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	<title>Nancy Robards Thompson</title>
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		<title>On The Making of Romance Novel Covers&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder how romance novel cover are made? Watch The Bachelor, Monday, January 14 at 8:00 pm for a peek into a Harlequin Books cover photo shoot!  http://tinyurl.com/aa3k5fk ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever wonder how romance novel cover are made? Watch The Bachelor, Monday, January 14 at 8:00 pm for a peek into a Harlequin Books cover photo shoot!  <b><a href="http://tinyurl.com/aa3k5fk">http://tinyurl.com/aa3k5fk</a> </b></p>
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		<title>On Editor Guest Blogs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we have an extra special treat at the Sisterhood of the Jaunty Quills! Harlequin editor Susan Litman is with us talking about the latest Fortunes of Texas series! Please join in the fun&#8230;you just might win a prize if you comment.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today, we have an extra special treat at the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ayu3eeb">Sisterhood of the Jaunty Quills</a>! Harlequin editor Susan Litman is with us talking about the latest Fortunes of Texas series! Please join in the fun&#8230;you just might win a prize if you comment.</p>
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		<title>On Exciting Changes&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you&#8217;ve probably noticed, I have a brand spanking new website! I still have a lot of moving in to do, but I&#8217;m getting there. None of this would&#8217;ve been possible without the help of my bestie Mimi Wells! Actually, &#8220;help&#8221; is a vast understatement. She took me by the hand and led me, page-by-page, [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As you&#8217;ve probably noticed, I have a brand spanking new website! I still have a lot of moving in to do, but I&#8217;m getting there. None of this would&#8217;ve been possible without the help of my bestie Mimi Wells! Actually, &#8220;help&#8221; is a vast understatement. She took me by the hand and led me, page-by-page,   until everything was in order.   She and I met in junior high school! Can you believe it?? All these  years later&#8230;. XOXO Mimi! You are the best!</p>
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		<title>On Blog Tours!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Here are the dates for Katherine Garbera and my joint blog tour: &#160; Date Blog &#160; &#160; October 25 Goddess Blogs http://www.thegoddessblogs.com October 30 Special Edition Authors http://specialeditionauthors.com October 31 Plot Monkeys http://www.plotmonkeys.com Nov. 6 Peanut Butter on the Keyboard http://peanutbutteronthekeyboard.wordpress.com Nov 12 Petitfours and Hot Tamales http://PetitFoursAndHotTamales.com Nov. 16 Romance Bandits http://romancebandits.com Nov. [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" data-mce-mark="1">Here are the dates for Katherine Garbera and my joint blog tour:</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Blog</span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="141"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">October 25</span></td>
<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Goddess Blogs</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thegoddessblogs.com/">http://www.thegoddessblogs.com</a></span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="141"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">October 30</span></td>
<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Special Edition Authors</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://specialeditionauthors.com/">http://specialeditionauthors.com</a></span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="141"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">October 31</span></td>
<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Plot Monkeys</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.plotmonkeys.com/">http://www.plotmonkeys.com</a></span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="141"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov. 6</span></td>
<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Peanut Butter on the Keyboard</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://peanutbutteronthekeyboard.wordpress.com/">http://peanutbutteronthekeyboard.wordpress.com</a></span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Petitfours and Hot Tamales</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://petitfoursandhottamales.com/">http://PetitFoursAndHotTamales.com</a></span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="141"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov. 16</span></td>
<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Romance Bandits</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://romancebandits.com/">http://romancebandits.com</a></span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="141"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov. 19</span></td>
<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jaunty Quills</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://jauntyquills.com/">http://jauntyquills.com</a></span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="141"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov. 24</span></td>
<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Blaze Authors </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://blazeauthors.com/">http://blazeauthors.com</a></span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="141"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Nov. 29<sup>th</sup></span></td>
