Introduce Yourselves

I'll go first.  I'm Shirley Hailstock and I write for Kimani Press.  I have been around since it was Arabesque with Kensington, then Arabesque with BET Books and now Arabesque is part of Kimani.

My next Kimani comes out in June 2008.  I live in New Jersey.

Shirley Hailstock

My name is Celeste O. Norfleet and I write for Kimani Arabesque and Kimani TRU Young Adult. My first book was published in 2002 and 16 books later I still love writing romance. My next Arabesque release is entitled, When Love Calls, and comes out March 2008. After that She Said, She Said, co-authored with my 14 year old daughter, Jennifer, comes out April 2008.         - Celeste 

www.celesteonorfleet.com

I should do this too. My name is Claritta and I have been a daily visitor to eHarlequin for a long time now. I love the new community. Still trying to get used to some of it. I love to read and always describe myself as an avid with an aspiration to write. Maybe one day I will stop reading enough to write the stories in my head.

I acquired some new authors last year and I already have new ones on the list. My main problem is too many books and authors and not enough time.  If only someone would pay me to read.

I look forward to chatting with fellow readers and chatting with Kimani authors here.

My name is GIa and I have loved reading all of my life! I am a stay-at-home mom of four boys (11,7,5,and 2) so I have to steal time reading time. I always have a book in my hand or near by.  My sons are the same, even the t 2yr old picks up books and pretends to read!

Hello everyone, I'm Jenny just wanted to say how much I love Kimani and looking forward to the chats. Wayne I love your Knight series and I cannot wait for the new book to come out. I'm a member of Brenda Jackson's yahoo group so I received your emails encouraging us to join the Kimani community, and I'm glad I did.

Happy Reading!

Hi Jennifer, I thought I recognized your name.  I am also a part of the Brenda Jackson Book Club.

I have never read a Kimani book...I guess I guess maybe i should at some point to see what they are like.

I just love reading...I read any thing...I used to joke that I even read cereal boxes....

I had fun doing last years challenge...here is looking forward to another year.

Terri - In anticipation of the New to You mini challenge,  I have been collecting some new authors and genres. You should give Kimani a try this year. I suggest Adrianne Byrd. She has one coming in March - Two Grooms and a Wedding, Wayne Jordan has one coming in August Always A Knight. There are many others to choose from.

Hi, my name is Arnita.  I just love to read.  I have been reading since I was very small.  There was a time that I could not get the time to read.  With raising three teenagers.  But now they are gone and I took one of their closets to hold all my books.  I was looking for one of Brenda Jackson's books online and found her bookclub.  And as they say, the rest is history!  I am enjoying meeting other readers and being able to get the books I like to read.  Where I live, I can not really get them.  I have fallen in love with Kimani romance.  I will read others, but Kimani has my heart!

Hi Gwyneth - Now I have a date for the first Hightower. If you announced before I missed it. Can't wait until July or June actually since Kimani can be pre-ordered.

Hi my name is Claritta and I'm a bookaholic.

Heylo, my name's Mel, but everyone just calls me Gelle (long story, far too embarrassing ), and I have been an avid reader for quite a few years now....I really only started reading romance novels a few years back, but since then-- well, let's just say it's becoming a happy habit...

I've read a couple hundred or so, and I agree with Candice-- I like it when they meet for the first time...I'm not too fond of the books where they already have a history, although there are the few exceptions of course...anyways, I've been visiting this eHarlequin for a bit over a year now and I enjoy a bit of everything, but I also really enjoy the Kimani Romance...love the warm n' tender ones! So I guess I'm just looking forward to discussing them

Right now I'm in the middle of this suspense novel called No Safe Place by Joann Ross...it's better than I thought, the writing style and vocabulary is very good!

So, since I'm fairly new here, I'm looking forward to meeting people who enjoy reading romance as much as I do....not many people I know right now who do... So hello!

Hi Mr. Jordan,

I just wanted to tell you that I just read your book Embrcing the Moonlight.  Loved it! You make a person want to pack their bags and go on a trip.  Hell, reading the book is a trip.  You got me on page 7 and could not put the book down.  I have already ordered Slow motion and To Love A Knight.  Now I have to order the other one and wait.  I will be ordering the one coming out this year. 

You can write and I'm so glad that someone found you and published your stories!

Hi, my name is Sheryl, and like all of you, I am an avid reader.  I've been reading since forever.  Several years ago, when I found out there were African-American writers, it was like hitting a gold mine.  My only problem is that I read way too fast and I have to wait to get my favorite author's next book.  I am definitely waiting for your next book, Wayne - I am loving the Knight Trilogy - as well as the Buchanan brothers stories.  I'm hoping one day to re-read them in the context of the setting.....sitting on a beach in Barbados.  Like Gwyneth, I will be up at 12:01a getting my books....tomorrow, as a matter of fact Yippee!

Hi Folks,

I was an avid reader which eventually led me to writing.  I grew up in Guyana seeing the female elders in my family reading romances.  When I was a teen in the U.S., I started reading them and got hooked.  In 2002 I was published with BET writing Arabesques.  Now I'm writing with Kimani Romances and loving life. 

Looking forward to meeting everyone online.

 Michelle

Hello fellow readers and Authors.  My name is Rosalyn Mole.  I love to read.  I have been reading romance novels since I was 15yrs old.  I love historic, christian, many different kinds.  I use to never want to read, a AA book before last year.  I think a lot had to do with the history of no romance going on in my own families lives.  I just didn't see us as romantic.  But now after reading my first AA book over a year ago, I can not read anything else.  I am also a member of the brendajackson fan club.  I love the AA books and I want to learn more about new authors and more books to read.

I'd like to introduce myself -- Anita Bunkley.  I am happy to join the Kimani Romance conversation.  My first Kimani release was Suite Embrace in January and my next will be Suite Temptation in September.  Hello to all of my fans and thanks for their support! 

Hi, I'm Mari and not pubbed with Harlequin (yet...I hope) and am interested in writing IR. I like my romances really hot, and I was wondering if Kimani considered doing a line of Blaze type books with IR and MC characters? I know I have writer friends who would be all over that.

Okay, thanks for letting me know. :)