Mandy Baggot

Hi everyone

Raising my head from packing my suitcases for my trip to Corfu to tell you about another great date on the blog tour. Today Kim the Bookworm is hosting me and there is ANOTHER GIVEAWAY! A fantastic review and your chance to win an e-copy of Taking Charge! Click on the link http://kimthebookworm.blogspot.co.uk/

And I know you want to know what the Song of the Day is on the Taking Charge playlist! Well today it's from Kenny Rogers!

Have a good day - enjoy the sunshine if you have some!

Mandy xx

Hi everyone

Now you know how much Lady B loves a good party, well tonight there's a great one in store. It's the Romantic Novelists' Association Summer Party and my first function with the RNA as a full member. Whoop! Yes, tonight I will be slurping canapes and devouring wine (is that right?) and hopefully clapping in all the right places. I was planning to be on my best behaviour, but as I am representing Sapphire Star Publishing and those girls down buttercream shots like they're going to be rationed I have their permission to go wild and let loose. And why not? So I will be the one growling if the wine runs out and table dancing if it doesn't!

Today the Taking Charge blog tour is with Anjana Vasan over at Kindle and Me http://www.kindleandme.com/ Today I am casting the roles for the film of Taking Charge - IF ONLY! And there is a chance to win an e-copy of the novel! Don't miss out!

And of course it wouldn't be a day on the blog tour without a Song of the Day and today it is from my friends Raintown.

I will be tweeting from the party later so if you can't be there do join me on Twitter and I will try and bring you the party atmosphere Lady Baggot style #RNA.

Mandy xx

Morning everyone

I am having the great hair decision this morning! Do I have it cropped again into my usual Lady B style which I have had for God knows how long or do I carry on growing it and have it chopped into some sort of inverted bob (whatever that means?). Here are two pics - which do you think?

Obviously if I could have the model's face that would be good too but the hairdresser isn't a miracle worker! Comments would be lovely!

OK there should be three stops on the blog tour today - I know Angela has her post up and running for you to visit already! Interviews about ice cream and country music to keep you entertained! Here are the links!

Sarah Broadhurst http://sbroadhurstreviews.blogspot.com/

Jessica (Peace Loves Books) http://readingwithstyle.blogspot.com

Angela Scavone http://angelascavone.com/

And I know you are all hungry for the Song of the Day! Today it's one of my favourites from the playlist - it's Kid Rock!

Mandy xx

Hi everyone

I hope you enjoyed the weekend! We had some sun in the UK yesterday - YES REALLY! But it's obviously gone now and we're back to rain! Ah but in two weeks time I won't care what the weather's like here because I will be on Corfu! Counting down the days!

But before I go off on my holidays there is still much excitement in the House of Baggot! Today I have a new Meet & Greet guest in the shape of book reviewer Carol Kinsey from Dizzy C's Little Book Blog. You can find out all about her on the Meet & Greet page. And on the Taking Charge Blog Tour Carol is hosting me! Pop over to her website http://dizzycslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk/ and find out more about the lead female Robyn Matthers, read her AMAZING review of the book AND take part in a GIVEAWAY!

And how are you all enjoying the Songs of the Day from the Taking Charge playlist? Well today the featured artist is one of my favourites - Bryan Adams!

Enjoy!

Mandy xx

On the blog tour today we have Rea's Book Review hosting me! A fantastic review! http://reabookreview.blogspot.co.uk/

And the Song of the Day on the Taking Charge playlist is a funky little number from ZZ Top! This is one of the tunes Special Guest performed when I was in Portage, Michigan! Love it!

Tomorrow I have a really local signing to me - I will be taking over Waterstones Southampton Westquay from 11am-3pm signing copies of Strings Attached. Do pop in and say hello and although it's Father's Day coming up, mums could always do with a treat!

Signings for Taking Charge will start in July!

Mandy xx

So, who's ready for today's Song of the Day from the Taking Charge playlist? Well you're in for a treat today from Van Halen!

All I will say is I WANT THAT ANIMAL PRINT JACKET!!

Later today on the blog tour we take a trip over to Canada where the lovely Lindsay Gentles is hosting me! http://www.turningthepages.ca/

Mandy xx

Hi guys

My lovely friend Ananda isn't able to take part in the blog tour today - I hope you're feeling better soon Ananda and make sure you get plenty of rest.

