Looking for some gifts for the holidays that just keep giving? Check out these great hits!

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The Scarlet Empress

by Susan Grant (www.susangrant.com). In Susan’s follow-up to the smash hit, The Legend of Banzai Maguire, modern-day USAF fighter pilot Cameron "Scarlet" Tucker is shot down over Korea and put in bio-stasis. She wakes 170 years later. Her wingmate and best friend also survived: Now the "legendary" Banzai Maguire, Bree is being held for treason in the country that was once her beloved United States and it’s Cam’s job to save her friend . . . and the world!

Two hot new suspense novels are on my hit list this month! Don’t miss Exposed by Katherine Garbera, one of the first out from Silhouette’s new Bombshell line.

In Exposed, a little danger can't keep hotshot reporter Tory Patton from the story of a lifetime. Plus, an exclusive with the navy SEAL Tom King held hostage in war-torn Central America will put her in the big leagues. But an assassination attempt on the wounded soldier suddenly turns Tory's interview into a rescue mission. With the help of a mysterious operative, who seems to shadow her every move, Tory summons her well-trained survival skills to get them to safety. But will she live long enough to discover more about her sexy guardian angel, and expose a shocking scandal that could implicate everyone from the top levels of the White House to the very people she trusts most?

And here’s Kiss Me While I Sleep, a new novel by one of my all-time favorite authors, Linda Howard. Kiss Me While I Sleep is touted as “a daring thriller of passion, sudden twists, and richly imagined characters who live and breathe in readers' hearts. It is the most gripping and complex novel of Linda Howard's career.” I just call it good reading!

posted 9.1.04

I just finished writing I SPY, the second book in the Partners In Crime series, and one of the most fun research books I read was THE SPY’S GUIDE: OFFICE ESPIONAGE by H. Keith Melton and Craig Pilligian

If you want to learn how to figure out your co-workers’ passwords, covertly record meetings you can’t attend, or survive office imprisonment, you must get this book!

Okay, I admit it. I have a new obsession with kickass shoes! This could be a dangerous obsession, one that threatens to drain my bank account, among other things. Even worse, if I fall off the dang things, I could very well break my neck. I think it’s worth the risk, don’t you?

Here are my current faves, the Steve Madden “Sterling” boot from Nordstrom.com.

Did I mention my boot obsession? I also love these Nickels “Bandit” dress boots from Nordstrom.com. Caffe anyone?

posted 5.1.04

And what better to go with those sexy boots than a cool leather jacket? Check out Wilson’s Leather for the latest fashions at reasonable prices! Here’s what’s on my wish list... Is that red hot or what?!

I found some note cards designed by Richard Zielenkiewicz (aka Monsieur Z) at Target the other day and bought out their entire supply! These cards just rock! You can find Monsieur Z cards online at vigocards.com Here are some of my faves!

I’m a big fan of New York Times best-selling author Suzanne Brockmann. Her OVER THE EDGE is one of my all-time favorite reads. I’m looking forward to her next book, FLASHPOINT which hit bookstands March 30, 2004.