Stop & Smell The Roses Blog Bouquet

So here we are with the summer solstice upon us.  While they celebrate in England at Stonehenge, here in Pacific Northwest, it’s with the promise of sunshine.  And, this year, young love.  We drove to the mountains and a hillside lodge where love was in the air. Around us were friends and family who gathered to witness the marriage of two wonderful young people.  As the late afternoon sun warmed the mountain breeze, they exchanged their vows.  With champagne toasts and good wishes all around, it was a fantastic way to spend the summer solstice.  We all smiled and laughed and remembered when love was brand new for us as well.    It was indeed a day to stop and smell the roses as romance bloomed all around us.  And what did summer solstice bring into your life?  Share your thoughts and on Tuesday, June 23rd, I’ll draw a name from those who leave a comment.  The winner will receive Salem’s Fire, a paranormal romance set in the same area where the wedding was held! 

Be sure to take a minute to cruise through the rest of the blog tour.  Enjoy and I look forward to your comments. 

 

http://AnnWhitaker.blogspot.com

http://bethcaudill.blogspot.com

http://blog.skhyemoncrief.com

http://catemasters.blogspot.com

http://christinecolumbus.blogspot.com

http://donnamichaelsauthor.blogspot.com

http://happyendingsblog.com

http://KyAnnWaters.blogspot.com

http://laurirobinson.blogspot.com

http://lindabanche.blogspot.com

http://lynnreynolds.blogspot.com

http://marywritesromance.blogspot.com

http://melanieatkins.wordpress.com

http://missmaesite.blogspot.com

http://nicolemccaffrey.blogspot.com

http://plparker.blogspot.com

http://romanticcravings.blogspot.com

http://roniadams.blogspot.com

http://skypuringtonwrites.blogspot.com

Another interview

When you’re on a roll…

Yup, another interview with yours truly.  Take a peek over at www.authorspotlights.wordpress.com and you can read a little more about moi!  It was a fun interview.  Hope you have a chance to take a look.

It’s all about MEEEEE

Got a minute?  Take a look at my interview over at Amanda Young’s place: http://www.amandayoung.org/2009/06/05/tgif-interview-sheri-lewis-wohl/

It’s Friday, the sun is shining and I’ve got a killer cold.  Not fair!  Oh well, such is life.  Hope to see you over at Amanda’s.

Halloween in May

So hop on over to Belinda McBride’s Wyld by Nature blog tomorrow, May 20th, for my post on vampires.  www.belindam.blogspot.com 

You know how I love my vampires!  Belinda has a Halloween theme going all month to be topped off on May 31st with a Halloween party.  I’ll be there–how about you?

Chatting away

Come on by Ann Lory’s blog starting Monday, May 4, 2009 and running through Sunday, May 10, 2009 to see my interview.  Be sure to chat up if you’d like.  The fun is at www.annlory.blogspot.com See you there!

Dragon’s Fire

So, I get an alert this morning and when I check it out, I’m surprised to see it is a review of my little short, DRAGON’S FIRE.  This is a tiny fantasy story that came out last year.  The review was posted on the eharlequin site which pleases me a great deal even though the reviewer took issue with the length because it didn’t allow for enough development.  I’m pretty much okay with her comments and am pleased to find this story on the eharlequin site.  Take a peek if you’re interested:  http://community.eharlequin.com/content/faery-rose-dragon%E2%80%99s-fire-sheri-lewis-wohl

Someone told me a long time ago, when I got my first crappy review, that crappy isn’t all bad.  What’s bad is when no one is talking about your work at all.  If you can get someone to read your work and take the time to talk about it, good, bad or otherwise, you’re doing something right.  That made me stop and think.  It also made feel much better about the person who didn’t care for my work.  At least they took the time to say something.  So to find someone talking about DRAGON’S FIRE a year after it’s release, even if she did have problems with it, makes my day.  Thanks eharlequin!

