Showing posts with label Readers and Ritas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Readers and Ritas. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Looking Back At 2013, and Looking Forward to 2014

What a year!

I can honestly can I don't think I've ever been as busy as I was in 2013. This year I published two new novels,

Red Zone (Daniels Brothers #2)

After a case ended badly for Rebecca Carson, she’s losing her mind sitting around her apartment waiting on her superiors to allow her to return to work. Since she was a teenager, the only thing she’d ever wanted was to join the FBI. Now that dream was in danger.
Gage Daniels has made a pretty good life for himself. A nice house. A career he loves. As a professional football player, he’s used to getting almost everything he’d ever want with just the snap of his fingers. This includes women. A well-timed smile is usually all it takes to attract the opposite sex, especially in Nashville.
When a stalker threatens Gage, the team owner calls an old friend, Rebecca’s ex-partner Travis Hansen, to help protect his star quarterback and find the person responsible. Hansen offers Rebecca the job, and she jumps at the chance. It’s work, and it will get her out of her apartment. How bad can it be?
Posing as Gage’s girlfriend, however, isn’t as easy as it seems. The man is relentless. Rebecca must work to protect Gage while staving off his advances. She’s there to do a job, nothing more. The last thing she wants is to be another notch on a hotshot athlete’s belt.

As the stalker continues to up the ante, Rebecca finds it harder and harder to keep her distance from Nashville’s star quarterback. He isn’t what she expected in one of the city’s most notorious playboys. Now all she has to do is keep him safe until they can find his stalker, and hope she doesn’t lose her heart in the process.

and Trust (Finding Anna, Book 3)


For the last two months, Brianna has discovered something she never thought she would again. Hope. After the horror of being Ian’s slave for ten months, a fate she never imagined she’d escape, it feels as if she is living a dream. She has freedom she hadn’t expected to have again, and she wakes up every morning not fearing what the day will bring.



There is also Stephan. The man who saved her from the daily torture she had to endure at the hands of Ian and his friends. The same man who makes her heart race with just the thought of him. Life is good.



Outside forces are determined to conspire against them, however. When Brianna’s father shows up on her doorstep, it sends her world spiraling out of control. He brings with him new information about how Brianna ended up in Ian’s clutches, but will it make a difference? Will Stephan be able to find a way to make Ian pay for all he made Brianna suffer?




As Brianna and Stephan try to find out the truth, their relationship is tested. She is forced to face her past head on and deal with the ugly reality of what happened to her. Will Stephan’s love be enough to see her through her newest challenge, or will the fragile trust they’ve built come crumbling down around them as the truth makes itself known.


I also traveled to West Chester, OH, Colorado Springs, CO, Las Vegas, NV, Austin, TX, and Allen, TX. Throughout my travels I met some great people, authors and readers alike. Here are some pictures:

Lori Foster's Reader and Author Get Together - West Chester, OH
RomCon - Colorado Springs, CO

RNC - Las Vegas, NV










My biggest regret of 2013 is that I didn't get a whole lot of reading done. With all the traveling, I spent most of my time writing and editing. With that said, I did manage to get some new books read this year.

My favorite…

Hotblooded by Erin Nicholas

Her mama always said the women in their family were hotblooded…

And it’s been causing Brooke Donovan trouble her whole life. But it wasn’t until her mother took on the most powerful man in Honey Creek, Texas, that Brooke truly realized the daughter of the town whore didn’t stand a chance. When she left, it was supposed to be for good. But now, thanks to her late husband’s deal with their hometown, she’s back in the last place on earth she wants to be. Temporarily. As soon as her debts are paid off, she’s outta here. Until in walks the one man who can make her rethink everything.
Dr. Jack Silver fixes things. So, when he learns his uncle is responsible for Brooke losing her husband, his sense of honor drives him across Texas to make amends. Instead of a broken woman, though, he finds a gorgeous, feisty physician’s assistant trying to survive in a town that wants her gone. She also has a mile-high fence built out of pride—and a clinic that’s at risk of going belly up. She may not want his money, but the clinic? He can fix that. He just never expects that in setting Brooke back on her feet, he’ll be swept right off his own.
Click here to read my review. 