<td valign="top" width="350"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Minxes of Romance</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://minxesofromance.blogspot.com/">http://minxesofromance.blogspot.com</a></span></td>
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		<title>On Launching a Blog Tour!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katherine Garbera and I are launching our collaborative blog tour today at the Goddess Blogs! http://www.thegoddessblogs.com/  Please come over and comment for your chance to win a $15 electronic Amazon gift card. Tomorrow, I will post the other stops on our tour. We will be offering giveaways at each juncture along the way. So, don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Katherine Garbera and I are launching our collaborative<br />
blog tour today at the Goddess Blogs! <a href="http://www.thegoddessblogs.com/">http://www.thegoddessblogs.com/</a>  Please come<br />
over and comment for your chance to win a $15 electronic Amazon gift<br />
card. Tomorrow, I will post the other stops on our tour. We will be offering<br />
giveaways at each juncture along the way. So, don&#8217;t miss out. Please join us!</p>
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		<title>On Fabulous Reviews for my new Celebrations, Inc. series</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 05:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thrilled to report that RT Book Reviews has given each of the books in my new Celebrations, Inc. series FOUR STARS and glowing reviews! Here&#8217;s what they have to say: TEXAS WEDDING &#8211; September 2012 (4 stars) When Sergent Shane Harrison shows up at AJ Sherwood-Antonelli&#8217;s catering shop, delivering a box of chocolates from [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m thrilled to report that RT Book Reviews has given each of the books in my new Celebrations, Inc. series FOUR STARS and glowing reviews!</p>
<p><a href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.com/books/texaswedding/" rel="attachment wp-att-228"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-228" alt="Texas Wedding" src="http://nancyrobardsthompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/0912-9780373656967-bigw-e1357414518733.jpg" width="126" height="200" /></a></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what they have to say:</p>
<p>TEXAS WEDDING &#8211; September<br />
2012 (4 stars)</p>
<p>When Sergent Shane<br />
Harrison shows up at AJ Sherwood-Antonelli&#8217;s catering shop, delivering a box of<br />
chocolates from a good friend, she is equally startled and intrigued the<br />
handsome soldier. Shane and AJ fall in love quickly but, with Shane&#8217;s  sights<br />
set on italy after his six-week assignment in Texas is over and AJ not<br />
looking too leave the town she feels is home to her, both wonder if their<br />
newfound love will laast. A fresh plot with a strong, yet vulnerable hero like<br />
Shane at its center,  will hook you in. Add<br />
a matchmaker to the plot and you have a heartfelt tender story where the romane<br />
is felt on every page.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.com/books/texasmagi/" rel="attachment wp-att-227"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-227" alt="Texas Magic" src="http://nancyrobardsthompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1012-9780373657001-bigw-e1357414446969.jpg" width="126" height="200" /></a><br />
TEXAS MAGIC &#8211; October 2012<br />
(4 stars)</p>
<p>Can love begin with a<br />
one-night stand? That&#8217;s what Drew Montgomery and Caroline Coopersmith want to<br />
find out, as the two workaholics look to make something out of their sizzling<br />
chemistry. But, just when they think happily-ever-after is in their future,<br />
Drew discovers something that may put an end to their growing relationship.<br />
Thompson&#8217;s characters shine in this sexy yet sweet story, and thought she veils<br />
the risqué love scenes, your imagination won&#8217;t have any trouble filling in the<br />
blanks.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.com/books/current/texas-christmas-robards-thompson-9780373657063/" rel="attachment wp-att-206"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-206" alt="Texas-Christmas-Robards-Thompson-9780373657063" src="http://nancyrobardsthompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Texas-Christmas-Robards-Thompson-9780373657063.jpg" width="253" height="400" /></a><br />
TEXAS CHRISTMAS &#8211; November<br />
2012 (4 stars)</p>
<p>Pepper Merrieweather&#8217;s<br />
family&#8217;s fall from grace right before the holidays means she needs a job,<br />
pronto. Rob Macintyre may be a billionaire, but he&#8217;s never forgotten his simple<br />
roots. Past hurts and a disabled son make him mistrustful &#8211; until his new<br />
employee, a certain fallen society princess, breaks through his barriers.<br />
Featuring both new and familiar characters from past tales, Thompson&#8217;s holiday<br />
romance will stay with readers long after the end. Her protagonists are clearly<br />
meant for each other from page one, and you&#8217;ll love how she brings them<br />
together.</p>
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		<title>On my new Special Edition series&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first book in my new Special Edition series, Celebrations, Inc., hits the shelves on September 1! The other two books in the series will follow on October 1 and November 1. Here are the covers and a little bit about each of them&#8230; TEXAS WEDDING available September 1, 2012 The groom came…C.O.D.? Well, maybe [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first book in my new Special Edition series, Celebrations, Inc., hits the shelves on September 1! The other two books in the series will follow on October 1 and November 1. Here are the covers and a little bit about each of them&#8230;</p>
<p><strong>TEXAS WEDDING</strong> available September 1, 2012</p>
