One more day!    BEFORE AND EVER SINCE is almost here! Check out Life Lesson #4 from Emily in BEFORE AND EVER SINCE... #4 - PAINT IS HOT. ...an excerpt from the book... I went out through the garage, where Ben was leaned over a five gallon bucket of paint, stirring it with a flat piece of wood.  Next to him on a makeshift table, were two other small cans of paint with little wooden stir sticks poking out. “Why do you do that?” I asked. “What?” he responded, not looking up. “Bait him like that,” I said, picking my way carefully around the random tools and pieces of ... Read More

Thus starts the pre-launch week of craziness!  :)  And five very important life lessons via Emily Lockwood of BEFORE AND EVER SINCE...  Below are all five lessons you'll learn between now and March 14th, and each one will come with its own very pertinent exclusive excerpt from the book.  Sit back and enjoy!   And follow me on Facebook to get the daily "Hot Tool Guy of the Day", courtesy of sexy carpenter Ben from BEFORE AND EVER SINCE.  Those will be worth the wait. ...just because.  :) EMILY LOCKWOOD'S LIFE LESSONS... #1           Never assume it’s safe to drop by Mom’s ... Read More

Exactly one month till Simon and Quinn hit your ereaders in THE SWEETEST CHASE, book two in the Heart of the Storm series! Have you preordered?  Amazon Link I can't wait for y'all to read this book!!   *tapping fingers and toes* And here's a free little teaser, just to hold you over a bit.  :) *** She pulled his face the remaining few inches until his lips met hers, and then everything dizzy spiraled into that one union. His lips were hot and soft and sweet and salty at the same time. They moved on hers tenderly, tasting, testing, and when his tongue touched hers it was better ... Read More

It's almost here!  August 25th is the big day, when my new Heart of the Storm series kicks off with LOVING THE CHASE! Click here to read the synopsis.  Have you preordered your copy of the ebook, paperback, or audiobook yet?  :)  Let me help... Amazon: http://amzn.to/1FMMVhE B&N: http://bit.ly/1HoZDHh Stay strong in the storms! xoxo Sharla   ... Read More

See me back there poking my head through the TV?   :)   I got invited to Skype in to a book club in Defiance, Ohio, today after they'd read DON'T LET GO, and what a hoot!  So much fun to visit book club meetings, I always love it.  Especially when I can go in person, but did you know you can just dial me up and I can pop right into your meeting just like this? Yep.  Just shoot me a message at sharla@sharlalovelace.com or use the form on my contact page, and we'll set it up! By the way, if I get to come in person, I love cake balls.  Just sayin'... ... Read More

Started writing a new book/series today. :) Exhilarating and terrifying at the same time. Like getting on a roller coaster without seeing it first!  Wheeeee! And while that sounds exciting for some of you who love roller coasters, I'm one of those people who have to look at that beast.  Study it for a while.  See where the scary parts are going to be and really think it out.  Because for one, I'm afraid of heights. Two, don't like going upside down.  And three, I only trust the ones that have those things that come down over your shoulders and clamp you in.  Yes, I know that means they are ... Read More

A look at my favorite couple... :-) Read the rest at the Contemporary Romance Cafe, where I'm hanging out today!!   ... Read More

I didn't post all this week...still crazy from the holiday, and so much going on personally and at work.  So I thought I'd pop in on this bright and beautiful Saturday morning, the very first day of December. There were alot of GRATITUDE posts floating around Facebook in November, everyone posting days of what they were thankful for.  November was all about thankfulness, as it should be.  We should stop and take notice of our blessings...we tend to spend way too much time complaining about what we lack.  So November was a great time to take stock and see things right side up. December, to ... Read More

In the spirit of book-y love and snack addiction, I wanted to round out this week with the recipe for the spicy crackers Aunt Bernie makes in BEFORE AND EVER SINCE.  :) Cassidy loves them, Emily loves them, even health crazy Holly loves them.  So here you are--your very own recipe to make them yourself.  EASY peasy and sooooo good.  Enjoy! TEXAS FIRE CRACKERS (served by Aunt Bernie… good as appetizer or with gumbo…) 1   tsp garlic powder 1   tsp onion powder      1/2 tsp black pepper 3   tbsp crushed red pepper flakes 1  2/3 cup vegetable or olive oil 2   1-oz pkgs Ranch ... Read More

Here we are again at Off The Beaten Path!  A once-a-month opportunity to get to know a very special romance or women’s fiction author, in a fun and hopefully interactive way.   We all like to get to know our favorite authors a little better, and I want to make that fun for everyone. This month, I’m so excited to have the fabulous Cynthia Ellingsen here!! *cue applause* Cynthia and I met at this past summer's RWA National Conference, where our mutual editor introduced us at the Berkley cocktail party.  We were fast friends!  What fun we had out on the patio (waiting for the heater) ... Read More

I mentioned that I was signing at the John Cooper School Signature Author Series last Friday... Did I mention that I was going to meet Kathryn Stockett? Well I did!  I mean, not like hey we're bff's and dishing about lotion scents and recipes, but I did get my picture taken with her and Tate Taylor, who did the movie version of THE HELP. Yeah, I was excited.  AND if you didn't see me squeeing all over Facebook, I had a childhood fangirl moment with the oldest Hardy Boy, when he was there with two other authors as the cover artist.  He does photography now.  AND he gushed over my cover.  ... Read More

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