http://www.lorieoclare.com Romance Author Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:04:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TALL, DARK and DEADLY has been out for just over a month and I'm excited to announce its going to a second printing! Thanks to all of you who have bought my book, and enjoyed it. With some books, especially the ones I've written that are a bit more controversial, I've received e-mails, and ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2009/05/05/what-happened-to-vicki-straus/ There is only a day left to some of my auctions on e-bay. Here is the link to check all of the auctions out. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZlorieoclare I'm goint to put up more of my artwork for auction.     The boys and I are arguing over which paintings I should list. They want to keep the ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2008/07/16/my-books-and-my-artwork/ In one of my recent contests, I asked you to tell me what your favorite read was so far this year. Here are some of the answers, listed in no particular order. If you’re looking for a good read, check out one of these books. Or, feel free to add ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2008/06/04/best-read-so-far-this-year/ Hi Everyone,           Thanks to everyone who made it to the chat last night. For those of you who show up every month, or when you can, you know how much fun they are. I swear it’s the fastest hour you can experience. LOL.           For those of you who didn’t make ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2008/03/05/i-got-the-call/ As many of you probably know, I have monthly contests on my newsletter. Answer a few questions, and enter for a chance to win one of my books. I’ve been doing this for years, and there are way too many winners to list. In my last contest, I asked what your ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2008/01/04/what-is-your-favorite-book/ Does everyone have their holiday shopping done? (I sure don't!) But...I have finished the first book of my leopard series, VISION HUNTER. Here is a scene from the book to wet your appetite. This scene is rated R. It has sexual content. Read at your own discretion. An unedited scene from VISION ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2007/12/09/excerpt-from-vision-hunter-from-the-leopard-series/ I don't usually do this. I'm not sure why, but usually I just write and don't think about announcing, or talking about what I'm writing until its time for the book to come out. So here goes something new...LOL. And no promises that I'll remember to do it on a ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2007/11/19/what-am-i-working-on-now/ I have to say that I had one of the best book signings yesterday at Village Books, in Columbia, Missouri. Those folks were so nice. So many people showed up and hung out to visit. And they treated me so well! (Quite a treat when I'm used to being ignored ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2007/10/07/more-pictures-and-contest-answers/ So many of you have told me how much you love reading the answers that everyone submits when they enter my contests. So here is the latest batch! The questions for this contest were...     1.)     Have you ever fantasized about entering into a book and living in that world? If so, which ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2007/09/23/have-you-entered-my-contest/ I asked for pictures from RAW since I spent my time chatting and signing and not snapping enough pictures. *Note for next year: take more pictures.* Boy, did you all send in the pics!! There are some awesome shots here, and probably pictures of some people that you chat with ... http://www.lorieoclare.com/2007/09/23/cameras-were-everywhere/