Lee2-Moderator - Hi Ms. Mom, Cynomin! Welcome to the monthly Harlequin Temptation chat! Tonight we're chatting with romance author Kristin Gabriel about her new release, SEDUCED IN SEATTLE. Kindly note protocol is in effect so if you have a question for the author, please type a to join the queue and I'll call on you in turn. Thanks and Enjoy!!
BadBarb - oops we lost cat
KristinGabriel - So now the hunt is on, with the help of family firend Brock Gannon. Only Brock wants to much more than friends with Kate. So he hasn an entirely different prey in mind.
KristinGabriel - So now the hunt is on, with the help of family firend Brock Gannon. Only Brock wants to much more than friends with Kate. So he hasn an entirely different prey in mind.
MsMom - ?
Me Me - I wish i had that skirt
CYNOMIN - hidee BadBarb!!!!!!!!! Why do they call you that?
KristinGabriel - Yikes! Sorry about the typos. My fingers got away from me
BadBarb - I dont know Im an angel really, Stella cameron gave me that nickname for some unknown reason and it stuck.
BadBarb - right Lee
MsMom - who has your fingers now Kristin? <g>
BadBarb - I think Im just misunderstood,
KristinGabriel - I'll never tell<g>
Lee2-Moderator - Okay, let's begin with the Qs and As now. BadBarb has the first question (MeMe, Ms Mom in line)
CYNOMIN - I was looking at that book today...but I chose Naughty by Nature by Julie McBride, then came home to a $5 cupon for Chapters, so now I can get another one...the cover is very sexy!
Me Me - If you knew her you would unstand it
MsMom - aren't we all BadBarb
CYNOMIN - ...I'm figuring she reviews for Stella..
BadBarb - Kristin, I have to say I really LOVED your book and Cynomin better go back to Chapters and get it. How hard was it to write a continuity series?
BadBarb - I only reviewed a couple of them and they were nice, I think its because I kind of get into mischief on rbr
CYNOMIN - I will Bad Barb....
KristinGabriel - Thanks, BadBarb. A continuity can be a real challenge, but I enjoy them.
BadBarb - Brock is an absolute hunk
CYNOMIN - ohhhhhhhhhh BB, I'm on there, I'll have to watch for your mischief side!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CYNOMIN - Which type of continuity are you meaning Kristen....a series of yours?
Lee2-Moderator - MeMe has the next question. (MsMom in line)
KristinGabriel - I love the lone wolf type of hero.
Me Me - What is the difference between Tempation and Duet
Lee2-Moderator - Hi AnneMallory! Welcome to the monthly Harlequin Temptation chat! Tonight we're chatting with romance author Kristin Gabriel about her new release, SEDUCED IN SEATTLE. Kindly note protocol is in effect so if you have a question for the author, please type a to join the queue and I'll call on you in turn. Thanks and Enjoy!!
BadBarb - Im Barb Hicks on rbr
CYNOMIN - oops!!!!!!!!!! I am *so* sorry Lee, can I go in the Q please?
AnneMallory - ?
BadBarb - Hi Anne
CYNOMIN - ah ha........and aren't you on L. Foster's group too?
BadBarb - yup thats me
AnneMallory - Hi everyone!
KristinGabriel - Well, Seduced in Seattle is part of the Single in the City miniseries. Heather MacAllister and Cara Summers and I have worked together to make the stories connect. But I've also written continuity books for the Trueblood Texas series and Maitland Maternity.
Lee2-Moderator - Cyn, got you down in the queue
KristinGabriel - According to Brenda Chin, a Duet has a comic premise and a Temptation has a sexy premise
CYNOMIN - Thank you Kristin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BadBarb - thats a good description Kristin
CYNOMIN - tks Lee!!!!!
CYNOMIN - ummmmmm, yeah, now I know why they call ya BadBarb...
BadBarb -
KristinGabriel - I started out reading Temptations years ago and loved the comedy of authors like Elise Title, Jennifer Crusie
BadBarb - Seduced in Seattle is very funny
Lee2-Moderator - MsMom has the next question. (Cynomin, AnneMallory in line)
MsMom - hi Kristin (if I may call you that) I have read all the books in the series you just mentioned yet this one floored me because you made that skirt sound so damn good. Was it hard writing about an item of clothing as a main theme?
Me Me - ?
Lee2-Moderator - wb Kristin!
KristinGabriel - Thanks, BadBarb!
MsMom - wb KristinGabriel
BadBarb - ?
BadBarb - no problem Kristin
KristinGabriel - Yes, you can call me Kristin<g>. Yes, especially trying to fit a plot around it. Then just for fun, Heather, Carolyn and I decided to do it again<g>
BadBarb - Hi Sue!!!
