until years later when I lived in California. After looking at that slimy thing crawling on my window, I almost passed out. Next, what would you do if you didn’t have to work? (If you don’t have to work already, tell us what you do. J)

Nancy: Write a lot more. Or maybe procrastinate about writing a lot more!

Erin: You know, I have that fear too! If I didn't have a million things to do, would I still be doing a million things? Who knows. What is your pet peeve in traffic?

Nancy: People who don't use their turn signals. Also, all this talk about people driving while texting is beginning to scare me. I recently heard a teenager was killed locally just the other night from this. Very, very scary.

Erin: I have teenagers and it scares me every day of my life thinking that they might be doing that. Allllrighty.....let's get to the good question! Tell us about your latest release and why you think we’ll love it!

Nancy: I'm so in love with my latest historical romance, Stranger In His Bed.

Here's a blurb:
A spy for the British, Cat Sterling is used to living dangerously. Despite having a bounty on her head, she never expects to be shot in the line of duty and left for dead.

Angus French has enough problems without finding a near dead woman on his property. A Revolution was coming and British sympathizers have just burned down his tavern. The last thing he needs to do is to be caught housing a woman who's working for them.

The price on Cat's head will more than pay for the damage done to his business. He never expects Cat to see him as kindness and security, two things she's never had. And he never expects to learn that Cat has a few secrets of her own...

Thanks for reading about me and my books. Be sure to check out my website at: http://www.nancyhenderson.com/ or my blog: http://www.nancyhenderson.blogspot.com/ I love hearing from and chatting with readers!

Thanks for stopping by Nancy. Don't forget to go to http://www.erinquinn.info/Erin_Quinn/Contest.htm to enter this month's contest for books and a stationary set with goodies inside!

Painfully late on updates, but writing, writing, writing

I have so much to do and not enough time. I know, the mantra of just about every person on the planet. I will be updating my contests soon and sending out my newsletter. Hopefully tonight. :) In the meantime, one more day to enter the great contest I have posted now! Go to www.erinquinn.info and click on contests for more details.

Are you anywhere near Scottsdale Arizona?

If so, come see me at the Manuscripts and Munchies event on October 5. That's right, tomorrow. Make it your fun last-minute thing to do on a Monday night.

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Like lightning, only better

Two nights ago, a 3 am alarm went off in my head. I didn't set my alarm, so it was a shocker when it started screaming like a siren. I was tired and had to work in a few hours, so I wasn't too thrilled to be awake, but then one of those amazing things happened. My brain, which has been sadly dysfunctional of late, started working.

I've been struggling with this new story idea for weeks now. I've titled it, re-titled it, written chapters one, two and three, deleted chapters one, two and three, retitled the book again, rewrote the chapters and still...nothing. None of that blossoming feeling of rightness. None of that excitement to get back to it. Just an idea--a pretty good idea--and a bunch of crappy pages that don't come close to defining it.

And then, the alarm.

Suddenly this new idea just filled my head from corner to corner. (Yes, sometimes my head is very fat and very square.) And just like that, I have a living, breathing, exciting concept that is so anxious to get out it's beating against the tin pan I call a brain and demanding attention. In four days it's gone from shadows to living color to page one.

Woo hoo! I love it when that happens!

PS: Don't forget my Win 1 For the Pets contest. It only has a few more days....

Exciting week for Haunting Beauty!

I've been recieving some exiting reviews of late. Check them out:

From CK2S Kwips and Kritiques—5 out of 5—Recommended Read: “HAUNTING BEAUTY is far above your typical run-of-the mill paranormal romances. I savored every page and still wanted to reread it when I reached the end. I highly recommend this book and cannot wait for HAUNTING WARRIOR!”

From: Fresh Fiction: "Quinn has written a terrific debut novel in HAUNTING BEAUTY. It's difficult for a novel to stand out from the rest [ . . . ] but Quinn has risen to the challenge with HAUNTING BEAUTY, a story that boasts both a complex plot and a new spin on the paranormal elements. I look forward to reading the sequel HAUNTING WARRIOR as soon as possible.”

From: Good, Bad, and Unread--Grade A+: "I love it when an author gives me something so different than what I’ve ever read before, and Ms. Quinn definitely does that. This is one of the best books that I have read lately. I’m looking forward to the next book, which features Danni’s twin, and I know time is going crawl before I have it my hands."

From: R&B Reading and Blogging: 4 1/2 stars "Erin Quinn has the ability to draw her audience with her through the normal and the paranormal fluidly. Her ability to slip through time and space in her writing captured me and catapulted me into a place I’d never been. Be assured it is provocative and seductive, a very satisfying read. It also appears to be the beginning of an exciting series. I really enjoyed reading this book."

From: Romance Book Wyrm: 5 stars: "Complex and fascinating to say the least!5 stars! Loved this book!"

Wanna see more? http://www.erinquinn.info/Reviews.htm