Today is the release date for all the February Brava titles. Bare Facts by Katherine Garbera, Extreme Danger by Shannon McKenna, Cosmic Sex by Karen Kelley and Right Here, Right Now by HelenKay Dimon are available today.

Recently I had a chance to chat about these exciting sexy books with a very high profile talk show host. Here’s a snippet of that interview.

O: What makes these titles so exciting?

KG: They feature dynamic heroes and gutsy heroines who aren’t afraid to go after what they want.

O: Are these heroines based on the lives of the authors who wrote them?

KG:Well all of us authors lead very exciting lives but I personally have never chased an assassin down the street with a semi-automatic weapon in my hand.

O: What makes the Brava line so exciting?

KG:Well having an visionary editor like Kate Duffy at the helm is a great start. She encourages her authors to push their writing to the limit and gives us all a lot freedom in our writing.

O:I’m sure this books are going to be thrilling readers. Good luck to you and the other authors.

KG: Thanks.

***Disclaimer…this is a wax figure of Oprah Winfrey features in London’s Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.

Happy reading!

Kathy

Have you ever noticed that everyone loves a good love story?  Since you are visiting this blog I’m guessing you do love romance just as I do.  Falling in love has a rush associated with it that nothing else compares with. I don’t know about you but I read and write romance because I get a little jolt every time the couple on the page gets together.  Every time they realize they love each other and want to make a life together.

 Recenlty my faith in happily-ever-after was tested.  My marriage of 17 years broke up under some really nasty circumstances.  I have a good friend, actually one of my best-friends, who also found her marriage of 12 years crumbling and we find ourselves two romance writers wondering what the heck happened?  How did happily-ever-after go so wrong.

 Yet we both still believe in the power of love and that happily-ever-after does exist.  I see it every day in the people around me.  The couple across the street who are so cute in the way they talk to each other and joke with each other and always love each other.  My parents who have been together forever and still love each other. 

 I see it this new man in my life who has made me believe that sometimes Mr. Right is right there beside you all along.  And in my friend’s new man who is showing her that love should always be an adventure.

 So what about you?  How do you look at love and happily-ever-after?  Is it a myth or can it be found?

Katherine  

So is everyone enjoying the start of the weekend? I have my usual chores as well as some pages to write today. I usually like to do a little cleaning and then get out of the house to go to a movie. What do you do on a Saturday? Sports with the kids, lunch with friends, check out the mall or do something outdoorsy?

Let me know.

Kathy

Do any of you know that old Mamas and Papas song? I’m not actualy sure that’s the title, because I always get titles of songs wrong.  In fact I’ve lost more bets to my husband on song titles then I should probably admit to.

But I do love music and since I’ve just started a new project I’ve been working on a new playlist in iTunes.  I have to say I LOVE iTunes. 

Here are a few of the songs that I’ve recently discovered that I love:  Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall.  I’m probably the only person in the U.S. that hated her other song the one about Cherry Tree.  But I love Suddenly I See.  It works really well for my heroine in the MIP because she’s kind of blinded by her perceptions.

Another song that I love is Hate Me by Blue October.  There is so much angst in the song I can hardly stand it.  I’m dying to use that song as the backstory for one of my heroes.  Of course, I haven’t figured out how to do that yet!

So what about you?  What songs do you love or hate?  I have two copies of Lori Foster’s Jude’s Law that I’m offering as prizes today.

 Kathy

This is my first official post on the Brava authors blog because even though I think I’m technically savvy, I’m not.  February is one of my favorite months and not just because of Valentine’s Day!  I met my husband in February and we had our very first date on Feb. 12.  We were young (18 and 19) and went to a concert at Disney called Valentine Heartbeat.  He gave me two dozen roses and a huge box of yummy chocolates and I have to say I was smitten.

He was the romantic guy I’d been waiting for.  We had a great time at the concert and ten months later he asked me to marry him.  I’ve never regretted it.  He’s still romantic even after 17 years of marriage. 

The other reason I love February is that my youngest child was born on the 20th.  He’s this smart, funny little guy and he’s going to be 10!  I can’t believe how fast the time has gone and I think that it is probably time for me to stop saying I still haven’t dropped my post-pregnancy weight.  I mean he’s ten.  Way past the baby stage!

I’ve been busy working on my September Brava release…Sex With A Stranger.  My heroine, Jane, unfortunately didn’t marry the kind of guy my hubby is.  So divorced and disgusted she’s decided to head to Vegas and make some changes in her life. You know do a little wild living.  And my hero Liam O’Roarke (he’s one of Andi’s brothers–from Body Heat) is just the guy to help her with her wild living. 

I am having a lot of fun writing about Sin City and these two characters.

Okay, now it’s your turn, what do you love about February?

 Kathy