BadBarb - Hi Cait
CaitLondon - Hi, people! Nice to see you.
SueM - hi y'all!
BadBarb - Hi Barbs
KristinGabriel - In fact, I was just finishing up the epilogue for another Single in the City book before I logged on tonight.
MsMom - Hi CaitLondon and surM
Barbs - Hello All
BadBarb - yeah there will be more??? what is your next single in the city about
Me Me - Tell us about it
KristinGabriel - Hello
Lee2-Moderator - Hi Sue! Welcome to the monthly Harlequin Temptation chat! Tonight we're chatting with romance author Kristin Gabriel about her new release, SEDUCED IN SEATTLE. Kindly note protocol is in effect so if you have a question for the author, please type a to join the queue and I'll call on you in turn. Thanks and Enjoy!!
MsMom - sorry cat's in the way meant sueM
Lee2-Moderator - Hi Cait! Welcome to the monthly Harlequin Temptation chat! Tonight we're chatting with romance author Kristin Gabriel about her new release, SEDUCED IN SEATTLE. Kindly note protocol is in effect so if you have a question for the author, please type a to join the queue and I'll call on you in turn. Thanks and Enjoy!!
BadBarb - that wasnt supposed to go through ignore it
Me Me - Are you going to ask the question Barb or me
Lee2-Moderator - Hi Barbs!!!!! Welcome to the monthly Harlequin Temptation chat! Tonight we're chatting with romance author Kristin Gabriel about her new release, SEDUCED IN SEATTLE. Kindly note protocol is in effect so if you have a question for the author, please type a to join the queue and I'll call on you in turn. Thanks and Enjoy!!
KristinGabriel - The next three books are set in New York City. Mine is about a vice cop and an anthropologist.
Barbs - Hi Lee!
SueM - anthropologist in NYC??
CYNOMIN - Kristin, is there a resource that has helped you either in the past or present that you would recommend to newbie writers/authors? How long have you been writing, and wondering if you have an alphasmart?
MsMom - skirt or no skirt
Lee2-Moderator - Cynomin has the next question. (AnneMallory, Me Me, BadBarb in line)
AnneMallory - Kristin, I loved this book. I was going to ask whether there were to be more in this series, but....<G>
CYNOMIN - I already sent it Lee...one post between mine n yours
Lee2-Moderator - Hi TriceCyn! Welcome to the monthly Harlequin Temptation chat! Tonight we're chatting with romance author Kristin Gabriel about her new release, SEDUCED IN SEATTLE. Kindly note protocol is in effect so if you have a question for the author, please type a to join the queue and I'll call on you in turn. Thanks and Enjoy!!
CYNOMIN - Hi Cyn's Twin!!!!!!!!!!
MsMom - hi bea
Lee2-Moderator - ah okay........ in that case....
AnneMallory - Ack. Sorry. I know I"m not next in line. <G>
Barbs - *Seduced in Seattle* was very good I liked it!
Lee2-Moderator - AnneMallory has the next question. (Me Me, BadBarb in line)
KristinGabriel - I LOVE my alphasmart!!! As far as the resources, I definitely recommend RWA. My favorite books on the subject of wriing are: ,
CYNOMIN - but I didn't get an answer yet........ *pout*
AnneMallory - Lee, may I substitute another question?
Me Me - Ok what is RWA anybody
CYNOMIN - oops, sorry, getting answers now Lee...
Lee2-Moderator - sure.
KristinGabriel - The Comic Toolbox, Writing the Romantic Comedy, and anything by Syd Field
CYNOMIN - sure Anne
Lee2-Moderator - Romance Writers of America
CYNOMIN -
TriceCyn - Hi Cyn...me twian...and MsMom
KristinGabriel - MsMom--Yes, the skirt makes another appearance
BonnieJean Hamilton - Hi everyone!!!
KristinGabriel - Thanks, Barbs
TriceCyn - hehehe...Hi Lee..you know me....grins..
Me Me - Hi Bonnie
Lee2-Moderator - lol, the gremlins are really messing with me tonight.
AnneMallory - Kristin, I haunted my mailbox waiting for this book -- when's your next one coming out?
TriceCyn - damn it ...brb...got to reboot
Lee2-Moderator - Yep, I know you , Bea.
Lee2-Moderator - Hey everybody, Just as a reminder, please don't rush off because there's another great chat lined up with the Harlequin Silhouette Desire authors in a few minutes. My guests for the next chat are Kristi Gold, Kathie DeNosky and Cait London. So please DO stick around for some more fun coming up soon!!
