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February 28, 2006
Introducing the FABULOUS Susan McBride!!!
Mystery Chick Extraordinaire!
It is my enormous privilege and pleasure to introduce one of the SWEETEST and MOST TALENTED people on the PLANET, the lovely Susan McBride!! (Seriously, she looks like a freaking supermodel, but she's so unbelievably nice, you kind of have to forgive her for that after you get to know her!)
I first got to know Susan after I'd read the hilariously funny and entertaining debut of her Debutante Dropout chicklit mystery series, BLUE BLOOD. Mostly, I just wanted to be all fan girl and squee all over her about how much I loved the crazy antics of Andy and Cissy. But when we met at the Romantic Times convention, we had so much fun talking that we sat in the lobby and missed two hours of workshops just chatting! Yes, she's THAT kind of fun. So OF COURSE we had to invite her to join us at Literary Chicks!
With her schedule, it's amazing she has time to breathe, let alone guest blog, but she graciously agreed (and we didn't even have to loan her the trusty restraining order). She has her own group blog at The Lipstick Chronicles, and is one of the fabulous Mystery Chicks in her spare time.
And of course, the city of St. Louis just AUCTIONED HER OFF as one of the city's hottest sexy singles . . .
and she may have found her own version of Wuv, Twue Wuv, through the experience, which is a chick lit novel all on its own!!! But I'll let her tell you about that . . .
The official bio: Susan McBride is the author of the award-winning Debutante Dropout Mysteries from HarperCollins/Avon. The latest, hot off the press, is THE LONE STAR LONELY HEARTS CLUB. The debut, BLUE BLOOD, won the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery of 2004 and was an Anthony Award nominee for Best Paperback Original. THE GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER was a BookSense Recommended Title in February of 2005 and, along with BLUE BLOOD, was an Independent Mystery Booksellers Association best-seller and a top-seller for the Mystery Guild. Susan's just finishing up the fourth in the series, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB, and has a fifth book under contract. For fun, she blogs with the Book Tarts at The Lipstick Chronicles and group promotes with the fabulous Mystery Chicks!
So please give a rousing Lit Chicks welcome to the amazing Susan McBride!!! (Did I mention she's giving away five autographed copies? So Send an e-mail with your name and mailing address to Giveaway at Literary Chicks dot com with the subject header "I Have a Lonely HeartI) between now and March 21st. Susan will be here every Wednesday this month (starting tomorrow!!! Hee hee! Did I mention I ADORE her books??) and will announce the five lucky winners on the 22nd!
Happy March!! May you have the heart of a lion and the sweet, curly nature of a lamb, er, or something like that. :)
Alesia
Posted by Alesia at 7:19 AM | Comments (8)
Comments
I KNEW I "knew" her! I wandered over to TLC for Nancy Martin, and just coulnd't place Susan, though that name sounded so darned familiar! (And me being so darned visual and not having a face to fit with the name until then....DUH).
Well how cool is this? So, since I "know" you Alesia, does that make me two degrees separated from greatness? Nah. Only one, 'cus the Lit. Chicks are pretty darned good, too. (I am NOT sucking up!) LOL
Posted by: Cate at February 28, 2006 10:24 AM
>>So, since I "know" you Alesia, does that make me two degrees separated from greatness?<<
Yes, yes it does.
hugs,
Chopped Liver, er, Alesia (LOL!)
Posted by: Alesia Holliday ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.literarychicks.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at February 28, 2006 10:44 AM
Welcome to the L.C., Susan!
Posted by: Whitney at February 28, 2006 10:47 AM
Man, Alesia, that was some introduction! As I said before, I want to take you on the road with me so you can do that intro everywhere! ;-) I'm looking very much forward to posting tomorrow and each Wednesday throughout March (the same day I post at The Lipstick Chronicles, ironically!). Cate, you made me realize that we need to do something at Lipstick to further identify who we all are. We're getting a new banner designed and will update the blog soon. The Literary Chicks' blog is giving me ideas! I just love the layout and color used here. I promise to keep the stealing to a minimum, however. Thanks for the warm welcome, Whitney! I can't wait to get started!
Posted by: Susan McB at February 28, 2006 11:23 AM
Hi, Susan!
Welcome welcome welcome!
Eileen
P.S. Credit for the L.C. look should go to Lani. Ain't she great?
Posted by: Eileen at February 28, 2006 4:43 PM
Alesia, oh chopped liver goddess you, I amended that statement! Hello! You're fabulous! LOL
And Susan, it is my own fly-by visits that kept me from putting picture with name. I (of COURSE!) clicked on each one of your sites, but just never put two and two together. I'm kinda sorta slow about those things. I think it has something to do with having a FT job, three kids, and about eighteen different characters floating around in my head at all times.
Posted by: Cate at February 28, 2006 7:47 PM
Hi, Susan! Nice to see you here, too. I love your books, and I don't think I've ever said that over on TLC.
Posted by: ZaZa at February 28, 2006 11:59 PM
Oh, ZaZa, thanks mucho! It's great to see you here, too, and I feel so honored that the Literary Chicks invited me to be a guest at their ongoing party! Eileen, thanks for the warm welcome, and I've already told Lani how terrific I think the site is. Wish I could steal her for the revamping of the Lipstick Chronicles, as I think she's magic! As for being slow, Cate, just call me brain-dead these days, so I can relate, chickie! I'm sort of in post-book-deadline-fog where I need a nap everyday. Just wish I had time to take them! Do y'all get like that, too?
Posted by: Susan McB at March 1, 2006 7:42 AM
