On 3/8/08, I spoke about online promotion with Lorelle VanFossen and Tom Johnson at the San Francisco Romance Writers of America monthly meeting.

Afterwards, I had lunch with Lorelle and discovered that, not only is she an expert on blogging, she’s also a wonderful, dynamic, and generous person. And, she gave me three copies of her book - Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won’t Tell You About Blogging - to give away.

Please leave a comment here and tell me what you like or dislike to read about in blogs – and you’ll automatically be entered in a drawing for a free copy.

I’m excited to announce a new sexier web site, plus a book trailer for SIN CLUB. It’s sin-sual, sexy, and seductive! Please check it out…and tell me, what do you think of both the trailer and the site? **Everyone who comments will be entered in a drawing for a FREE copy of SEX LOUNGE and a handcrafted autographed mirror!** DEADLINE: 12/31/07

January is half over and my To Do List has very few strikethroughs. I was feeling optimistic about what I planned to accomplish. Maybe a five-page list was a bit unrealistic. LOL At any rate, here’s one thing I can cross off my list - my blog post here.

Just wanted to share a bit of exciting news … I was invited to participate in a charity anthology, Dreams & Desires, which will be out in February. Not only does this anthology contain wonderful stories written by 18 other authors, ALL net proceeds will be donated to a battered women’s shelter in Florida. Thus, none of us - including the publisher - will profit from this book. So please help us support a great cause - and read a bunch of great stories - by buying the perfect Valentine’s Day book.

To purchase, please visit Freya’s Bower or BarnesAndNoble.com. For more information on the book, as well as an excerpt from my story, “Romance For One”, visit the DREAMS AND DESIRES page.

Wishing everyone a belated Happy New Year!

I feel as if I’m spamming the Internet but … I’m so excited, as I FINALLY received the cover for my May 2007 book, Sex Lounge. With each thing I receive — copy edits, cover flats — my book feels more and more … real! Since the lead time from contract to publication feels so long … is it just me or do other authors worry that their editor is going to call one day and say, Gee, we made a mistake. We don’t want to buy your book after all ? LOL

At any rate, here’s the back cover blurb:

Manager of a San Francisco talent agency, Nichole Simms is poised, professional, and cool - but her private notebook reveals a much more daring woman who loves explicit, uninhibited sexual fantasies. Her dream lover is a secret. Until he finds her notebook …

Famous chaise designer Derek Mitchell can’t believe his eyes when he stumbles upon Nichole’s secret book - in which he stars. Derek is hot to explore each sinful scene and every red-hot obsession with this demure, quiet beauty … and fulfill her every desire.

And here are the quotes they used:

“A sexy page-turner. You’ll love it!” –Lori Foster

“Rachelle Chase is the Goddess of Erotic Romance. The hot, steamy, and unforgettable romance sizzles in this page-turning novel.” –Mary B. Morrison”

An amazing erotic imagination…the reader is simultaneously swept up in Chase’s writing, drawn into the drama of her characters, and kept in a state of sexual arousal…takes you on a ride that is exciting and enlightening.” –Dr. Michael Bader, author of Arousal: The Secret Logic of Sexual Fantasies

I am just too thrilled!

While chatting on the phone with my dad, he mentioned that I had received a FedEx box from Kensington at his house. I was expecting my copy edits for The Sex Lounge, so I asked him to open it and see if there was a date stating when they were due.

He shuffled through the box. “I don’t see a letter … there are a bunch of these colored sheets that say Sex Lounge and have your name on it, but no letter.”

OMG, could that be my cover? I actually have a cover?! “Dad, do those ‘colored sheets’ actually look like a book cover?”

“Yeah. But I don’t see a letter.”

Inwardly, I’m screaming with excitement. Outwardly, I say, “Dad, could you forget the letter for a minute and describe what’s on the cover?”

“It’s blue. There’s a woman’s arm. And a guy’s body, but … I can’t see him and I can’t see their heads … Nope, no letter.”

My need to have him describe every pixel of the cover left him clueless. Further attempts to get clarification met with similar answers. The image forming in my mind – of body parts floating in a blue fog – was scaring me, so I stopped and let him search for the non-existent letter.

The next weekend, he drove 40+ miles (isn’t he awesome?!) and hand-delivered them to me** at — yes, a coffee shop, where I was writing. I spread a few on the table so I could look up every five minutes and gaze at them lovingly, like one of my lovesick heroines. But no one thought I was weird — I do live in San Francisco, after all.

I’m so excited! I have a cover — which means, OMG, maybe I really do have a book coming out next year! LOL Please stop by and take a sneak peek at an excerpt and my fabulous quotes.

**My dad had taped the box shut and created a label addressed to me that said, “delivered by Cheap Courier Service.” I cracked up. I do love that man!