<p>
<a class="asset-img-link" href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a7308834017617832201970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Texas Wedding resized to post to blog" border="0" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54ee9a7308834017617832201970c" src="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a7308834017617832201970c-800wi" title="Texas Wedding resized to post to blog" /></a></p>
<p><em>The groom came…C.O.D.?</em></p>
<p>Well, maybe not exactly. But just when unlucky-in-love AJ (that&#39;s Agnes Jane to you!) had decided that she was going to focus on her career as a caterer and keep her mind&#0160;<em>off</em>&#0160;men, that&#39;s when fate sent her a delivery she couldn&#39;t ignore. In the form of Sergeant Shane Harrison, bearer of French chocolates, and newly arrived for a short-term project. And though clearly the good sergeant was as attracted to the lovely caterer as she was to him, Shane made it clear that when his job was done, he was outta there….</p>
<p>So now AJ has a project of her own—convincing the handsome footloose soldier that though he&#39;d planned to breeze through town on his way to his next adventure, falling in love is the biggest adventure of all!</p>
<p>GO HERE TO READ AN EXCERPT: &#0160;<strong>http://tinyurl.com/9h22glm&#0160;</strong></p>
<p>&#0160;</p>
<p>&#0160;</p>
<p><strong>TEXAS MAGIC</strong> available October 1, 2012</p>
<p><strong><br />
<a class="asset-img-link" href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a7308834017c318c04a8970b-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="TEXAS MAGIC resized to post to blog" border="0" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54ee9a7308834017c318c04a8970b" src="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a7308834017c318c04a8970b-800wi" title="TEXAS MAGIC resized to post to blog" /></a></p>
<p>If Caroline Coopersmith had her way, she would refuse to run the family firm. She wouldn&#39;t put up with her sister&#39;s bridezilla antics. She would sign on as Celebrations, Inc.&#39;s full-time pastry chef. And just this once, she would treat herself to something better than Belgian chocolate: a night of bliss with her sister&#39;s best man, journalist Drew Montgomery.</p>
<p>For Drew, the foundation of a good story is fact. And when it comes to Caroline, the facts are easy: she makes him feel electrically charged, and he can&#39;t stop daydreaming about a future with her. Drew has never believed in love at first sight…until now. If he gives in to Caroline today, will she make room for him in her heart tomorrow?</strong></p>
<p><strong>GO HERE TO READ AN EXCERPT:&#0160;<strong>http://tinyurl.com/9rxvsqw</strong></strong></p>
<p>&#0160;</p>
<p><strong><strong>TEXAS CHRISTMAS available November 1, 2012</strong></strong></p>
<p><strong><strong><br />
<a class="asset-img-link" href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a7308834017617832bd6970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Texas Christmas resized for blog" border="0" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54ee9a7308834017617832bd6970c" src="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a7308834017617832bd6970c-800wi" title="Texas Christmas resized for blog" /></a></p>
<p></strong></strong></p>
<p>All<br />
She Wants For Christmas…</p>
<p>Busted!<br />
When Pepper Merriweather’s superwealthy daddy is<br />
arrested for fraud—and the family fortune is kaput—just<br />
before the holidays, Pepper suddenly finds herself in need<br />
of a job. Despite her high-society connections, no one<br />
wants to give her a chance—no one except gorgeous billionaire<br />
recluse Robert Macintyre. &#0160;When<br />
he proposes a position that comes with more strings attached<br />
than a symphony orchestra, Pepper knows it’s an<br />
offer she should refuse. But beggars can’t be choosers. Besides,<br />
Pepper knows she has what it takes to<br />
rise to the challenge—but does she have<br />
what it takes to keep her hands off&#0160;her irresistible new boss?</p>
<p><strong><strong>Check back soon for an excerpt!&#0160;</strong></strong></p>
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		<title>On My Next Book&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Here’s a sneak peek at the cover for my May 2012 release, FORTUNE’S UNEXPECTED GROOM, book five in THE FORTUNES OF TEXAS: WHIRLWIND ROMANCE series. Here are the other authors in the lineup for the complete series: January 2012: Fortune’s Cinderella by Karen Templeton February 2012: Fortune’s Valentine Bride by Marie Ferrarella March 2012: Mendoza’s Miracle by Judy Duarte April 2012: Fortune’s [...]]]></description>
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<p>Here’s a sneak peek at the cover for my May 2012 release, FORTUNE’S UNEXPECTED GROOM, book five in THE FORTUNES OF TEXAS: WHIRLWIND ROMANCE series. Here are the other authors in the lineup for the complete series:</p>
<p>January 2012: <a href="http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=25093"><em>Fortune’s Cinderella</em></a> by Karen Templeton</p>
<p>February 2012: <a href="http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.html?iid=25270&amp;cid=3073"><em>Fortune’s Valentine Bride</em></a> by Marie Ferrarella</p>
<p>March 2012: <em>Mendoza’s Miracle</em> by Judy Duarte</p>
<p>April 2012: <em>Fortune’s Hero</em> by Susan Crosby</p>
<p>May 2012: <em>Fortune’s Unexpected Groom </em>by Nancy Robards Thompson</p>
<p>June 2012: <em>Fortune’s Perfect Match</em> by Allison Leigh</p>
