Cover Design Finalist

Just wanted to share the news that the cover for Code Word was selected as a finalist for Favorite Cover for 2012 in the Cozy Mystery/Romantic Suspense category by LDS Publisher. The voting ends tonight (Saturday, Jan. 26) at midnight. I'm assuming that is at midnight Mountain Standard Time. If you want to take a look at the finalists, click here.

Countdown to Christmas and latest news

It's true that I've been terrible about posting lately. Rest assured, I have been busy writing...and writing...and writing some more.

The title for my next novel was just finalized yesterday. Deep Cover is a new stand-alone novel and will be released in March 2013. I also finished writing my part of a project I have in the works with authors Stephanie Black and Gregg Luke. We should know more about what is happening with that in the next couple of months.

Also, my book Code Word is going to be featured sometime in the next few weeks on LDS Women's Book Review. If you're interested in seeing some fun updates on some of the authors in the LDS writing community, click on this link below. I'll post an update here when Code Word is featured.

 

Kansas City book signing

This weekend I will head to Kansas City to teach a few classes at the LDStorymakers Midwest Writers Conference. I will also be joining a lot of my fellow author friends at a huge book signing on Friday, September 14th beginning at 7pm. If you're in the area, I hope you'll stop by and say hi.

Location:

Oak Park Mall Barnes & Noble
11323 W 95th Street, Overland Park, KS

Authors will include:

Traci Hunter Abramson (yes, this is me!)
Lisa Magnum
Josi Kilpack
Heather Justesen
Danyelle Ferguson
Don Carey
Karen Hoover
L.C. Lewis
Steve Westover
Llynn Parsons
Tamara Hart Heiner
and more!

Free first chapter

I just received a message from my publisher that they have updated their website to include the fall line, including a sneak preview at the first chapters. Here is the link to the first chapter of Code Word. Hope you enjoy it!

I'm  heading to the airport, but just wanted to post today's code word: beliefs. Hope to see everyone at one of the signings tomorrow! Or Tuesday. :)

Thursday's code word

Today I have spent trying to tie up some loose ends before leaving for Utah tomorrow, so I'm a little later than I had planned. The good news is that I now have 300 butter bars, 200 brownie bites, and 250 homemade rolls in my freezer all ready to go for a friend's wedding that will occur the day after I return to Virginia.

And today's code word is: operation.

Collect all five words this week and bring them to the signing on Saturday to be entered to win a prize. It's almost party time!

Crazy day and code word

I'm running a little behind today trying to get dozens of things done before I leave for Utah on Friday. Thank goodness I live on the east coast so it hopefully isn't too noticeable to most people. :)

Anyway, today's code word is: Navy SEAL.