Washington Loves Readers Luncheon - Spotlight on Kerri Carpenter

Reminder: I have a special giveaway for Military Appreciation Month at this link.

The Washington Romance Writers (WRW) are hosting its annual Reader Luncheon (link) on Saturday, October 8, 2016. I look forward to meeting Kerri Carpenter, the author of sweet, sexy, and sparkly romance.  From her website (link),

I began writing in my grandmother’s kitchen at the age of seven in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, PA. A life-long fan of reading, I used to get lost in the worlds of The Baby-sitters Club and Sweet Valley High. I also assumed that everyone had characters and plots forming in their heads at all times.

As soon as my mom handed me my first Nora Roberts romance novel, I couldn’t get enough of books with happy endings, so I started writing my own. Now, I writes contemporary romances, usually set in small towns. I enjoy reading, cooking, watching movies, taking Zumba classes, rooting for Pittsburgh sports teams, and anything sparkly. I live in Northern Virginia with my adorable (and mischievous) poodle mix, Harry.

 

Kerri's most recent novella is KISSING MR. WRONG ...

After a lousy day, graphic designer Vanessa Hewitt decides to drown her sorrows in a sexily satisfying man she’ll never see again. Three months later, however, she learns that her hot hook-up is actually her best friend’s younger brother, John Campbell―and they have to plan an engagement party together. Now John and Vanessa have to hide the truth. The only trouble is that Mr. Wrong is starting to look a lot like Mr. Very Right…

I am giving away Washington, DC, swag to one randomly selected commenter. To enter the giveaway,

1. Leave a comment about Zumba - have you tried it?  I have not ... yet!

2. Comments are open through Saturday, May 21, 10 pm in Baltimore.

3. I'll post the winner on Sunday, May 22.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore

Aloha Spirit in Charm City

More books from Kerri ... 

Celebrate Little Victories - WRW Reader Luncheon

Back in August, we bought a home and moved across town. Ah, home ownership!  It's a older home in an excellent school district for our youngest son who is a high school freshman. Alas, it will be at least 4 years before we consider moving back to Hawaii.  Maybe it's a dream ... but one can only hope.

I have been caught up in cleaning out the house that sat vacant for 6 months.  But a chance came last week for me to take a break and enjoy Romanceland.   Kim from Books Obsessed Chicks (link), her side kick Janet (link), and breakout author Stacey Agdern (link) drove down from New York for the WRW Reader Luncheon (link).   Attending authors included:

Anne Barton
Christi Wagner Barth
Caryn Block
Karna Bodman
Meredith Bond
Joanna Bourne
Terri Brisbin
Linda Acorn Budzinski
Robin Covington
Avery Flynn
Solara Gordon
Cristin Harber
Madeline Iva
Lavinia Kent
Harper Kincaid
Kimberly Kincaid
Eliza Knight
Geri Krotow
Sally MacKenzie
MK Meredith
Cat Miller
Deborah Munroe
Wendy La Capra
Tamra Lassiter
Mackenzie Lucas
Hope Ramsay
Rachel Rawlings
Sarah Robinson
Lynne Silver
Shari Slade
Elisabeth Staab
Delancey Stewart
Tracy Anne Warren

I sat with Sally MacKenzie and MacKenzie Lucas ... a tongue twister!  Our table also included two readers from Harper's Ferry and one reader from Baltimore.  The atmosphere was crackling with excitement which only Romanceland can deliver.  

Kim, Janet, and Stacey stayed overnight with me, giving us a chance to gab like sorority girls!   On Sunday, we ventured to Washington, DC - check out pictures from my travel blog at this link and link.

I am giving away a book choice from my convention stash, including books from Sally MacKenzie and Mackenzie Lucas, to one randomly selected commenter.  To enter the giveaway,

1.  Which author would you want to meet at the WRW Reader Luncheon?

I chatted with Joanna Bourne, who was wearing a lovely Aloha shirt! 

2.  Comments are open through Saturday, October 24, 10 pm in Baltimore.

3.  I'll post the winner on Sunday, October 25.

Mahalo,

Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City

Lucky wants to meet Joanna Bourne ...