Header PromotionFIrst of all my mum's wedding celebrations were exhausting and hectic and wonderful...so much catching up and celebrating going on. I saw lots of people I haven't seen in a very long time and hung out with my sisters and brother and watched my mum and her new husband cut wedding cake. On the way home we picked up the latest addition to our family - a 5 yr old Nova Scotia Duck Toller and getting her settled is going to take some time. But she is beautiful and we hope it is not going to be too stressful for any of us.
Then I finally opened up e-mail to several letters of congratulations. Because apparently at RWA Nationals in San Francisco, HIRED BY THE COWBOY won the Bookseller's Best Award - Traditional.
I never once seriously thought it would win, so I'm thrilled and stunned and trying to absorb it. HIRED was my debut Romance. There are pictures over at the Pink Heart Society of my editor, Sally Williamson with the pin and a pic of the poster with the book cover on it.
Holy cow.
I was over at Petticoats and Pistols on the weekend talking about the Calgary Stampede a bit.
And there is a new review for FALLING FOR MR. DARK AND DANGEROUS - Cataromance gave it 4.5 stars and said "Talented Donna Alward weaves a gorgeous secluded setting, intense suspenseful plot and well developed characters into a most rewarding read..." The whole review is HERE.
I have to go to bed. Whether or not I sleep is another question, but I need to head there regardless!
THE RANCHER'S RUNAWAY PRINCESS, Romance, January 09
HIRED: THE ITALIAN'S BRIDE, Romance, June 09
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Donna, congratulations!! I
Donna, congratulations!! I love to hear nice things happening to nice people! Here's hoping for many more!
Lori
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You deserve all the awards & good news that's...
...come your way, Donna! And no, I'm not speaking mere platitudes - I mean what I'm saying. Just from reading your blogs, and from the advice you've given, it's obvious that you work hard, and put so much of your heart into your stories. I wish you the absolute best for your career. We're all standing behind you (meaning your reading fans and friends)!
Oh, and I'm glad your mum's wedding turned out beautifully!
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
- Mark Twain
Wow, Wow and Wow some more
Congrats on the RWA. I know I love your stories! Cool on the Nova Scotia Duck TOller. I have only met one and she was a sweetheart. Will you all be hunting her or just making a pet of her?
Bonsal
A pet...
She is trained as a working dog, but she will be a family pet. She was a breeding dog, but that wasn't working so well and the breeder wanted her to go to a good home. She seems to be doing all right settling in....much more comfortable tonight than last night so I imagine that within a few days, she'll be fine. She wasn't eating but she did eat around supper time - a good sign that she's settling.
I think she is going to be my dog though. This morning she settled right by my feet at the computer, and my youngest would throw her "Mr. Squeaker" but she'd retrieve it to me. LOL. During a thunderstorm today, we were all on the bed and all of us except one kid went to sleep.
Donna
THE RANCHER'S RUNAWAY PRINCESS, Romance, January 09
HIRED: THE ITALIAN'S BRIDE, Romance, June 09
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