diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2658d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad5d8aa..87f5b14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,80 +2,72 @@
 
 A simple Amazon SES wrapper, supports the following actions:
 
-* DeleteVerifiedEmailAddress
-* GetSendQuota
-* GetSendStatistics
-* ListVerifiedEmailAddresses
-* SendEmail
-* VerifyEmailAddress
+* `DeleteVerifiedEmailAddress`
+* `GetSendQuota`
+* `GetSendStatistics`
+* `ListVerifiedEmailAddresses`
+* `SendEmail`
+* `VerifyEmailAddress`
 
-Does not currently support SendRawEmail.
+Does not currently support `SendRawEmail`.
 
 ## Install
 
-<pre>
-  npm install amazon-ses
-</pre>
-
-Or from source:
-
-<pre>
-  git clone git://github.com/jjenkins/node-amazon-ses.git
-  cd amazon-ses
-  npm link .
-</pre>
+```
+npm install amazon-ses-with-region
+```
 
 ## Verify Source Email
 
 Verify the source email address with Amazon.
 
-<pre>
-  var AmazonSES = require('amazon-ses');
-  var ses = new AmazonSES('access-key-id', 'secret-access-key');
-  ses.verifyEmailAddress('foo@mailinator.com');
-</pre>
+```js
+var AmazonSES = require('amazon-ses-with-region');
+var ses = new AmazonSES('access-key-id', 'secret-access-key', 'region');
+ses.verifyEmailAddress('foo@mailinator.com');
+```
 
 You will receive a confirmation email - click the link in that email to finish the verification process.
 
 ## Send Email
 
-<pre>
-  ses.send({
-      from: 'foo@mailinator.com'
-    , to: ['bar@mailinator.com', 'jim@mailinator.com']
-    , replyTo: ['john@mailinator.com']
-    , subject: 'Test subject'
-    , body: {
-          text: 'This is the text of the message.'
-        , html: 'This is the <b>html</b> body of the message.'
-    }
-  });
-</pre>
+```js
+ses.send({
+    from: 'Foo <foo@mailinator.com>'
+  , to: ['bar@mailinator.com', 'jim@mailinator.com']
+  , replyTo: ['john@mailinator.com']
+  , subject: 'Test subject'
+  , body: {
+        text: 'This is the text of the message.'
+      , html: 'This is the <b>html</b> body of the message.'
+  }
+});
+```
 
 ## Get verified email addresses
 
-<pre>
-  ses.listVerifiedEmailAddresses(function(result) {
-    console.log(result);
-  });
-</pre>
+```js
+ses.listVerifiedEmailAddresses(function(result) {
+  console.log(result);
+});
+```
 
 ## Deleted a verified email address
 
-<pre>
-  ses.deleteVerifiedEmailAddress('foo@mailinator.com', function(result) {
-    console.log(result);
-  });
-</pre>
+```js
+ses.deleteVerifiedEmailAddress('foo@mailinator.com', function(result) {
+  console.log(result);
+});
+```
 
 ## Get Quota and Stats
 
-<pre>
-  ses.getSendQuota(function(result) {
-    console.log(result);
-  });
+```js
+ses.getSendQuota(function(result) {
+  console.log(result);
+});
 
-  ses.getSendStatistics(function(result) {
-    console.log(result);
-  });
-</pre>
+ses.getSendStatistics(function(result) {
+  console.log(result);
+});
+```
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 33fab32..d90b859 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ var xml = require('xml2js');
 
 var AmazonSES = (function() {
 
-  var init = function(key, secret) {
+  var init = function(key, secret, region) {
     this.accessKeyId = key;
     this.secretAccessKey = secret;
+    this.region = region;
   };
 
   var hmac = function(key, str) {
@@ -38,12 +39,16 @@ var AmazonSES = (function() {
     var params = {
         'Action': 'SendEmail'
       , 'Source': opts.from
-      , 'Message.Body.Text.Data': opts.body.text
-      , 'Message.Body.Text.Charset': 'UTF-8'
-      , 'Message.Body.Html.Data': opts.body.html
-      , 'Message.Body.Html.Charset': 'UTF-8'
       , 'Message.Subject.Data' : opts.subject
     };
+    if (opts.body.text) {
+      params['Message.Body.Text.Data'] = opts.body.text;
+      params['Message.Body.Text.Charset'] = 'UTF-8';
+    }
+    if (opts.body.html) {
+      params['Message.Body.Html.Data'] = opts.body.html;
+      params['Message.Body.Html.Charset'] = 'UTF-8';
+    }
     _.extend(params, getDestinationList(opts.to, 'To'));
     _.extend(params, getDestinationList(opts.cc, 'Cc'));
     _.extend(params, getDestinationList(opts.bcc, 'Bcc'));
@@ -52,8 +57,11 @@ var AmazonSES = (function() {
     return params;
   };
 
+  var parser = new xml.Parser({explicitArray: false, explicitRoot: false});
+
   var call = function(opts) {
-    var host = 'email.us-east-1.amazonaws.com';
+
+    var host = 'email.'+this.region+'.amazonaws.com';
     var path = '/';
 
     var now = (new Date()).toUTCString();
@@ -81,21 +89,23 @@ var AmazonSES = (function() {
     };
 
     request(options, function(error, response, body) {
-      var parser = new xml.Parser();
-      parser.addListener('end', function(data) {
-        var err = null;
-        if (data.hasOwnProperty('Error')) {
-          err = new Error(data.Error.Message);
+      if (error) {
+        return opts.callback(error);
+      }
+      parser.parseString(body, function(error, data) {
+        if (error) {
+          return opts.callback(error);
         }
-        opts.callback(err, data);
-
+        if (data.Error) {
+          return opts.callback(new Error(data.Error.Message));
+        }
+        opts.callback(null, data);
       });
-      parser.parseString(body);
     });
   };
 
-  var Constructor = function(accessKeyId, secretAccessKey) {
-    init(accessKeyId, secretAccessKey);
+  var Constructor = function(accessKeyId, secretAccessKey, region) {
+    init(accessKeyId, secretAccessKey, region);
   };
 
   Constructor.prototype = {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2edf0b0..4528805 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
 {
   "name": "amazon-ses",
   "description": "Simple Amazon SES Mailer",
-  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "author": "Jim Jenkins <jim.jenkins@gmail.com>",
+  "contributors": [
+    "Antoine Rousseau <antoine@rousseau.im>"
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/antoinerousseau/node-amazon-ses",
+  "bugs": "https://github.com/antoinerousseau/node-amazon-ses/issues",
   "dependencies": {
-    "request": "2.1.1",
-    "underscore": "1.2.1",
-    "xml2js": "0.1.11"
+    "request": "^2.69.0",
+    "underscore": "^1.8.3",
+    "xml2js": "^0.4.16"
   },
-  "keywords": ["email", "amazon", "ses"],
-  "repository": "git://github.com/jjenkins/node-amazon-ses.git",
+  "keywords": [
+    "email",
+    "amazon",
+    "ses"
+  ],
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/antoinerousseau/node-amazon-ses.git",
   "main": "main",
-  "engines": { "node": ">= 0.4.1" }
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">= 0.4.1"
+  }
 }