"...a roller-coaster story of action, romance and personal growth."

That's what RT Book Reviews has to say about my August book, One Tough Marine. They also gave it 4 ½ Stars!

Which reminds me, mark your calendars for July 1st. That's when you can get your own copy of One Tough Marine from eHarlequin.com.

(Or you can pre-order the book right now from amazon.com—just click on the link to the right).

Want to know a little more about the book? Here's the back cover blurb:

Threatened by masked men making an impossible demand of her, Abby Chandler runs to Luke Cooper for help. She knows it’s been three years since he vanished after their blazing one-night stand…and that she might be forced to reveal the secret that he’s her little boy’s father.

Abby has no idea that the former Marine has also been keeping a painful secret—that his disappearance was the only way to keep her alive. Luke knows Abby came to him for protection, but earning her trust isn’t going to be easy. Nor will keeping his hands off her. But admitting their once-forbidden attraction still exists could be risky.

And deadly.

Come on. You know you want to read it...

Oh, look, more pretty!

The cover for Bachelor Sheriff is up on Amazon.com. You can click the link to the right (and order, of course) or just feast your eyes here (and still click the link and order). I'm not picky. As long as you order. :)

I'm a little confused by the torn knee in his jeans. Um, he's a sheriff's investigator, not a punk... But I did think he looks like a former football player, which Aaron is, and he's quite yummy.

Book Contest WINNER!

And the official books read total for the long weekend?

:::drum roll:::

Three! Congratulations Pamela Keener for guessing right first!

I know it's not a big total, but my niece Ashlee decided to make this weekend a big Paula/Ashlee bonding weekend. We watched the whole first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD, so that ate into a lot of my reading time.

I finished the book I mentioned in the update, plus Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren (Harlequin Romance) and The Baby's Guardian by Delores Fossen (Harlequin Intrigue).

Pamela, I'll email you to discuss the prize options. Thanks, everyone else, for playing along. I'll be having a lot more contests in coming months, as I have two books coming out in August and September. :)