Fox Network has announced their new Fall television shows. Included in the dramas slated for midseason launch are PAST LIFE.  Ok, not only am I very excited that this new drama deals with past lives, the series is based on M.J. Rose’s October 2008 book THE REINCARNATIONIST. For those of you have not read the book yet, its a compelling mystery along the lines of the DaVinci Code. The book in a nut shell: After a bomb explodes in Rome photojournalist Josh Ryder is never the same. He begins experiencing memories that are not his own. In fact they belong to a priest named Julius who lived 1600 years earlier.  Josh wants to find out why Julius’ memories are his, and so his quest begins to find  answers  that may…

Ladies, do I have a surprise for you!!!!  Last month, the Romantic Times Convention was held in Orlando, Florida, and among the activities of the conference was the crowning of the 2009 Mr. Romance.   Today I am so excited to announce that we have the winner of the Mr. Romance contest with us.   Please give Mr. Charles Paz a very warm RNTV welcome.

Charles, thank you so much for joining us today.  I am sure all the ladies are very excited to learn more about you.  First, I must say that I have truly enjoyed getting to know you over the past couple of weeks.   You are a very sweet man with a great sense of humor.   I think your nickname for me has taken hold – Sweet N Low.  LOL!   …

Welcome to the first installment of YA News and Reviews. Thanks to the lovely Marisa and Maria here at Romance Novel TV, once a month I’ll be able to share the latest news from the young adult world as well as reviews of new YA novels and some you might have missed.

News from the YA world

The release date for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been moved back by two days to July 15. Judging by the newest trailers, it’s going to be awesome! The escalating evil, Harry and Ginny getting closer, the teen angst that is Ron and Hermione!  Watch the newest trailer .

For all you Twilight fans, more casting news has come out for New Moon. Never fear, all your favorite vamps are coming back as is Kristen Stewart…

Looking for a book to read? Free books are waiting to be downloaded and whether you have a Kindle or a computer there are some options for you this summer:

If you have a Kindle go to Amazon for:

Snowbound by Janice Kay Johnson

Dancing in the Moonlight by RaeAnne Thayne

The Wild’s Call by Jeri Smith-Ready

Once a Cowboy by Linda Warren

Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch

Irresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson

Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian (also available in PDF format from GetFreeEBooks)

NO KINDLE? Try non Kindle, PDF downloads:

1. You can go to the Gutenberg Project where they have over 28000 free e books. Fortunately they have PDF downloads for those of you who don’t have Kindles or Sony Ereaders. Unfortunately they don’t have category search just author and title search.
2. Free-eBooks.net has PDF and Mobipocket Formats and also has the advantage of browsing by…

I suppose every author eventually hears this question. I’d love to say that my plots appear to me in a blinding flash of light. Unfortunately, they don’t. So where do they come from? The simple answer is: they come from everywhere, from various bits of information I’ve collected and stored away until the moment I need them for a new story.

When my editor suggested that I come up with a series to alternate with the humorous paranormals I’d been writing for the last few years, I rooted through my mental pile of topics that interested me and pulled one out. I often enjoy listening to Coast to Coast AM, a late night talk show that explores a variety of subjects including the paranormal. I’d heard several discussions about the coming end of…