It's that time of year again! Sure, it's spring. But it's also time for Romance Writers of America® to announce the Finalists for this year's Golden Heart® awards! In those months before my thriller, The Devil You Know, won the 2008 RWA® Golden Heart® for Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements, the word "Finalist" changed me. That's not to say it changed my writing style or even my process. It changed me inside and out by showing me I can accomplish my writing goals -- no matter what they may be.After my Golden Heart® win, NY Times Bestseller Karen Rose stopped to chat with me. (Yes, that's the Golden Heart® in my hand!) You know, Karen is the one who first suggested I check out RWA®. I'm certainly glad I took her advice. All in all, I couldn't be more grateful for my Golden Heart® experience. And I couldn't be happier to see many of my fellow 2008 Finalists on the list this year. You can make the jump to their websites from my Links page and I hope you will. I also hope you'll visit me again soon. Until then, please enjoy my site, stay safe, and keep warm!~ Nichole
Karen Sutton, a widowed Public Information Officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, returns to Canada's Capital, intent on putting her life as the wife of a US soldier-turned-diplomat behind her. But when the US Ambassador turns up dead in the company of a call girl, Karen is drawn into the world she's rejected, where every statesman keeps a secret and protocols can protect criminals. In spite of the American Embassy's secretive Security Officer and a Member of Parliament with an agenda of his own, Karen must face her past in order to find the only witness that can identify the killer. Yet, as Karen comes closer to the truth, she becomes a target herself -- because the killer isn't a stranger to the diplomacy game, but the devil she already knows.
