My husband and I had been married for nearly a year and had been living with my dad and grandma since my mom had passed. We needed a little time to ourselves and with the weatherman saying the weekend would be great, we decided to take a trip to Mystic, Connecticut. We hadn’t planned on spending the night, but decided to pack a bag just in case. Read the rest of this entry �

During my recent trip to Scotland I had an unusually spooky experience. I was traveling with my good friend Meg, her husband Terry and their daughter Hannah who is 15. Hannah was my travel buddy on this trip and we shared a room in two of the three hotel/guest houses along the way. Hannah is a delight, and charged as I was with looking out for her when separated from her parents, I took my job seriously. Read the rest of this entry �

We had a quinceañera party (the Cuban equivalent of a Sweet Sixteen) at a very old inn. When we downloaded the photos, we noticed orbs in a number of photos. When we got back the photos from the camera with film, we also had more orbs. I decided to do some research and found out that people thought these were spirit orbs. Read the rest of this entry �

Last week I hosted Henri, the star of The Search for the Million $$$ Ghost. We had so much fun talking about ghosts and ghost stories, that I’ve decided we’re going to have a week long Ghost discussion and mini-contest starting TODAY! Read the rest of this entry �

You all seemed to love Henri’s visit, so I’ve decided we are going to have a week long Ghost discussion and mini-contest starting on June 25th. Prizes will include autographed copies of the latest releases from Eloisa James and Lois Winston! What do you need to do to win? Starting Monday, June 25th, just leave a comment on one of the Ghostly Blogs. It could be just a “Hello” or your own account of a ghostly happening. Read the rest of this entry �

Anita Blake. Eve Dallas. Buffy Summers and last but not least, Diana Reyes. What is it about these heroines that appeals to modern women? How do you create such a sometimes perplexing heroine and once you do, what do you do with her?
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What does the well dressed Dominatrix wear? Black leather is required. Maybe even black vinyl. Stilettos or sexy thigh high boots. Chains, handcuffs, whips . . .

Did that wake you up this Friday morning?
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So many of you have mentioned this hunk, that I had to pick him for this Monday’s Guilty Pleasure.

If I had to select someone who would play either Ryder Latimer (DARKNESS CALLS, DEATH CALLS) it would probably have to be Adrian Paul. Sexy and sensitive. A warrior and a lover. Woo . . . Getting a little warm here this Monday morning!

What do you think? Could Adrian be Ryder?

FYI — There’s another HIGHLANDER movie - HIGHLANDER: THE SOURCE - that’s supposed to be released in September of this year.

My friend, Dr. Charley Ferrer, invited me to do some quest spots on her television show, Caliente with Dr. Charley.

The first one was a show on Vampires and the second was all about ways to please your lover. The ways to please your lover show also included cover model cutie Bill Freda! You can check out the shows at the following links:
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WOW! I’ve run across two amazingly wicked good reviews for BLOOD CALLS and I can’t wait to share them with you! And yes, this is tooting my own horn a bit, but these were just so wonderful that they made me smile and so I want to share that bit of happiness with you.

The first review is just so outright witty and sexy wicked, that I suggest you read through all the reviews at this site because they are outrageously funny and delightful.
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This one’s for you Gretchen!

You probably know him better as Strongfellow Hawke from Airwolf. That was such a great show! I remember falling in love with him when I was a kid when JMV was in a Disney movie titled The World’s Greatest Athlete. For some reason, I remember JMV running against a bunch of athletes from Villanova, my alma mater.
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Our friends at Romance Novel TV have given the Nocturne authors a brand new forum! Drop by and read about all the exciting Nocturne releases and chat with us about what’s happening. You can click here to visit the forum!

And so tired. Two conferences in one week was a lot to handle! I’ll be posting more pictures tonight, so check back tomorrow.

Exciting news is that Part 2 of my interview is up at Romance Novel Television. You can also click on this link in case you can’t see the video below.

Here’s the scoop for where I will be for sure during the RT convention:

Please come by! I’m so excited about the prospect of meeting all of you who are attending. Also, if you’d like to get together for coffee, lunch, etc., please let me know so we can try to plan something in advance.

Also, take a moment to drop by some of the blogs where I’ll be visiting to celebrate the release of BLOOD CALLS in a few days (actually, it’s hit the shelves already at a number of bookstores!)

Here’s where you can blog with me:

Marta Acosta’s Myspace: www.myspace\martaacosta
The Biting Edge (also courtesy of Marta):
http://biting-edge.blogspot.com/2007/04/biting-edge-welcomes-caridad-pineiro.html

April 26th: Join me at the Midnight Moon Cafe (where we’ll have some special prizes for you!)
http://midnightmooncafe.blogspot.com/index.html

My friend Marta Acosta has an awesome blog called THE BITING EDGE together with Mario Acevedo and Jeanne Stein. All three are fiction writers who’ve written vampire novels — just the kind of thing I love!

Marta was kind enough to interview me for THE BITING EDGE, so please drop by, check out the interview and the great blog!

With the release of BLOOD CALLS nearly here, I’ll be visiting a number of blogs to talk about the new novel in THE CALLING series as well as writing in general.

The first interview is up at The Dark Phantom . Please drop by!

There’s something wickedly interesting about wounded heroes. You know they’ve either been bad or have had something bad happen to them which makes them all that much more intriguing. Will they stay good or become bad again? Can they be trusted? So many more questions and things that you can do with them.

BLOOD CALLS is definitely all about wounded heroes. Diego Rivera was a Spanish Lord before his wife betrayed him to the Spanish Inquisition because he had been selfish and unfaithful. Ramono Escobar has had a hard life, including a stint in juvenile detention when she got mixed up with the wrong crowd after the death of her father and her mother’s illness.
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No, you are not going crazy. There were posts the last two days only the server migration that I thought was over wasn’t and they’ve disappeared into the ether of cyberspace.

These things happen, so I’m going to try and recreate the posts today and tomorrow.

Wicked Wednesday was all about DESIRE CALLS, the free novella that’s up at eharlequin.com right now (you can click here to start the read!)
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Today’s Tuesday Tip comes from Marta Acosta. I’ve been exchanging e-mails with Marta who is the author of Happy Hour at Casa Dracula. Happy Hour at Casa Dracula was a Book Sense Pick and Catalina Magazine’s Best Humor Book of 2006.

In April, Marta is releasing Midnight Brunch which continues the wildly comic adventures of Milagro de los Santos, Fancy University graduate who lives with a family of urbane vampires.

Marta was kind enough to offer some tips on writing humor, so here goes!
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Wicked is vampire bites. Wicked is exploring 50 Ways to Please Your Lover. Wicked is research that takes you beneath the covers. Wicked is food that entices the senses and enhances your pleasure.

What do you think is wicked?
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