When it came time to announce that The Heiress and Her Fake Fiancé was available online, I had it in my head that I was going to be all business. *snort*

But the reality is, I’m in my living room today doing a Snoopy Happy Dance because three people bought the book before I could announce that it was for sale. My book’s for sale! My book’s for sale!

Better yet? I’ve checked with everyone who knew the book was floating out there, and they haven’t bought it yet! So real people are buying it. Not my mom (which would have been pretty impressive giving she passed away a few years ago). Not my critique partner or my best friend. Strangers are buying my book!

Yeah, the ‘all business’ thing is totally over-rated. Seeing my book available on Amazon and Smashwords is a dream come true. So, I’m happy dancing with a glass of wine. Good news for me; dangerous situation for the carpet.

In case you hadn’t pieced it together yet, my book is out there. You can actually go out and buy it today for $.99. It would make a great gift for the romance reader in your life. Don’t think you know any? Did you know that 7 out of 10 genre fiction book sales is a romance novel?

Yeah, someone’s going to call me on that stat, so I’ll just admit right now that it’s an old one from Romance Writers of America. But it was accurate a few years ago (the last time I checked), and it’s stuck in my head and people are always amazed by it. Don’t be. If you think you don’t know people who read romance, you’re wrong. Everybody loves a Happily Ever After.

I’ve had a lot of people ask about Smashwords and what it is. It’s a one-stop shop for most e-reader formats. It gets the book into all the major markets (Apple, barnesandnoble.com, etc). You’ll see it popping up in those places over the next week, but in the meantime, if you can’t wait to read The Heiress and Her Fake Fiancé — or you just want to improve my sales numbers — you can go to Smashwords.com and choose your download format. It’s also available at Amazon.

Don’t have an ereader or smart phone? Well, first ask for one/both for Christmas. Yes, pages are nice. You know what’s nicer? Having all your books with you when you travel! I never thought I’d be a convert, but the last four books I read, I read on my phone or Kindle. But, if you’re not quite ready to make that jump, you can download a PDF version to read on your computer. After you send your letter to Santa about a reader or phone.

Admittedly, having 24/7 instant access to a bookstore is not a good thing for me. Kind of like dropping me in the middle of See’s Candies with a credit card. Soooo bad. But I will never be a victim of a crappy airport book selection again.

Now I have to stop happy dancing, and get back to gift wrapping, chocolate making, cookie baking, Christmas card writing… oh yeah, and working on the next book!

I hope you all enjoy The Heiress and Her Fake Fiancé as much as I enjoyed writing it.