It has to work this time. Lord, please, I don’t think we can do this again. Thoughts raced through Janelle’s mind. Staring out through the clinic window, she watched the snow coming down. It captivated her and held her entranced. If it’s snowing like this, if He can make something so beautiful…

“Mrs. Trent?”

Turning to the voice, Janelle saw a nurse standing in the doorway. “Yes.” Janelle’s words came out in a bare whisper, she was so afraid.

“The doctor will see you now. Please follow me.” The nurse, who Janelle didn’t recognize, started down the hallway.

Janelle followed behind slowly, delaying the inevitable. Watching the nurse walk briskly in front of her, she was only aware of the quiet rubbery sound of the nurse’s shoes as they hit each step. It became very rhythmic and seemed to make the trip down the hall last forever. Or maybe she was just hoping it would.

There was a time when she literally ran down this hallway to hear the news that today she was afraid to hear. Every time, a little more hope faded from her heart. Now, even though she knew it was wrong, a part of her would think negatively, just so the results wouldn’t seem to hurt as much.

The nurse tapped lightly on the doctor’s door and then opened it, ushering Janelle in. The nurse then went through the office, opened an inner door, said something in a low voice and then disappeared. Janelle watched as the doctor walked through the same door.
“Dr. Igras,” was all Janelle could say.

“Janelle, how are you?” Dr. Igras didn’t expect an answer because she already knew. “Are we waiting on Kevin?”

Janelle shook her head. “No. He… He… He just can’t anymore.”

Want to read more? Buy it here – it’s available starting April 27, 2007. Or leave a comment and be entered to win a copy and maybe even some chocolate.

If you go over to my CP’s blog you will find a contest where you can win my book AND chocolate! Immi seems to think that’s what the cover reminds her of and since most people love chocolate she decided it was a good choice for a prize. I tend to agree…hmm, I must get some kind of chocolate smiley thingy.

Anyway, enter the contest folks. It’s really easy. You can respond here on my blog or over on Immi’s – either way you get entered.

That’s not going to be the only contest but since Immi is so wonderful, and already started the ball rolling we’ll start with her contest. Stay tuned for more! I’ll be holding my own contest for Love’s Blessings, once it has released and when we get closer to the release of Immi’s wonderful Fire and Shadow from Stardust (where she won first prize in their Creatures of Darkness contest) then I’ll have one for that too. Anyone know a good way to send fire :cake: through the mail? Nah, me neither.

Yep, I did! Woohoo! :yoyosmiley: I approached Wild Rose Publishing with it and I received an official contract last night. It will be in their Champagne Rose Line as a Rosette.

My editor seems like a doll and I can’t wait to work with her.

This is my happy dance.

Thirteen things I will and won’t do during my alone time at the hotel tomorrow night…

1. Sleep… – I haven’t been sleeping at home lately, my mind is just a whir of activity and I’m hoping that I will be able to fix that on Friday.
2. Order room service – ahh yes, food that is made for you and brought to your room where you can eat it in your pj’s and leave the tray for someone else to pick up. Nice.
3. Write – that’s the plan. To be free and easy with the words, without the sound of little children to bother me.
4. Drink coffee – – yes, I will because it is supposed to be free in the room and, uh, I love coffee!
5. – oh yeah, a bath where no one will bang on the door wanting to come in, where I can read in peace and keep filling the tub up for just five more minutes of reading.
6. Reading – of course, I do that anyway but I will do it there too.
7. :beerclink: No, I won’t drink beer but maybe I’ll have a glass of wine with my room service. That would be nice.
8. I won’t listen to kids arguing or crying :snooty:
9. I won’t have to kick my dh to get him to stop snoring O
10. I won’t have to make dinner, do laundry or clean my house (although sadly that will all be waiting for me when I come home )
11. I might use the exercise room in the hotel to work out :cuckoo: …but then again I might not
12. Maybe I’ll get a massage :cheekysmiley: but…
13. Most likely I’ll just and , ’cause that’s what I really need to do.

Edited to add – I keep forgetting the autolinky thing…sorry!

I think I got my release date wrong ~ it actually comes out on the fourth Friday in April, which would mean it releases on April 27, 2007. Sorry about that folks! LOL For some reason I had it in my head that it was the third Friday.

Therefore, Love’s Blessings will release on Friday, April 27, 2007 – there will be some contests happening here and elsewhere so stay tuned for those. I heard some of them involve chocolate!