May 01, 2007

OKRWA May 2007 Newsletter

May 2007 Program
Saturday, May 19th 9:00am

Oklahoma Centennial Book Festival


In May, OK-RWA will be participating in the Oklahoma Book Festival. Check out the festival's site for information on events and location. OKRWA will have an exhibition booth. Stop by and meet our members, including published authors. Autographed copies of books will be available as well as promotional items.

Our own Merline Lovelace is a scheduled speaker. She will be appearing from 9:30-11:00 am in the Kerr McGee Auditorium. Here presentation is a workshop on the novel with a novel critique. To submit your novel for critique, follow the guidelines listed below:
Novel Submission: Your material does not have to have your name on it if you do not want to be identified as the writer. But after the critique you may ask a question if you desire. No material will be returned so do not send your only copy. All critiques will be held in open sessions. Material will be read on a first come first serve basis as time allows so get your material in early. Hard copies only. Submissions must be postmarked on or before May 11th. See mailing instructions below.

NOVEL: Send first three pages of your book to:

Novel Chair Kay Wilkes
Oklahoma City University
2501 N. Blackwelder, Box 68A
Oklahoma City, OK 73106

From The Prez: Vicki Hudoba

Hello Outlaws,

I believe our reception at Nonna’s can be declared an unqualified success. I wish everyone could have been there to participate. I had the privilege of meet some new members, as well as some long time members for the first time. We owe a big thanks to Merline Lovelace for organizing such an outstanding event. The venue was a perfect choice as were the delightful desserts and champagne. Cynthia Jordan Dane Marolt did an awesome job moderating our panel discussion, thanks so much. Much to the surprised delight of our guests, we honored them with beautifully done gift bags Sara Mazzo put a lot of thought and effort into making and displaying the gifts in a professional way.

Our guests were thoroughly impressed as our members stood up to introduces themselves and share a bit of their life with everyone. I received so many enthusiastic thanks and positive comments from our guests. They also expressed their desire to interact with our published authors in an ongoing way. The panel discussion was creative and I believe many on both sides of the table walked away with new ideas for marketing their books. All in all the interaction between the librarians, booksellers and our members was invigorating and conducive to furthering our writing careers.

I want to encourage all of our members to really make an effort to attend all of our meetings and events. The personal contact and contagious enthusiasm for writing always sends me home with a new sense of purpose. I have never walked away without new knowledge and concrete ideas to implement in my writing career. Our membership is so diverse and talented and our published authors are so generous and giving. I feel truly blessed to be a part of this group of special women.

Please remember, our meeting this month will be at the Oklahoma Book Festival held at OCU. Details will be located on our website. Also, if anyone has any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Vicki

New Releases




Wild, Wicked and Wanton
Jaci Burton


Three friends reveal their most intimate secrets in an erotic romance from "an undoubted master."*

They're inseparable friends who share their wildest secrets and dares. The latest bet is the boldest of all: each must sleep with whomever the others have chosen and return with every juicy detail. For divorcŽe Abby it's a pair of sexy veterinarians who are fulfilling their own desire. For heartbreaker Blaire it's the one man she never had the courage to bed. For sensible Callie it's an irresistible stranger. For readers, it's an erotic fantasy come true.





The House of Night
P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres have always existed. In this first book in the series, Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where, after having undergone the Change, she will train to become an adult vampire--that is, if she makes it through the Change. Not all of those who are chosen do. It’s tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends, and on top of that, Zoey finds she is no average fledgling. She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx. But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers. When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite club, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny--with a little help from her new vampyre friends.





Vanished
Margaret Daley

As a detective in Chicago, J.T. Logan had put away a lot of criminals—and had made a lot of enemies. However, the last thing the widowed father and current small-town sheriff expected was crime in his own backyard. Until his young daughter was kidnapped.

FBI agent Madison Spencer found herself working with J.T. again, on a case painfully different from their previous one. She could only watch as he struggled to remain coldly professional while his heart was in anguish. And what of her own heart? Romance should be the furthest thing from their minds. All she could do was hope—and pray—for them all.





Cowboy Sanctuary
Elle James

Ten years ago Army Ranger Cameron Morgan left his family's ranch with no plans to return…his former sweetheart and the life he'd fled.

Jennie Ward had been injured and her ranch sabotaged, so Cameron was critical to surviving an investigation that was getting riskier by the minute. But keeping his professional distance was nearly impossible, especially after Jennie nearly lost her life on his watch. Still, as his need to guard her mixed with his hunger to find the truth, Cameron found it hard to resist the pull of his old life—not to mention Jennie's offer of a second chance….





Jackson’s Woman
Maggie Price

He'd always been a hunter. But now federal agent Jackson Castle was both savior and prey, tracking a deadly killer who had targeted the woman he'd loved and lost. But first he had to convince her to open her heart to him all over again.

Claire Munroe had put her stormy affair with Jackson behind her two years ago. Now he'd returned, bringing danger to her door, rocking her secure life. Ill-prepared to confront the man who'd stolen her heart, Claire had to decide which posed a greater threat—their reignited passion, or the murderer who hunted them both….





From Here to Paternity
Christine Rimmer

When Charlene Cooper was eighteen, she turned to Brand Bravo in desperation…and he couldn't get away fast enough. And then ten years later, Charlene was forced to turn to him again—this time with a baby in her arms and a burning question in her heart: are you this little girl's father?

At twenty Brand Bravo knew that he could never be the kind of man Charlene deserved. At thirty, he knew she was the love of his life, and he would do anything to get her back. Because, once again, she needed him, for herself and for the infant in her care. And this time, Brand wouldn't hesitate to be anything Charlene asked him to be. Husband. And father?



Member News


ROMvets, a list composed of women who were or are presently in the military and are authors, has just sold Silhouette Nocturne the first 4 books of a 12 book continuity series. Several members of our OKRWA chapter are ROMVets – Merline Lovelace, P.C. Cast, and Elle James.

Virginia Romance Writers Chapter proudly announces Linda Goodnight's Love Inspired Title, A Very Special Delivery,is a 2007 HOLT Medallion Finalists. Also one of Linda's covers is nominated in an online contest at
covercafe.com,

Elle James is happy to announce the sale of two Harlequin Intrigues for 2008, Texas Rustler and Nick of Time (both tentatively titled).

Gena Showalter's MTV Press Title, Oh My Goth, is a finalist in the Young Adult Category of the National Readers’ Choice Awards.

Terri Weldon’s manuscript, A Cry In The Night, finaled in the Kiss Of Death Chapter’s Daphne du Maurier Award Contest.

Please join us in congratulating our members on these fantastic achievements.


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From the Editor
Please, send all member news, new releases, writing articles, etc. to Debbie Behrens at Debehrs@aol.com .

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