I’m flying to the States to attend the RWA National conference in San Francisco at the end of the month. One of the events, the “Readers for Life” autographing, on July 30 is open to the public. Over 400 authors will be signing books donated by publishers with the proceeds to go to ProLiteracy Worldwide to help fight illiteracy. I’ll be signing Dreamwalker there. If you’ll be in the area, why don’t you drop by? I’d love to meet readers. Details are in the Appearances page.

I hope to post pictures of the conference while I’m there. You might want to check the Photos page of my website around that time. I also plan on doing a road trip around California, so you can expect more travel photos to join the ones already up, maybe as early as next month.

On the publishing front, Endangered is available for preorder on Amazon and Books-A-Million! Nine months to go, but revisions for Endangered are done. No major changes were requested, so I figured it’s safe to put up a short excerpt online.

Dreamwalker made the Top 20 of Barnes & Noble’s and BGI’s (Borders/Waldenbooks) romance trade lists as well as the Bookscan romance trade list for two weeks running! Bookscan covers as much as 80% of U.S. bookselling outlets, so I’m absolutely thrilled with the news. Thank you for making it happen!

I recently found out that Dreamwalker is now available in Adobe, eReader, Mobipocket and Microsoft Reader formats. Dreamwalker and Sexy Beast II are also available as Kindle e-books from Amazon. I’ve updated the Now Available page to include the electronic versions. No word yet if Entangled and Enticed will be released as e-books, but if electronic sales of Dreamwalker does well, Berkley might chance it.

In other news, I’ll be signing Dreamwalker at the “Readers for Life” literacy event during the RWA national conference in San Francisco this July. Details are in the Appearances page. If you’ll be in the area, why don’t you drop by? I’d love to meet readers.

Woke up to laptop problems. Yikes! Luckily, I have in-family tech support and all was well by the afternoon. Thanks, bro!

The scare threw me off my stride and tanked my production for the day. I’ll have to be more conscientious about backing up my files. My baby’s growing old and the writing is on the wall. I’ve had it for going on four years now and will have to plan on replacing it one of these days. ::sigh:: I’m crossing my fingers that I can put it off until next year. This laptop is the first computer I ever bought. I finished Entangled on it and all my stories to date. I’ll miss it — but hopefully not yet.

More reviews of Dreamwalker have come in and they’re good! RRTErotic says, “Dreamwalker kept me hooked till the very last page, and don’t be surprised if you are also.” TwoLips Reviews makes it a recommended read, adding: “Kathleen Dante brings paranormal and crime fighting into one novel that you will not soon forget. Pick up Dreamwalker. You will not be sorry.”

Last month Author Island ran two contests celebrating Dreamwalker’s release and the winners were Cathy MacDonald and Jennifer Lin. Cathy won an autographed copy of Dreamwalker, while Jennifer won autographed copies of Wild Nights and Sexy Beast II. Congratulations, ladies! I hope you enjoy the books.

Dreamwalker is officially out! I’ve been hearing reports earlier this week that it was already shipping, but today is the official release. I’m crossing my fingers it’s now in the bookstores and actually on the bookshelves. If you see Dreamwalker in your local bookstore, drop me an e-mail and tell me where. I’d love to know where copies are showing up.

More reviews have come in. Joyfully Reviewed says, “Kathleen Dante spins a great tale packed with all the things romance readers love – plenty of lava hot passion, chilling suspense and a wonderful HEA.” Fresh Fiction describes Dreamwalker as “electrifying and addictive.” I just hope readers will agree. Even though this is my third book, I find I’m as nervous as ever.

My author copies of Dreamwalker arrived yesterday and I’m overwhelmed. It’s so pretty! After several months of writing and going through the publishing process, Dreamwalker finally feels like a real book. Even better, there’s just a little over a week till it hits the bookstores and more reviews have come in!

Coffee Time Romance describes Dreamwalker as “Total reader enjoyment.” Fallen Angel Reviews  makes it a recommended read for “any lover of paranormal stories who wants creative characters with intriguing skills, explosive sexual relationships, and non-stop adventure.” Simply Romance Reviews gave Dreamwalker their highest rating and says, “[You] are not going to want to put down the book until you’ve turned the last page.” ParaNormalRomance Reviews calls it “a winner.” Romantic Times gave it 4 stars and concludes it’s “a very satisfying story.” Can you tell I’m jazzed? Okay, I’ll stop babbling now.

Some hours ago, I sent my agent two proposals. Yep. Despite the German measles, I actually managed to finish the chapters for both the erotic fantasy and the first of the three-book series. I just heard back and she liked them! Yay! I’m so relieved. One hurdle down. I’d cross my fingers over my editor wanting both . . . but that would make typing somewhat difficult.

No, not that kind! My muse got hijacked by an erotic fantasy. Help!

My muse has settled from her peregrinations and taken a sudden left turn. Into trilogy — or at least a three-book series. Still don’t know if this will play out, but I certainly hadn’t expected this development. I thought the trilogy was reserved for another idea. Sure, I already have the three books in the En series, but those were planned one at a time. This one came with connected plots, angst and all. She’s getting ambitious.

Just six more weeks before Dreamwalker hits the bookstores. The first reviews are trickling in and I’m tickled pink! Romance Junkies gave it 5 Blue Ribbons and calls it a “fantastic read.” Night Owl Romance describes Dreamwalker as “Ian Fleming meets Christine Feehan,” calls it a “must read” and rates it a page turner.

In other writing news, I’ve finally finished and turned in Endangered, and now have a release date: April 2009! Endangered is Rio and Cyn’s story and picks up almost immediately after Enticed.

Now I really have to decide what to work on next. Hmmm . . . it’s a puzzlement.