AnneMallory - Me too Lee. You'd think it was Halloween
Barbs - All 3 have been very good and I'm looking forward to the next 3
MsMom - hi bonnieJean
KristinGabriel - My next Temptation comes out in September. That's the one I have to finish tonight <g>
Me Me - He cait you are early
MsMom - hi gerri
AnneMallory - Oh geez, Kristin. Good luck. Will we see any other books before then?
gerri - Hi everyone
BonnieJean Hamilton - I love Harlequin novels...they are alll so
Me Me -
Lee2-Moderator - Anne, your turn for the question now.
KristinGabriel - I have a Trueblood Texas book out this month called Hot On His Trail
Lee2-Moderator - Hi BonnieJean! Welcome to the monthly Harlequin Temptation chat! Tonight we're chatting with romance author Kristin Gabriel about her new release, SEDUCED IN SEATTLE. Kindly note protocol is in effect so if you have a question for the author, please type a to join the queue and I'll call on you in turn. Thanks and Enjoy!!
Lee2-Moderator - welcome back, Cait!
CYNOMIN - ?
AnneMallory - LOL!! I got greedy Lee. I asked two.
BonnieJean Hamilton - no problem Lee
gerri - Hi Cait
AnneMallory - Yay! Thanks Kristin. I'll keep an eye out for it.
Lee2-Moderator - lol, no problem, Anne.
Lee2-Moderator - I'll be generous tonight and let you get away with it.
AnneMallory - <------collecting Kristin's books.
AnneMallory - Thanks Lee. The check's in the mail.
gerri - Lee must not have Sara icon for the whip....
Lee2-Moderator - Me Me has the next question. (BadBarb, Cynomin in line)
Me Me - Where do you live
Lee2-Moderator - Gerri, I tried!
KristinGabriel - Thanks, Anne!
Lee2-Moderator - but no luck.
KristinGabriel - I live on a farm in Nebraska. I always tell people it's like Green Acres with a nicer house.
Sara - oh,
Sara - I got all confused!!
Me Me - i remember Green Acres
KristinGabriel - I'm a city girl, too, and still adjusting after 20 years
Sara - TEMPTation then DESIRE
MsMom - is there an Arnold <g>
Lee2-Moderator - Sara, we were just talking about the WHIP icon.
KristinGabriel - No fast food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
BonnieJean Hamilton -
KristinGabriel - We have about 4000 Arnolds<g>
Sara - really?
Me Me -
SueM - better that there is no fast food!
Lee2-Moderator - confused about what? did i miss something?
SueM - man, I bet they smell!
MsMom - so there's your fast food <g>
KristinGabriel - Not when you have to cook <g>
Me Me - New York is wehre i rather be
Lee2-Moderator - BadBarb has the next question. (Cynomin in line)
KristinGabriel - SueM--depends which direction the wind is blowing
Me Me -
Sara - I rushed home to put up the banner for tonight
BonnieJean Hamilton - ummm Lee? you forgot to add me
Sara - and then put up the desire one
KristinGabriel - MeMe--LOL!! Me, too.
Sara - then looked at the schedule
Sara - so I apologize
MsMom - i'd like to adore a penthouse view <g>
Lee2-Moderator - lol
AnneMallory - :::::visualizing Kristin dressed like Zsa Zsa::::::
Lee2-Moderator - Bonnie, sorry. I didn't see your ?. I'll add you now.
Sara - y'all should say TEMPTATION (which I probably spelled wrong) been that kind of night
Me Me - what do you look like
Me Me - ? sorry
Lee2-Moderator - BadBarb? Are you still with us?
Sara - anyway, I missed it all, right? this is one of those SKIRT bookS!!!
KristinGabriel - MeMe--ZsaZsa is close--not. I'm a short brunette.
KristinGabriel - Sara--Yes! The man-magnet skirt.
Barbs - You have a photo at your website, right?
MsMom - sara it is one of those skirt books...and they make me want to start wearing skirts again LOL
Lee2-Moderator - yep! This is a SKIRT Book! I loved it. very good!!!!
Me Me - ?
Lee2-Moderator - I think we've lost BadBarb....... Cynomin has the next question. (BonnieJean in line)
CYNOMIN - Congrats on being a RITA award-winner Kristin Gabriel on your site, it says you got your lucky break when you won Harlequin's Love & Laughter contest in 1995. Was that book ever pubbed??? Who does reviews for the HT's????? and where would I go if I was interested?
KristinGabriel - Barbs--Yes, I have a photo at my website. I have different glasses now.
