Today's random information

Today's random information comes to you via my incurable procrastination.

First, h/t to C2, who posted that the cover and blurb for Suzanne Brockmann's Force of Nature has been posted on her website. The blurb indicates that Jules and Robin will be playing largish secondary roles. Yay! I liked both of them in Hot Target and am interested in seeing what Brockmann does in the lead up to Jules' book.

Second, CindyS, I went back to Let's Dish yesterday, and I tried to remember some recipes for you. ( They're listed below the cut. )

Web strategy for a debut author?

Yesterday, I scooped up a couple of new books at Borders, including a contemporary titled Remember the Alimony by Bethany True. The cover and blurb captured my attention -- I'd never seen or heard of the author before. I was thinking that perhaps this is her debut novel? So I googled her, only to find that the best hit for her was a guest blog on Romance: By the Blog, titled "Brains are the New Boobs". Catchy. So I clicked -- but no links in the blog. Scrolling through the comments, I found a link: http://www.brainsarethenewboobs.com. Except that bounces me to an incomplete tripod site. Color me umimpressed. I know that debut authors don't get marketing bucks and website costs come out of their own pockets, but even a blog or My Space page would have impressed me more than that.