Brenda Novak's Trust Me landed on the New York Times Bestseller List, the first one of books to do so! It also landed high on the USA Today Bestseller List.

Monica McCarty's Highlander trilogy has sold to Russia.

Kate Moore has accepted a two-book contract from Berkley for the first two books in a Regency-set historical trilogy about the sons of a famous courtesan.

Karin Tabke has sold two more books in the Blood Sword Legacy series to Pocket.

Allison Brennan's Tempting Evil hit #12 on the New York Times Bestseller List and #33 on the USA Today Bestseller List.

Candice Hern's Lady Be Bad won the Write Touch Readers' Award for Best Historical Romance of 2007.

Foreign rights to Jami Alden's Private Party have sold to Japan.

Candice Hern's Lady Be Bad is a finalist for the National Readers' Choice Award in the Best Historical Romance category.

Monica McCarty's Highlander Untamed is a double finalist for the National Readers' Choice Award: for Best Historical Romance and Best First Book. It was also a finalist for the HOLT Medallion in the Best First Book category.

Brenda Novak is a double winner in the Lories contest sponsored by RWA's From the Heart Chapter. Dead Giveaway won best Single Title Romance of 2007, and Dead Right won Best Romantic Suspense of 2007.

Allison Brennan has inked a new deal with Ballantine for the first three books in a paranormal suspense series based on the Seven Deadly Sins.

Allison Brennan's Killing Fear spent two weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, peaking at #15.

Monica McCarty's Highlander Untamed was named one of the Top Ten Best Romances of 2007 by Amazon.com. It was also chosen as Best Historical Debut of 2007 by Michelle Buonfiglio of Romance: B(u)y the Book at LifetimeTV.com.

Candice Hern has sold foreign rights for In The Thrill of the Night to Spain.

Three Divas' books are nominees for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards:
Monica McCarty's Highlander Untamed is a nominee for Best First Historical Romance;
Bella Andre's Red Hot Reunion is a nominee for Best Erotic Romance;
Allison Brennan's See No Evil is a nominee for Best Contemporary Mystery.

Carol Grace has been offered a new 2-book deal from Harlequin / Mills & Boon for 2 more romances set in the Mediterranean. The first will feature an American heiress and the Sicilian vintner who wants the land she inherited.

Kate Moore's Sexy Lexy has been sold to the Netherlands.

Brenda Novak's The Other Woman has won the Laurel Wreath Award for Best Long Contemporary Romance of 2007.

Bella Andre has a new three-book contract with Bantam. The Hot Shots: Men of Fire trilogy will be released in mass market paperback.

Foreign rights to Candice Hern's Lady Be Bad have been sold to Russia.

Allison Brennan has sold Book Club Rights for her upcoming Prison Break Trilogy. She also has a new trailer on her website. Check it out!

Kate Moore and Jami Alden have new websites.

Monica McCarty's Highlander Unchained hit the extended NY Times Bestseller List and the USA Today Bestseller List!

Brenda Novak and Allison Brennan were featured in the November issue of Sacramento Magazine.

Allison Brennan's February book, Killing Fear, will be released with two different covers:

Monica McCarty's Highlander Unmasked hit the extended NY Times Bestseller List at #29! It also spent two weeks on the USA Today Bestseller List.

Jami Alden's A Taste of Honey has gone into a second printing. Barbara Freethy's 2005 book, Don't Say a Word, has also gone back to print.

Lots of foreign sales last month. Candice Hern's Lady Be Bad has sold to Germany. Barbara Freethy's 1996 RITA winner, Daniel's Gift, has sold to Japan. Bella Andre's Take Me has sold to the Ukraine. Allison Brennan's "No Evil" trilogy has sold to Germany. And Brenda Novak's Every Waking Moment has also sold to Germany and will be released there this month.

Jami Alden's upcoming erotic romance, Private Party, will be excerpted in the November issue of Cosmopilitan.

Brenda Novak's 3rd Annual Online Auction for Diabetes Research raised a record total of $141,700! That's more than double last year's total, and it all goes directly to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Monica McCarty has sold three more Sottish historical romances to Ballantine.

