While May 1st is not the official UK release date for When One Night Isn’t Enough, it’s the date my debut 2in1 goes up for sale on the Harlequin Mills and Boon website. So it’s a release day of sorts. I should be thrilled. And I am.

But May 1st has long been a sad day for me because on that day, twenty-three years ago, my mother lost her long, courageously fought battle with cancer. Were she here today there is no doubt in my mind she would love my book, regardless of subject matter or content, simply because I wrote it. (That’s the kind of mom she was.)  I anticipate, given the opportunity, she would have purchased a minimum of one thousand copies. And, after distributing them to every person she knew, she would have passed them out to strangers on the street.

But she’s not here to read my book or sing my praises or be proud of what I’ve accomplished. And that makes me sadder still.

What a downer! Not my usual style. Sorry about that.

I’ll be up to celebrating next week, which is probably okay since everyone in the UK is likely partied out following the royal wedding.

On Thursday, May 5th I’ll be blogging at the Medical Authors Group Blog. If you have some time, please stop by for a visit. (I promise to be more upbeat!)

On Monday, May 9th I’ll be kicking off my 25 stop blog tour! (Dates and links are on my News page.) In conjunction with my blog tour I’m running my first contests! For a sneak peek, my loyal blog followers, check out my Home page to see how you can enter and what you can win.

While times like this remind me how very much I still miss my mom, I’m lucky to be blessed with wonderfully supportive family and friends.

And I am thankful for each and every one of you!