USA Today Bestselling author Jill Shalvis is happily writing her next book from her neck of the Sierras. You can find her romances wherever books are sold, or visit her right here at her humorous daily blog where she chronicles her I-Love-Lucy life. Click on blog above and be sure to leave a comment!

In 2008, look for STRONG AND SEXY, GET A CLUE, and more!

6:00
Alarm goes off while dreaming about latest plot. Husband hits sleep button — five times. Upon threat of death, he turns off alarm, rolls toward me and begs "caffeine".

7:00
Have sent husband and oldest daughter off to work and school. Only two children left until I’m alone to work on current project that’s due yesterday.

8:00
Said children can’t find gloves or lunch or homework. Puppy ate them. All of them.

9:00
After cleaning up dog puke and driving children to school, I sit down on the deck with my laptop. Breathe in the delicious mountain air. Prepare to feel inspired. Instead see a bear in the woods and run inside.

10:00
After a large bag of cookies I feel inspired by sugar rush. Write a few pages while on the couch. Decide maybe what I really need is a plotting session. Lie down on couch with cozy blanket and plot with my eyes closed.

10:30
Woken from nap by phone. Middle child has lost lunch money.

11:00
Manage a few more pages before starvation sets in. Early lunch. I’ll get lots down this afternoon for sure.

12:00
Another page before email break. No email. Hmm. Maybe I should try harder to be friendly instead of snarling at anyone who interrupts. Note to self. No more snarling.

1:00
Call from editor. Last book that I loved? Major revisions needed. By yesterday.

1:30
Call from other editor. Last book that I loved? Major revisions needed. By yesterday.

2:00
Back in kitchen for more fortification.

3:00
Children home. Hot, tired, hungry, grumpy. Break up three fights before soccer practice.

5:00
Dinnertime. Forgot to cook. Back out in the car to Taco Bell.

6:00
Maybe I’ll sneak in one more page. Take another look at list of revisions, feel sick, head back into kitchen.

8:00
Kids to bed. Too tired to work, sit on couch with a good book. Not mine.

9:00
Husband wakes me up with a hopeful smile. I’m going to need caffeine.

“Jill is an incredibly accomplished writer. In terms of growing, I’m not sure I can speak to that, but I know she can move comfortably from genre to genre, from comedy writing, to very sexy books, to suspense, to a combination of the three. I think readers love her because her characters are so relatable; they have the same insecurities, problems, angst, etc that we all have. As an agent whose business it is to sell books, I know I can always rely on Jill to come up with a project that is not only really well-written, but has a great plot, and a heroine that could be my best friend, or could even be me. I think that¹s rare these days.”
-Jenny Bent,
Agent
Trident Media Group

“Jill’s one of my favorite writers and so down to earth. Her stories are sexy and fun. They strike a chord with readers who quickly come back looking for her next book.”
-Birgit Davis-Todd,
Executive Editor
Harlequin Books

“Jill Shalvis has an amazing gift for storytelling. Her characters are smart and believable and seem to leap off the page. She can combine humor and heartfelt, sex and sentiment like nobody else.”
-Kate Duffy,
Senior Editor
Kensington Books

“Jill Shalvis always delivers the goods - an exciting story, overwhelming sexual tension and a spunky heroine readers will desperately want to emulate. Each new book is better than the last.”
-Brenda Chin,
Senior Editor
Harlequin books