Tasty Tuesday and Guest Blogging at Getting Naughty Between the Stacks!

Careless Whisper Blog Tour Day 2 takes me to Getting Naughty Between the Stacks. Want to come along? You know you do! Come on!









And enjoy the scenery.



Ain't he purty? I so need to give him a story.

The Tour Starts Over at Book Junkie!!

Howdy all! I'm over at Book Junkie. I'm posting a Tasty Tuesday tomorrow, cuz I can't NOT.

Want to visit at Book Junkie with me? You know you do!!! I'll be waiting!

And Don't Forget to Check out These Awesome Authors: Megan Slayer, Kealie Shay, Menagerie Authors, Jessica Jarman, Devon Rhodes, Ashley Ladd, Linda McMaken, Cheryl Dragon, Marianne Arkins, Anne Rainey, KA Mitchell, Mychael Black, and Jenika Snow!

The Tour Starts Tomorrow!!!

The Tour starts tomorrow! Are you ready? I am!

Want to win a copy of Careless Whisper or another book in my back list? then comment. The more you comment, the better your chances are of winning.

Follow me! The tour's only going for 2 weeks.

Where will I be tomorrow? At Book Junkie! Come on, you know you want to come along. :)

It'll be a blast!

Valentine's Blog Party!!!

Want to win a Nook Color? Maybe $150 gift card to Amazon? Then come on over to the party! I'm blogging with a whole bunch of my dearest friends over at the Whipped Cream Guest Blog and the Goddess Fish Party Pavilion. Come on. Comment. You could win!

It's going to be a blast. See you there!

Chiczofrenia Stops Here TODAY!!

Laina Turner stops by today to talk about her new book, Chiczofrenia. Now, if you want to follow her tour, click here. You could win one of four $40 Visa Gift Cards. So come on! Comment!!!

I got to sit down with her and here's what she had to say about this book with the crazy title.

In the world of business, work/life balance is a buzz word. It seems so simple. Like it’s just a balance of two simple things. Work and life encompass so many different facets of your life and what you have to be to yourself and to others. It’s not a wonder most of the women I know are always in pursuit of this elusive work/life balance because it’s so freakin’ hard to find, if it even exists.
I believe you can have a good work/life relationship but sometimes the balance part throws me. Though it’s just a word so maybe I’m being too literal. When a woman has a full plate what often happens is we let go of what we should do for ourselves to stay mentally, physically, and emotionally fit.

Why? Because we feel guilty for taking care of ourselves first. We’re supposed to be the caregiver and put everyone else’s needs first, but we must make ourselves a priority and not feel guilty about it and still get everything done. My ex used to say “If mommy’s nothappy no one’s happy” and it’s true. If we can’t be the best version of ourselves how can we take good care of others?

By definition, balance would be a division of some proportion that makes up a whole.
When I talk about this in seminars I get asked a lot if work/life balance needs to actually be a fifty-fifty proposition. I say no. I mean how many things in life get split evenly? Life isn’t a teeter-totter. It’s more about where we each feel comfortable with where we spend our time. Most of us may not have much of a problem with that aspect as a standalone concept, but where we can run into trouble is comparing ourselves to others. How your neighbor spends her time is not how you should measure how to spend your time. Everyone is different and you don’t want to constantly compare yourself to someone else or measure your ability to balance, or how you balance, on how someone else does. You are your own person. You’re not that other person. I struggle with balance, mainly because I’m greedy, and I want to do it all. I try to figure out how I can do it all, but there are only so many hours in a day.

Life is too short, and I have so many things I want to accomplish before I’m dead that I don’t want to let any opportunity pass me by. It can make the frantic pace worth it but can also make you question your sanity sometimes and with that your mental, emotional, and physical health.

You are important! Remember that and show it.

Want the blurb for the book? Here it is!!!
Chiczofrenic is the term for the woman who is purposeful and intentional in how
crazy her life may be. The goal with this book is to recognize many women drive
themselves crazy, intentionally, by trying to be all they can. I firmly believe we
can have it all. A great relationship, being a great mom, keeping a good house (if
that’s important to you), being a career woman, following your dreams, working out, eating right, and many more. Women seem to have the knack for how to manage it all and not go crazy. Women seem to always take on more and more…and are successful at it.

Women have tried forever to pretend they fit in the norm even when the norm wasn’t what they wanted. I want women to embrace that more - without caring what anyone thinks. Learn to laugh at your own craziness and be cool at the same time. Be the strong individual you want to be while looking like a million bucks.

Being a woman is difficult and is a constant evolution and journey of self discovery. It’s not always an easy journey and through the process you realize everyone has her own issues. Her own brand of crazy, which is my own kind of normal. Crazy but embracing it.

You know you want an excerpt. I've got one...right here!

We all know there’s crazy and there’s holy crap crazy. While we may all have our holy crap crazy moments, hopefully, most of us average out to moderately crazy. I like the phrase crazy is an art form because to me it’s about embracing individuality even if it’s outside the norm and others might think it’s nuts. Like everything else in life, you need to excel at your individuality.
You need to feel confident. Look at women like Madonna and Cher. They’ve led colorful lives because they didn’t conform to “normal” by others’ definition. They embrace who they truly are, their “normal.” It has pissed people off or made others question their values or morality, but who cares? Cher and Madonna have the right to be how they want without others judging them. And so do we.

Thank You Thursday

I got some great reviews from not only a magazine, but also a reader. Now, I love getting feedback, but this reader was so excited about Tangled Up she contacted me. Yeah, made me beam. Then I got this gem in my email and yeah, I'm still happy dancing.

