Shannon worked very hard last night. (If my eyes were not embroidered, I would be rolling them.) So did Mel and Emma, and you can see the fruits of their labor (no spewable liquids, please) over at Shades of Suspense today. With her original topic tragically lost to Emma, it was decided a list was in order: The top ten things a romantic suspense hero should never say. Yes, there are fifty-five phrases on the top ten list. I think we all know why the rum is gone, no?

Shannon has been working very diligently on her secret project (she took the cap off her pen, anyway). I use the term secret loosely, of course, as she has whined incessantly about the book to anybody who will listen, no doubt another contributing factor to the rum shortage. About the only secretive thing about the story is how it ends. Shannon has no clue. You should try writing a synopsis with her sometime:

An den some ominous black moment descends and drives them apart. An den something brings them back together. An den ohmigod, I love you, ohmigod, I love you, too. An den they live happily ever after. I think.

I’m not happy about the rum being gone.

Until next week, stay tuned for Ezmerelda’s Extreme Makeover: Giddy Up Edition, in honor of Taming Eliza Jane’s imminent release! And lay off the rum, people.