Moira Keith

I would be freaking dangerous. Maybe genius level evil genius. Why are you shaking your head? I could so pull off EVIL on a diabolical level. No? Really? You don’t think so huh?

Okay, you’re right. Maybe not because honestly, I am way too nice for that. Truth though? I could be dangerous on a less sinister level. I mean imagine if I could actually remember when I had interviews scheduled to post, blogged more regularly, wrote when I had a free moment instead of hanging out on Facebook… see where I am going with this?

So getting to the point now! I have an interview up over at Amanda Young’s blog. Go check it out. Comment if you feel the need, but mostly just enjoy the interview!

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Hey everyone! I just wanted to drop a quick line to let you all know that I am guest blogging over at Coffee Time Romance today. I will be blogging about one of the things that inspire me as well as talking about Buckling Down. So please stop on over and show a little love, it would be most appreciated. While your there, visit their contest page and enter for your chance to win a copy of Buckling Down! In the mean time, I know I owe you all an update. Hang in there and I will get one to you shortly (like the next day or so.) Now off with you…Coffee Time Romance….go…now.

That’s right! If you hop on over to Coffee Time Romance and visit their contest page… scroll down until you come across my oh so fabulous cover and enter to win. (Of course I am expecting that you all rushed to purchase your copy already, but just in case…)

While you are there… check out my good friend, Teresa D”Amario, on the contest page for a chance to win a little paranormal love.

That’s all for now folks, because we are keeping it short and sweet today.

Well, guess what I discovered while perusing Amazon.com the other day? Print Anthology cover art. I tell you what, Scott Carpenter does awesome work! Um do I love the cover? Surely you jest. I mean really what kind of a question is that. Just look at it. Is it love? Oh that might be a slight understatement.

Now this little beauty is available for pre-order now, however it will not be released until March 1,2010. I know talk about your early teasers for those of you dying to have a print copy, but I could not sit on this until then. Can you imagine?

Okay, now for the second update, I am going to be guest blogging over at Phoebe Jordan’s site, Talk About My Favorite Authors, tomorrow. Be sure to check it out.

Third and final update for the day…. Chosen is making progress. It is slow going, but I am beginning to feel my way around the story again and it feels good. Should breech the 50k mark at any moment now, as long as things go smoothly and the muse continues to bless me. Hopefully I will continue to do the story justice as I would really hate to disappoint the handful of people who have been harassing me for the finished copy of this little gem. (You know who you are and your patience is greatly appreciated.)

Til next time, Sláinte!

It’s a quickie from me here today on my own personal blog and that’s because I just had to share with you all that the lovely Phoebe Jordan has interviewed me and it will be posting today! So please stop on over and check it out. Phoebe has a wonderful site set up for the reading community loaded with author interviews, guest blog spots, and reviews. You are sure to find something you love over there. Of course show love to me first http://talkaboutmyfavoriteauthors.blogspot.com/

Yep that’s right! I am making an appearance at Mean Kitty’s Blog today. If you are not familiar with Mean Kitty, maybe you know who Mean Kitty bosses on a regular basis-author Jody Wallace. Please pop on over and show a little love! (If you click on Jody’s name be sure to go to her blog to peruse my interview with Mean Kitty.) 

Also, I had the pleasure of receiving a wonderful email last night. I was reviewed at Fallen Angel Reviews! Buckling Down received four fallen angels and I couldn’t be happier! What a way to start off the week. I don’t know how the rest of the week will stack up. 

All I can say at this point is… Happy Dance!

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It is officially time for a happy dance!

Wow. I just don’t know what more to say. Utterly speechless. And as those who know me well can attest, that is not an easy feat to accomplish. I had a pleasant little surprise awaiting me today when I popped onto the computer this afternoon. An email listing reviews for books from my publisher sat patiently waiting for me to read and scroll. I did not expect to see my beloved tale amongst the list of books reviewed, but there it was.  Courtesy of Romance Junkies, Buckling Down got a fab rating. I couldn’t be more tickled! First book, first review, four and a half… not too shabby. Seeing some of her comments at the end of the review made it all worth it. 

Check out the reviewat Romance Junkies Reviews!

Alright…. celebrating went on…. cake was eaten…margaritas downed….and now here I am to announce a contest. What shall the contest be? Hmmmmmm…..

I am making a guest appearance at Nikki Duncan’s blog tomorrow. Pop on over there and show a little love for those who are supporting my release! 

You have until the end of the day tomorrow and I will draw a winner and announce it in the morning.

Yeppers! Today is the release of Buckling Down! Can you believe it is here already? I can’t. Seems like only yesterday I was going through edits upon edits and thought man release day will never come. Ha! I was soooo wrong! It is here! Happy dance! 

Sydney Hart, the heroine of Buckling Down, is making a guest appearance today over at Rowan’s Place where she is dishing about music. Pop on over and take a peek. I am going to pop in little later today…. maybe with a contest in mind. Or maybe… nah I think a contest is the best way to celebrate today! 

Somehow my usual sign off of Sláinte doesn’t quite fit the bill today. Guess I have to go with Yee Haw? It’s me, yet it’s not. LOL We shall stick to my tried and true. 

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I was sitting around, wondering what to blog about when I thought… hmmm a little peek behind the curtain of the great and not-so-powerful author mind. (Hey I resemble that remark!) Okay seriously moving on. There is no secret that my writing heart leans a bit farther towards the paranormal romance genre than any other, so to end up writing and contracting a contemporary western romance did take a few of my supporters by surprise. :p 

Seriously, I was neck deep in a paranormal vampire/shifter story and my brother-in-law (bless his heart) decided to inform me that it sounded like I was writing Underworld Part 3. Well if that didn’t just rub the wrong way and in all the wrong places. Nothing against the Underworld movies, as I am a huge fan, but it wasn’t what I was going for. Not into writing Fanfic myself, though I can attest there are some great pieces out there. (If you don’t want to take my word for it I encourage you to go check out my friend Mike’s stuff at Ad Astra.) Anyhow, getting off topic. 

Once the whole fanfic reference had run it’s course, I really couldn’t bring myself to continue on with that story. SO I decided that I would write something as a surprise, for my mother. Something I believed she would be more interested in. She reads paranormal, but it is not her favorite, and a contemporary western seemed to fit my mood at the time. My love and admiration for my mother helped breathe life into Sydney Hart, my heroine. My mother is a woman who has already experienced so much in her life, and there is this inner strength in her that I admire. It is that strength that fueled my imagination with Sydney. Levi… well it would seem that he just appeared in my head, larger than life and ridin’ a bull, with a little bit of a Paul Walker look to him. Okay, I am not going to apologize for fantasizing about Paul Walker. Slap me if you will but that boy is hot. No I did not recently watch a movie starring him prior to writing Buckling Down. He appeared, I wrote him. Hell who am I to argue with a hot cowboy?

I would love to say that writing this story was easy, but it would be a lie. Ask Rown, Betty, or Sally at TGOB and they will attest to this little fact. Sex scenes? Well we will leave that little tidbit of info for another post. I did however, enjoy the entire process, including the bitching and complaining, ripping my hair out, noticing a few new grey hairs, and the stress that comes along with the entire process. No I would not trade one bit of the experience for all the tea in china…but just maybe for a Levi McKenna I might. Don’t forget to check out the excerpt on Samhain’s site. 

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