A-Neg, Where The Hecka Are You?

Monday Matters Of Business....

1.) A-Neg, Where Art Thou? You won a copy of Restless in the Grave, but I can't find you! Please contact me ASAP for your copy of the book. Otherwise, I will have to choose a new winner. Call me, baby!

2.) Best dress at the Oscar's.....Jessica Chastain's Alexander McQueen gown. Oh. My. God. Gor-geous!!!!!! Also, perfect hair and jewelry. New girl crush for Penelope!

3.) The Walking Dead.....blah. The zombies aren't even scary any more. They're like props with eyeballs hanging out. Seriously. Losing the magic here. Pacing is off. Blah. 

4.) Kids are back to school today. My to-do list has 20 things on it....ugh! Back to reading, writing and more writing for me. And I guess for the kids, too. :^)

5.) Appointment with the cardiologist this morning...haven't seen her for a year. Here's hoping for a clean bill of health!

Hope all yinz have a good week,

Penelope

Monday Morning Updates: Winners and Sinners!

1. First bit o' business....the winner of the Sweet Magik Giveaway. Congrats to ODDERIE (Audrey!)....you have won a copy of Sweet Magik and the cute holiday necklace! Yee haw! Merry Christmas to you from Oskar and all the Klaus Brothers!

2. Some good news.....Sweet Magik is on the bestseller list at Bookstrand.com for the Fairy Tales/Myths category. It also got another great review from Jen at Not Now....I'm Reading. She says..."I LOVED this story. It had a little bit of everything: action, adventure, mystery, romance and plenty of fan yourself moments....Most importantly, [Penny] infuses her stories with the things I think are the most important part of holiday spirit: family, love and friendship." Wow! What a great review....I am stoked! Happy Monday morning! (ETA: And another nice review from Tales Of Whimsy).

3. My daughter had her final soccer game of the season yesterday. After dancing on the field, chatting with her buds during the game, giggling after the ball bounced off her head, she finally found her mojo. She had 2 incredible shots on goal, was sprinting all over the field, and when another player was pushing her around, she threw her elbow and knocked the kid out of the way. Now THAT'S what I'm talking about! Proud Mommy Moment.

4. Finally....the "Sinners." As I perused the bestseller list at Bookstrand this weekend, I found a book that threw me for a loop. At first I thought it must be a typo. Then, I realized it was actually an "orgy-style" book? Not sure what term to use for this one exactly, but here's the category description....

MMMMMMM

That's right, folks. Seven! Count them, seven guys having an orgy. The book blurb includes the words "lush firm buttocks," "battle-hardened generals," and "riding crop." Needless to say, I was stymied. How could 7 guys get it on at the same time? Wouldn't some of the guys get bored waiting for their turn? Maybe they played with an ipod while waiting in line. Or talked sports. All I know is that one poor little sex slave could not possibly service 6 horny generals at the same time. And I have NO intention of reading this book to find out otherwise.

Well, I hope everyone has a great week!

Penelope

Penelope's Updates: Contest Winner, Blog Hoppin' and Firemen With Glasses

Good morning to all! First up, I would like to announce the winner of the $25 Amazon giftcard (just in time for Christmas shopping!)....thanks to everyone who stopped by and checked out the teaser for Sweet Adventure.

✵✵Congrats to Juju of Tales of Whimsy...you're the lucky winner! Merry Christmas!✵✵

Next up....my blog hoppin' schedule. Stop by Babbling by Books to enter a giveaway and ogle Eric Bana. Today (12/14) I will be at Sandra Sookoo's blog sharing a tasty Christmas cookie recipe. On Monday 12/20, I'll be visiting DIK....well, actually Oskar Klaus will be visiting and discussing the pros and cons of being Santa's son. On Thursday 12/23, I'll be at Book Chick City, doing a "Where Stories Are Made" post...you'll get to see photos of my holiday-inspired office, including antique Christmas decorations from my Nana. And I'll be discussing how I stay focused on writing a series about Santa Claus even when it's a hot and muggy summer day! I'll also be visiting Ex Libris within the next couple of weeks, date to-be-determined.