So what's next in 2014?


Right now I'm about 20 pages from finishing my re-edit of Hidden Threat. I'm hoping to have that finished within the next few days. After that, it will go to my publisher for polishing, and then reissue. If you've already purchased an ebook of Hidden Threat in the past, you should be able to download the updated version once it's available, which will also include the new cover.
Old Cover
New Cover      
Cali Stanton has one goal in life, being a doctor. She does not intend to run the family business. But when her father gets injured and tells her that she’s the only one he trusts, Cali finds herself behind his desk at Stanton Enterprises.



Matthew Andersen and his brother Jason have spent the last two years managing security at Stanton Enterprises. But when someone threatens the company and its CEO, challenging Matthew’s abilities, what seems like an easy task, becomes a big problem.



Cali and Matthew must fight their growing attraction for each other to avoid a potentially damaging office romance. As the threats continue, they must work together to keep the company running and discover who is behind the threats.



But when things escalate to violence and Cali becomes the latest target, things get personal. Can Matthew find the Hidden Threat before it’s too late?




I will also be releasing the 4th and final book in my Finding Anna Series, Trust. 

Available March 20, 2014.



Brianna is lost for the fourth time in her life. Each time was unexpected, and each changed the course of her future. The first life-altering event occurred when her mother died, and she moved to Minnesota to live with her father.

The second was when she was kidnapped at the age of seventeen and forced to be a slave. She would never forget those ten months. Brianna thought her life was over.

Everything changed again the day Stephan steamrolled into her life and brought her home to live with him. She had no idea what to expect—what life with her new Master would hold. That first month with Stephan was, in some ways, more confusing than the prior ten. As a slave, she’d known her place. With Stephan everything was new and different. He’d given her freedom and so much more.

Five months after Stephan rescued her, Brianna once again finds her life flipped upside down.
In this fourth, and final, installment of Finding Anna, Brianna must unearth strength she never knew she possessed. Stephan can no longer protect her from the outside world. She must learn to trust herself, embrace who she is, and discover who she wants to be. Only by facing her demons can Brianna find true happiness and peace.

Available Fall 2014


Crossing The Line (Daniels Brothers #3)

This will be the eldest brother, Paul's book. Paul is a homicide detective, and a widower. He's been alone for almost five years…since his wife was hit and killed by a drunk driver. It's about time he found  someone else to share his life with, and Megan thinks she's his perfect match.


Monday, November 18, 2013

Weekly Update - Sherri Hayes

Hello everyone. It feels like it's been forever since I've posted an update here even though its only been two weeks. So much is going on right now, and I've barely been keeping my head above water. Let's get to some things you may actually want to know about though. ;)


Readers and Ritas

Last weekend I was in Allen Texas for Readers and Ritas hosted by Fresh Fiction. It's one of the smaller conferences I've attended, but that's not a bad thing. Smaller conferences allow more author and reader contact.

My favorite part of the weekend was the Sunday morning brunch that was hosted by my publisher, TWCS. Michael Schneider, Lorenz Font, Alexandra Allred, and I were on a panel talking about our writing and books. We also each had tables for the brunch where select readers who'd requested seats at our table got to eat and talk with us.


It’s Coming…

What's coming? My manuscript deadline for the third book in my Daniels Brothers Series.

I've been writing like a madwoman ever since I returned from Texas. Things are moving along, but it's going to be close. I've got about 30K more to write, I think. Of course that all depends on whether or not Megan and Paul are ready for their story to end around 80,000 words. Gage and Rebecca didn't cooperate, so I'm not holding my breath. Megan is a feisty one. I told my beta once that she reminds me of a female version of Gage. She embraces her sexuality, and goes after what she wants...which in this case is Paul. :)


I’m Home.

Yep, I'm home for the rest of the year. While I enjoy traveling and meeting readers, I have to say that it feels good not to have anything scheduled for the rest of the year.

