You just never know!

In honor of my newest release, Red Handed, I thought I'd post a. . . peek into my life.

Let me start by saying that life is funny sometimes. Like Forest said, you never know what you’re going to get. Here’s a perfect example.

Ladies, you know those yearly examines we love so much? (Men, don’t run off just yet!) Well, Doom Day had arrived for me. Picture it. I’m wearing one of those delicious gowns, totally naked from the waist down as I wait for my doctor to arrive. The room is cold, the exam table is cushy but the stiff white paper across it ruins any notion of comfort. I’m nervous, a little shaky.

My phone rings, cutting through the silence.

I glance at my purse; my phone is inside -- several looooong feet away and digging will be needed to reach the Blackberry. If I get up and my doctor walks in, she’ll get a view she didn’t sign up for. Sandpaper for the corneas anyone?

The phone rings again.

I decide to risk the peep show and make a run for it. It’s my agent. As I hop back onto the table she says calmly, “I have some good news.”

In 2 seconds, a thousand things rush through my mind. Here’s a few: I don’t have a release out, so I haven’t hit a list. Did she just say good news or bad? Did I remember to shave my legs? Maybe I got a really good review. About a book, not my legs. I need a latte. Damn, I’m hungry. Wait, who am I on the phone with? “Yeah?” I manage.

“HQN wants to buy four more books from you!”

I’m gasping for breath, trying to utter an amazingly intelligent “Really?” when my doctor walks in. She sees me and gives me a it’s-not-that-bad smile and a pat. I tell my agent I’ll call her back, and then I start laughing. And laughing and yes, everyone wondered about the strange hyena in Exam Room 3. But I learned a wonderful lesson that day. Things may look bad right now, but good news might be waiting just around the corner!