Welcome to my newsletter, Lyndi's Love Notes.

Contents of this issue:

Lyndi's News
Article: A Day of History
New Releases
Recent Reviews
Recommended Reads:
Quotes To Ponder
This Issue's Giveaway
Lyndi's Books

News

Ilona's Wolf, my first fantasy erotic romance, was released on August 3 by Amber Heat. This story is part of the "Howling at The Moon... Again" AmberPax featuring five different werewolf stories. More information follows under new releases.

Alliance: Cosmic Scandal hit #4 on the July best seller list at Amber Heat.

I attended the national conference of Romance Writers of America in San Francisco, including a fabulous one-day Historical Romance Writers Conference sponsored by the Beau Monde and Hearts Through History special interest chapters. A report on the historical writers day follows.

My personal blog is Linda's Flights of Fancy where I’m now blogging several days a week. Feel free to stop by and say "hi"!

Amber Heat always has something on sale, and don't forget to answer their short survey for a chance to win a free download.

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On Wednesday July 30 I attended the Historical Romance Writers Conference at the San Francisco Marriott. The one-day conference was sponsored by the Beau Monde and Hearts Through History chapters of Romance Writers of America.

The festivities started out bright and early at 7:45AM for registration and a lovely continental breakfast plus. I felt at home right away with some of my friends from the Regency tour of England I went on back in 2003. An introduction by conference planner Kalen Hughes was followed by a clever keynote speech by JoAnn Ferguson, aka Jocelyn Kelly, called "The Quest for the Holy Sale", full of "Spamalot" and Monty Python references.

It was hard to choose among all the workshops, but I made some good choices. In the morning I went to a paranormal workshop given by author Traci Hall where we all made little charms with our goals for the rest of the year inside. Here's a picture of mine. It's not very fancy, but I figured it was worth a try.

Next I went to the workshop on Georgian and Regency clothing and took photos of the costumes. Speaker Kalen Hughes wore a Regency gown and two of her friends came dressed in Georgian period costume, including a gentleman in full uniform. The ladies were good enough to partially disrobe so we could see how the gowns were constructed and fastened.

After lunch I went to the Gentleman's Tipples, again courtesy of Kalen Hughes, where we all got to sample quite a few different types of liquor popular with Regency men. Our "tipples" included Scotch whisky, gin, sherry, several different wines and raspberry shrub, a punch made of fruit juice, sugar and brandy topped with champagne. Oy! We all quickly got a little tipsy and giggled a lot. (Good thing it was after lunch.) After that I went to a slide show of English country homes, some of which we'd visited on the 2003 tour.

I skipped afternoon tea to rush out and buy a new watch (mine had stopped in the middle of the night and keeping track of time by periodically checking my cell phone wasn't much fun). There was a Ross nearby where I found a pretty Tommy Hilfiger watch that's dressier than the one I had, so was better for conference anyway. Had dinner by myself and discovered the hotel restaurant's seasonal soup was a hearty seafood chowder. In the evening I went to the soiree and danced a set, drank a light beer to cool off, then took pictures and video of the dancers. (I never drink that much, honest.) Click

This was a great one day conference and I'd happily do it again.

Lyndi

© 2008 by Lyndi Lamont

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ILONA'S WOLF
Fantasy / Werewolf Erotic Romance
Heat Level 3

Princess Ilona is rescued by a wolf that transforms into a handsome, naked man. Cursed by an evil wizard, Rolf was trapped in wolf form until he tasted the blood of a royal. Now he must escort the princess on a hazardous journey to the castle. Though passion flares between them, there can be no future for Ilona and her werewolf.

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ALLIANCE: COSMIC SCANDAL
Futuristic Erotic Romance
Heat Level 3

When Myrek, heir to the Ziganese throne, becomes ambassador to the planet Mhajav, he meets Khira, a lovely young geneticist. Their union defies the laws of two worlds. An erotic encounter in a brothel leads to a fateful decision that defies the laws of two worlds, causing a cosmic scandal.

