A first-time author's rite of passage: her cover on a cake!
This is at a party after my first signing, thrown by my close friends.
My husband bought the cake from a wonderful nearby bakery. Thanks, everyone!.

No, really, the RWA National conference is hard work!
This is the day before it started with Regan Loyd, Kimberly Killion
and a couple of other famous friends.

Here I am with Laura Marie Altom, who also writes for Harlequin American,
at the RWA Literacy for Life book signing.

At the Harlequin party with Barbara Daley and Laura Bradford,
fellow HAR authors.

Jeannie Lin, Amanda Berry and me at the Harlequin party
2009 RWA conference, Washington DC

2009: Missouri Romance Writers of America turns 25!

2008 RWA Conference in San Francisco
Angie Fox, Kimberly Killion and me.

RWA 2008 San Francisco conference:
Pam Trader, Eileen Dreyer, me, Regan Loyd, and Kimberly Killion.

Some writing friends made my first booksigning event even more special!
Here I am with Christine Canada, Kimberly Killion and Annmarie McKenna.