Kimberly Gardner

I got home from RWA yesterday and found this wonderful review in my Inbox. The reviewer says in part,

“Author Kimberly Gardner weaves a tale of desperation, heartache, and the need to be accepted for who you are with skill and talent.”

You can read the entire review at the following link. 

http://www.joyfullyreviewed.com/recommended-reviews/august-2010-recommended-reads/bound-to-please-by-kimberly-gardner

This is my fourth day in Orlando and the second day of the actual national conference. The book signing for literacy was last night and we had nine people from the rainbow romance chapter signing. I got to meet all of them and it was really fun to put actual people with the online authors I’ve known for over a year now.

I met Kate Douglas, Louisa Edwards, Rachael Heron, Deidre Knight, Radcliff, KA Mitchell, Kathryn Shay and Suz Brockmann. Of course my good friend Ally Blue was there as well.

The place was a mob scene but it was all good.

Headed out now for coffee with my first ever romance critique partner, the now NY published Kim lenox. WooHoo!

I know it’s been ages since I’ve posted. Bad blogger, bad!

 But I’ve been busy. Writing, helping to organize the Rainbow Awards of Excellence, as well as running the chapter. All of which take time. And now I’m off to Orlando for the RWA national conference, a week of workshops and networking and reconnecting with friends. And lots of hanging out with other writers, my favorite part. *g*

Hopefully there will be time for writing while I’m there, though I’m not counting on it, too many distractions. Maybe in the airport or on the plane, because the characters in my head are clamoring for my attention. So cross your fingers.

Of fame …

Tonight I’m going to be reading at the Erotic Literary Salon.

http://theeroticsalon.com/

The salon is a wonderful group of erotic literature enthusiasts who meet on the third Tuesday of every month to read aloud and enjoy erotic writing. The salon is a warm and welcoming place that meets at the Bohemian Absinth Lounge, locate at 13th and Sansom St.

I’ll be reading aloud from my novel, Bound To Please, the reading to be followed by a Q&A.

I’m very excited about this event and would love to see some familiar and supportive faces in the crowd.

I just got a contract with Loose-ID, a brand new publisher for me. The story, as yet untitled, is a contemporary, novella-length work that celebrates national coming out day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coming_Out_Day 

As such, the story will be available in October.

I’m really excited to be part of the LI family of authors.

Someone shared this video clip with me, so I thought I’d share it with you. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFjWRGaV-Fs

I have an author interview over at Jessewave’s site. She and Jenre came up with some great questions for me. Hope you’ll check it out.

http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/?p=20483

Well, okay, not me, but my book is in the library in Australia. How cool is that?

http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37109590?q=charlie+cochrane&c=book

Big thanks to Charlie Cochrane for letting me know about this. *mwah*

Last week I got a lovely review for Bound To Please from Elisa Rolle. I had the pleasure of meeting Elisa a couple years ago in SF and she is as lovely in person as she seems in cyberspace. Her reviews are always thoughtful and gracious and this one is no exception. She says in part,

“I like all the characters, but for sure the boys, Benny and Rain, are the best; Jason is good but he fades on the background when the boys are around, something that is strange considering he is the Dom. Benny and Rain, purple and blue hair, are like boys at play, I have always the feeling to hear someone laughing when they are in a room. Jason is not their puppeteer, he is the one who is fallen in their net; I have this image of Benny and Rain building a net with colourful rope, and Jason totally caught in the middle.

There is a lot of sex, some of it also quite extreme, but above all I have this feeling of esthetical beauty: each scene is like a carefully planned painting, with full and deep colour, it’s a very visual feeling.”

You can read the entire review here,

http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/991560.html

At long last my second novel, Bound To Please is available from MLR Press.

Check it out.

http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=BOUNDPL1

I’m thrilled that this book is finally releasing. It’s been a long time coming. And to celebrate its arrival, here’s a little excerpt. Enjoy!

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