The Man for Maggie is a Romantic Times 2007 Reviewers’ Choice nominee!

Imagine my surprise and excitement when I learned that my first book—The Man for Maggie—has been nominated for a Romantic Times Magazine 2007 Reviewer’s Choice Award. Twice! That's right. It’s nominated for Best Harlequin American Romance and for Best First Series Romance.

You’ll find the complete list of nominees here, and you can read RT’s review of The Man for Maggie here.

Congratulations to the other nominees, especially my fellow Harlequin American Romance Authors—Cathy Gillen Thacker, Jan Hudson and Mary Anne Wilson!

Tuesday News—American Title IV Contest

My friend Trish Milburn has moved on to the next round in the American Title IV Contest! We’re down to six finalists, and this round of voting is for best story summary. You can read them here.

Trish’s summary for OUT OF SIGHT is stunning, and one of the few that received positive feedback from all three judges. Go, Trish!

Now it’s time to vote again. Simply send a blank email to votes@romantictimes.com with OUT OF SIGHT in the subject header. Remember—only one vote person, so please ask all your family and friends to vote, too.

Voting ends December 30th, 2007 and the results will be posted on the Romantic Times website on January 2nd, 2008.

Good luck, Trish!

Back soon,
Lee

Tuesday News—RT’s Review of With This Ring

Waiting for reviews is beyond nerve-wracking, but the Romantic Times 4-star review of With This Ring (Harlequin American Romance, December 2007) is fabulous! Here it is:

“With This Ring (4), by Lee McKenzie, puts a new spin on the holiday romance—it takes place in the middle of the summer! Brent has been not-so-secretly in love with Leslie since high school. But.his mother hates her, he comes from the wrong side of the tracks and Leslie has never believed his attentions are genuine. Nonetheless, Brent gets his chance to shine when Leslie is caught in a surprise rainstorm as she's running away from her society wedding. Brent and Leslie's story is a treat for anyone who has ever loved someone so much that they won't accept halfway for an answer.” ~ Whitney Kate Sullivan

Am I right? Fabulous!

The official release date is December 4th—two weeks from today! To celebrate I’m planning lots of fun stuff here on the blog, including a couple of contests with some fun giveaways, and a surprise guest blogger every Thursday starting November 29. I hope you’ll visit often!

Back tomorrow.
Lee
www.leemckenzie.com