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One conference, two friends, two men who know how to take care of business.
After leaving the wrong man, Leah Griffin’s not ready to look for the right one. All she wants is to survive the conference she’s planning and spend some time with her best friend Kate Edwards. She’s not expecting the conference services manager to be so tall, dark and handsome…or so eager to please. It’s Brandon Long’s job to make Leah happy, but after a scorching interlude in her hotel room, neither can deny business has become pleasure.
Smart, driven and successful attorney, Katherine Edwards has spent her life making the right choices. Directly counter to those right choices, she’s involved in a long distance, secret love affair with a co-worker. Charles Dixon is a bad choice she can’t help but make – over and over. A conference and a promotion bring Kate back to Pennsylvania and suddenly, Dix wants far more than a few nights in random hotel rooms. He wants something permanent and Katherine has to figure out if sometimes a wrong choice isn’t exactly what a woman needs.
You can find Lauren:
Author bio: The story goes like this – A few years ago, Lauren Dane decided to quit her job and stay home with her brand new second child. As a result, she had lots of conversations in a sing-song voice but no real outlet for adult thoughts and words. While on bed-rest with her pregnancy with the tiny monster, Lauren had plenty of down time so her husband brought home a second hand laptop and she decided to “give that writing thing a serious go.”
Lauren had no idea how fabulously wonderful it would feel to actually make a go of her writing and she’s thankful every day people actually want to read what she writes! She’s well aware of her good fortune and loves every moment of it, even when she has to edit and put Barbie’s dresses back on over and over again. She still hasn’t managed to figure out how to shut out the sound of the Backyardigans so she can write a love scene, though.
Interview Questions:
1.) How did you get started in writing and how long have you been doing it? I started writing seriously in 2004 because I was on pregnancy bed rest. My husband brought home a second hand laptop and I gave it a go. The first time I wrote “the end” I was hooked.
2.) What genres/subgenres are your favorites to write within and do you have any aspirations to write outside your current genres/subgenres. Try something new? My favorite genre to write is paranormal. I love to make stuff up, I love building worlds! But I do also love to write contemporaries and futuristics as well. I’ve often wished I had the voice for historicals but I just don’t.
3.) What are you working on now and what releases do you have coming up? I’m working on a new series idea. Currently it doesn’t have a title but I can tell you it’s set in a small town in Tennessee! Coming up? Well let’s see – I just had Always release from Samhain on the 14th, but on May 1, I’ll have What Happens in Vegas…After Dark from Harlequin Spice along with the ever so fabulous Anya! And then just three days later on the 4th, RELENTLESS, my follow up to December’s Undercover, will release from Berkley Heat.
4.) Anything else you’d like to share? Just my thanks that you’re having me today and a thanks to the readers! I’d love to extend a welcome for folks to check out my blog and website for all current and upcoming news.
Readers, here is the contest part. Answer this question in the comments to be entered in a drawing for a copy of TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS. Check back to tomorrow for the announcement of the winner. The winner will have until May 5th (that’s the last day of the contest) to contact me in order to collect the prize. This contest IS open to non-US entrants.
Name three things you want to do before you kick off into the great unknown – places to visit, things to accomplish:
Lauren says:
1. Be the best mother I can be
2. Travel as much as I possibly can all over the US and the rest of the world
3. Make the NYT Bestseller list
Okay, blog readers, name three things YOU want to do before you kick off.
Graduate.
by Maija P. April 16th, 2009 at 1:18 amGet married.
Have children.
Graduate.
by Maija P. April 16th, 2009 at 1:18 amGet married.
Have children.
hummm 3 things this is kinda hard to pick only 3
Visit Ireland
by Beverly G April 16th, 2009 at 3:44 amBuild my dream business with my husband
see my children have sucessful lives
sleep in an ice hotel
by Dan April 16th, 2009 at 3:50 amrun a marathon
write and publish a book
o0o wow i never thought of that that would be pretty sweet stayin in an ice hotel
by Beverly G April 16th, 2009 at 4:32 amsee my daughter happily married
by Shari C April 16th, 2009 at 4:53 amspent several weeks touring Australia
have a horse of my own and learn how to ride it well enough to enter it in shows
1. To graduate with my PhD
by Heidi April 16th, 2009 at 5:09 am2. Have a book published
3. Have a child
get married and have a child (these kinda go together for me)
travel to Scotland and Ireland (kilts and accents, yum!)