"I knew I would love Tangled Up. It drew me in.
My emotions varied from pissed off to amused to amazed. Mindy seeing Arran and Sav in town as a couple and she was still wearing is ring?! Sav hating Mindy at one point yet he was the reason Arran left her! Sav automatically assuming Mindy betrayed them. Oh yeah , Mindy MOVED out so Sav could move in This limbo that she lived in for so long. Yeah , I still want to kick Arran in the balls a bit. I always love books that get me involved and yours certainly do that. :-)"


This is a review from Queer Magazine Online:
"Tangled Up includes scenes of lust so hot you need a cold shower, and with strong characters and punchy dialogue, this is a must read for anyone who enjoys m/m/f ménage stories. Written in a contemporary style, I'd also recommend it to anyone who enjoys drama and romance."

I'm really happy and I hope the rest of the readers are, too. What do you think?

What the? Wednesday ~ My Post Day!!!

I'm hanging out over at Coffee Time Romance. I'm giving away a copy of my latest release Tangled Up . I looking to just plain have fun and talk about books.Come join me!!

Monday Moans

I've got this secret...there's this woman I'm infatuated with. Have been for years. Seventeen to be exact. I can't get her out of my mind. I've never even kissed her, but damn...those legs, those eyes, and then there's her smile. I know she knows I exist, but isn't that a kick in the ass...she's not at all interested in me.

Oh, Wendi just informed me I should tell you who the hell I am. **Shrugs** The name's Tanner Connolly. I own my own construction business, Connolly Inc. We got the job to demolish the Mason Senior High School. Pity since it's a pretty building, all swirlys and flowers and stuff. But, it's falling apart. There's this awesome auditorium inside--box seats lining the room and a killer balcony. Actually, yeah, it's a killer since the floor is weak in spots and missing in others. I used to sit and watch all those boring musicals the drama kids put on just so I could see her.

Wondering who the 'her' in question is? Macy Shibley. She sat behind me in English class. Listened to my endless reasons why she NEEDED to listen to Pearl Jam and how football was the lifeblood of every man. Ok, so I was a jock. It happens. But I loved spending time with Mace. Granted we only ever spent time alone when football season wasn't in season and when the assholes I hung out with were busy doing whatever it was they did with their girlfriends. Hey, I never said I had the coolest friends.

Except Mace. She managed to stay in my brain for seventeen years now. But the fifteen year reunion is coming up. It's my chance to make the honey haired vixen mine.

If she'll have me. Yeah, I"m still working on my game plan.

Thoughts? Suggestions? I'm open to any advice.

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And Don't Forget to Check out These Awesome Authors: Megan Slayer, Kealie Shay, Menagerie Authors, Jessica Jarman, Devon Rhodes, Ashley Ladd, Linda McMaken, Cheryl Dragon, Marianne Arkins, Anne Rainey, KA Mitchell, Mychael Black, and Jenika Snow!

Friday Flirts

Today I thought I'd talk about a couple places I'll be and be seen.

Tomorrow I thought I'd pop into the M/M group Chat on Goodreads. See the button below for info.

As of today, my interview is up on Coffee Time Romance. Click here to check it out.


Want to Chat with me? I'll be one of the featured authors on the Coffee Time Forums. Here's the link to mine. I'll be there February 9th.

Maybe you wanted to meet me? That's happening, too! I'm teaming up with a good friend and fellow author Deb Alferio, and doing a book signing at the Borders Books and More in Sandusky, Ohio from 2-4 on February 12th.

Still not enough Wendi?

There's more!

February 12th I'll be super busy because I'm taking part in the Whipped Cream/Goddess Fish Valentine's Blog Party. You could win a Nook Color! Want to visit? I'd love it. Click here to get more info.


And starting Valentine's Day, my blog tour for Careless Whisper starts. Click the cover banner to get more info.

Whew...that's a lot. But hey, I can't wait. Join me!

What the? Wednesday ~ Duh to Me...

I've been knee-deep in edits and revisions as of late. Sometimes it seems like I can't get away from editing. I had one person say to me, well, if you wrote it right the first time, then you wouldn't have to edit.

Ah, to be young.

Trust me. I'd love to just write it correctly the first time and get it done with. I mean, we all want to have the right idea, right?

But then again, we'd all be perfect and that would be uncivilized...I mean, boring.

Which is what brings me to the "duh" moment. I was working with a CP who I swear has a LOT of patience with me and she kept saying all these fantastic craft terms. I mean writing craft. Like, "this is their 'dance' moment."

I'll be the first to admit, I write and go with my guts. Sure, I edit, but I've never sat down and taken a writing craft class. I wrote what seemed like countless lesson plans and more than too many research papers. I know the mechanics of writings. But let me tell you. Writing a romance novel or short story is NOTHING like writing a research paper. Think you know the mechanics? That's half the battle. Got a great idea? Fine, but if you don't have the tools to refine it, then you've got a rough, but cool idea.

Now, I'm not completely foolish, but when she mentioned what I relayed above, I was dumbstruck. I mean, sheesh. I thought I knew this stuff. I had no idea.

Duh, to me.

I'm still learning. Trust me. I'm not the most learned author and I'm willing to sponge whatever info I can to make my work better.

See? We're all not perfect and that's fine as long as we're willing to grow and learn. I am.

And Don't Forget to Check out These Awesome Authors: Megan Slayer, Kealie Shay, Menagerie Authors, Jessica Jarman, Devon Rhodes, Ashley Ladd, Linda McMaken, Cheryl Dragon, Marianne Arkins, Anne Rainey, KA Mitchell, Mychael Black, and Jenika Snow!