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Soldiers’ Angels – Support the men and women who keep us free. 

Honor them for their service. 

Thank them and their families for their sacrifice. 

Let them know they are loved.  

Adopt a soldier today.   http://www.soldiersangels.org/

Friends & Fellow Authors
A few of my best friends, who also happen to be incredible authors.

Christine Feehan, www.christinefeehan.com – NY Times bestselling author of passionate paranormal romance. An amazing talent and a beloved friend.

Karen Rose, www.KarenRoseBooks.com – International bestselling author of romantic suspense. She's amazing! (For such a sweet, wonderful woman, she racks up quite a body count in her novels.)

Diana Peterfreund, dianapeterfreund.blogspot.com – Fabulous YA writer with oodles of talent, and lots of sage advice about books and writing. If you’re a writer and you don’t read her blog, you should.

Betina Krahn, www.betinakrahn.com – NY Times bestselling author of historical romance that combines fabulous plots and terrific characters with a laugh–out–loud humor.

Elissa Wilds, www.elissawilds.com – Author of magical romance.

Tawny Weber, www.tawnyweber.com. – Harlequin Blaze author of hot, sassy romance with a sexy attitude.

Carla Capshaw, www.carlacapshaw.com – Harlequin Love Inspired author of gorgeous inspirational romances.

Beth Andrews, www.bethandrews.net – Harlequin Superromance author.

Sheila Raye, www.sheila4romance.com – Wild Rose Press author who writes gorgeous, powerful stories of women warm enough to melt the fiercest heart and strong enough to forge a love for all the ages.

Leslie Dicken / AKA Jordanna Kay, www.lesliedicken.com – author of futuristic/paranormal stories under the name Jordanna Kay and historicals under Leslie Dicken, available from Wild Rose Press and Samhain books.

Terri Garey, www.tgarey.com – Avon author of hilarious paranormal parodies about life and death, including her debut novel Dead Girls Are Easy and Where The Ghouls Are. Also check out her blog at www.tgarey.blogspot.com.

Lisa Paitz Spindler, www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog – author of fabulous sci–fi romance from Carina Press.

Stacey Kayne, www.staceykayne.com – Harlequin Historical author of fabulous western romances.

Anna Sugden, www.annasugden.com – An as-yet unpublished author friend who writes warm, light–hearted contemporary romances with an English twist.

Betty Hanawa, www.bettyhanawa.com – Ellora's Cave author of sexy fantasy romance.

Sites for Writers

www.rwanational.org – Romance Writers of America official site.

www.tampaarearomanceauthors.com – my local chapter of RWA. Home to many fabulous and talented writers, both published and unpublished.

www.sff.net/people/alicia – Alicia Rasley’s Writer’s Corner. She’s got one of the best collections of craft articles on the web. Check her out.

www.hatrack.com – Orson Scott Card’s site – yet another fabulous source of information for writers.

Sites for Readers
For people who love books as much as I do, here are a few great sites around the internet:

www.shelfari.com – A great site for book lovers. Build your shelves, discuss books, rate and review books, read what others are saying. Join discussion groups on your favorite books, topics, and authors. (Note: when registering, I recommend you skip the part where the install program asks to import your mailing list. If you don’t, Shelfari sends multiple “Janet Joe invites you to join Shelfari!” invitations in your name to everyone in your address book.)

www.goodreads.com – Similar to shelfari. Also has the same bulk-invite feature that your friends will thank you for skipping!

www.nightowlromance.com – NOR - Night Owl Romance. One of my favorite online review sites.

www.paranormalromance.org/ – PNR - Paranormal Romance. A terrific community of readers and writers who love their romance with a happy dash of the otherworldy! Home of the P.E.A.R.L. award.

Huntress Reviews (http://www.huntressreviews.com/) – an online review site for fans of all types of books (fiction and non-fiction, paper and ebook). The site also offers a “Locate Authors Index”  (http://www.huntressreviews.com/1742.html) to help readers locate their favorite authors’ website and email addresses.

Worlds’ Biggest Bookstore Sci-Fi Fan Letter - Reviews of Science Fiction and Fantasy novels by staff at the World's Biggest Bookstore and other Indigo stores throughout Canada.

Jessica Stachowski– This is the personal reviews blog of Jessica Stachowski, aka Jessica Strider, bookseller and fantasy/sci-fi reviewer at World’s Biggest Bookstore.

Publisher Sites

http://www.avonromance.com – main site for Avon Publishing, a division of HarperCollins. My current publisher.

http://www.facebook.com/Supernatural.Underground – The Supernatural Underground - a Facebook page for a group of bestselling HarperCollins speculative fiction (fantasy, paranormal, urban fantasy, and sci-fi) authors.

Artists

Judy York, www.judyyork.com – the very talented artist who created the original artwork for the covers of Lord of the Fading Lands and Lady of Light & Shadows.

Heather Carr, www.darkparadise.org – the talented wildlife artist who has brought the tairen of the Fading Lands to life with her beautiful original oil painting, “Arrival in the High Reaches”.    The painting, a 16”x20” oil on canvas, is displayed at Heather’s gallery website, http://www.darkparadise.org/ under “Paintings” and “Fantasy”.  Limited edition giclees signed by the artist, as well as the original oil itself, are available for purchase.  Take a minute to stop by Heather’s website and gaze at her gorgeous body of work.  Tell her C.L. Wilson sent you!

Independent Booksellers

Rosmary’s Romance Books, www.rosemarysromancebooks.com – Shop 6, 144 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000. Australia.

Rendezvous The Romance Bookstore, www.rendezvousbooks.com – 359 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC Australia 3000

– another terrific bunch of Aussie ladies in Canberra.

Yawn’s Books (Canton, Georgia), www.yawnsbooks.com - Not far from my “most of my life” hometown (Dunwoody/Norcross, GA), Canton is a wonderful, historic town north of Atlanta.