That being said, I'm already looking at events for next year, and I'm looking for feedback. Have you been to an amazing author and reader event recently that you'd like to see me attend? Tell me about it in the comments and link me to the event site. Who knows, it may make it on my list for next year.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Weekly Update - November 4, 2013

Hello everyone. I hope you had a great Halloween. My October flew by way faster than what I would have liked, but part of that was because I spent five days in Austin, TX for the Texas Book Festival. I'm home for a few more days, and then I'm headed back to Texas for Readers and Ritas. The last time I checked there were still a few tickets left, but that was several days ago. If you'd like more information,  you can check out their website here. After that, I'm home for the remainder of the year. I don't mind traveling, but I have to admit that it will be nice to not have to go anywhere for a while.


This month I'm primarily focused on getting Paul and Megan's book finished. It's the third book in my Daniels Brothers Series, and I know a lot of you are anxiously anticipating Paul's book. If you haven't read any of the Daniels brothers' books, then you are missing out. Behind Closed Doors is the first in the series, followed by Red Zone. Paul's book is slated to release late next year, and I can't wait.

I also know you are all waiting with baited breath for the fourth and final installment of my Finding Anna Series. I am happy to report that the manuscript for Trust has been sent to the formatter, and will be making its way to the marketing department soon. March 20, with be here before we know it.

If you haven't registered for the Big Cocks and Broomsticks giveaway, there is still time. The giveaway is open until November 11th, and there are some great prizes up for grabs from all the participating websites, including the grand prize from the host blog of a $100 Amazon or B&N gift card. Click here to enter.

Monday, October 14, 2013

Weekly Update - October 14, 2013

Wow. You all have blown me away by your responses to last Monday's post. There have been close to 100 entries so far. Keep them coming! I will be deciding on a winner Sunday, October 20th, and announcing it here on my blog next Monday, October 21st.



To enter, click here.



Hidden Threat



I've been busy lately working on edits for Hidden Threat. If you've missed my posts about it on Facebook, I'm going back through my very first published novel, Hidden Threat, and tweaking it a bit. A lot of people are asking me if they should wait to get it until I'm finished with the edits, and that's difficult for me to answer. The story itself isn't changing. I'm not adjusting plots, or removing sub-plots. What I'm doing is purely technical...fixing spelling errors, reworking sentences to make them flow better...that kind of thing.

I'm also finding that I liked to use a lot of disembodied language back then.

What is disembodied language? It's when you give an object the ability to do something it can't. For example, a hand can't snatch something from a table. The person the hand is attached to can, but the hand doesn't move independently.

To be perfectly honest, this is something that is very common in novels, romance novels especially, but I've been working hard to fix that aspect of my writing over the last year or so. I figure if I'm doing the work to go back through Hidden Threat, I might as well do it right while I'm at it.

Up Coming Events

The other thing topping my 'to-do' list recently is my two upcoming trips to Texas. I leave in 9 days for Austin, and then about two weeks after that I'm heading to Dallas. It's going to be a busy time for me, but I'm looking forward to meeting readers, both old and new. If you missed the information on my upcoming events, I've posted it below.


  • Friday, October 25th - 1205 Round Rock Ave. #119, Round Rock, TX 78681
Authors introduce themselves and their books at 5:30
 Meet and greet with a side of cocktails from 6:00-7:00


  • October 26-27 - State Capital - Austin, TX
My publisher, TWCS, will be at the Texas Book Festival again this year, and I will be there with them. This year's festival is October 26th and 27th. http://www.texasbookfestival.org/

We will be in the same spot as last year.  Booth 420-421

The following TWCS authors will be in attendance this year. 

K.B. Hoyle
Lorenz Font
Lissa Bryan
Sherri Hayes
Alexandra Allred
Micheal Schneider
Sandi Layne
Tara Ellison
T.M. Franklin
Gene Doucette



  • November 8-11 - Hilton Garden Inn - Allen, TX
I will be attending this year's Readers and Ritas in Allen, TX November 8th - 11th. http://readers-n-ritas.org/blog/