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I GOT A 3-BOOK CONTRACT WITH ZONDERVAN!

Captain's Log, Supplemental

My agent called me today with the great news! Zondervan has contracted me for another three books!

Right now, they’re all stand alone books—not a series.

The first book is slated to release May 2010 and is tentatively titled The Year of the Dog (they’ll probably change it). It’s a women’s contemporary novel. Here’s the back cover blurb from my proposal:

Tessa Ota, a professional dog trainer, is having a bad year.

While moving ahead with renovation plans for her new dog kenneling and training facility, Tessa needs to move in with her disapproving mother and her antagonist sister. She convinces her ex-boyfriend to take her dog for a few months … but discovers that his brother is the irate engineer whose car she rammed a few weeks earlier.

Charles Bretton has enough problems. His mama has just shown up on his doorstep all the way from Louisiana, and his brother has to move in with him after being kicked out of his apartment—with a dog in tow. And guess who the dog’s owner is?

His brother’s slovenliness, Mama’s diabetic bouts with low blood sugar, and the dog’s bad behavior are all distracting Charles from his wedding plans with a woman whose family connections will help Charles in his career. But he can’t help being attracted to the dog trainer whose sunny smile masks her bitterness at hypocritical Christians, and he starts to wonder about his own professed faith.

Will Tessa’s disjointed family and Charles’s disruptive home prevent both of them from discovering what’s really important?
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  1. Karla Cook @ Roads to EverywhereMon Oct 13, 04:18:00 PM 2008

    I am so excited for you! And can't wait to read whatever you write!

    I love the title "The Year of the Dog"! I hope they keep it! Sounds like a great story.

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  2. AnonymousMon Oct 13, 04:47:00 PM 2008

    Congrats!! And that book blurb sounds wonderful -can't wait for the book to actually come out now :)

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  3. BarbMon Oct 13, 04:58:00 PM 2008

    I look forward to reading it! I just finished Single Sashimi this weekend and enjoyed it. I can hardly wait until you post the novella about Jennifer.

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  4. AnonymousMon Oct 13, 05:37:00 PM 2008

    Congrats, Camy!!!!!!!!!

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  5. The Dynamic UnoMon Oct 13, 05:53:00 PM 2008

    Cool beans! Congratulations on your awesome contract!

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  6. ReihaishaMon Oct 13, 06:30:00 PM 2008

    Cool Cool Beans. I cannot wait to read them!!!! Ganbatte Kudasai.

    reihaisha(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  7. Tyora MoodyMon Oct 13, 06:47:00 PM 2008

    Congratulations! Looking forward to reading the new books with Zondervan and Steeple Hill.

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  8. darbysclosetMon Oct 13, 08:21:00 PM 2008

    Way to go Camy!!!
    You Rock!!!
    Darby
    darbyscloset at yahoo dot com

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  9. Missy TippensMon Oct 13, 08:33:00 PM 2008

    Wooo hooo!!! Congratulations!! The story sounds really cute!!

    Missy

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  10. AmyMon Oct 13, 08:49:00 PM 2008

    I'm so happy for you Camy! and I love the blurb! But 2010 seems so far away!

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  11. BrittanieTue Oct 14, 04:30:00 AM 2008

    Congratulations! I agree 2010 seems far away to us but probably not to you. lol I can't wait to read it. :)

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  12. UnknownTue Oct 14, 04:35:00 AM 2008

    Woo-hoo, congratulations, Camy! I am so excited for you! New books from Zondervan AND Steeple Hill Suspense...the first books can't come soon enough! :)

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  13. GailTue Oct 14, 10:46:00 AM 2008

    Congratulations!! I am so happy for you and for me! Now I have more books of yours that I can look forward to reading. Love your books! thanks for writing.

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  14. AnonymousTue Oct 14, 11:30:00 AM 2008

    Way to go, Camy. Sounds like another great story. Can't wait to hear about the other two.

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  15. Rae BTue Oct 14, 05:30:00 PM 2008

    Thanks sounds amazing!! I'll be graduating that june so, that's more exciting news on top of that!

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  16. PatriciaWWed Oct 15, 08:22:00 AM 2008

    Go Camy, go Camy, go Camy...!

    Congratulations! And The Year of the Dog sounds very interesting, very different from your other books. I love it!

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  17. katylinvwWed Oct 15, 08:42:00 AM 2008

    woohoo! congratulations! :) how exciting! :)

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  18. AnonymousWed Oct 15, 08:53:00 AM 2008

    Congratulations, Camy!

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  19. AnonymousWed Oct 15, 10:16:00 AM 2008

    Congrats Camy. I am so proud of you. Might sound silly but it seems like I know you in person. You are such a sweetie. Loved the blurb.

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  20. Christina TarabochiaThu Oct 16, 12:25:00 AM 2008

    Sorry I'm slow to see this. I was just wondering when I could get my next fix of your writing and here's the answer.

    I'm so happy for you! Zondervan knows to keep a good thing once they've got it.

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  21. Margaret DaleyThu Oct 16, 03:28:00 PM 2008

    Congratulations, Camy. You are going to be busy.

    Margaret

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  22. kalea_kaneFri Oct 17, 04:54:00 PM 2008

    That is FABULOUS news! Congratulations!!!! It sounds like a great story! I can't wait to see how it turns out!

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  23. Christa AllanSat Oct 25, 05:59:00 PM 2008

    Good for you and kudos to Zondervan for recognizing what a gem you are! Bravo!

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