read all the book in my TBR pile 🙂
by booklover1335 April 16th, 2009 at 5:12 am1. See what sort of great women my wee nieces become
by Chris April 16th, 2009 at 5:25 am2. Meet and date someone I really enjoy spending time with
3. Be deeply, profoundly happy
Watch my children graduate college
by sara hurt April 16th, 2009 at 5:49 amVisit Scotland
Have my DH to myself after # 1 on this list happens. 🙂
See my children graduate college, have successful careers and find that one person who makes them as complete as my husband makes me
See my children have children – the ultimate revenge so my mom says
travel with my husband when he retires
by Lisa Freeman April 16th, 2009 at 5:56 am1 see my children grow up to be successful, productive and happy adults
2 travel to as many places as possible
3 Realize I can’t control/change everything and just except some things as they are
by Crystal April 16th, 2009 at 6:03 am1. Fall in love with someone who loves me for me and have a deep, lasting relationship
2. See the world (and try to remember to take some pictures)!
3. Help animals in need.
by Katy M April 16th, 2009 at 6:04 am1. Travel to every continent and country at least once.
2. Finish crocheting afghans for our entire family.
3. Read all the books in the world.
Have a great day.
by Roberta Harwell April 16th, 2009 at 6:08 am1. To get married and have kids
by Eshani April 16th, 2009 at 6:10 am2. To be in a place to financially help my parents so they wouldn’t have to work so hard.
3. To travel as much as I can
l. Visit Hawaii
by Carol M April 16th, 2009 at 6:23 am2. Buy a new home.
3. Finish all my books in my TBR pile
Have a family of my own.
Win the lottery.
Read all the books that are in my TBR pile that keeps growing *g*
Hugssss
by ReadingIsSoMuchFun April 16th, 2009 at 6:31 amLindaH
Have a release with a NY publisher
Visit Scotland
Build a home with my own library/office.
by Bonnie Rose Leigh April 16th, 2009 at 6:35 amI want to
1. Marry the man I love and have it last
2. Be a better parent to the one child I have left.
3. Pay off all my debts
by Dianna F April 16th, 2009 at 7:00 am1. Find that kind of passionate and caring true love what we always dream about. 🙂
by Li April 16th, 2009 at 8:01 am2. Stay to gether and have our happily every after.
3. Find the job, in what i can find myself and what makes me happy.
1. Have children
by Lori Ann April 16th, 2009 at 8:10 am2. Travel to Scotland and England
3. Make sure my family members are well provided for and financially secure
1. Travel to Scotland
by Mel K. April 16th, 2009 at 8:14 am2. Read every book I own
3. Write a book
1. vacation in Hawaii 2. skydive 3. win the lottery
by Teresa W. April 16th, 2009 at 8:25 amHave children
by CrystalGB April 16th, 2009 at 8:37 amVisit Hawaii
Get my dream job
Only three things? Sheesh. That’s hard.
1. Find the love of my life.
by Ashley Madden April 16th, 2009 at 8:46 am2. Travel all over the world.
3. Publish a book.
1. Have grandchildren…my kids are 6 and 8 so I have a while to go 😀
2. Visit Africa….I’ve heard that it is a very life changing experience.
3. Forgive everyone who has ever hurt me.
by Cheryl McInnis April 16th, 2009 at 8:49 am1. Meet the man of my dreams
by Melissa April 16th, 2009 at 8:56 am2. Travel all over the world
3. See my daughter become the successful woman I know she is destined to become.
Travel to other countries
by Stacy S April 16th, 2009 at 9:02 amOpen my own business
See my son grow into a happy & healty adult
1) Become a mom
by MarnieColette April 16th, 2009 at 9:07 am2) Step foot on every continent.
3) No for certain that we aren’t alone in the universe.
1. raise my child to be a happy confident person.
by Allison April 16th, 2009 at 9:09 am2. travel with my husband
3. publish a book
My three things?
