Pamela Clare's Blog, page 40

This has been an incredible week. First, the shackling bill moves out of committee and onto the Senate floor. And now...

I am so very happy to announce that Berkley has offered me a five-book contract that includes two I-Team books and three historical novels, starting with Connor MacKinnon's book!

MacKinnon's Rangers return in January 2012.



This is beyond my hopes. Conventional wisdom says that publishers don't buy books mid-series from another publisher, so I knew when I left the previous pub...

Denver skyline during the daytime

Summer is coming fast, and by now most of us are trying to firm up our summer plans. I've opted not to go to any of the other romance conferences in the country this year and instead plan to stay home and attend RomCon. For once, everyone will be coming to the Mile High State.

Unlike the other conferences, RomCon is strictly about readers and connecting readers with writers. It's going to make for a unique conference experience, I think, and it will also be a l...

Denver skyline during the daytime

Summer is coming fast, and by now most of us are trying to firm up our summer plans. I've opted not to go to any of the other romance conferences in the country this year and instead plan to stay home and attend RomCon. For once, everyone will be coming to the Mile High State.

Unlike the other conferences, RomCon is strictly about readers and connecting readers with writers. It's going to make for a unique conference experience, I think, and it will also be a l...

This poor guy is all tired out! Any volunteers to give him a nice full-body massage?

The quote I bastardized for today's headline, should read, "A morning without coffee is like sleep." And these guys who've come to spend today with us sure are sleepy.


I find that quote to be overly inaccurate, however, because we all know you can't just sleep at your desk. The tragedy of Monday is needing to sleep, but having to work.

But sex hormones — or as folks from Boulder would say, second chakra energy —...

For a couple of years now, I've gotten e-mails from Kristie J talking about BBC's four-episode series North & South, urging me to watch it. As busy as I am, I thanked her for the recommendation — but I didn't follow up on it.

Then I found North & South on Netflix and decided to put it in my queue ahead of Tristan & Isolde. It arrived last week, but I didn't have time to watch it.

Last week was a very busy week for me, with lots going on at the Capitol and way too much to do at work. I worked ev...

Thank you, Ronlyn, for keeping people up to date!

And thank you, everyone, for your vibes, prayers and good wishes!

Late last night I learned that the shackling bill was going to face a big hurdle today. The Department of Corrections (DOC), which runs the prisons, has said they're not taking a position on the bill. And that's true — sort of...

As one of the senators said, "You say you're not against the bill, but we can look at your comments and see how much you think this is going to cost and g...

Thank God it's Man-Titty Monday!

Usually I save my praise of the Divine for Fridays and the weekend, but staring at this scrumptious, wet chest has me starting the hallelujahs a bit early this week.

Once again, thanks to Tracy from Goodreads. She runs a ranch over there — beef everywhere you look.

I like wet men. I'm not sure what it is about wet man-chest, but it gets me every time. Maybe it accentuates the smoothness of skin. Or maybe it's because I'm a double water sign — Pisces with Cancer r...

Reach, girl, reach!


I hope everyone is doing well. It was a crazy-busy week here on Colorado's Front Range. We're heading toward the biggest special edition of the year at the paper, and that requires a lot of preparation. On top of that, of course, there's the anti-shackling bill.

But before I update you on all of that, I wanted to talk about music again. This week, I thought I'd share the songs I typically listen to when I'm gearing up to write love scenes, and also my preliminary playlist fo...

The Sonoran desert near the U.S./Mexico border

It's 114 degrees, the sun beating down relentlessly. There's no bathroom. Whatever shade you can find is going to have attracted other creatures hoping to get away from the heat and bright daylight — scorpions, coyotes, other human beings. You have only as much water as you could carry and only one change of clothes. Shoes that seemed sturdy are now torn from desert thorns. Sand is everywhere — between your toes, stuck to the sweat on your skin, ...

Go ahead. Top off your coffee. He isn't going anywhere. There's plenty of time to stare, because it's once again Man-Titty Monday.

I think this bit of perfection came from Tracy, too. Gotta love those pecs. And those obliques — okay, the one we can see. And that six pack. I like the tats, as well.

What do you all think about tattoos? I had intended for Julian to have tats, as well as a penis piercing, but the piercing got nixed by the publisher. I'd thought it would be awesome to have a hero w...