The Stiletto Gang's New Year's Wishes

Are you making resolutions?  Do you have high hopes for what 2012 will bring?  We're ringing out 2011 and ringing in the New Year here at Stiletto with a dash of humor, a pinch of black-eyed peas for good luck, and visions of peace, harmony, and fleeing mice from the basement, among other things!  While we're at it, we want to thank you, dear readers, for dropping by so often to hang out with us.  We take great pleasure in your company and look forward to sharing more bits and pieces of our books and lives with you in the year ahead.

I wish for just one of my sisters on the Stiletto Gang to see their name somewhere on the New York Times bestseller list.  I wish for dry basements and leak-free roofs.  I wish for the rodent population of the Hudson Valley to live anywhere but in this house.  I wish for good health for our bloggers and our readers and everyone everywhere and in between.

--Maggie Barbieri

Physical Education

http://www.maggiebarbieri.com/

My big wish for 2012 is a healthy, stress-free year for my family and me...and everyone else who needs the same thing. (A tall order, I know).   

--Laura Bradford

Dangerous Alterations

http://www.elizabethlynncasey.com/

Hmmm....I've thought about this a lot and my big wishes always seem to come back as rather small.  I'm kind of like that for gifts, too.  I never really want anything.  I can't begin to tell you how much that frustrates my family.  However that being said I have two wishes for 2012:  that my son continues to grow and thrive and find wonder and happiness in every single day and that everyone finds a way to be respectful and thoughtful during this year's presidential election.  (Something tells me my son will deliver on the first and that the second is harder to achieve than world peace...but a girl can dream!)

--Joelle Charbonneau

Skating Over the Line

http://www.joellecharbonneau.net/

We hope 2012 is year of health and happiness for our families and friends, most especially the wonderful women of The Stiletto Gang. We hope that we continue to write compelling stories, with believable characters that capture the interest and hearts of readers. In the next year, may we all write well, laugh more, and enjoy the company of good friends and family.

--Evelyn David

Murder Takes the Cake

http://www.evelyndavid.com/

My New Year's wish is that I take the time to appreciate the people in my life and to remember that it's the little things in life that matter.

--Maria Geraci

The Boyfriend of the Month Club

http://mariageraci.com/

My big wish for 2012….I wish for good health and happiness.  I wish for my entire wall-unit bookshelf to be finished so I can display my 1000+ books. I wish for all my author friends to have HUGE success with all of their upcoming titles.

--Lori Gondelman

http://www.lorisreadingcorner.com/

My wish for 2012 is to hold the funerals please! There were far too many family funerals in 2011 and I'd like to use my black dress for more fun events this year.  Beyond that... I'd love to sell my latest mystery!  Keep your fingers crossed for me!

--Bethany Maines

Compact with the Devil

http://bulletproofmascara.com/

I hope that 2012 brings good health and happiness; that a spirit to make things right brings people together instead of driving them apart; that we stop worrying so much about things that don't matter and learn how better to enjoy every day of our lives.  On a personal front, I’d love to start the New Year without this danged pregnancy rash so I can get back to work full-speed on Little White Lies and happily dream about my biggest “production” yet (aka "Peapod"), due in late June.

--Susan McBride

Little Black Dress

http://susanmcbride.com/

Of course, I wish all the usual things for 2012, including peace on earth and good will to men; but mostly I’d like to see a wonderful year for all my family and friends. And for all the Stiletto Gang, fantastic reviews and sales.

--Marilyn Meredith

Bears With Us

http://www.mundania.com/

My 2012 wish, hmm…On the book front, I hope to start the year by handing over my revised version of THE IT FACTOR.  Fingers crossed that it meets with approval!  I can tell you it’s a much better book than it was in 2011! When I’m not writing novels, I’ll be busy as Editorial Director for AuthorBytes—premier web designer for authors everywhere.  It’s something I never thought about a year ago, which goes to show you never know what a turn of the calendar will bring!  

--Laura Spinella

Beautiful Disaster

http://www.lauraspinella.net/

Happy New Year, everyone!!!

Cheers,

The Stiletto Gang