1. Yeah, it sounds silly, but oh well. Finish my story. I won’t call it a book because who knows if it will ever get published into an actual book form. Then, get all the other stories out of my head so they quit keeping me up at night.
by Cinnamon April 16th, 2009 at 9:11 am2. Raise three kids to be happy, healthy and make good lives for themselves.
3. Travel. Visit every continent preferably.
1. Take care of my mom like she took care of me when i needed it
by Sonya Hucks April 16th, 2009 at 9:13 am2. pray i raise my children right, the world is scary right now.
3. have a honeymoon that we did not get to have 20 years ago when i married my husband.
Here are my 3 things…
1. Travel to Scotland and Australia
by Kara April 16th, 2009 at 9:17 am2. Find the love of my life
3. Watch my kids become successful 😉
1. Publish at least one novel
by Lesley April 16th, 2009 at 9:37 am2. Learn a foreign language
3. Be the best person I can be
I want to go to Italy, meet a real vampire and live in a castle
by bridget3420 April 16th, 2009 at 9:42 am3 things…hmmm
1. Be around to see my first grandchild grow up and see my 2 daughters continue to blossom into confident and happy young women.
2. Visit every state in the USA for at least a week each.
3.Go on a honeymoon with my husband of 20 years.
Blessings,
by Rhonda Barnes April 16th, 2009 at 9:43 amRhonda 😎
1. See both of my kids living successful lives.
2. Travel to Europe and Australia.
3. Live in a cabin on a lake.
There are a lot more, but you only asked for three!
by Janel April 16th, 2009 at 9:54 amVisit Ireland
Get married
Have kids
😀
by Colleen April 16th, 2009 at 10:32 am1. Find an awesome person to spend my life with
by RachieG April 16th, 2009 at 11:02 am2. Find a job that pays me what I think I’m worth (ha!)
3. Travel to Paris and stand on the Eiffel Tower 😆
My 3 things would be:
by ann marie April 16th, 2009 at 11:03 amGet married
Buy a house in Maui
Take care of my parents
1. Go to Paris with my husband for our anniversary
by Cynthya April 16th, 2009 at 11:13 am2. Organize my genealogy research and make it into a booklet for the family
3. Be my niece and nephews’ favorite aunt
visit Hawaii
by chey April 16th, 2009 at 11:16 amwrite
read braille quickly and easily
1. Get an advanced degree
by Jane April 16th, 2009 at 11:16 am2. Buy a house
3. Travel the world(maybe a world cruise)
1. Visit New York, Hawaii and Europe
by MonieG April 16th, 2009 at 11:25 am2. Win the lottery
3. Own my own business
1. Graduate
by Taylor Z April 16th, 2009 at 11:36 am2. Move/live in New Hampshire.
3. Meet my true love and have tons of kids!!
1. To visit my on-line friends and Minions who have been so incredibly great to me!
2. To travel to Scotland and Ireland
3. To finish several of the WIP that I have that swamp my brain
by raonaid Luckwell April 16th, 2009 at 11:37 amOoh, only three?
by Fedora April 16th, 2009 at 11:38 am– Know my children are generous, contributing members of their communities
– Get through my TBR (this alone could take more years than I have!)
– Declutter the house–really, not just have things strategically crammed into corners and closets (this will take up any other years I might have ;))
finish college
by Vicki Wurgler April 16th, 2009 at 11:44 amget a great job-make lots of money!
visit Norway, My grandparents were born there
1. Be able to walk again
by Susan April 16th, 2009 at 1:01 pm2. Find the love of my life
3. Get through my TBR
Have grandchildren
by Eva S April 16th, 2009 at 1:10 pmVisit Scotland
Get my dream job
1 – have a sweeping romance
by becky April 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pm2 – finish law school successfully
3 – get out of debt
1. Win the mega lottery (so I have more than enough to pay off my family’s bills, my bills and student loans, buy dream homes, open my own law/business firm, etc., and still have enough left over for investments and future generations)
by Preye April 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pm2. Be happily married with children
3. Travel the world on a luxury cruise WITH the whole family (starting with places we have never been too i.e. Greece and Ireland, but also making sure to stop and revisit places we have already visited that we enjoyed i.e. France, Italy, Spain, etc. and taking our time to truly enjoy it all).
