Billie Does Dallas

Hey girls,
This isn't a beauty thing! Just wanted to address a question that's been popping up hither and yon for the past two years. It sounds vaguely like this:

"Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get you've regressed back to high school for a minute with this whole IT CHICKS thing, and it's a cute look and all, but where's your follow-up to THE ACCIDENTAL DIVA?"

I've been avoiding the question because, well...multiply "long" times "boring" and divide it by "tragic," and then you'll get the idea. Also, whenever I talk about my ACCIDENTAL DIVA follow-up, I refer to it as my second "adult" novel (as opposed to a teen one), and it always sounds like I'm writing porn. BILLIE DOES DALLAS. But anyway, here's the story. A second adult novel does indeed exist, its fabulous, and I'm positive you'll love it. It's not an ACCIDENTAL DIVA sequel, though Billie and Jay do make an appearance...and you'll find out what's happened to them, five years later. It's sexy, fun, and delicious--and I turned it in seconds before my deadline, two years ago--but alas, my book editor took off for a high-powered gig at Random House. At which point my sweet manuscript got lost in the shuffle (as almost always happens in these situations...hark, future published novelists). My lovely agent Mary Ann was poised to shop it around to other houses when, drumroll, Disney came a-knocking with IT CHICKS...and the rest is history. For the past couple years, my homeless manuscript has been on-hold.

Until now! As we speak, Ms. Mary Ann is finding BILLIE DOES DALLAS a home, and it should be all published and ready for your literary enjoyment before you know it (in book publishing years, that probably means early 2009). So, now you know the story and I have nothing else to hide. Except my true age and my flabby ass.

love you to distraction,
Tia

PS...Check out my fabulous friend Zandile's article about the hottest summer fragrances on AOL's Stylelist. It's quite informative, and I'm not just saying that 'cause I'm quoted.