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<p>Today on the Special Edition Authors&#39; Blog, we&#39;re talking about making dreams come true. Please join us!&#0160;<a href="http://community.eharlequin.com/content/harlequin-special-edition-author-blog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://community.eharlequin.co​m/content/harlequin-special-ed​ition-author-blog</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[My newest book, Accidental Father, is now available!! RT Book Reviews gave it 4½ stars (out of five) and a great review: &#0160;“When Julianne Waterford confronts French attorney Alex Lejardin, she expects to be in and out of his office within a few hours with a commitment from him to support Liam, his son by [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span lang="EN" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p><a href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a73088340133f20101a9970b-pi" onclick="window.open(this.href,&#39;_blank&#39;,&#39;scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39;); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"></a><span lang="EN" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p><a href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a73088340133f20101a9970b-pi" onclick="window.open(this.href,&#39;_blank&#39;,&#39;scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39;); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"></a><span lang="EN" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p><a href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a73088340133f20101a9970b-pi" onclick="window.open(this.href,&#39;_blank&#39;,&#39;scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39;); return false" style="DISPLAY: inline"></a><a href="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a73088340134852668c2970c-pi" style="FLOAT: left"><img alt="Accidental Father" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54ee9a73088340134852668c2970c " src="http://nancyrobardsthompson.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee9a73088340134852668c2970c-800wi" style="MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" title="Accidental Father" /></a></o:p></span></o:p></span></o:p></span><span lang="EN" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN">My newest book, </span><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Silhouette-Special-Robards-Thompson/dp/0373655371/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1278045394&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Accidental Father</a>, </span></em><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">is now available!!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">RT Book Reviews gave it 4½ stars (out of five) and </span><span class="uistorymessage0"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">a great review:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span class="uistorymessage0"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&#0160;</span>“When Julianne Waterford confronts French attorney Alex Lejardin, she expects to be in and out of his office within a few hours with a commitment from him to support Liam, his son by her late sister. Instead, her life takes an unexpected turn as she and Liam end up staying with Alex’s family on his home island of St. Michel. Though Alex is the enemy, as his intent is to keep Liam with him, Julianne falls for him. Alex is amazed at the change in his life now that Liam and Julianne are in it and he soon finds he doesn’t want to live without them. This heartwarming story with strong, genuine characters and a strong plot to match is definitely hard to put down.”</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">It’s the third book in the “Accidental” series. I hope you’ll pick up your copy soon. If you missed the first two books in the series &#8211; <span class="apple-style-span"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Accidental Princess</em> and <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Accidental Cinderella –</em> you could have a chance to win them today. More on that in a moment. But first, I wanted to </span></span><span class="uistorymessage"><span lang="EN" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN">congratulate </span></span><strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Lulu (lnichols2000…)</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </span></strong><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">the</span><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN"> </span><span class="uistorymessage"><span lang="EN" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN">winner the Sony e-reader contest sponsored by the Sisterhood of the <a href="http://jauntyquills.com" target="_blank">Jaunty Quills</a>&#0160; where I blog frequestly. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Thanks to everyone who entered. Be sure to check the Quills blog often because we do lots of giveaways and we’ll have another big one soon. In the meantime, today, in celebration of my new release, I’m giving away o<span class="apple-style-span">ne copy each of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Accidental Princess</em> and <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Accidental Cinderella.</em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&#0160; </span>I’ll draw a name from all who post <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&#0160;</span>on the Quills blog today (July 2) and send the books to the winner. So, please stop by&#0160;<a href="http://jauntyquills.com" target="_blank">Jaunty Quills</a></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#0160;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&#0160;</span>and help me celebrate the release of </span></span><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Accidental-Silhouette-Special-Robards-Thompson/dp/0373655371/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1278045394&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Accidental Father</a>!</span></em><span lang="EN" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;, &#39;sans-serif&#39;; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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