“…you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable / And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table / No one can find the rewind button, girl / So cradle your head in your hands / And breathe... just breathe…” – Anna Nalick, “Breathe(2am)”
In this Issue...
In stores now! JUST BREATHE, out for the first time in paperback!
Watch the Just Breathe video!
Upcoming books in 2009
Staying in touch
Recipe — Back by popular demand…Rosemary Lemonade
Dear Friends,
I’m so excited to announce that JUST BREATHE will be available in paperback on April 28. I can’t tell you how attached I grew to Sarah as I wrote her story – and I’m thrilled that this reissue will breathe new life into her tale.
From Publishers Weekly: “Bestselling author Wiggs (Snowfall at Willow Lake) keeps her romance reputation going with this feel-good story of a wronged woman who gets out on her own and gets going. Sarah Moon, a comic-strip writer, is happily married to Jack Daly—until she comes home to find him entwined and naked with a business associate he had badmouthed to her just hours earlier. After five years of marriage, including months of infertility treatments because of Jack's cancer, infidelity is the last straw, and Sarah pack ups and leaves Chicago for her hometown of Glenmuir, Calif. Sarah uses her comic strip, Just Breathe, to vent her frustration and relieve her stress. The character, Shirl, is undergoing fertility treatments, getting a divorce and moving back in with her mom. (Comic strips open each section of the novel). And in Glenmuir, lo and behold, Sarah's dreams come true. She finds out she's pregnant, and begins a friendship with her high school nemesis, Will Bonner, who's now the town fire captain and a single dad whose lonely daughter reminds Sarah of herself as a young girl. Wiggs takes serious situations and weaves them into an emotionally wrought story that will have readers reaching for the Kleenex one moment and snickering out loud the next.”
“A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.” - Georges Clemenceau
There's more info and links to buy or request from the library on my web site, www.susanwiggs.com.
I tried my hand at making another YouTube video. Take a look if you’d like to see the images I used for inspiration while writing JUST BREATHE – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DJkznTSZiI
Here's a list of my upcoming titles for 2009. I’ve got a lot of writing to do! And I’ll answer your next question now: Yes, I will most definitely be telling Daisy’s story in the next couple of books. She’s got a surprise in store in October’s LAKESHORE CHRISTMAS… but that’s all I’ll say for now.
Just Breathe (paperback reissue) - In stores now!
Lord of the Night (paperback reissue) - June
Irish Magic 2 (anthology; reissue) – June
Two of the Deadliest: New Tales of Lust, Greed, and Murder from Outstanding Women of Mystery edited by Elizabeth George (anthology) -- July
At the King's Command (reissue; original title was Circle in the Water) - August
The Maiden's Hand (reissue; original title was Vows Made in Wine) - September
At the Queen's Summons (reissue; original title was Dancing on Air) - October
Lakeshore Christmas - October
Stay tuned for even more book announcements. Until then, I’ll be watching the wildlife on my beach and preparing for the biggest event of my daughter's life -- her wedding. I can’t wait!
You're also invited to get all the scoop from my ever-changing blog here http://susanwiggs.wordpress.com/, or view photos here http://susanwiggs.shutterfly.com/ and here http://picasaweb.google.com/JayandSusanWiggs. To subscribe to my Yahoogroup, send a blank e-mail to Words4Women-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
I'm doing lots of giveaways at www.susanwiggs.wordpress.com so stop by often!
Thanks again—I love corresponding with my readers!
A Summer Treat
Here's something cold and sweet, just what you’ll be needing in the months ahead:
Rosemary Lemonade—back by popular demand
In the Old Country version of “Sleeping Beauty,” the princess was awakened from her enchanted slumber with a whiff of rosemary-scented water. The prince was probably miles away, lost -- and unwilling to ask directions.
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 cups lemon juice
Grated rind of one lemon
2 sprigs of rosemary
Ice cubes
Cold water or club soda
Combine the water and sugar in a saucepan and bring the mixture to a boil over high heat. Boil the liquid three minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the lemon juice, lemon rind and rosemary. Refrigerate at least one hour. Strain the mixture into a storage container. To fix a glass of lemonade, place 5 to 6 ice cubes in a drinking glass. Fill the glass about a third full with the lemon syrup, add water or club soda to the top of the glass, stir and drink. Makes about 3 servings.
“Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.” - Goran Persson
Enjoy the sunshine!
Susan
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