WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS... Do you write in isolation? (This actually seems to work GREAT for some people.) If not, who are your writing peeps? Come dish at the MTV Books Blog.

THE LUSTY LADIES OF SOUTHERN MAGIC. An article in the August issue of Lipstick features the covers of The Boys Next Door and Major Crush. Also a nekked man. Also Fabio. And interviews with my friends Susan, Christy, Kelley, and Carla make my local writers' group, Southern Magic, sound as smart and fun as we really are! You can read the online version here.

JUST IN TIME FOR BAND CAMP. Is your marching band uniform worse than mine? I double-dog-dare you. Meet me at the Pulse Ro-Com Blog and let's rumble.

TOURING L.A. (LOWER ALABAMA). My trip to the Wetumpka Public Library is detailed in a very sweet article in the local paper by a fellow former band geek. You can read the online version here.

TAKE THE MUSIC, LEAVE THE MOVIE. Heard any good movies lately? Visit my blog and share.

IN THE AREA. I visited the Autauga-Prattvile Public Library a few weeks ago, and the local paper was kind enough to print an article about it. You can read the online version here.

LUCKY DAY. I was thrilled to discover that my next book, Going Too Far, is already available for pre-order, and it will be published on St. Patrick's Day. Since the heroine's name is Meg McPherson, what could be more lucky? You can pre-order it here.

COVER STORY. I've seen the preliminary cover for Going Too Far, and it's beautiful. I'll post it as soon as it's finished, so check back here. In the meantime, you can read about what happens when an author sees her book cover for the first time at the MTV Books Blog.

PARTY ON. The Boys Next Door is in bookstores now. To celebrate, the heroine, Lori McGillicuddy, is throwing a virtual book launch party! She is a little socially challenged, so it would mean a lot to her if you went over to say hi (but DON'T tell her I said that about her because she will FREAK).

HERE KITTY KITTY. I have a new kitten! See him shamelessly exploited on the Pulse Romantic Comedies Blog.

A teen works the summer at a lakeside marina and hooks the boy next door to catch his older brother, her childhood crush.

A high school beauty queen turns band geek in a small southern town.

A snowboarder challenges her ex-boyfriend to a battle of the sexes on the slopes.

Wherein I answer all your burning questions.

A seventeen-year-old avoids prosecution for a high school stunt by spending her spring break on night patrol with the nineteen-year-old rookie cop who arrested her.

Because lately I've gotten a lot of e-mail asking for advice about this.