Hello everybody.

Did you all think I had gone to that great work in progress in the sky? Not yet, but I sure feel like I'm there.

The past month has been hectic. I finally finished my galley edits and sent them off. Last week I got the good news that my second book, All In The Family, will be released July 2, 2010. Yay! It's a book about the mafia, so all of you who indulge in Mafia Wars on Facebook may want to check it out.

I also received the first round of edits for my third book, A Tangled Web. My ADD kicked in and what should have taken 3 days, ended up taking 3 weeks. Lord only knows what I missed. (To my editor, Johanna, please forgive me.)  I did, however, get a look at the cover complete with a body on the floor of the study. (Professor Plum, in the study, with the candlestick?)

I'm also happy to announce I signed that long awaited contract for book number 4. Will start edits on that soon.

Now for the ugly. Earlier this week, those of us in the writing/publishing world were saddened to hear of the death of Kensington senior editor, Kate Duffy. I didn't know her very well. I never pitched to her, and only spoke with her in casual social settings at a couple of conferences. She was both the most intimidating and encouraging editor I'd ever met. She had opinions and wasn't shy about sharing them. But when Kate spoke, people listened. She will be sorely missed and my sympathies go out to her family.

That's all for now. If anyone has a subject they'd like me to discuss, let me know on the comments line. I'll tackle just about anything.

Talk to you soon. And please remember, October is breast cancer awareness month. Please give your support to fight this horrible disease.

Suzanne