Finally, my obsessive holiday reading extravaganza continues. It's a sickness I tell you, a sickness! Anyhoo, my latest Christmas erotica is KT Grant's fun, sexy story The Christmas Fantasy. Grant does a great job creating a plus-size heroine (Mandy) who is struggling with her new identity. She has lost a huge amount of weight, but insecurities still linger. Jackson, the sexy firefighter she pines for, thinks she's gorgeous and desirable just the way she is. (I love you, Jackson!) Not only does he dispel her lingering doubts about her own sexiness, he is determined to forge an emotional bond between them. Mandy's self-doubts are spot on and totally believable for a woman coming to terms with her new body. Jackson is a fantastic hero...he's sexy, protective, he wears glasses (yee haw!) and he's a firefighter, for God's sake. Schwing! My favorite bits in the story are when Mandy dances around after her first encounter with Jackson (so cute!), and when Jackson realizes he's fallen in love with the heroine, and wants the whole enchilada with her, not just sex. That's my kind of hero, and my kind of erotica.

If only all of us could have a glasses-wearing, sexy firefighter hellbent on our sexual pleasure for a Christmas present. It would be a very, merry Christmas indeed. ☺☺☺

Grade: A-

Hope all of you are gearing up for the big day! Please stop by and visit me on my blog tour...I would love to see you!

Penelope

And We Have A Winner....

Big congrats to Stella (Ex Libris) who has won a copy of Carolyn Crane's most excellent debut novel, Mind Games! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello and enter the give-away.

Happy Patriot's Day, Happy Boston Marathon Day, Happy Spring Vacation!

Penelope

Contest Winner!

Congrats to Mary, from Bookfan, for winning the snowman ornament give-away! Thanks so much for all of the good wishes and support this week. I am feeling very blessed to have so many awesome friends and family. Mary, please email me at penelope.romance@gmail.com with your address/phone number so Crate and Barrel can ship you the cute ornaments.

Happy Holidays!

Penelope

Congrats, Natascha!

Congrats, Natascha! You have won the Amazon gift card from Sven this week. Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by for Sven's interview. I am eagerly awaiting my package from Amazon with Shelter Mountain, by Robyn Carr. It was recommended to me by some nice folks on the Ami boards. Can't wait to read it! Since the kids are home for the holiday, I guess I will have to sneak into the bathroom and hide out for a bit! :)

Happy Veteran's Day,

Penelope

Winner Announced!

Congrats to Patti, from the romance blog Book Addict, for winning the Amazon gift card compliments of Gregor Klaus. (I swear it's not because she gave me an award this week. I honestly picked her name out of the hat! Ask my daughter!). Anyway, please stop by on Monday, Nov. 9 for Sven's visit. He's the shaggy-haired, Birkenstock-wearing, hippy-ish toy designer from the North Pole. (And he is also hunk-alicious, of course!) Thanks to everyone for stopping by this week. And now I am off to re-write my WIP (oh, happy days!) and read the first half of Elizabeth Hoyt's To Desire a Devil. I read the second half last night. My bad. I know. Sometimes I like to read things backwards, OK?

Penelope

Contest Winner!

Big congratulations to Jessica, who won an Amazon gift card, compliments of Oskar Klaus. (Jessica, Oskar said you should check out the Chinese poetry section, but I'll let you decide for yourself what awesome books to buy!) Thanks to everyone who stopped by for Oskar's Invasion. Next Monday, Nov. 2, will be Gregor's day to entertain us. (He's the financial wiz for Klaus Enterprises, and he looks seriously hot in his suit. Yowzah!)  I will be posting an interview with new author Michelle Picard in the near future. Her book Ruling Eden will be released soon by Crescent Moon Press. Hope everyone is having a great week. 

Prepping for a Pumpkin Spice Latte,

Penelope

Contest Winner!

Congratulations to Sandy, the winner of a free Emily Bryan book of her choosing! Sandy, please email me (penelope.romance@gmail.com)with your snail mail addy, and I will ship one of Emily Bryan's backlist to you (let me know which one you would like!). Thanks again to everyone who stopped by on Wednesday, and special thanks to Emily for hanging at Penelope's!

I just finished Scoundrel In Disguise by Annette Blair--first time reading one of her non-witchy stories. This is a great, funny, delicious historical. Review coming soon! I am off to plan my son's birthday party...he is about to turn 12. When I think about all of the crap I pulled when I was 12, I find myself thanking God that my kid is not so naughty! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Penelope