Dear Author and Smart Bitches Talk About the In the Zone Series

I continue to be amazed and excited that Jane from Dear Author likes my books. Recently, she mentioned me on the 100th episode of the DBSA Romance Fiction Podcast. If you're like me and have never listened to a podcast before, they're in the iTunes store. I am at minute 11:30 in the podcast.

Most of their conversation revolves around the term "beta" in regard to romance heroes. Jane doesn't like the term and feels it categorizes these non-Alpha heroes as less than Alphas. Sarah didn't agree, but her husband did.

Here are the highlights of what they say about me:

Jane: I think Kate Willoughby writes heroes that are nice and caring while still being manly...I just really like her heroes. They're very...entertaining, funny, they kind of know what they want, they're not afraid of relationships...

Sarah: You mean one bad break-up hasn't sworn them off of women forever and ever????

Jane: No.

Sarah: Yay!

Rugby Player Coming In Hot!

I'm excited to be revealing the new book cover for my pal, Kat Latham. Kat writes the most delicious rugby romances and she makes it easy to enjoy her books without knowing a thing about rugby, which I don't! Her books always have exotic settings, and she also occasionally tweets sexy pictures and videos of rugby players. I like that about writer pals like Kat--they're always willing to share the smexy stuff with me.

Anyway, the third book in her London Legends series is called Tempting the Player and it sounds so good. Please enjoy the book cover and the back cover copy and then enter the contest to win a $15 eGift Card and a London Legends totebag.

Book three of the London Legends Best friends make the best lovers. Libby Hart and Matt Ogden are perfect for each other—as friends. They’ve known each other for ages. They act as each other’s plus-ones. They even share custody of a dog. And if there’s always been a little spark between them, so what? It’s never been worth jeopardizing their friendship. Professional rugby player Matt is fighting for a starter position with the London Legends—and that’s not the only thing he’s fighting. A crippling fear of flying means he’s struggling to get his career off the ground. He has no time for a relationship, even if Libby does make him ache. As an airline pilot, Libby’s looking for a stay-at-home husband so she can have a family without sacrificing her high-flying career. Matt’s certainly not that man. But just because they don’t have a future together doesn’t mean they can’t have a right now. When Matt asks Libby for help overcoming his fear, they agree to take a vacation from their platonic relationship—whenever they fly together, they can have sex. It’s the perfect way to resolve all that built-up tension. As long as they can avoid getting a little too comfortable… Amazon: http://amzn.to/1mLF6k1 Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1mx8Rpj Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1mLG9jX Books a Million: http://bit.ly/W0j7ML Kobo: http://bit.ly/1mYzZyP Google Play: http://bit.ly/1jEMsHq

About Kat

Kat Latham is a California girl who moved to Europe the day after graduating from UCLA, ditching her tank tops for raincoats. She taught English in Prague and worked as an editor in London before she and her British husband moved to the Netherlands. Kat’s other career involves writing and editing for charities, and she’s traveled to Kenya, Ethiopia and India to meet heroic people helping their communities survive disasters. Find out more on her website:katlatham.com. Follow Kat: Site: http://katlatham.com/ Blog: http://katlatham.com/blog/ Newsletter: http://katlatham.com/newsletter/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KatLathamRomance Twitter: https://twitter.com/katrinalatham Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/KatLatham1/

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Across the Line Publishers Weekly Review

For those of you who aren't familiar with the publication, Publisher's Weekly is a well-known, respected publication. Here's how they describe themselves:

Publishers Weekly, familiarly known in the book world as PW and “the bible of the book business,” is a weekly news magazine focused on the international book publishing business... Its best known service is pre-publication book reviews, publishing some 8,000 per year.

Recently, they reviewed Across the Line, book 2 from my In the Zone hockey romance series! This is a huge deal. Never in a million years did I expect to see a review of my book in PW. Now, because I don't subscribe, the amazing Shannon Stacey sent me a scanned PDF of it, but here's what they said.

Willoughby's second In the Zone contemporary sports romance (after On the Surface) is a real charmer. Pro hockey player Calder Griffin is aboard a nonstop flight from San Diego to New York when he encounters Rebecca "Becca" Chen, owner of Cups, a popular cafe in his hometown of Ithaca, N.Y. He dubbed her "Braceface Becca" in elementary school, but as adults the two are immediately drawn to one another. Despite the distance, the two start a passionate relationship--and after tragedy strikes in Ithaca, Becca moves to San Diego. But will that move draw Calder closer, or push him away? Meanwhile, when Calder's estranged brother, Hart, joins Calder's hockey team, he drops a bombshell that will change the brothers' relationship forever. Willoughby skillfully seeds the story with compelling secondary characters as she leads Calder and Becca toward a happy ending.

Booksellers, librarians, literary agents are going to see this. I am still in shock that my little hockey romance caught their eye. Wow.

Across the Surface is available for pre-order at Carina Press and Amazon. Do it and the book will be yours on August 11.

Holy Cat Claws! I've been Cattified!

Jody Wallace has a naughty kitty who likes to mess around with romance authors. Today she has done a number on the book cover and back cover copy of On the Surface. I'm cracking up at this. If you want to see how she rewrote the blurb, go here!