Simply Cheris. . .

Saturday afternoon I got together with my HOT Mama Land sisters and a dozen or so readers to celebrate the release of Forces of Nature . Let me tell you, getting readers and writers together is always fun and exciting. Doing it in a hookah bar adds to the ambiance! Shout out to Red @ 28 for playing host to us. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us!

 Ten years ago, I was waiting like a kid at Christmas for the release of my first romance novel, Revelations . Finally, my book was going to be on the shelves of bookstores and people would get to read a story that kept me awake at night, that kept me from hanging out with my friends and family while I wrote it. Back then, there were a lot of book stores around. Borders on every corner, Books A Million was the new hot spot and Waldenbooks was my favorite place to go in the mall.  Fast forward 10 years and I have that same feeling today as Forces of Nature hits the shelves today. I still get in the car and drive around my city to look for my book on shelves. Seeing my book beside some of my favorite authors, like Brenda Jackson, Victoria Christopher Murray and Donna Hill sends a wave of excitement through my body. I have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. Then I pull out my handy dandy Sharpie --pink of course -- and sign the books. Today, I'm carrying auto...

ROMANCE AUTHOR CHERIS HODGES RETURNS THIS MAY WITH FORCES OF NATURE, BEING PUBLISHED BY DAFINA BOOKS Opposites attract in this contemporary romance about a straight-laced idealistic woman who meets her match. Author Cheris Hodges has the unique ability of being able to appeal to readers of women’s fiction as well as urban fiction with her edgy and sassy characters. Her stories are fresh, modern an d sexy. RT Book Reviews praised her most recent release Too Hot For Tv calling it a winning romance that readers will love” while author Farrah Rochon simply says “count on Cheris Hodges to deliver a sassy, sexy romantic read.” Now, Hodges returns with FORCES OF NATURE, a contemporary romance about a straight-laced idealistic woman who meets her match. When Crystal Hughes handcuffs herself to the receptionist's desk at the lobby of Welco Industries, she just wanted to prove a point--no one was going to tear down the more than 100 acres of farmland that had been in her...