RESURFACING...

Where have I been lurking and such? Has that question been burning in your minds?

Well, Five O'Clock Shadow is out, being read and reviewed

Review of FIVE O'CLOCK SHADOW by Genie Davis
Five O'Clock Shadow by Genie Davis
Fresh Fiction: Five O'clock Shadow by Genie Davis Review
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Very pleased to see 4 and a half stars from Romantic Times, and on the whole - exceptionally positive reviews, great fan mail, and - at least after I devote myself to handing out book marks at book fairs, decent numbers.

What else have I been doing -- I've been writing, finishing, partialing, submitting, searching for new representation whom I love and loves me. I've been entering contests, querying, questioning.

My novella from THE COWBOY finaled in the Passionate Plume (erotic romance); I had a book signing at the LA Times Book Fair and actually met people who had heard of me; I am writing some how-to articles and book reviews on Fresh Fiction, and of course there are new travel reviews up on

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And speaking of travel - I've been in New York meeting, greeting, and showing my kids wonderful sites I haven't seen myself since before they were born. Yes, Times Square IS real. The Village is NOT just the name of a bad M. Night Sham. movie. You really can still eat dinner at 1 am on a Tuesday. Central Park is big. The Staten Island Ferry runs on time and is still free. My friend at the Food Network took us to Tao, which is amazingly cool, hip, and the chef gave my kids baseball caps.

And I've been in Alabama offering a seminar on "From idea to completion..." how to pull that one off has sometimes been a personal challenge recently and it's kind of cool to be able to share how I've done it with others. I'd never been in the south before except New Orleans so long ago I don't even want to say how long. We had great bar b q at a place called Dreamland, which is close enough to the name of my first book that I HAD to eat there, and it wasn't disappointing. Oh and I discovered sweet iced tea. I should never ever live in the south, because I would just drink sweet iced tea all day and then eventually explode.

My personal advice to you this month of May - get yourself a glass or a gallon and go read a book!

Genie