1. See one of my novels in print and on the shelf at my local bookstore!
2. See all my children become parents themselves!
3. Celebrate my 50th wedding anniversary!
by Kerri Nelson April 16th, 2009 at 1:46 pmWatch my grandchildren grow up.
by Estella April 16th, 2009 at 2:10 pmVisit every state in the Union.
Take a college class.
1. Make my own quilt
by Michele April 16th, 2009 at 2:18 pm2. See the Grand Canyon
3. Take a tour of Italy
1.Watch my children grow up and see my grandchildren, and hopefully great- grandchildren.
2.Travel to Italy and Ireland
3.Retire with enough money to live and not really stress about bills and be able to enjoy my retirement.
by Lisa F. April 16th, 2009 at 2:31 pm1. Would love to kick around long enough to see my grandkids.
2. Travel to Ireland
3. Finish the remodel of our house (please, please)
by Cathy M April 16th, 2009 at 2:55 pm1. Be as happy as I can be despite circumstances beyond my control
by flip April 16th, 2009 at 3:12 pm2. Read more books
3. travel more
1. Travel Cross Country
2. Read every book on my bookshelves
3. Learn to speak Japanese
by Diane Higgins April 16th, 2009 at 3:55 pmTravel the world, retire to live in a beach house, finish all my books lazing at the beach in that beach house.
by Pam P April 16th, 2009 at 3:59 pm1. finish college
by Sarah F. April 16th, 2009 at 4:26 pm2. find the love of my life
3. go to paris
No need to enter me in this contest – I have my own copy 😀
But! Top 3 list?
1. World Tour
2. Be published (as an author – not as editor etc.)
3. Be a US Senator!
Haha. Who knows. Maybe I’ll knock off at least one of those before I “kick off.”
by limecello April 16th, 2009 at 4:47 pmsee my children settled
by Diane Sadler April 16th, 2009 at 5:28 pmmy husband and I retired
love to be on a cruise anywhere
Go on a road trip through USA
by Marie April 16th, 2009 at 5:38 pmBecome a famous photographer
Win the lottery
1. Visit ancartica
by Debby April 16th, 2009 at 5:50 pm2. Become a grandmother
3. Learn the runes
1. get my masters degree
by Heather April 16th, 2009 at 5:58 pm2. get another tattoo
3. win the lottery
Go to Hawaii and Australia
by Amy S. April 16th, 2009 at 6:44 pmWin the lottery
Travel the world
1) Have kids
by Virginia Hendricks April 16th, 2009 at 6:56 pm2) Tell my family and friends how much they mean to me
3) Travel the world and see the sites.
1. Find love
by Sue A. April 16th, 2009 at 7:13 pm2. Dream home
3. Travel to other continents
This is hard!
1. Be a grandma
by Caffey April 16th, 2009 at 7:53 pm2. Learn to knit
3. Travel to Scotland. So want to visit some castles
1. Travel to Egypt and check out the tombs.
by Terri W. April 16th, 2009 at 7:58 pm2. Find love and get married
3. Dream home and car
I’d love to finish my education and land a fun, high paying job.
Then w/ that fun, high paying job I’d love to buy an awesome house big enough for 3-4 kids, all our many pets, and have room for more if we so desire.
Lastly, to be a supportive wife and mother to my husband and our daughter and to, hopefully, 2 more children that we can’t seem to get pregnant with.
🙁
I’d love to travel as well but that would have to wait until the above has been accomplished.
by Jessica Kennedy April 16th, 2009 at 8:18 pmSee my children grow into the happy and healthy people I know they will be.
Travel…I never really get to go anywhere and I would love to do some traveling.
To be truly happy.
by Lori T April 16th, 2009 at 8:39 pmBe the best mom I can be
by Kris April 16th, 2009 at 8:47 pmBe the best teacher I can be
find an organization system that works for me and looks less chaotic
visit scotland
by Larena Wirum April 16th, 2009 at 8:48 pmdo more traveling around the US
learn more about my ancestry
1. Get healthy.
2. Visit Scottland, listing to the scottish brogue by one of those hunks. Oh and seeing some haunted castles, maybe the guy giving the tour will have a nice scottish brogue. It’s just too sexy.
3. Be a happier person.
by mary kirkland April 16th, 2009 at 9:55 pm