Thanks to everyone for the notes and queries during my unplanned absence…what do you mean you didn’t notice??

All is good and life has returned to its normal chaotic (but manageable!) state. And I’m even more excited about that, because I can FINALLY share with you the cover art and back copy for the first Cupcake Club Romance…SUGAR RUSH!!!

This is going to be an exciting fall and holiday season!! Coming in October (release is actually end of September!) comes the final installment in my Hot Scot trilogy, which began last year with SOME LIKE IT SCOT, and continued with OFF KILTER earlier this year. We wrap things up with Shay’s story, in the Christmas anthology, UNWRAPPED. October also marks the re-release of last year’s Christmas anthology, THE NAUGHTY LIST, in the smaller, mass market paperback size.

And then, as if that Just Wasn’t Enough….come December 27th, when you have all those Christmas stocking Amazon and Barnes & Noble gift certificates burning a hole in your pocket, SUGAR RUSH hits the stands!! And even that isn’t all. (I know! I’ve been busy!!) Coming right on the heels of the first one, at the end of January, is the next in the Cupcake Club Romance series, SWEET STUFF! (Cover art sneak peek coming soon!)

AND (yes, more, it’s crazy!) I am very thrilled to announce, for those of you who loved my previous Scottish series, that started with BAD BOYS IN KILTS, with three stories about the divine and delectable Chisholm brothers, and followed with a full length story for Dylan Chisholm in THE GREAT SCOT (and one of the best covers in the business ever!)…as you know, GREAT SCOT has long been available in both the trade and mass market format. Well, Kensington is finally re-releasing BAD BOYS IN KILTS in mass market the end of January….with a brand new cover and WOWZA is all I gotta say! Tune in as the week progresses, and that will get sneak peeked here as well.

(See what happens when you let me go away for a few weeks??)

So….with a great fanfare and confetti from the skies…..and a few sprinkles on top….here is the cover for SUGAR RUSH, followed by the back cover copy!! I hope you adore it as much as I do. I’ve been DYING to get this!!! And they definitely didn’t disappoint! (Kris Noble, the cover art goddess…you are a rock star!!)

Devil’s Food…Angel Cake…Red Velvet…Praline Crunch…Lemon Chiffon…

How’s a woman to choose?

Luckily, the members of the Cupcake Club are about to taste it all…

When baker extraordinaire Leilani Trusdale left the bustle of New York City for Georgia’s sleepy Sugarberry Island, she didn’t expect her past to follow. Yet suddenly, her former boss, Baxter Dunne, aka Chef Hot Cakes, the man who taught her everything pastry, wants to film his hit cooking show in her tiny cupcakery. The same Chef Hot Cakes whose molten chocolate brown eyes made Lani’s mouth water and her cheeks blush the color of raspberry filling–stirring all kinds of kitchen gossip, much of which Lani wished was true…

Lani’s friends are convinced that this time around, Baxter is the missing ingredient in her recipe for happiness. But convincing Lani will be a job for Baxter himself. And he’ll need more than black velvet frosting to sweeten the deal…

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Isn’t that the most yummylicous cover?? Trust me, wait until you meet Baxter Dunne. Whole new meaning to yummmmm.

Thank you for sharing in my excitement!! And to keep that feeling going, let’s giveaway some free stuff! Free Stuff Friday is back this week. All you have to do is send me an email to donna@donnakauffman.com with “She’s back! Now send me a book!” in the subject line. I’ll draw a name from the pile and announce it here Friday. Winner gets a free book from my website bookshelf!!

Tune in Wednesday for more sneak peeks and the next cupcake recipe!! It’s great to be back.

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