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Recent Reviews

Alliance: Cosmic Scandal

Blue Ribbon Rating: 4.5... "The fifth story in the ALLIANCE series, COSMIC SCANDAL tells of a man and woman in a cosmic snarl. Author Lyndi Lamont writes with such passion that I wanted to crawl into Myrek’s arms. When he didn’t allow sweet Khira to lose her virginity but instead found other ways to feel close, I had to keep an ice cold drink handy. I highly recommend short story ALLIANCE: COSMIC SCANDAL to my friends who enjoy romantica." - Kathleen R. Romance Junkies

4 Nymphs... "Cosmic Scandal is another delightful episode in the Alliance series. For the first time, Myrek desires to follow his heart rather than his duty but Khira knows their love is doomed. Lyndi Lamont continues this fabulous saga of two planets struggle to come together with Myrek older brother to Rulik, who was introduced in the first book Diplomatic Relations. This is a very enjoyable series; I look forward to the next installment." - Chocolate Minx Literary Nymphs

Alliance: Clandestine Desire

"The blossoming relationship between these men is amazing, and just when they find each other a life altering choice must be made. Clandestine Desire is the start of what promises to be an adventure in life and love for these two men. Lyndi Lamont did an incredible job of creating another worldly reading experience, and I’ll be anxiously awaiting the next segment to release to see what happens and where it leads Berhin and Tai." - Raine, Joyfully Reviewed

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Recommended Reads:

This issue's recommended reads are a bit different. In July my monthly reading group at the local library chose to read books by author Sharyn McCrumb who started in mysteries. Her last two books are novels centered around NASCAR, and since my husband is a long-time race fan, I thought these would be fun and they were.

St. Dale
by Sharyn McCrumb
Publisher: Kensington, 2005

This book can best be described as NASCAR meets "The Canterbury Tales". McCrumb, a Southern writer, has long been interested in what she calls "secular sainthood" - Elvis, Princess Diana, etc. - and wanted to write a book about it, but nothing occurred to her until the untimely death of Dale Earnhardt in the Daytona 500 in Feb. 2001. Her book is the story of a small group of travelers taking the first Dale Earnhardt Memorial Tour of southern race tracks. The book is funny, nostalgic, and in the end, oddly touching. There's even a teeny bit of romance that sneaks up on you at the end. My husband and I used to watch NASCAR on TV, and we even attended some races at the Riverside track before it was closed, so there was a lot here I could relate to personally. Very enjoyable, more philosophical than I expected, and it probably doesn't matter whether or not you're a NASCAR or Dale Earnhardt fan.

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Once Around The Track
by Sharyn McCrumb
Publisher: Kensington, 2005

The book is about a group of women investors who want to field a NASCAR team with an all-female pit crew. However, there aren't any Winston Cup quality female drivers, so they go looking for Badger Jenkins, former cup driver with a reputation as a sexy bad boy. Only the real Badger doesn't quite live up to his rakish reputation. I enjoyed it a lot, at times laughed out loud, but I think St. Dale is a better book, esp. for NASCAR novices. I do love McCrumb's sense of humor.

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Quotes to Ponder

"Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about." - Oscar Wilde

"I don't understand the sizes anymore. There's a size zero, which I didn't even know that they had. It must stand for: 'Ohhh my God, you're thin.'" - Ellen DeGeneres

"Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times." - Rita Rudner

"People ask for criticism, but they only want praise." - W. Somerset Maugham

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke

"Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better." - Andre Gide

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This Issue's Giveaway:

One lucky winner will get their choice of any of my backlisted e-books. If you'd like to be considered, send an email to lyndilamont@yahoo.com with August Giveaway in the subject line and include your preferred e-book format.

Winner will be chosen before the next newsletter comes out.

Congratulations to Theresa B. & Stephanie who won the May giveaways and to Ashley A. who won the Stay-At-Home Erotica giveaway.

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Lyndi’s Books:

For more information on all my stories, including reviews and excerpts, go to my Bookshelf.

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I hope you enjoyed this issue of Lyndi's Love Notes. Watch for the next issue in a few months.

Lyndi