Lub Dub Awards- Nominations

I've been nominated in several categories for the Lub Dub Awards. A reader nominated award for the best IR books and authors. Yours truly is in fantastic company, I'm in awe. It's cool just being nominated. No kidding. See below. It's the brainchild of Dreamwild she's part of the Fans of Interracial Romance Yahoo group. Go to Dreamwild's blog or the Yahoo group for a complete list, I couldn't copy and paste it all, the coding was acting up.

By the way Lub Dub is the sound your heart makes. SO GO VOTE! I listed the categories I'm in, just in case you wanted to vote for me. LOL

Voting is open until Mon. Sept. 14th.

I'm nominated for:

BEST AUTHOR OF THE YEAR

BEST FIGHT SCENE-Hold On

BEST SHORT STORY-Promises

BEST SERIES-The Three Sisters Series with my good friend Stephanie Williams

Submit your votes via email to dreamwild1985@gmail.com

MASQUERADE is No. 1-

Yeah, Masquerade is No. 1 at Red Rose Publishing.

The Three Sisters Series is a No. 1 series at Red Rose.

Thank you all!

LaVerne

It's Out! MASQUERADE Book 3 The Three Sisters Series

Yippee!
MASQUERADE- Book 3 The Three Sisters Series IS OUT TODAY!
by LaVerne Thompson from Red Rose Publishing

Do you dare to look behind the mask?

Blurb-

What will Caine do when he finds out his mystery woman and his business associate are one and the same, and she's played him for a fool?

From the moment he lays eyes on her, Caine Hayden is attracted to the masked mystery woman at the masquerade ball. They spend one incredible night together, but in the morning she disappears. He has no intention of it being just one night and vows to find her. But he's got a business meeting to attend and has to return home. Except when he meets the woman who designed his airplane he can't take his eyes off her. Twice in less than fifteen hours he has extraordinarily strong physical and emotional reactions to two different women, or so he thinks.

Sydney Reese designs planes, and her career scares off most men. Tired of being alone, just once she wants to let herself go emotionally and get close to a man. Sleeping with a masked stranger seems to pose little risk, it would only be for one night and she'd never see him again. It is why she insists they keep their masks on from the party, until the lights go off. Sneaking out on him in the early hours of the morning to insure he won't know who she is, keeps her identify and his anonymous. The last thing she wants or needs is a relationship, with someone who can't accept her as she is. But what if?

Can Sydney pull off her mask and allow the man she loves to see her for who she really is?

Award Winning Best Selling Author of Sensual Romances

The Three Sisters Series from Red Rose Publishing
lavernethompson.com

Masquerade-Book 3 The Three Sisters Series Available Aug. 13th

Do you dare to look behind the mask?

Blurb-

What will Caine do when he finds out his mystery woman and his business associate are one and the same, and she’s played him for a fool?

From the moment he lays eyes on her, Caine Hayden is attracted to the masked mystery woman at the masquerade ball. They spend one incredible night together, but in the morning she disappears. He has no intention of it being just one night and vows to find her. But he’s got a business meeting to attend and has to return home. Except when he meets the woman who designed his airplane he can’t take his eyes off her. Twice in less than fifteen hours he has extraordinarily strong physical and emotional reactions to two different women, or so he thinks.

Sydney Reese designs planes, and her career scares off most men. Tired of being alone, just once she wants to let herself go emotionally and get close to a man. Sleeping with a masked stranger seems to pose little risk, it would only be for one night and she’d never see him again. It is why she insists they keep their masks on from the party, until the lights go off. Sneaking out on him in the early hours of the morning to insure he won’t know who she is, keeps her identify and his anonymous. The last thing she wants or needs is a relationship, with someone who can’t accept her as she is. But what if?

Can Sydney pull off her mask and allow the man she loves to see her for who she really is?

MASQUERADE- Book 3 The Three Sisters Series
by LaVerne Thompson Available Aug. 13th from Red Rose Publishing

Award Winning Best Selling Author of Sensual Romances

The Three Sisters Series from Red Rose Publishing
lavernethompson.com

Summer of Freedom

This was a summer of growth for my oldest and me. My oldest, for the first time, was allowed a lot of freedoms. She got into an acting program in the city and spent a lot of time exploring the downtown area on her own. She even rode the subway a few times home by herself. You could imagine the heart palpations I experienced until she stepped off at the other end where I picked her up.

If that wasn't enough, trust me I thought it should be, but no, she had other ideas. She loves the water and decided she wanted to learn how to surf, and found a surf camp. Now of course back in February when she first brought this up my knee jerk response was, 'hell no.' But of course she made good solid arguments. So of course I checked the place out. I made sure no one connected there had a criminal record or had a complaint filed against them and after asking numerous questions, I agreed.

When I picked her up a week later she was tanned, glowing and strong. She'd had the time of her life.

Little by little I'm extending those maternal strings. I will never let them go completely (she will always be my baby), but I am finding that they can be stretched to any length. And I'm okay with that. Sorta.

Next year will be my younger daughter's turn. I am soooo not ready for that.

LaVerne