Mucho Cover Love ~ Mind Games

Big Congrats to CJ aka author Carolyn Crane. She has posted the cover of Mind Games, the first novel in her new trilogy. Many of you know Carolyn from her eclectic blog The Thrillionth Page. I gotta say I'm really liking this cover. The female isn't showing any skin (for once) but still looking badass and sexy as hell. Love the blade - hope it's featured on each cover. Quote from Ann Aguirre - score! Mind Games is due for release March 23, 2010.

The very brief synopsis, per CJ (more to come) ~

...in a nutshell, Mind Games is the first in an urban fantasy trilogy about a hypochondriac who joins a psychological hit squad. It takes place in a fantastical Milwaukee/Chicago. (Specifically, the Milwaukee/Chicago of my childhood imagination. I lived in suburbs of both cities as a young child.)

No word yet from Miss Doreen or Little CJ on the cover. Since no reference is made concerning cowboys or ménages, Miss Doreen should be fine with the cover. Little CJ... well, that kid could cover snark the Bible so it's pretty much anybodys guess what she'll have to say. I say, I can't wait to read Mind Games!

Awards, Friends and Scary Little Girls...

I was working on my review for nath's re-read challenge when my evil good friend Brie from one of my favorite blogs Musings of a Bibliophile gave me the scariest award in blogland the most coveted award in blogland.

Isn't Little CJ a lovely child? From the bow in her hair to the flowers in her nonexistent hands. And lets not forget those creepy eyes that follow you wherever you go. *cue scary music*

Words can not express the emotions that went through me when I realized what award Brie had given me. She's such a generous soul with a wonderful blog. I can't begin to describe my feelings at this moment. Something like shear terror that crazy Little CJ will work her voodoo on me and I will end up a pile of pain and misery.

The two bloggers that I want to share the terror love with are two amazing women that I met on the message board The Phade ~

Hilcia ~ Hilcia started her blog recently and I thought what better way to welcome her to the world of blogging by giving her this award. Hils enjoys a variety of reading genres from historicals to M/M. I look forward to reading more of her thoughts and reviews on her blog as well as her posts on Brie's blog.

KMont ~ Who doesn't love Kenda's crazy sense of humor and her thought provoking posts? You never know what you're going to get at Lurv a la Mode but you can bet it will be interesting. From her in depth reviews to her unique polls and discussions her blog is one of the best out there.

Little CJ discusses the award and the rules here. Please read carefully or you might end up in excruciating pain. Just saying...

*Wanted to mention that my Internet went out twice during the writing of this post. Coincidence or something else at work? You decide.