Author Interviews
A Bit of This and That
You can find me today over on the Timeless Quills blog, chatting about this and that, including a rather Eloise-esque grad school misadventure involving the Britney Spears movie, Bertucci’s, and an Intellectual History professor. (All names have been withheld from this story to protect the professorial.) Thanks so much to the lovely Jerrica Knight-Catania for…
Read MoreThe Pink Carnation Read Along Blog Along!
Doesn’t that sound like a tongue twister? Here’s what it is, untwisted: As some of you may know, Ashley is doing a year long Read Along of all the Pink books over on her blog, The Bubblebath Reader. Each month features a different Pink book (in chronological order), with essays about the books, personal memories,…
Read MoreTalking BLOOD LILY with Rose Lerner– and Give Away!
The lovely Rose Lerner has a Regency romance out, Sweet Disorder, featuring a widowed heroine. In honor of its release, she interviewed a bunch of us who also have what she calls “Dead First Husband” books. Rose distilled the essence of those interviews into a post about the dead first husband trope on Heroes and…
Read MoreOut and About on the Internet
I’ve been out and about on the internet these past few days! On Saturday, I was thrilled to get to be part of Read a Romance Month, a celebration of the genre to which ninety-three (yep, ninety-three, including me) authors contributed essays on why romance– and romance novels– matter. You can find my essay about…
Read MoreOut and About
I’m out and about on the internet today to celebrate the release of The Passion of the Purple Plumeria! You can find me talking about books ‘n things with the Historical Novel Society (including why I’d rather dine with Prinny than with Bonaparte) and Fresh Fiction. More soon!
Read MoreAugust Adventure #2: THE ASHFORD AFFAIR!
Today’s Adventure: The Ashford Affair, by Lauren Willig. Just to rehash the drill…. 10 Great Authors, 10 Unforgettable Adventures. With every “Today’s Adventure” post between August 1 and August 13, you can register to win the featured book and the grand prize of all 10 books. We’ll announce winners on August 14. You may enter…
Read MoreInside the Writers' Study….
Do you know that show Inside the Actors’ Studio? Historical novelist Donna Russo Morin had the genius idea of doing the same for authors: Inside the Writers’ Study. Today I was in the Writers’ Study hot seat…. Stop by and read the Q&A!
Read MoreAugust Adventures!
Happy August, all! In honor of the last month of summer, I’ve banded together with nine other authors to bring you ten days of August adventures. For the next two weeks, we’ll be putting up daily “adventure” posts, along with a chance to win each of our books, as well as a grand prize of…
Read MoreASHFORD Launch Livestream
The Ashford Affair tour is now officially over! If you weren’t able to make it to any of the stops on the Ashford tour, here’s one delivered to you remotely: the full, unabridged recording of the launch night event at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale. You can also get a signed copy of The Ashford…
Read MoreMore Tour
Hello from author tour! My next stops on the road are: — Thursday (4/11): Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor MI, 7:00; — Friday (4/12): Warren Newport Public Library, Gurnee IL, 1:00; — Monday (4/15): The Corner Bookstore, New York NY, 6:00. If you can’t come see me in person, here’s another virtual appearance (aka Q&A), this…
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