A Book Signing from the Inside Out

I had an opportunity to participate in a book signing at Borders in Albuquerque on the 14th of this month. What a blast! I thought I'd share some of my photos, even though the quality is so-so. I took many of them from my chair so you could see what the signing looked like for the authors.

We started at 6pm (after an all-day conference), but I got there early to enjoy the excitement. The authors signing were Celeste Bradley, me, Amanda McCabe, Mary Buckham, Dianna Love, and Sherrilyn Kenyon. Sherrilyn has very devoted fans who show up in costume with gifts and lots of things for her to sign. They were wonderful! Some of them stood in line for hours, but no one seemed to be impatient or annoyed, and we stayed until the lines were gone.

I had the best time sitting at the first spot at the table where I got to talk to nearly everyone. Many were vampire fans, and some had read at least one of my books. I sold and signed quite a few copies of DEVOUR ME and ADDICTED!


One thing I love about being around other romance authors is the camaraderie. Even those not signing were around to help and join in the fun. Gabi Stevens and Belle Sloan hung out with me, and Molly Evans ran interference for Sherrilyn, Mary, and Dianna, who were all sweethearts and a kick to work with. And my dear husband was there, ready to chase down books or whatever I needed. (He's trying to hide in the background, but I got a picture of him anyway. Sort of.)

The management at Borders was great. They seemed to enjoy it all almost as much as I did. This was my first signing where "crowd control" was even discussed. I was impressed with how smoothly everything ran.

Now that this signing is over, I'm looking forward to the next. I expect to be signing books in Albuquerque in February and May of 2010, at least. Don't know where, yet, but I'll post information when I get it.

Happy November!