This is an unusual Thanksgiving for me. I’m up in my office blogging while my family is downstairs preparing Thanksgiving dinner. For years, I did all the cooking, but when I’m on deadline, my wonderful family takes over. I’m particularly thankful for that. I worked for 20 hours yesterday polishing SEX AND THE PSYCHIC WITCH, due in stores in August 2007, and due on my editor’s desk on December 1st. Yikes. But I’m thankful for that too.

There are so many things I’m thankful for, but this is surely the first:  The day after Christmas last year, we nearly lost my husband. I’m supremely thankful that he’s downstairs, directing traffic and pretending he’s doing all the cooking. I’m thankful for my entire, incredible family, especially our little Kelsey and Travis, ages 1 and 3. How boring life must have been without them.

This past spring, my first ever case of pneumonia became a pretty good indication that I couldn’t keep working a full time day job, and writing nights when I should have been sleeping, so in April, I became I full time writer. Very thankful for that and shortly after for a contract to write my Triplet Witch Trilogy—Psychic witches with attitude spell identical triplet trouble in spikes!

THE SCOT, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, third book in my Accidental Witch Trilogy, will hit stores in two weeks and pre-orders are brisk. I’m thankful for my first PW review: "…sassy dialogue, rich sexual tension and plenty of laughs make this an immensely satisfying return to Blair’s world of witchcraft." Publishers Weekly

In January, I became a National Bestseller. Talk about thankful! And for your reception of MY FAVORITE WITCH, the book that hit bestseller lists. I’m thankful for my legendary editor and agent, Cindy Hwang at Berkley, and Nancy Yost of the Lowenstein Yost Agency. My own dynamic duo.

My thanksgiving list wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t thank you, my loyal readers, family and friends. I love your notes of encouragement. I know I have a lot to learn, and meanwhile I hope to entertain, take you away from life’s problems for a while, give you something to laugh at, and a happily ever after to smile about.

Happy Reading. Happy Thanksgiving. A Joyous Holiday Season to you all, whatever holiday you celebrate. Peace! Bright Blessings! Merry Merry! Annette