First off, happy holidays – from Thanksgiving through New Year! May all your celebrations be happy!

Every year I try to write a short story as a Christmas present for my friends. This year I decided write my annual story as a gift to my readers. So, from me to you, I’ve written Tempting Fate, a holiday romance set in the world of my vampire Primes. You can reach Tempting Fate from the front page of the site. Being a Christmas story, it’s cheerful and funny, and since it’s posted on my website it is PG-Rated. But it’s still very romantic. Read it soon, as it will be taken down on January 2nd 2004.

I’m really proud to announce the publication in hardback of an epic fantasy duology that I wrote with my friend Marguerite Krause. MOONS’ DREAMING and MOONS DANCING are a pair of connected novels that tell the story of The Children of the Rock. Previously published as ebooks, they have garnered great reviews, and were nominated for an Eppie Award.

What critics have had to say about MOONS’ DREAMING and MOONS’ DANCING:

"Politics, madness, revolution, evil doers, schemes, dragons, sea-monsters beautiful princesses, stalwart princes, conniving kings, wizardry, a touch of romance…and a murder. What more can you ask for from a fantasy novel?"
-Michael Barnette, book reviews at www.genrezone.com

"Wonderful, compelling…a believable and enchanting world peopled by characters to care about. If you enjoy fantasy, if you prefer characters who come alive, try Moon's Dreaming for a great read."

-J. L. Walters, Science Fiction Reviews at www.simegen.com

MOONS’ DREAMING was released in November. MOONS’ DANCING comes out in December. They are published by Five Star.

To celebrate the publication of these books I’m holding a drawing to give away a set of MOONS’ DREAMING and MOONS’ DANCING. To enter, send me an email at sgsizemore@msn.com with FANTASY DRAWING in the subject line. The winner will be announced December 15th, 2003.

And lastly, I’ve gotten quite a few emails from people who’ve read the excerpt for the second Prime book that’s printed in the back of I BURN FOR YOU. The question I’ve been getting is: is the Jo that’s the heroine of the second book the same Jo that’s mentioned as Holly’s lover in I BURN FOR YOU? The answer is, NO! It’s purely coincidental that there are two characters named Jo in these books. The Jo in I BURN FOR YOU is named Joanne (something I knew, but don’t think I mentioned in the book), and gets back together with Holly. The Jo in Fire in the Blood (by the way, the title has been changed to I THIRST FOR YOU) is named Josephine Elliot, and she gets together with the hero, vampire Prime Marcus Cage (you’ll have to read the book to find out how). I’m sorry if the similarity in names has caused any confusion.

Susan