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- Saturday, December 20th 2008 7:24 PM
I'd like to be here right now...  
STOP MESSING WITH MY TV! - Friday, November 28th 2008 7:54 PM
It's getting late, but I thought I'd have a bit of a rant while I'm still in the mood. I was just watching Lord of the Rings -- silly of me really, since I own all three movies,...
- Wednesday, November 26th 2008 6:48 PM
Wishing all my friends a very Happy Thanksgiving!  
BOOKSIGNING TO BENEFIT BREAST CANCER RESEARCH - Friday, October 10th 2008 8:04 AM
I am extremely happy to report that last Monday, mystery author Nancy J. Cohen and I helped raise over $5000 to benefit Komen For The Cure Breast Cancer Research. We held the...
REALLY GOOD BOOKS - Saturday, September 27th 2008 8:43 AM
I've read two books this month that I feel the need to comment on. The first is THE WORLD WITHOUT US, by Alan Weisman, which is basically about what would happen to the earth if...
SORRY IKE, NO TIME FOR YOU JUST NOW! - Friday, September 5th 2008 8:48 AM
The last time I blogged was when tropical storm Fay blew through Florida, over and over again. And now we're preparing for a hit from Ike. But even though I've got the TV on...
TROPICAL STORM FAY - Monday, August 18th 2008 7:05 AM
Well, it would appear we're not going to escape Fay as easily as we thought. Apparently, even though the center of the storm, or the eye if it were better organized, is going to...
MORE EXCELLENT SUMMER ADVENTURES - Sunday, August 17th 2008 10:04 AM
We did it -- we got out of the state of Florida for a few days! Our niece up in Buffalo got married last weekend, so we went up for that and snuck across the border a couple of...
GUEST BLOGGING TODAY - Friday, August 1st 2008 12:05 PM
I'm a guest blogger today at the Title Magic, a blog started by the finalists in Romantic Times Magazine's "American Title Contest." This year's winner was Helen...
MY SUMMER ADVENTURES...SO FAR - Friday, August 1st 2008 11:49 AM
With both our daughters up in Tallahassee earlier this summer -- one taking a summer class and the other at the Florida State School of Music Orchestra Camp, my husband and I...
SEXY ON SOUTH BEACH - Tuesday, July 15th 2008 10:10 AM
Yes, this past Saturday, about 40 friends and I got sexy down on South Beach. HUH? you ask! All those people? And CNN didn't cover this?   It was a fascinating and...
APPEARING AT THE WORLD EROTIC ART MUSEUM IN JULY - Monday, June 16th 2008 12:09 PM
On July 12th I'll be speaking and signing FORTUNE'S KISS at the World Erotic Art Museum in South Beach, Miami, along with fellow Florida Romance Writers Lyn...
REAL LIFE HEROES - Sunday, June 8th 2008 7:41 AM
With Father's Day on the horizon, I started thinking about the traits that constitute a real life hero. In romance novels, the heroes are always tall, broad shouldered,...
CHOCOLATE -- IT'S NO SECRET THAT WOMEN LOVE IT! - Tuesday, April 22nd 2008 6:25 AM
Who loves chocolate? I'm waving both hands in the air -- I'm a chocoholic, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Now, I can't site the scientific evidence, but I've heard that...
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW - Thursday, April 10th 2008 7:54 AM
I have a shocking and difficult confession to make. I'll admit, I thought about never mentioning this to anyone, but then I thought, hey, I might not be alone, and maybe someone...
New Release: ONE REAL MAN by Janette Kenny - Sunday, April 6th 2008 8:53 AM
ONE REAL MAN by Janette Kenny Available April 1st!   Lost And Found… Gil Yancy is a man with a mission: claim his share of Rocky Point Ranch and build a herd of his...
A NEW RELEASE FROM AUTHOR LAURA DREWRY! - Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 8:26 AM
The Devil’s Daughter is on the shelves! Fire and brimstone she can manage;Falling in love’s a whole ‘nother story. . . The Devil’s Daughter will do whatever it...
FIRE!! - Saturday, March 8th 2008 12:18 PM
Here's an interesting tidbit. FORTUNE'S KISS really should have been out by now, but there was a bit of a glitch with the printer. As in...FIRE!!! I don't know if it was actual...
A CONTEST AND FEATURED AUTHOR - Friday, February 29th 2008 8:35 AM
Woohoo! I've been chosen as a featured author on the Medallion Press website for March.  You can check out me and my new release, Fortune's Kiss, at Medallion Press. It...
FORTUNE'S KISS Reviews! - Monday, February 18th 2008 8:52 AM
Hurray! FORTUNE’S KISS will be released in about 3 weeks, on March 6th, and here’s what reviewers have said so far:   “Lisa Manuel is very talented author and she...
P.O. PARIAH - Wednesday, January 23rd 2008 8:16 AM
Dear Customers at my local post office yesterday, I'm sorry!    There. I had to get that out. It isn't fun to be reviled. To suddenly find oneself the object of...
PLAGIARISM SCANDAL - Saturday, January 12th 2008 8:08 AM
I just took a few minutes to catch up on a plagiarism scandal currently rumbling through The Romance Writers of America. Apparently, historical author Cassie Edwards (who...
BRRRRR!!!! - Thursday, January 3rd 2008 8:01 AM
Not to blog about the weather or anything, but it's FREAKIN' FREEZING here in Florida today. We woke up to temps in the 30s -- THE THIRTIES!!! What the--? I mean, the poor...
HAPPY NEW YEAR! - Monday, December 31st 2007 9:54 AM
New Year's Eve Checklist:   Well, I don't actually have a New Year's Eve Checklist. Due to a deathly fear of driving anywhere on this most partying of nights, we'll hang...
WASSAIL -- HUZZAH! - Sunday, December 23rd 2007 8:03 AM
Here's a great recipe for Christmas Eve. Or Christmas Day. Or anytime Jack Frost is nipping at your nose. Guaranteed to keep you warm and toasty. We'll be sweating it out...