Lori's Newsletter
March 2009
MARCH COMIES IN LIKE A LION...
I sure do hope it goes out like a lamb – for all of us.
It’s been a crazy month for me! My dad, who is 85, just got out of the hospital and is recovering, so that’s a plus! A close family friend was nearly killed in a wreck, and is just now showing impressive signs that he’ll pull through. My oldest son works at a bank and was robbed at gunpoint. And I found out my littlest fur baby has congestive heart failure. That’s all on the personal front.
On the biz front, some readers were displeased with My Man Michael. Overall the book has done remarkably well, and spent 3 weeks on the NYTimes, along with great showings on other bestseller lists. But I hope you know that it is never my intent to “dupe” ANY reader, or to “steal her money” or to deliberately leave her unsatisfied.
QUESTIONS
I’ve had a lot of questions from readers lately, so I thought I’d address some of them here.
1.No, I don’t have any other Time Travels currently planned. If/when I ever do, I will share that info on my website, Facebook, Myspace and message board – as I did with My Man Michael.
2. Yes, the next single title romance WILL be a straight contemporary, but no, it won’t be Drew Black’s story as I first thought. It’s difficult to anticipate the next storyline far enough ahead of time to include an excerpt in a published book. Literally, it’s a year in advance. And then the year rolls by and it’s time to write the book and... I have a different storyline demanding attention. I still plan to do Drew’s story, but it’ll be a couple of books down the road.
3. No, I can’t tell you too much about the next book yet, because I won’t even start writing it until next week sometime, after I turn in the novella I’m finishing up now. The novella is Hart Winston’s story, for the Double the Heat anthology, out in December. Hart is the twin brother to Dex, who was in the Double The Pleasure anthology last December. The twins are cousins to Joe Winston, who appears in each novella. Then the next single title romance is due in June. Crunch time!
4. Servant: The Kindred, one of my L.L. Foster “darker” books is out in Sept, and it’ll be the last in the Servant series. For those with inquiring minds, yes, Luther and Gaby become intimate and it was so much fun to write! I have loved these characters and I’m going to miss them, but this book brought about the natural conclusion to the series.
5. A new L.L. Foster series will be launched in the August anthology, Out of the Light, Into the Shadow, which features related novellas from Lori Foster and L.L. Foster, and two novellas from Erin McCarthy. The new L.L. series will be as dark as the Servant series, but much, much sexier. I don’t plan these things – they just happen!
And some more random questions I’ve received on a regular basis lately...
1. No, Tim Price, from Jude’s Law and Murphy’s Law will not get his own book. He was a fun character, but for me, he remained too weak to ever be a lead “hero” in a book. Sorry if that disappoints anyone!
2. Scott Royal and Alyx Winston (Joe’s sister) do not have their own book. They did, however, have a secondary romance in the novel Jamie, at the end of the Visitation Series.
3. Barber, from the SBC series, doesn’t have his own book, either. He had a secondary romance in Hard to Handle, and was matched up with Jasmine Petri. Again, many of you were upset about that, but I can only write the books that come to me, and that story wasn’t complete enough to be a single title on its own.
4. I have no idea if/when Harlequin plans to reissue the Buckhorn Brothers again. It wasn’t that long ago that they were reissued, but I do update my website with that information whenever I get it! So check the site – www.lorifoster.com – to know what I know, when I know it.
NEW REISSUE
Scandalous should be on stands now. You can find out more about the book, and read excerpts, on my website at www.lorifoster.com.
Scandalous features two reissued books under one cover: Scandalized and Sex Appeal.
I won’t have any books out in April or May, but in June, Impetuous, my first book, will be reissued as part of the “Famous Firsts” from Harlequin.
Also in June, Tails of Love, a special anthology with all author and agent proceeds going to a local animal shelter, the AAF – www.aafpets.com – will be released.
READER AND AUTHOR GET TOGETHER
Registration forms and a tentative schedule for the “Reader and Author” June event are now on my site and I’ve already gotten 100 registrants!
Special guests include:
Monique Patterson, editor for St. Martins
Cindy Hwang, editor for Berkley
Karen Solem, agent with Spencerhill Agency
Roberta Brown, agent with Brown Agency
Sheila Clover, COS – Circle of Seven Promotions
Michelle Buonfiglio, Romance B(u)y The Book
Jane Friedman, Publisher & Editorial Director of Writer’s Digest
Crissy Brashear, Samhain Publisher
Angela James, Samhain, Executive Editor
Marty Mathews, Samhain, Public Relations
DeNita Tuttle, Author Island Promotions
Moni Draper, Senior Editor, Liquid Silver Books
Lori James, All Romance Ebooks
Tina Gerow, Sapphire Blue Publisher/Editor
Monette Draper, Liquid Silver Books
Faith Bicknell-Brown, Red Rose Publishing
Wendi R. Felter, Publisher, Red Rose Publishing
If you’d like to register, just go to www.lorifoster.com and click on the “Community” link. All readers, writers, and industry professionals are welcome! At present, we do NOT have an attendance limit. I hope you’ll join us for this very fun, and very affordable (only $50) event!
* Please note that agent/editor appointments will be handled separately. Click on the link to take you to the appropriate page.
** Paypal available with registration forms to accommodate easy online payments.
Any questions, just let me know!
As always you can find me at various locations!
LoriFoster.com and LLFoster.com
Lori Foster MySpace and LL Foster MySpace and Romance Authors' MySpace
Running with Quills
Facebook
Lori's Twitter
Stay warm, safe, and healthy – and don’t forget to smile!!!