CYNOMIN - I like your site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me Me - that is more than one question
KristinGabriel - Cynomin--No, that book was rejected twice<g>. But Malle Vallik really encouraged me to keep submitting and the next one sold.
CYNOMIN - LOL...*slinking* yeah I know................ MeMe
MsMom - sneaky...sneaky...Cynomin LOL
Me Me - Cynomin is there ar pictue
Lee2-Moderator - BonnieJean has the next question. (Me Me in line)
CYNOMIN - so you didn't sell any to L&L then....<I'm sorry MsMom n Me Me>
BonnieJean Hamilton - Hi Kristin...your new book sounds soo !
AnneMallory - ?
Barbs - ?
BonnieJean Hamilton - How many books do you write in one year?
MsMom - ?
Sara - wow!! so did it ever see the light of day (so to speak)?
KristinGabriel - Actually, i sold 3 to L&L. Bullets Over Boise, Monday Man, and Send Me No Flowers.
Sara - the book, not the skirt!
CYNOMIN - Congratulations then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KristinGabriel - I hope so, BonnieJean
MsMom - hi Supermom
Lee2-Moderator - Hi Supermom
KristinGabriel - Nope, Sara, it's stuck on a diskette somewhere in my office<g>
AnneMallory - Your first ones are impossible to find, Kristin. You'll be glad to know that. I finally tracked down Monday Man and it was hilarious.
Sara - ah!! well, someday
Lee2-Moderator - MeMe has the next question. (AnneMallory, Barbs, MsMom in line)
Me Me - What inspired you to write?
BonnieJean Hamilton - Lee - she never answered my question
KristinGabriel - You're a sweetie, Anne. Monday Man is my husband's favorite.
Lee2-Moderator - The queue is now closed.
CYNOMIN - I just checked my books Anne, I love L&L, and am collecting them I have "Monday Man"
Lee2-Moderator - Kristin.... Bonnie wanted to know how many books you write in a year...
Supermom - Hi Lee (sorry I was paying attention to the television)
Supermom - Hi MsMom (are we related? LOL)
Lee2-Moderator - No problem, Supermom.
AnneMallory - I loved the "fish hat" running joke in Monday Man.
Lee2-Moderator - Hi Kristi!
CYNOMIN - WHAT!!!!!!!!!! Supermom...how dare you have a life...
KristinGabriel - I wrote three last year and am contracted for five this year
MsMom - hi KristiGold
BonnieJean Hamilton - WOAH!
Me Me - wow that much
Lee2-Moderator - FIVE??? wow wow wow!! WTG Kristin!!
BonnieJean Hamilton - THAT'S A LOT OF BOOKS FOR ONE YEAR!
CYNOMIN - holy cow............all for HT Kristin
Lee2-Moderator - Hi PatriciaJean!
Me Me - what inspired you to write in the first place
KristinGabriel - I don't plan to get out of my office much<g>
BonnieJean Hamilton - **wonders where she finds the time**
Supermom - <sigh> wrong button
Lee2-Moderator - Hi Ruthmann!
PatriciaJean - Hello everyone
KristiGold - Hi, everyone.
CYNOMIN - better get the backlist, gonna be worth money ...lol...
CYNOMIN - Hi Kristi
KristinGabriel - I've trained my dh to cook, do dishes and laundry.
ruthmann - hi all
AnneMallory - Not for me! Write faster!
MsMom - wb Supermom (don't think we are LOL)
Lee2-Moderator - Hey everybody, Just as a reminder, please don't rush off because there's another great chat lined up with the Harlequin Silhouette Desire authors in a few minutes. My guests for the next chat are Kristi Gold, Kathie DeNosky and Cait London. So please DO stick around for some more fun coming up soon!!
Sara - I have them all *said very smugly*
ruthmann - Hi Kristi....this is Ruth!
KristinGabriel - He won't even let me load the dishwasher anymore because I do it "wrong"
Me Me - does he have a single brother
Sara - ah, Kristin, you have trained him right! Mine still does the laundry after 27 years
Lee2-Moderator - AnneMallory has the next question. (Barbs, MsMom in line) The queue is now closed.
CYNOMIN - sounds like my DH...lol...I trained him well.. (grinz)
KristinGabriel - Nope, he's one of a kind<g>
Supermom - oh gee Kristin.....how did you train him? Any secrets you'd be willing to share?
Me Me - What inspired you to write in the first place
KristiGold - Hi, Ruth! Glad you could come by!
Sara - I never do it the RIGHT way he even trained the kids! I am the only laundry-ignorant person in the house!
Me Me - Hey my question was not answered
AnneMallory - Kristin, whose idea was Seattle? Yours? Or the editor?
