Thursday Thirteen TV

This weeks 13 is my top choices of what to watch on TV this Fall. Now I admit I have a DVR so I can record and watch later if need be. Also not listed by order of favorite, just as I found pics.

1.) Revenge

 

2.) Castle

                            

                     

 3.) Sons Of Anarcy

 

4.) NCIS

5.) Fringe

          6.) NCIS: Los Angeles

7.) Last Man Standing (I love Tim Allen)

8.)Wendy Williams (my weekday guilty pleasure)

  9.) Project Runway (yes I know this is almost over)

10.) The Rosie Show

(She always makes me laugh)

 

11.)Once Upon A Time

(really looing forward to this)

 

12.) The Next Iron Chef

(great cast of chefs this season)

13.) Dexter

        

So now you have a glimpse of how I spend my free time.

Tickle Me Tuesday & New Releases

This weeks tickle is compliments of my nephew Joshua. We were in Walmart and my daughter threw ans Angry Bird toy at me and yelled Angry Bird. My nephew then ran up and punched my daughter in the shoulder and said Angry Joshua.

Now onto the New Releases. I'm happy to announce I have two books releasing this week.

Today (10-04-11)
Love Me Or Lose Me
Series: The Blackridges
Pink Petal Books

steamy contemporary romance novella (approx. 20,000 words)
cover art by Winterheart Design
ISBN# 978-0-9839726-5-5

Darcy and Thomas had a good thing going or so she’d thought, heck they’d even moved in together. But lately Thomas was so focused on being the king on the courtroom he barely paid attention to her. No matter what she did he seemed to not notice or not care. So Darcy decides to leave and see if he noticed that. The break will give her some time to reevaluate their relationship and figure out where she wants to go from here. She leaves him a cryptic message telling him she’s going away for a while, but leaves out where she’s going.

Thomas follows Darcy to her sister’s house. He is ready to do whatever he has to win her back. He even enlists the help of her three brothers. He knows he has a lot to explain and make up for, he only hopes Darcy gives him the chance.


Tomorrow (10-05-11)
Set Her Up' Watch Him Fall
Secret Cravings Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-61885-034-8

Cover Artist: Beth Walker
Word Count: 71639
Kate Kingston and Brett Montgomery have been fighting their attraction for years. Kate’s older brother Darren has decided it’s finally time for them to admit the way they feel, or lose what he sees as their best chance at happiness. He puts a plan in motion to set Kate up on five blind dates, promising afterwards he’ll stay out of her love life forever. Brett is furious when he finds out.

Brett not only objects to the men Darren chooses, he objects to Darren’s whole plan. There’s no changing Darren’s mind so he sabotages the dates. He’s playing a dangerous game, because he comes way too close to crossing a line with Kate that he swore he never would.

My First Thursday Thirteen

I've been thinking as a writer I should get more into a schedule of sorts. So I've planned something for 5 days of the week do here. I'm going to count this as my first step in a hopefully positive step forward in making myself accountable for ME! Of course it just might turn out to be another distraction.

Now on to my first Thursday Thirteen: My 13 Biggest Distractions

1.) My kids.

2.) My husband.

3.) Thier cats.

4.) TV. I like to listen to The View, and Wendy Williams during the day. Nights is when I get seroius fix. I like Castle, Sons of Anarcy, Neccessary Roughness, Eureka, Project Runway and a dozen others. Thank heavens for whoever created the DVR.

5.) Facebook, but this hasn't been the case the past 2 days since I can't seem to gel with the new format. Still you can find me here.

6.) Games on Facebook, this is where they should make it more complicated to keep me away.

7.) Twitter. Tweetdeck is running all day. I should probably shut it off, but I'm afraid I'll miss something ;) tweet me at @ritasawyer

8.) Other story ideas. I seem to have the problem that as soon as a start a project that's when I get new shiny ideas. Hence the notebooks I have strategically placed around the house.

9.) My sister Dee. Love her to death, but she calls or text about 5 times a day.


10.) Romance Divas I may not post often, but I check in a few times a day.

11.) RT forums are another place to get lost.

12.) Cooking. I'm working on getting my family to eat healthier, which means me cooking more.  

13.) Bowling. I know this may have a few people shaking thier heads, but it's true. I take my niece and nephew to bowling league on Saturday mornings, and I'm in a league with my son, and my sister and her husband on Monday nights.

August 2011 Wrap Up

We had a lot of fun and the kids got to see the animals up close. The bunnies and piglets seemed to be the biggest hits. The tractor pulls were loud, but fun to watch. All in all a great day.Okay between writing, AADPhilly, and family stuff this month has been extremely busy. So since I'm staying in today to avaid what little of Hurricane Irene did make it here to Worcester MA (mainly some wind and rain) I figured it was time to clear my head and camera.

I'll start with the writing. I finished up Deliberately Brazen, book 5 in my Brazen Sister Series for Siren Publishing. And Her Mr. Wrong book 3 in my What Are Friends For Series with Siren Publishing. Also Pink Petal Books has contracted my novella Love Me Or Lose Me, which is the 1st in my Blackridges Series.

So since I have been working really hard I think it's only fair that I played too. I attended Authors After Dark in Philly with a bunch of great readers, bloggers, and authors.

Here are Melissa Schroeder,                                                Joy Harris( from Joyfully Reviewed),  

 

and JoJo(from JoJo's Book Corner) presenting at the Bookie Awards. I had the shocked honor of having JoJo present my Bookie Award for Best Contemporary Short Story for A Damsel Without A Dress

Then yesterday despite a few sprinkles hubby and I took son, neice and nephew to the Brooklyn Fair in Connecticut.



My nephew Joshua



We had a lot of fun and the kids got to see the animals up close.

  The bunnies and

piglets seemed to be the biggest hits.

The tractor pulls were loud, but fun to watch. All in all a great day.