Have you ever noticed that a doctor can cure whatever ails you simply by making an appointment with you? Amazing, isn’t it?
My theory: I’ve become so scared of doctors that the very thought of having to see one — let alone having to talk with the critter — scares the peewodden (and the ailment) out of me.
Exactly one-half hour before I have to revisit the gastroenterologist, who was not happy to hear the vast quantities of omeprazole she has me swallowing have made no dent whatsoever in the GERD that arose after the last Adventure in Medical Science. I personally think I have esophageal cancer (of course…who wouldn’t?), but she seems not to be very ruffled by that possibility.
Whatever it is seems to have gotten significantly better since she had her underling call and demand that I come in to see her.
Magic!
Before I forget, in the half-hour before I have to fly out the door:
We’ve LAUNCHED the new “Family at the Holidays” series. It will run through the month of November, right up to that wonderful, scary, fun, hassle-filled annual rite, Thanksgiving Day!
This is the story of a large Latino family whose grown children are summoned (as usual) to the family homestead for a big Thanksgiving reunion. Some have to drive a long way. Others live close-by and so are called upon to show up with food in hand. All of the kids are interesting characters. All of the grand-kids are…well…kids and teenagers. You know what that means. First story is Ruby and Frank in the Bedroom.
The author of this series has quite a nice sense of humor: low-key, mellow, and charming. It’s the kind of thing that leaves you chortling quietly as what she’s saying begins to dawn on you. I really love reading her stories. And yes, they are explicit, that being the nature of erotic romance. But funny.
Feeling reasonably pleased with the cover layout for this one. I think I’m getting better at cover-line design. If I get around to fiddling with it (probably won’t: too much to have to do), I might pull “in the bedroom” up tight against “Ruby and Frank” so that the descender on the “y” in Ruby appears to “hook” one of the letters in the second line.
But maybe not.
I thought making the font shadows pick up the shadowing in the quilt was freaking genius. 😀 Definitely, I missed my calling.
And one last thing: watch this space over the next couple of weeks. I’m going to run two give-aways: one for a fun little business book I picked up, a good and fast read with lots of practical advice; and one for a chance at an expensive gift, either for yourself or for a Christmas present.
Details to come!