It’s a pub hol in Singapore and Malaysia today (as well as a few other countries in the region, I suspect). The good news is that it’s a pub hol for J and I. The bad news is that it’s a pub hol for the kids as well. So no sneaking off for a private, indulgent brunch. Rats!

Vesak Day celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha, presumably in that order. He must have been one exceptionally efficient dude is all I can say. Even Jesus Christ couldn’t manage to fit everything on the one day. Except, like Christ, Buddha’s day skips around all over the place, depending on the phase of the moon. And they say women are indecisive!

In any case, I’ll take whatever holiday I can get, which means we’re actually Not Here while you’re reading this. I don’t know where we’ll be, but not chained to a PC, that’s for sure!

Before I go, however, I’d like to say that The Romance Studio will be giving away a digital  copy of Guarding His Body on Friday, 28 May during its Book-A-Day Giveaway. Wow! A Pirate’s Passion, then Cougars & Cubs (which has received two great reviews so far), now Guarding His Body and let’s not forget two copies of In Enemy Hands at the end of June. I think I would have given away more books in May/June than in the previous three years combined. Make sure you don’t miss out.

Have a good weekend and I’ll catch you all on Monday and, don’t forget, I’m at Ann Wilkes’ blog today (US time), talking about romance in science-fiction.

POSTSCRIPT: In Enemy Hands is available for adding to your wishlist at Amazon although you should know I get a better royalty if you buy direct from Carina Press. (No, the commercial part of their site isn’t up yet; I’ll let you know when/if it is.) However, if you’re an Amazon die-hard, then you can go there and I promise not to sic Sausage on you! Interestingly, I can’t buy my own book from Amazon because I’m not in the USA apparently. Hmmmm. This one will require more digging, methinks.