DFW Tea Book Club Meetings

Tuesday - September 7, 2010

Fort Worth - Maria Munoz's home
Fort Worth, TX
http://www.meetup.com/DFWTea/calendar/14425597/

7:00pm - 9:00pm local time

Our Guest is

Sexy, Suspenseful and Seriously Funny!

Christie Craig

Photojournalist, Author and Speaker

Christie Craig grew up in Alabama, where she caught lightning bugs, ran barefoot, and regularly rescued potential princes, in the form of Alabama bullfrogs, from her brothers. Today, she is still fascinated with lighting bugs, mostly wears shoes, but has turned her focus to rescuing mammals instead of amphibians. She currently lives in Texas, with her four cats, her teenage son, and a prince of a husband, who for the record, is not a frog. She is an award-winning, multi-published novelist and writer whose non-fiction and photography have appeared in over three thousand national magazines. After selling four books in one day, she has gained a reputation for writing romance fiction that has both a witty humor and suspenseful, sexy tone. , Gotcha! released May 27th is her fourth release through Dorchester Publishing and her fifth novel, Divorced, Desperate and Deceived will be in stores December 09. Her book, written with her non-fiction writing partner, Faye Hughes, The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel, was a September 08 release and you can look for their second non-fiction, Wild, Wicked and Wanton: 101 Ways to Love Like You’re in a Romance Novel to be out in 2010. Christie has also recently sold a Young Adult Series to St. Martins Press titled, Bone Creek Camp.

http://christie-craig.com/

Books:

Shut Up and Kiss Me, June 2010
Divorced, Desperate and Deceived, December 2009
Divorced & Desperate #3
Gotcha!, June 2009
Divorced, Desperate And Dating, December 2008
Divorced & Desperate #2

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Wednesday - September 15, 2010

Plano Book Club - Reyes Home
Plano, TX 75024
http://www.meetup.com/DFWTea/calendar/14394747

7:00pm - 9:00pm local time

Our Guest is

A Recipe for Love...

Louisa Edwards

I grew up in Virginia, went to school in Philadelphia, spent five years in Manhattan, and now I live in a teeny town in Ohio. Once an editor of romance novels, now I'm writing my own. My debut novel unites my love of romance with my obsession with Gordon Ramsay. That's right. Food porn.

http://louisaedwards.com/

Books:

Just One Taste, September 2010
Recipe for Love #3
On The Steamy Side, March 2010
Can't Stand the Heat, September 2009
Recipe for Love #1

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Tuesday - October 5, 2010

Fort Worth - Maria Munoz's home
Fort Worth, TX 76053
http://www.meetup.com/DFWTea/calendar/14622627/

7:00pm - 9:00pm local time

Our Guest is

Sometimes Life is Full of Surprises

Dee Davis

Award winning author Dee Davis worked in association management before turning her had to writing. Her highly acclaimed first novel, Everything In Its Time, was published in July 2000. Since then, among others, she's won the Booksellers Best, Golden Leaf, Texas Gold and Prism awards, and been nominated for the National Readers Choice Award, the Holt and two RT Reviewers Choice Awards. To date, she is the author of eighteen books and three novellas, including Set-Up in SoHo and the upcoming Dark Deceptions. When not frantically trying to meet a deadline, Dee spends her time with her husband, daughter, cat and Cardigan Welsh Corgi.

http://www.deedavis.com/

Books:

Desperate Deeds, August 2010
A-Tac #3
Dangerous Desires, July 2010
A-Tac #2
Dark Deceptions, April 2010
A-Tac #1
Set Up In SoHo, November 2009

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Wednesday - October 20, 2010

Shilhanek Home
Garland, TX
http://www.meetup.com/DFWTea/calendar/14425470

7:00pm - 9:00pm local time

Our Guest is

Enjoy the Sensation

Monica Burns

A multi-published author of erotic romance, Monica Burns penned her first short romance story at the age of nine when she selected the pseudonym she uses today. From the days when she hid her stories from her sisters to her first completed full-length manuscript, she always believed in her dream despite rejections and setbacks. A workaholic wife and mother, Monica believes it’s possible for the good guy to win if they work hard enough.

Monica is a survivor, and it’s a topic she has become well versed in. A survivor of date rape at the age of 19, writing erotic romance has aided her in the lifelong process of healing. She first shared her story on her agent’s blog in September 2007, and her story is documented in the article Romance and Healing found on her website.

Monica has suffered from bipolar disorder since childhood, but was not diagnosed until much later in life. The condition according to the National Institute of Mental Health affects 5.7 million American adults or about 2.6% of the population (18 years and older). Her most recent tale of survival is her diagnosis of the genetic disorder Long QT syndrome and subsequent heart defibrillator implant.

Her determination to overcome these challenging life experiences is a reflection of her belief that there truly are happy ever afters. Writing romance is a therapeutic process as it allows Monica to explore the themes of hope, trust and love in her work. She believes romance books empower women to believe in themselves and that their only limitations are the ones they set for themselves. Monica made her first sale in 2004. She is a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) and was a 2005 RWA Golden Heart Finalist, as well as winner of the 2009 EPPIE for Best erotic historical romance. She has consistently earned top reviews from RT BOOKreviews and other reviewers. Monica holds a bachelors of science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Mass Communications.

http://www.monicaburns.com/

Books:

Pleasure Me, March 2011
Assassin's Heart, September 2010
Order of the Sicari #2
Assassin's Honor, June 2010
Order of the Sicari #1
Kismet, January 2010

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