Hope you have a lovely Monday - whether you celebrate Christmas or not. May happiness and health be yours and follow you and your loved ones into the new year!

Last month’s contest called upon entrants to name one of the characters from The Earl of Her Dreams (other than the hero and heroine, Christian and Kate). Some of the answers were quite humorous - especially those that chose to add an extra bit to their answer. The winner chose Nicodemus Nickford, and there was a lot of love for him as a choice. Mary and/or Lake were by far the most popular, helped along by the sweepstakers who all had the same answer text.

Extra hugs to people who picked alternative characters that aren’t even listed in the excerpts or on the floor plans. Characters like Bertrand, Lord Darton and Joshua McShaver. I gave happy little squeals whenever I saw one of those.

Wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I have created a few of these - so much silly fun. This is the “mystery” one. It will loop, if you miss the first few frames.

Today only! Comment on one of the posts today at the Jaunty Quills blog and at the end of the day I’ll draw a random winner from the posted comments. Test your Haiku skills while there! The winner will receive a signed copy of The Earl of Her Dreams, which isn’t due in stores until November.

Oh, and watch this space or the Jaunty blog for a possible repeat next week.

A key.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

:D

Today only! Comment on one of the posts today at the Jaunty Quills blog and at the end of the day I’ll draw a random winner from the posted comments. The winner will receive a signed copy of The Earl of Her Dreams, which isn’t due in stores until November.

Oh, and watch this space or the Jaunty blog for a possible repeat next week.

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Give the women in your life a hug and help raise awareness!

I put together an article for the Wet Noodle Posse E-zine on making Cure bracelets. Head over to learn how to make one for your mother, daughter, friend or yourself!

A young chimney-sweeper.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Hope everyone has a great one!

Avon’s FanLit extravaganza has kicked off with the preliminary round of voting open for which storyline to choose - Medieval, Regency, Victorian, Contemporary, Paranormal or Suspense. Storyline voting ends on September 6th, and then the real fun begins with submitted chapters. You’ll need to sign up to access the poll and actual voting content, but you can opt out of e-mail and just lurk if you so choose. Whether you are a reader or writer of romance, this event has something for everyone. I can’t wait to see what happens.

Ok, that being said, you may be wondering, “What the heck is she talking about???” From the Avon FanLit site: “From August 23rd to October 27th, HarperCollins editors and Avon Romance authors invite you to join thousands of fans online to collectively create an original e-book novella — one chapter at a time.”

Back to Anne: You can submit a chapter during any of the weeks or vote on chapters by others. Watch the story come together. Watch the different directions writers go. Get writing tips from New York Times bestselling authors and editors. Get your pen in gear and in front of the entire Avon editorial staff!

If you sign up on the site before midnight (ET) on September 6th, you are eligible for some early prizes, and they are GOOD ones. Signing up does not mean you have to write, judge or participate, though any type of participation is encouraged. But lurking is an Internet tradition held close to my heart, so go lurk and who knows…maybe you’ll get sucked into the fun. Lurking aside, if you sign up early, please do vote on the storyline — it only takes a few minutes to read through the descriptions, voting is anonymous and the results will determine the course of the next two months.

You can check out everything about Avon FanLit at www.avonfanlit.com

Coverflats galore! Register for this month’s contest and vie for one of ten coverflat treasure packets featuring the coverflats below (more detail on the contests page).

Please note…cat not included in prize…