Kim Harrison
I just crawled out of bed and caught up on all the emails at MySpace and the Yahoo! groups the Enclave and the Hollows. I thought I'd treat myself to a blow-by-blow memory of the evening. So you get to be there with Miz Kim Harrison and me and Wayne, the DJ who hosted the signing event at the BookRack inRock Hill, SC, and Ren and Kim's Guy in leather.
First, me. Like Miz Kim, I'm short, but unlike Miz Kim I'm...um...rounder is a nice kind word. We both go for heels and boots -- Yes, hard to walk in sometimes, but I have a broken toe (metatarsal, up in the foot) and I have to wear boots that don't give. And hey, no boot worth it's name is a flat.
Miz Kim wore open toed shoes with fishnet stockings. Showed off her pretty toes, and was very sexy, even when they (stockings, not toes) disappeared up under her black pants. Ren says to me -- So. You got any fishnets? And he picks up my black skirt as if to peek. Men...
And Miz Kim was in black lace short sleeved shirt with black vest and a pretty necklace of gold pearls and teardrop-shaped stone, kinda green with blue glimmers. The stone is called labrodorite. I'm in a black top with a gold scarf and my amulet necklace. With my newest belly dance scarf over my hips. Miz Kim is svelt and dark while I'm splashy and slinky. We contrast well. Oh -- hair. Miz Kim still long and red, and I've added honey contrasts to my blonde. Ren said we looked cute. *Cute???* We looked fantastic!
Our men looked good too. DJ Wayne was casual in jeans and tee, and is very engaging. And hey -- the man knows his women. He brought each of us chocolate. LOTS of chocolate!!!
Kim and I both had lots of fans and friends stop by, to buy, sign, visit, ask questions, look us over, etc. Fans were showing up with bags of books for Miz Kim to sign, and she took time for them all. Hey to all you guys bought BloodRing and Seraphs!!!! Hope you like fighting and battle dire!
Wayne set his equipment up behind the book counter and Kim and I walked back and forth for our parts of the interview. Yes -- I am from the South! I know the accent gave it away. I've known Kim Harrison forever, and she sounds a bit more Southern than when she first showed around here. Honest, Kim, you do. But she'll never have the slow drawl.
After the signing we 5 went out to eat. Even with Miz Kim there we had to wait. Can you image making a star wait????
I got separated from the group for a moment, and had two guys and a couple (yes a man and woman) try to pick me up. Ahem... Okay, we all looked really good. And I *was* showing a tiny bit of cleavage. Just a tiny bit. Really.
So we finally got to eat, and it was wonderful. Wayne pumped Miz Kim for info about the books, but at the same time he begged her not to tell. It was fun! And Miz Kim gave her cat-got-the-cream grin in answer. I don't think he got much from her, but then, she's cagey that way! We talked so much we nearly closed the restaurant down.
It was a wonderful debut signing for Seraphs, lovely interview, great dinner and afternoon and evening. I couldn't sleep when I got home and was too wired to write all this then!
Faith