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I came home sick from Kentucky, the result of too many days of only a few hours sleep a night. I was getting up at 5-6AM every morning to write with my dear friend Shelley Bradley, and by the end of the trip I had a sore throat and sinus trouble.

My kids have half days at school most of this week, so I haven’t been able to catch up on my rest. I’m looking forward to the weekend and hopefully sleeping a lot. If you’ve emailed me recently, forgive the delay in my replies.

In the meantime, here’s a fun pic from RAW (I do promise to tell you all about it soon!!). I’m not so keen on how the pic makes me look HUGE. *g* Do note the lovely necklace I’m wearing. It was handmade for me by a fan, Diane Smith. She says it was inspired by my books. I can’t tell you how touched I am that something I wrote could inspire such a beautiful piece of jewelry. It’s a three-strand necklace featuring stones of various shades of purple (my favorite color) and pearls.

(from l to r: Naughty Nikki, J.R. Ward, me, and Shelley Bradley)

In other great news, advance copies (not ARCs, so complete with super yummy cover of Nathan Kamp) of my Oct. 30 release A PASSION FOR HIM arrived yesterday, as well as the wonderful news that THE STRANGER I MARRIED sold to Brazil.

Have I told y’all lately that I love Kensington and Kate Duffy? Well, I’ll tell you again. I love Kensington and Kate Duffy.