Reno Party

Rendezvous in Reno

Sponsored by Suzanne Brockmann & Ballantine Books

Note from Suz: Join me on July 29, 2005, as I celebrate the release of BREAKING POINT with a casual Friday night "American BBQ" buffet dinner party in Reno, Nevada, during the Romance Writers of America's National Conference!

Here's the scoop:

	Date: Friday, July 29, 2005
	Time: 6:00 p.m. (opening remarks at 6, buffet line opens at 6:30!)
	Where: Silver State Rooms # 2&3, Reno Hilton Hotel, 2500 East Second Street, Reno, NV 89595
	What: Buffet "American BBQ" dinner (chicken, fish and/or steak with all the fixings, dessert included! See complete menu below!)
	Plus: A repeat performance of Eric's Famous Skit spoofing Suz's Troubleshooters books (with a special appearance by Silhouette author Catherine Mann and other fun guests!), our famous Trivia "Contest" and Mondo-Huge Prize Basket filled with hard-to-find books and other goodies!
	Cost: (All prices include tax and gratuity!) Dinner only: $40 if registered before June 20th, $45 after June 20th, $47 last minute registration (after July 12th, space permitting) Dinner plus a signed copy of Breaking Point: $56 if registered before June 20th, $61 after June 20th, $64 after July 12th! (Note: Purchase of a signed book automatically enters you in the virtual signing raffle to win a free copy of Suz's hard-to-find, out-of-print book, Ladies' Man -- estimated value $1000!) (Also note: signed books to be picked up at the dinner!)

Sound like fun? It's going to be! Click HERE for our registration form!

More Info:

	Register early! The room holds only 200 people!
	Cash bar available!
	There will be a short amount of time set aside at the end of the evening to get books signed. Two backlist titles only, please!
	IMPORTANT DEADLINE: You must register and pay by July 12th! The food for the buffet must be ordered in advance -- we cannot accept payment at the door!!! NOTE: This just in! We've discovered that we don't need to give the hotel the final number of people attending until July 27th, so we're extending our deadline for registering and payment until then. BUT... we only have a limited number of spots still available, and they will be given, first come/first serve to anyone who registers and pays during the RWA Literacy Signing on Wednesday night! (Note: Last minute registration fee includes a $3 donation to the Naval Special Warfare Foundation.)

Menu: (Served buffet style!)

	BBQ Chicken
	Halibut with Cilantro Roasted Pepper Sauce
	Grilled Sirloin Steak
	Potato Salad
	Tossed Garden Salad
	Wild Rice
	Baked Potatoes
	Corn on the Cob
	Desserts: Apple pie, strawberry shortcake, pecan pie, peach cobbler & chocolate raspberry syrup cake with vanilla sauce!
	Beverages: Iced tea, coffee and tea (Cash bar will be available!)

Note from Suz: Join me for dinner and a night of fun in Reno, Nevada, during the Romance Writers of America's national conference! All are welcome -- RWA attendees as well as local readers and even readers from out of town! RWA party hoppers take note: We'll have our buffet line open by 6:30 -- there will be plenty of time to get a good dinner before departing for a night of publisher's parties. All others: we'll have a full evening of food, fun, schmoozing, and our famous trivia game with dozens of cool prizes (including hard-to-find backlist books!)

Readers: If you've ever wanted to visit Reno, this is the time! The RWA conference includes an amazing group booksigning on Wednesday evening, July 27th, from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. If you've never attended an RWA Literacy Signing, you need to see it to believe it. There will be over 400 authors in a hotel ballroom, signing books that have been donated by their publishers. Every penny readers spend on those books will go to programs supporting literacy.

Also: I'm going to scheduled times (probably three or four of 'em) during the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the conference when I'll be inviting readers up to my suite to schmooze and/or get books signed. I'll post the schedule on my website appearances page, as well as hand out flyers during the Wednesday evening literacy signing! Watch for details, too, about a pizza party in my suite following the Wednesday night signing!

Unlike my TARGET: TAMPA weekend, the gathering in Reno will be a whole lot less structured -- with the focus on the Friday evening dinner party. Readers from out of town will have plenty of opportunities to get in some serious casino time <g>, or to take tours of the area. Visit my BB at http://members2.boardhost.com/brockmann/ to connect with other readers who will be coming to Reno!

I hope to see you there!