two new reviews for SEVEN-YEAR SEDUCTION
I'm up early after having spent one of the most restless nights I can remember in a long time. I went to bed early last night because I was tired, but never really fell asleep. I drifted off, only to wake up & roll over every hour or so. And the reason I kept waking up was because I kept dreaming about--ack!--spiders.Spiders are a sign of creativity, so I try not to hate them too much, but I can't say I love them, either. Esp. this one I dreamt about--it was huge, with these long, creepy legs & the body of a mouse. (Hey, don't ask me; it was a dream.) It ran really fast, right up the leg of my shorts to bite me on the ass. Then, as I was screaming, dancing around like my feet were on fire, I managed to dig it out of my pants, only to have it bite me over & over on the hand. Can you say "rabies shot"? And every time I threw it away from me, it came running back. Sheesh, a psychiatrist would have a field day with me, huh?
But after being attacked by the...spouse? mider?...that's when I decided to just get up & start my day. Amazingly, I actually woke up feeling more refreshed than usual, so I think it will be a good day for getting some work done.
And I did get two new reviews for SEVEN-YEAR SEDUCTION this week that were--thankfully--not nightmare-inducing. In fact, both had me jumping with joy. (As tho my feet were on fire, but with no spider-mouse biting my butt for added encouragement.)
Melissa of JoyfullyReviewed.com said:
"I have to say that I am loving Heidi Betts! She is quickly becoming my favorite Silhouette author. SEVEN-YEAR SEDUCTION is the perfect quick romance fix! Both Connor and Beth have to face the past before they can work on the future, giving the story a great deal of emotional depth. The passion that burns between them makes for scintillating love scenes. Readers of contemporary romance will most definitely find themselves satisfied by SEVEN-YEAR SEDUCTION."
Whoo-hoo! Just when I thought it didn't get any better than 4 1/2 stars from RT. And in a personal note after the review was posted, Melissa told me that she consideres me the "Queen of Silhouette Desire." How fab is that? You can bet I'm going to be pasting that in big, bold letters on every piece of promo I do from this moment forward. I may even have it tattooed somewhere on my body. (And, yes, I did ask her permission first...about using her comment as a quote, not necessarily about the tattoo thing. :-p)
Then Debby of CataRomance.com said:
"Heidi Betts has written a beautiful love story of two people who lost each other but were given another chance at happiness together. Beth and Connor were brought to life so realistically that you will want to cry with them and you will want to laugh with them. It comes through clearly on the pages how much they love each other. SEVEN-YEAR SEDUCTION is destined for your keeper shelf. Another winner for Heidi Betts."
I already used "whoo-hoo" so now I'll say yahoo! I couldn't be happier. These are the things that get me thru days like today--rainy, dreary days when I'm trapped in my office proofing a completed manuscript. I can't even listen to the radio or have the TV on in the background because I have to focus. Blah.
So I'm going to print out the reviews & post them right above my monitor as added inspiration.
