Terms of Endearment #16

Turtle (v.) - to curl up and cover your head in an attempt to avoid being pummeled by another player.

Generally, this is looked upon as wimpy. Hockey's a tough sport and the players take pride in their ability to take punishment. However, some of the more skilled superstars are accustomed to being protected by their teammates and may be a little less tough.

It's hard for me to blame a guy for trying to protect his face and head from some other big, strong hockey player, especially if the person doing the pummeling is quite a bit bigger. I would do the same thing. However, I have felt embarrassment when I caught a guy on our team turtling. I was like, really, dude? Really?

Harlequin Junkie Spotlight

Here's an interview you might like to read that appeared on Harlequin Junkie. This site has a large amount of traffic, and I really enjoyed the comments I got on the post. We talked about whether we were good fashion advisors or if we needed help with fashion for ourselves. There were only a few people who felt confident about their fashion sense.

I was not one of them! LOL

Being a Belle

Another stop on the blog tour for me. This time I'm at Contemporary Romance Cafe. I have always loved contemporary romances. I tend to gravitate toward the light-hearted ones that take me to a generally happy place. I usually like to have fun when I read. (Although lately I've been listening to and very much enjoying Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King, which is definitely not a happy read.)

Their topic of the month was "The Road to Publication," which is why I wrote about how the In the Zone series came to be. I hope you enjoy the post.

Fresh Fiction: The Silly Side of Hockey

Stop 2 on my mini blog hop is Fresh Fiction. I asked them if I could write about hockey pranks, since pranks are so prominent in my books and they were nice enough to host me again.

So, check it out. There is a short video of some Blackhawks playing a prank, which I found hilarious, and an excerpt from Across the Line in which Calder and Mac initiate certainly the most elaborate prank in the In the Zone series to date.

There's also a giveaway in which you can choose which In the Zone book you would like to win!

Risky Business

Guess who got invited to appear on the Harlequin Blog?

That's right! Little old me. What a great opportunity to reach new readers. I assume people are short of time, like me, so as always I tried to keep it short. I talked very little about the book and instead reviewed a terrific movie that had something in common with Across the Line.

Here's a link to the blog. Check it out!