Today I’m over at the Dashing Duchesses talking to RITA-award winning author Caroline Linden about her upcoming book, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DUKE.

The Harvard grad also reveals how her brainiac friends reacted when the Ivy League math major turned to writing romance. 

Clearly, it was a great move since Caroline just won the RITA for her novella, I LOVE THE EARL.

To celebrate her win, she’s giving away FIVE copies of I LOVE THE EARL.

Dash on over to the Dashing Duchesses for a chance to grab one! CLICK HERE. Good luck!

The New Jersey chapter of the Romance Writers of America has announced the finalists in the 2012 Put Your Heart in a Book contest. The full list is below. Congratulations to all of the finalists!
 
Paranormal
Katrina Snow – Bewitched by a Kiss
Laurel Wanrow – Passages
Leisl Leighton – Seer’s Blood

Romantic Suspense
Keith Zwingelberg – Medicine Woman
Jenna Blue – The Runaway
Michelle Sharp – The Dreamer

Single Title
Michele Mahon – Octagon Girl
Susan J Bickford – Synchrony’s Call
Claudia Handel – Lost in You

Young Adult
McCall Hoyle – Twice Shy
Laurel Wanrow – Seaside Sorcery
Karen Schwartz – Extra Ordinary Guy

Historical
Eileen Lloyd – Embracing the Unloved Earl
Mary Jane Esber w/a Miranda Liasson – The Spy Who Loved Me
Jodi Rotondo w/a Joanna Shupe – Drawn to the Earl

I was super excited to receive an email telling me that my manuscript, The Parachutist, is a finalist in the Emerald City Opener contest sponsored by the Greater Seattle chapter of the Romance Writers of America.

The final round judge in the historical romance category is Amanda Bergeron, associate editor at Avon Books/HarperCollins. Thanks to the Greater Seattle Romance Writers of America (GSRWA) for this great opportunity.

Here is a full list of the finalists. Congratulations and good luck!

CATEGORY SERIES ROMANCE
Annabeth Albert  All the Wrong Reasons
Jennifer DeCuir  Drawn to Jonah
Regina Kyle  One Sweet Day

CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Annabeth Albert  Still Got It
Tracey Alvrez  In Too Deep
Jen Lois  Permission to Land

HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Louisa Cornell   His Charming Seductress
Melanie Meadors  His Roman Heart’s Desire
Diana Quincy  The Parachutist

NOVEL WITH STRONG ROMANTIC ELEMENTS
Kathy Bremner   Undercover Cowboy
Celeste Deveney  Only Till Midnight
Orly Konig-Lopez  The Day the Merry-go-Round Stopped

PARANORMAL ROMANCE
Amanda Byrne  Iron Jewel
Christina Kenton  Dark Conquest
Angela Quarles  Must Love Breeches

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
Marni Folsom  Flannigan’s Grace
Ellen Herbert  Is It Me You’re Looking For?
Christine Solberg  Take My Hand

YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE
Amy DeLuca  Hidden Deep
Rebecca Lees  Foreseer
Rachel Pudelek   Dark Waters