My editor sent me the cover art for Stolen Fury. OMG. It's GORGEOUS. Unfortunately, I can't share yet - copyright laws and all that - but as soon as I get the go-ahead, I'll be throwing it out for the world to see. My DH looked at it and said, "Whoa. That's hot!" I think he was shocked even though I'd told him exactly what they were going to do with the cover. LOL

In other news...Paty tagged me (grumble, grumble). Paty, I'm only playing along because it's you, dear.

Okay...six random things about me...

1. I've never been a "Beth". I've gone by every other nickname you can come up with for Elisabeth - Eli, Lis, Lissie, Elisa, Lissiebeth...but never EVER Beth. Don't know why. My HS choir teacher used to call me Beth all the time and I never responded. You'd think he would have figured it out. Never did. Interestingly, new people I meet don't ever call me Beth. They always go for one of the other nicknames. Weird. But good. Because I am definitely not a Beth.

2. I love yoga. Well, centergy - a class at my gym which is a cross between yoga and pilates. They keep asking me to become an instructor. It's tempting - free gym membership and all that - but I don't want to sacrifice writing time to teach. Plus, though I'm strong, I'm not naturally flexible like those girls who can do the splits.

3. I am a pasta-holic. Seriously. I could eat pasta all day long, three times a day. Of course, my body can't handle all those carbs anymore (sucks to get old). But I think I'm part Italian and my parents just don't realize it.

4. I met my DH in a ballroom dancing class in college. I know...awwww, how romantic, huh? LOL. I took the class because it sounded fun. He took it to meet girls (worked!). Interestingly enough, I picked HIM up.

5. I was a cheerleader in HS. Basketball (played VB and ran track, too, but that's not important). The hubby still teases me to no end about it because I am the FARTHEST from a typical cheerleader you will ever meet. Case in point - I was nearly kicked off the squad for being too "snarky". (Now you know where my characters get it...)

And finally...

6. Unlike every other writer out there, I didn't know I wanted to be a writer by the age of 3. Or 13. Or 23. Or...well...until I was 30, really. I always had stories playing in my head and used to make things up on my drive to work, but I never wrote them down and I didn't realize that made me different. (My mother has since told me that makes me odd). I didn't even consider writing until I quit my day job to stay home with my two kids. Then thought I'd go insane without something to do and started writing a book. Who would have known that near-insanity would be the start of something great?!

Okay...I have to tag six people. No idea if they'll play or not but here goes:

Joan
Linda
Lexi
Edie
Lisa (This is an excuse to get back to blogging, missy.)
Marissa

Ciao for now. (See?! Maybe I really am Italian!!!!)

Ran 8 miles today. My feet hurt. My legs are sore. Have I ever mentioned my running partner is a slave drive? No? Let me do so now.....slllllllllllllllllllllave driver. To the max. After all this running I better look freakin' hot by the time we go to Hawaii in August.

(In case you didn't know, I'm training for my first half-marathon in June. Today was my longest run to date. I don't know how I'm going to survive thirteen. Ay ya ya...)

In other news...tomorrow my RWA chapter has an all day workshop, so I'll be there most of the day. Should be fun. I love hangin' with my gals. I really want to go to the Reader's Luncheon the Rose City Romance Writers are putting on next Saturday, but alas, it's not going to happen. That'd be two weekends in a row gone for writing stuff. At some point I need to go watch my two older gremlins play baseball.

Just for laughs (or shock, you pick), you should go over and read Gemma Halliday's post from Friday at Killer Fiction. Oh. My. God. I'm so thankful I'm happily married.

What's on your agenda for the weekend?

Stole this from Karmela.

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JUST TWO THINGS ...

Two Names You Go By:
1. Eli
2. Elisabeth

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:
1. Hubby's coaching sweatshirt
2. Black pajama pants

Two Things You Would Want in a Relationship:
1. Honesty
2. Loyalty

Your Favorite Things to do:
1. Write
2. Read

Things You Want Very Badly At The Moment:
1. Sleep
2. Coffee (don't ask me why. Just sounds good right now though it would counteract #1)

Two things you did last night:
1. Went to a party
2. Slept

Two things you ate today:
1. Taco Salad
2. Peanut butter

The last two people you talked to:
1. Lisa
2. Joan

Two Things you’re doing tomorrow:
1. Going to church
2. Watching DH put in my new kitchen sink

Two longest car rides:
1. Portland, OR to Dallas, TX
2. Portland, OR to San Diego

Two Favorite Holidays:
1. Christmas
2. Thanksgiving

Two Favorite Beverages:
1. Diet Coke
2. Hypnotiq

Two things about me you may not have known:
1. I’m an eternal smartass
2. I'm loyal without fault

Two jobs I have had in my life:
1. Volleyball coach
2. Outdoor camp instructor

Two Movies I would watch over and over:
1. National Treasurer
2. Indiana Jones

Two Places I have lived:
1. Corvallis, OR (home of the Beavers, baby)
2. Witchita falls, TX

Two of my Favorite Foods:
1. Creamy pasta
2. Lobster

Two places I’d rather be right now:
1. Hawaii
2. In bed

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Okay, I tag Lisa, Piper, Paty and Joan. Come on girls, your turn.

Tagged

Okay, Elisa tagged me and Joan goaded me into doing this, so here goes...

10 Weird Things About Me

1. I twirl my hair when I'm stressed. Not the end of my hair, but a big chunk out of the top of my head. In my HS psych class, we watched a movie about schizophrenia...the patients all twirled their hair just like me.

2. I love sugar-free mochas. With whipped cream. Kinda defeats the purpose, but I still love them.

3. I can't start a book and not finish it. Bugs me to no end. Even if the book is horrid, I'll still waste my time and finish reading it.

4. I had lasik surgery about six years ago. BEST thing I've ever done. Went to Vancouver BC to have it done. What a beautiful city, esp. when it's the first thing you see CLEARLY in years. I want to go back (minus the eye surgery, of course).

5. I'm obsessive-compulsive. When I start a project (like a book), I focus solely on that project until it's done.

6. I want to get a tattoo. So far haven't had the courage to do it yet.

7. I got my navel pierced when I turned 30.

8. I always win at Scrabble (according to Joan).

9. I'm highly competitive. In everything. All the time. It's a curse.

10. I could spend hours in the bubble bath - with the door locked. I get my best plotting ideas in the bath tub.

Okay, that's ten. So I'm now tagging Lisa, Piper, Bethany and Paty.