Lots of foreign sales last month: Barbara Freethy sold Taken and Don't Say a Word to Portugal; Karin Tabke sold Good Girl Gone Bad to Germany; Candice Hern sold Just One of Those Flings to Italy.

Brenda Novak's Dead Silence is a finalist for the Golden Quill Award and for the Book Buyers' Best Award, both in the Romantici Suspense category. Brenda is also a triple finalist for the Beacon Award -- Dead Silence for Best Romantic Suspense, The Other Woman for Best Long Contemporary Romance, and "Just Like the Ones We Used to Know" in the anthology Once Upon a Christmas for Best Novella. Dead Silence also took second place for the Lori Award for Best Romantic Suspense.

Candice Hern's In the Thrill of the Night is a finalist for the Booksellers' Best Award.

Allison Brennan's The Prey is a finalist for the Daphne Award, and The Kill is a finalist for the Booksellers' Best Award.

Barbara Freethy has confirmed titles and dates for her next pair of linked books: Silent Run (March 2008) and Silent Fall (April 2008).

Bella Andre has confirmed dates and one confirmed title for her upcoming Bad Boys of Football series. Game for Anything is scheduled for release in June 2008. The second untitled book is scheduled for October 2008.

Allison Brennan has confirmed titles and release dates for her next romantic suspense trilogy: Killing Fear (Feb. 2008), Silent Scream (June 2008), and Dying Breath (Dec. 2008).

Three Diva books have been named as finalists for the National Readers' Choice Award: Candice Hern's Just One of Those Flings in the Historical Romance category, Barbara Freethy's Taken and Brenda Novak's Dead Silence, both in the Romantic Suspense Category.

The Divas are also represented among the finalist for the HOLT Medallion: Jami Alden's Delicious in the Extra Spicy Romance category, and Brenda Novak's Dead Silence in the Romanctic Suspense category.

Allison Brennan's Fear No Evil, hit #10 on the New York Times bestseller list and debuted at #22 on the USAToday bestseller list.

Monica McCarty has sold foreign rights to all three books in her upcoming Highlander trilogy to Germany, and Highlander Untamed has sold to Rhapsody and Doubleday bookclubs.

Karin Tabke has signed a contract for two more contemporary erotic romances to Pocket.

Bella Andre has a new My Space page with new trailers from her books.

Allison Brennan has sold foreign rights for The Prey, The Hunt, and The Kill to Greece.

Allison Brennan's Speak No Evil hit #14 on he New York Times Bestseller List!

Jami Alden has signed a new contract for 3 contemporary romantic suspense novels from Brava.

Monica McCarty has made her first foreign sale! The upcoming Highlander trilogy has sold to Spain.

Translation rights for Carol Grace's two single title contemporary romances, That's Amore and An Accidental Greek Wedding, have sold to Norway.

Translation rights for Candice Hern's Once a Dreamer, Once a Soundrel, and Once a Gentleman have sold to the Netherlands.

2/1/07

Bella Andre has inked a new contract with Pocket Books for two erotic romances in her new "Bad Boys of the NFL" series.

Carol Grace has a title for her next book for Harlequin Romance: Their Greek Island Reunion. The publication date is not yet confirmed.

Candice Hern has been nominated for a Career Achievement Award in Historical Romance by Romantic Times. Her book In the Thrill of the Night has also been nominated for Best Regency-Set Historical Romance of 2006.

Allison Brennan's The Kill has been nominated by Romantic Times for Best Suspense Novel of 2006.

Barbara Freethy's Taken has gone back to print for a second time.

Publisher's Weekly gave Bella Andre's recent release a rave review, saying Tempt Me, Taste Me, Touch Me contains, "sweet, sensual, empowered stories enveloped in heady romance. Andre scores with her subtle use of Napa Valley food, wine and atmosphere, making her stories that much more delicious."

Romantic Times named Allison Brennan's upcoming book, See No Evil as a top pick! Calling the book "mesmerizing and haunting" the reviewer says "Brennan firmly cements her position as a top suspense author by delivering an absolutely chilling and tragically sad novel."