September is here! I'm still working like a maniac on LITTLE BLACK DRESS, due in a few months (ack!). I'm happy to say I'll be writing another women's fic book for HarperCollins after that. Looks like I'll also be penning a young adult thriller for Random House, which is very cool. So from now until next fall when LBD comes out, I'll be chained to my keyboard! Well, except to slip out for events!

On September 14, I'll be doing a panel with several authors at the Winning Women's breakfast in St. Louis, and on October 3, I'll be co-hosting "Wine, Wit, and Lit: Cocktails and Conversation with Local Authors" to benefit Casting for Recovery, a post-treatment program for breast cancer survivors. There'll be door prizes, a "speed-dating with authors" session, wine tasting, appetizers, and eight AMAZING authors including Marilyn Brant (FRIDAY MORNINGS AT NINE), Jen Gauvain & Anne Milford (HOW NOT TO MARRY THE WRONG GUY), Sharon Shinn (GATEWAY), Angie Fox (A TALE OF TWO DEMON SLAYERS), Jody Feldman (THE SEVENTH LEVEL), Bobbi Smith (CAPTIVE PRIDE), and Susan McBride (THE COUGAR CLUB). Puddn' Head Books will sell all authors' most recent releases. Early registration is $10 per person, or it's $15 at the door. Email WineWitLit@aol.com for info!

I'm now part of the Girlfriends Book Club blog, which features 35 writers of women's fiction from chick lit mysteries to mainstream to romance. Check it out! Also, if you're not on my mailing list, hurry up and get on it! I'll be sending out an e-blast in early September with book news and a new contest! !