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Holding On (Colorado High Country #6) —
The Colorado High Country series returns with Conrad and Kenzie's story.

A hero barely holding on…

Harrison Conrad returned to Scarlet Springs from Nepal, the sole survivor of a freak accident on Mt. Everest. Shattered and grieving for his friends, he vows never to climb again and retreats into a bottle of whiskey—until Kenzie Morgan shows up at his door with a tiny puppy asking for his help. He’s the last person in the world she should ask to foster this little furball. He’s barely capable of managing his own life right now, let alone caring for a helpless, adorable, fluffy puppy. But Conrad has always had a thing for Kenzie with her bright smile and sweet curves. One look into her pleading blue eyes, and he can’t say no.

The woman who won’t let him fall…

Kenzie Morgan’s life went to the dogs years ago. A successful search dog trainer and kennel owner, she gets her fill of adventure volunteering for the Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue Team. The only thing missing from her busy life is love. It’s not easy finding Mr. Right in a small mountain town, especially when she’s unwilling to date climbers. She long ago swore never again to fall for a guy who might one day leave her for a rock. When Conrad returns from a climbing trip haunted by the catastrophe that killed his best friend, Kenzie can see he’s hurting and wants to help. She just might have the perfect way to bring him back to the world of the living. But friendship quickly turns into something more—and now she’s risking her heart to heal his.

In ebook and soon in print!


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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Four days left to go!



There are four days of my vacation left, and seven chapters left to be written. At most I'll write four more chapters, which means I'll be struggling to finish this book, with edits, by the end of April — a full month later than my postponed deadline of end of March.

ARGH!

And of course I will probably decide a dozen times between now and the day I mail it to New York that the story sucks and is the worst book I've ever written. That's what I said about Surrender. I called my editor and said, "I need to apologize ahead of time. This is the worst piece of crap I've ever written."

I liked Hard Evidence and Ride the Fire, but otherwise I've hated most things I've written, and I think that's how it's going to be with Unlawful Contact.

Hopefully, these next chapters will flow quickly and in the right direction so that I don't have to lose time to massive rewrites. That's something I dread. But, hey, if you have to rewrite, do it sooner rather than later. That's one lesson I've learned.

I thought I'd share another photo of that hot model. Not sure what he's doing here, but I wish he were doing it without pants. :-D

I think the RITA finalist high has worn off and it's back to work. OK, no I'm still smiling like an idiot, even if I am only getting four hours of sleep.

And thanks again for your wonderful, supportive messages! They really help!

5 comments:

Ronlyn said...

You're doing GREAT!!!
You can do it! You can do it!
RAH! RAH!! (is that the correct spelling of 'rah'? I was never a cheerleader....) :)

And, HELLO Mr. Yummy Man.

((hugs))
Ronlyn

Mar 29, 2007, 6:27:00 PM
Pamela Clare said...

I was never a cheerleader, either, Ronlyn, but I think that must be how you spell "Rah!" LOL! If you spell it "Ra," then you're talking about the Egyptian Sun God. "Ra, Ra!"

And thanks! I'm trying!!!

I hope you're feeling well these days. I saw what your DH did, and I think you're right. He IS a keeper. :-)

Mar 29, 2007, 7:10:00 PM
Charina Miranda said...

Pamela, nothing that you've ever writting that I have read was crap! I wish I could write crap that good!

You can do it, I have every faith you can...

Mar 29, 2007, 9:11:00 PM
Anonymous said...

I have every confidence that you will get it done, and your "crap" is always, always great. I wish I had 1/10 of your talent to write a good story. You're almost there!

Mar 30, 2007, 5:33:00 AM
Debbie H said...

You will do great and meet your deadline. I think we are all our worst critics. You have never written anything that was "crap", not even your grocery list. *LOL*

Daniel is showing you the sexual positon he wants to try with you! *BEG*

I am off to the Medieval Faire. I hope to see lots of hunky guys and I will see four on stage playing pipes and drums for three days!

Just remember to breathe, get some fresh air and you will be ok! We all love you and are sending good vibes your way.

Mar 30, 2007, 7:15:00 AM
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