Or at least blogging about it is. And Valentine's Day too.
 
I'm working on two guest blogs, for Lisa Mondello's Blog and the Romancing the West Valentine party. For Lisa I'm working on my influences for the clothing in my Steampunk Smugglers series. For the party, Jacquie Rogers assigned me a Valentine's blog specifically, so of course I planned to illustrate it with vintage Victorian Valentine's cards, but guess what? Everything is locked down on the Internet. People are still making money off these images. I guess they are still meaningful to many, but I don't know what I'm going to illustrate my blog with. Not so important, because you'll come visit me there on February 6th for the chance to win a Kindle!

In other news, I've received my first two reviews for Captain Fenna's Dirigible Valentine on Amazon. Yeah! Reviews are so important for authors. Even if you don't think your opinion is important, trust me, it is. Authors live and die by reviews because people want some kind of assurance and information about products before they buy, and Amazon is the review place of record right now.

There are those who claim authors with high reviews are only getting them from friends and family, but plenty of authors have no family or friend support. Just because someone is friends with an author doesn't mean they are a reader, or motivated to put their name on a review. So even a review from an author's mother has a level of value, in my opinion. (Mom, want to review my stories? LOL)

Captain Fenna at Amazon

5 Stars from E.M. Flynn:  I was charmed by the first story in this series, Captain Andrew's Flying Christmas, and when I discovered that this one was a sequel, I had to pick it up. I'd been wondering about the sister of the heroine from the first novella, and sure enough, this was about her! I really like the concept of each story, and each airship named after a holiday. What's the next one, St. Patrick's Day? Anyway, Terrwyn is a strong heroine and determined to keep her baby safe. Ian is determined to get away from the evil forces that shanghai'd him from his hometown. When the wicked father of Terrwyn's baby kidnaps her, Terrwyn and Ian have to hunt him down and rescue her. It's an adventure story, it's an exciting story, and it's even a little romantic. I recommend it highly!

5 Stars from Shoshanna:  Captain Fenna's Dirigible Valentine kept me on the edge of my seat - or rather, since I brought the book to bed with me, it kept me awake, clicking through my ereader very fast to find out what happened next. Heather Hiestand knows how to keep a story moving!

The world Ms. Hiestand built is complete and fascinating, filled with steampunk inventions and airships. But the best part of reading this book, for me, was watching the romance between the hero and heroine unfold. Also, I loved the heroine's portrayal as a mother. She always had to keep her infant's safety in mind, which made the chase scenes and battle scenes all the more exciting (and nerve-wracking!). Note: I read the first Steampunk Smugglers book first, however each book can stand alone as well.

I highly recommend this steampunk adventure!