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              Writing, CALL ME DUCHESS, the second book of the WINDWORD TRILOGY, is proving to be just as exciting as when I wrote my first book. I feel that one's books are like one's children. I never thought that I would love another book as much as I loved ANGEL OF WINDWORD...my first baby, but guess what, CALL ME DUCHESS, my middle child, is just as lovable to me! Hopefully, it will be finished by December, 2009. My third child, THE ENGLISH MARQUESSA, is still in gestation! 

               I have a wonderful critique group. It consists of two highschool friends of mine. We really enjoy our meetings and they are invaluable to me. I started my first romance novel, ANGEL OF WINDWORD, as a dare. My friend, Diana Flori, also a writer, dared me to write one and so I did. Diana saw how excited I was while writing my book, and jumped on the bandwagon...she wrote one too.

               I was busy raising my children, so I put it away for many years. Did not have the time to deal with submissions and rejections. I took it out last year, revamped it and I am getting it published! Diana did the same thing and is now waiting to get  hers published. I'm sure that she will, too. Her book, THE THORN AT HIS SIDE is wonderful. She writes about Key West in the 1870's. She is now writing her second novel, THE HOMECOMING, with many of the lovable characters from Thorn! It is a blast to read!

               The other friend in my critique group is Vicky Cocco, who has published four books under the name of Victoria Marquez, and is now writing, GRILL ME BABY, a hot, spicy story of two delicious cooks in competition for a television show!

              Thanks girls, I wouldn't have been able to do it without you...and if by any chance I would have been able to write these books without the two of you....it wouldn't have been so fun!