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Follow me and my Hot Mama Land sisters! hotsouthernwriters.blogspot.com Love After War is coming in November! "Count on Cheris Hodges to deliver a sassy, sexy romantic read." --Farrah Rochon, author of Always and Forever When club owner Adrian Bryant discovers his biological father is hotel magnate Elliot Crawford, his life unravels. Shunned by Crawford while he and his mother struggled, Adrian hatches a high-profile plan to destroy the Crawford name--and the reputations of his two half-brothers. But to shield the woman he loves from the hell he intends to unleash, Adrian has to let her go. Photographer Dana Singleton is heartbroken and confused by Adrian's behavior. But just when she's given up on their relationship, she begins to discover the truth--and a dark side of Adrian she never knew existed. As the stakes get higher, she will have to ask herself if she can love a man who is capable of such vengeance--or if he can learn to forgive... ...

Congratulations to Jeanette! You are the winner of a bottle of Blanc De Blanc. Thank you to everyone who entered the contest and read Recipe For Desire! Now, March is a special month for me because it's my birthday month and the unofficial start of spring. This month, I'm going back in my archives and pulling out some of my older titles. For your chance to win a copy of A Love of Her Own and a $5 Starbucks or Amazon gift card, answer this Black History Fact: Who was the first known published African American writer in 1760?  Email your answer to cheris87@bellsouth.net by March 6, 2013. Also, join me and the ladies of HOT M.A.M.A land for the Fly Hat Society Luncheon on March 6. The Hot MAMA Land Fly Hat Society Luncheon March 9, 2013 11AM-4PM Holiday Inn RDU 930 Airport Blvd Morrisville, NC Tickets: $35.00, available at the blog January 15th! Tickets are limited to 31 attendees, so don't delay in securing your seat! Join us for awesome Swag Bags, a de...

Join us in Hot M.A.M.A Land ! More importantly, join us for the Fly Hat Luncheon in March! The Hot MAMA Land Fly Hat Society Luncheon March 9, 2013 11AM-4PM Holiday Inn RDU 930 Airport Blvd Morrisville, NC Tickets: $35.00, available at the blog January 15th! Tickets are limited to 31 attendees, so don't delay in securing your seat! Join us for awesome Swag Bags, a delicious catered lunch^, a Fly Hat Contest*, and rubbing elbows with your favorite authors! Featuring: • Angie Daniels/Sasha Campbell • Altonya Washington • Bridget Midway • Cheris Hodges • Denise Jeffries • Iris Bolling • Loretta Walls • Monique Lamont • Kianna Alexander ^ Catered Lunch includes: Sandwiches: Shaved Chicken on Baguette and Turkey Bacon Ranch Wraps Mixed Green Salad Baked Potato Bar Fresh Baked Cookies Assorted Beverages *Full event schedule and Fly Hat Contest details will be posted to the blog in February. Stay in the Know! Follow the blog at http://hotsouthernwriters.blogspot.com for all the detail...

The only thing I love more than writing is football. In a past life, I'm sure that I was a smack talking cornerback for my beloved Dallas Cowboys. OK, that's a little much. But I have fallen in love with a young quarterback -- named Colin Kaepernick. Read the rest here . 

You know what really makes a romance novelist mad? Imagine spending months, even years, with the perfect man. He's a little moody, but he has a big heart -- among other big things -- and when you need him, he's right there. Then you have to say goodbye to him and share him with the rest of the world. Yep, your hero is on the shelves and you're left to deal with the men in the real world. Yes, those men who don't hold doors and give you side eye when you -- in your five inch heels with your hands full -- don't hold the door for them. Yeah, those men who holler, "Hey baby!" and get mad when you keep walking without looking back. Umm, those quarterbacks and other "ballers" who think calling a female sports reporter sweetheart or gorgeous in press conferences and on TV is just fine. Read the full entry here.

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I'm bringing the heat today on the web's hottest blog featuring Multicultural Authors of The Mid-Atlantic. Or, Hot M.A.M.A Land . And when I say I'm bringing the heat, I mean it. My blog is about this heat wave and why we're more apt to give it up in the summer. I know you're interested! Tune in at noon.

Make sure you check out the Hot M.A.M.A Land Blog ! And who's your favorite Cheris Hodges Hero? 1. Malik Greene -- Revelations 2. Nathan Wallace -- Cautious Heart 3. Chris Johnson -- A Love of Her Own 4. Calvin Jackson -- Second Chances at Love  5. Darren Alexander -- The Business of Love  6. Darius McRae -- Just Can't Get Enough 7. Cleveland Alexander -- More Than He Can Handle                                    8. Maurice Goings -- Let's Get It On  9. James Goings-- Betting On Love   10. Solomon Crawford -- No Other Lover Will Do 11. Antonio Billups -- His Sexy Bad Habit 12. Devon Harris -- Recipe For Desire 13. Jay Slade/Jason Campbell -- If It Isn't Love 14. Dr. Raymond Thomas -- Too Hot For TV