If anyone has thoughts on how you feel about reviews, tell me what you think.  Happy hump day.

Romance is in the house

It’s the April Blog event that began on April 1st over at Silver James’ and now it’s my day to keep the love rolling.   How about mysterious love?  I was in our nation’s capitol this week and as I sat at Union Station sipping my latte (I am from the Pacific Northwest after all…) I took this picture.  The statues that surround the main entrance so intrique me.  It’s a bit like stepping back-waaay back–to the days of knights and damsels, of honor and valor, light and dark.   It’s the ultimate romance.  You sit in that awesome building with the sights and sounds of one of the most magical cities in our country and you almost believe that at any moment your hero will step through the doors.  Your knight will kneel before you, take your hand in his and promise you love for eternity.  With a sigh and a smile, you open your eyes, come back to reality and stand.  Sure, it’s all in your imagination but that’s what fantasy is all about.  For me, I took one last look around the building, letting my gaze linger on the knights before I turned and left.  It was time for a taxi to take me to the airport.  I know that even as I now sit several thousand miles away, the knights still wait and the next time I step through the doors of Union Station they will still wait for me, romance and fantasy mine for the taking.

And now my friends, it’s time for a little romance of your own.  I only ask one thing.  Leave me a comment and tell me what fills your heart with fantasy and romance.  Is there a Union Station filled with knights to fuel your heart?  At the end of the day, I’ll do a random drawing and the winner will receive a nice little heart candle holder and votive candles to help fill your world with romance.  At the end of the April madness event, I will send the winner of the grand prize an electronic copy of one of my books.  Take a look at my website at www.sherilewiswohl.com to see what you might win.

Now remember…tomorrow, April 24, 2009,  you’ll need to visit Nancy O’Berry at http://www.myspace.com/nanoberry

A Tisket A Tisket, Put Romance in Your Basket

Spring is in the air!  Bees are buzzing.  Children anxiously await the big morning where they can graze on candy all day.  What about mom?  We’ve got a great treat for you!  Come join a group of romance authors in celebration of spring.  Enter to win a prize a day as well as enter to win the grand prize.  All you need to do is be at Silver James’ blog on April 1 at http://www.silverjames.com.  Silver will host the day’s contest and provide the link to the next day’s location.  Don’t forget to enter to win the grand prize.  Here’s the dirt…

A TISKET A TISKET, PUT ROMANCE IN YOUR BASKET Grand Prize:  To enter to win prizes from the authors donating treasures to the grand prize (see each day’s post for what an author is donating to the grand prize), find the four Easter eggs in the A TISKET A TISKET, PUT ROMANCE IN YOUR BASKET blog event.  Just visit all of the authors’ websites, locate the 4 eggs, make a list of their locations by pasting the urls to the website pages in an e-mail, then send the entry to happyendings2007@aol.com by midnight CST on May 1st, 2009.  The winner will be randomly drawn and announced May 2nd at http://blog.skhyemoncrief.com.  Tip #1, subscribe to http://blog.skhyemoncrief.comto learn if you’re the winner!  And don’t worry.  If you start late, just head back to Silver James’ blog to begin your website search for the Easter eggs.  Don’t miss the fun!  see you next to the burgandy tulips.

Make it stop

All right, who ordered the snow???  I mean really, it’s MARCH and enough already.  I couldn’t believe it when I went to get in my car this morning and it was snowing.  Will this winter ever end?  Please somebody make it stop!!

Finally…

I finally finished up Bridge of Souls — YAY — it was contracted back in June of 07 but it took forever to get it up and rolling.  It was worth the wait though.  A new editor and a final reader who said it made her cry.  What more can a writer ask for with a paranormal romance.  To know you made someone feel the emotion you were going for is the ultimate compliment.  Of course, now it is another case and hurry up and wait for the release date of October 6th.  Oh well, I’ve waited this long so what’s a few more months.  Patience is a virture, right?