KristinGabriel - Sara--LOL. My dh is training the kids now.
ruthmann - Of course...wouldn't miss it
Lee2-Moderator - Kristin, did you see MeMe's question?
CYNOMIN - it's so easy to do it the WRONG WAY...they hate it...
Lee2-Moderator - Welcome back, Cait!
Lee2-Moderator - Hi Kathie!!!
KristinGabriel - Anne--Cara Summers actually came up with the skirt idea, then Brenda approached Heather and I about writing it with her. They are two awesome authors--and so funny!
CaitLondon - Problems with connections
MsMom - wb Cait
Supermom - you're not laundry-ignorant...just Maytag-challenged!
KathieDeNosky - Hi!
Me Me - What inspired you to write in the first place
AnneMallory - Thanks. I agree -- they're both terrific. I'm loving the series.
Lee2-Moderator - I'll send you some superglue, Cait!
MsMom - very pc of you Supermom LOL
PatriciaJean - Cait..ooh I love your books, so pleased to meet you
CaitLondon - It's been this way all day. So please bear w/me.
KristinGabriel - Sorry, MeMe. My dh just came in and tried to tell me about a basketball game. I always wanted to write, but never believed I could really do it. But when you live on a pig farm, there aren't a lot of job opportunities available. It was either write or work at the grain elevator.<g>
CaitLondon - Nice to meet you PJ
KristiGold - LOL, Kristin
Lee2-Moderator - Barbs has the next question. (MsMom in line) The queue is now closed.
CaitLondon - Can you call "suey?"
CYNOMIN - lol Kristin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me Me - it does sound like Green Acres
Barbs - Do you write for any other Houses(I think they are called)?
KristinGabriel - Cait--No, but I can pull pigs. (You don't want to know)
MsMom - hey it is the place to be...LOL
KristinGabriel - Barbs--Not yet<g>
Lee2-Moderator - Ms Mom has the last question.
Me Me - //pig
MsMom - So Kristin will you be attending either Cr in vegas or RWA in colorado?
Barbs - I'll ask --what's pulling pigs?
Me Me - //pig
ruthmann - I really do have to know also Kristin
Me Me - I glad ;you asked
KristinGabriel - MsMom--I'll definitely be at RWA in Colorado. I'm counting the days!
Sara - pulling pigs?
Lee2-Moderator - Kristin, thanks so much for coming to chat with us tonight! We've had a great time learning more about SEDUCED IN SEATTLE! I hope you'll come back to chat with us again - very soon!
CaitLondon - same as pulling calves, I guess.
Barbs - So Sorry Lee I did ask another?
PatriciaJean - What's "Cr" in Vegas?
MsMom - I look forward to really meeting you then!!!
Sara - isn't that a Memphis style sandwich?
ruthmann - Kristi will you be in Colorado?
Sara - the coleslaw?
KristinGabriel - Okay--pulling pigs means helping them out of the birth canal if they get stuck in the sow. Think rubber gloves and lubricants. A vet once complimented me on my small hands for this very reason.
BonnieJean Hamilton - Krsitin, do you ohave a website I can go visit?
CaitLondon - no, sara, you may be thinking of pulled pork.
BonnieJean Hamilton - oops, sorry for the misspelling
Sara - lucky you, Kristin
Lee2-Moderator - Not rushing you or kicking you out.. so please feel free to stay and chat with us as we turn our attention now to the Silhouette Desire authors!
Me Me - EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
KristinGabriel - Yes, Cait, you're right!
MsMom - sounds like the last child I gave birth to
Lee2-Moderator - ugh... i think i could have survived without knowing that....
Supermom - hmmmmmm.....wonder if there's ever been a heroine who pulled pigs to get her man?
Laura Wright - All I can say is, Wow, Kristin
CYNOMIN - lol Kristin!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been there and watched, but didn't put my hands anywhere 'cept my pocket...lol
Barbs - I should have known!!
KristinGabriel - ruthmann--Yes, for the RWA Conference
Sara - I think I will stick with the Red Hot & Blue definition of "pulled pig" LOL
CaitLondon - I wonder if that is an asset every woman should work to learn
KristinGabriel - BonnieJean--my website is www.KristinGabriel.com
CYNOMIN - for Kristin, you must be thirsty, It was really nice chatting with you, and I'll be sure to pick up your book!!!!!!!!!!
Lee2-Moderator - Hey everybody, we'll be starting the Silhouette Desire chat in just a few mintues so this is the time to run and get your refills or visit the little girls room etc. You won't want to miss a minute of the great fun lined up ahead!!
KristinGabriel - Thanks for having me here, Lee. The hour flew by!