But we don't want you to miss out on all things Taking Charge so today I give you another FIVE STAR REVIEW! http://www.amazon.com/review/R2KQ00YB2ZFG1X/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B007ZU2BOG&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag=

And of course your day would not be complete without the Song of the Day from the Taking Charge playlist. Today we have a little bit of Chuck Berry for you! Great dancing at 1.36 and 2.37 - I have to try those moves at the RNA party next week!

Mandy xx

Hi everyone

I hope you all had a fantastic Bank Holiday weekend! Mine was a mixed bag - I did super well at Waterstones Witney out-selling 'those' books The Hunger Games and Fifty Shades of Grey and romped easily home to be the top seller of the day! However I then had to go to the hospital with my youngest daughter - she's fine, just an infection and she has some medicine. But seriously, who makes ANISEED flavour medicine for kids?! BLEURGH!!

Today on the Taking Charge blog tour I am visiting Sue Fortin http://lovereadinglovebooks.wordpress.com/ with an interview about my US connections and a great review of the book! Thank you for having me Sue!

And every day I am bringing you a brand new song from the Taking Charge playlist and today it's the turn of Lonnie Mack! Hope you enjoy it! I will turn you all into country music lovers!

Mandy xx

Morning everyone! I bring this blog to you together with the letters 'A' for Advil if you're in the US and 'I' for Ibuprofen if you're in the UK. Far too much beer and wine was consumed at the #TCparty yesterday for the launch of my new book Taking Charge.

Thank you so much to the team at Sapphire Star Publishing - Katie and Amy L and all my gorgeous fellow authors who tweeted and Facebooked and passed around virtual drinks! You're amazing people to be working with and I really appreciate all your support.

A big thank you to all my fellow authors and associate readers at Loveahappyending! You were brilliant yesterday tweeting and retweeting everything that moved and sharing precious space on your websites for little old me! Lady B has her fingers at the ready to support you all in your launches etc. just say the word!

And thank you TEAM BAGGOT - you know who you are! As always you were amazing in helping spread the word about Taking Charge! Love you guys so much!

I also want to thank all the lovely new friends I've met on Twitter just recently - just to mention a few @katiemettner, @uktreasuretrove @misskittyroads @tobi_helton - fantastic fun people who have made me laugh the last couple of weeks and been so supportive!

Right, Oscar worthy speech finished! Time to carry on with the fun! So, launch day maybe over but there are millions of readers who might be missing out on their copy of Taking Charge (which has several GREAT reviews out there already). Today Sharon Goodwin is hosting me over at Jera's Jamboree http://jerasjamboree.wordpress.com/ and she has an e-book copy of Taking Charge to giveaway! How fantastic is that! Get on over there!

Also, watch out for a giveaway from me next week - it won't be a book, it's something a little more personal I think you might like!

Tomorrow I will be travelling to Oxfordshire to visit Waterstones Witney! So if you don't already have your SIGNED paperback copy of Strings Attached then get in store from 11am-4pm tomorrow and I will be there bright eyed and bushy tailed - well kind of!

Mandy xx

Hello everyone!

Well it's a hectic week in the House of Baggot and so this is just a little blog updating you on all the things I have coming up for you!

Wednesday 2 May 5pm-6pm UK time you can Ask Cole. Yes, chat to the lead male in my new romance novel Taking Charge. Just use #askcole on Twitter or contact him direct @coleryan22. He can't wait to tweet with you all!!

Thursday 3 May ALL DAY! Yes from the time I get back from the school run (about 9am UK time) you can join in with the Taking Charge launch day party! Yes Thursday is the day Taking Charge hits the internet shelves and I am so excited to finally be able to share it with you! Just use #TCparty on Twitter to join in the fun. I believe my lovely Sapphire Star family are offering a giveaway so it's not to be missed!

There are also a host of fantastic bloggers and book reviewers bringing you reviews and fun articles and interviews about Taking Charge for the whole month of May. All the links you need are on both the home page of this website and the Taking Charge page. Do pay them all a visit and follow the tour because there are copies of the novel to be won!

Saturday 5 May 11am-4pm I am back on the book signing trail! This week I will be visiting Waterstones Witney and signing copies of Strings Attached. If you haven't got your copy yet do come along!

Just a quick thank you again to all the readers that supporting my recent book promotion for Knowing Me Knowing You - I still find it amazing that there are now almost 20,000 of you with one of my books on your Kindle! I hope you enjoy it and if you did, grab your copy of Taking Charge on launch day!

Mandy xx