The winners of the latest mini-contest are… Jo Koster and Lucy! Congrats, you two. Thanks so much to everyone for joining me for tea ‘n Heyer, both in Scottsdale and here on the site.

Hi, all! Abusing my royal authority as Queen of this Website, I am unilaterally extending the virtual Heyer Tea Party (and Mini-Contest) to Wednesday, to give more people a chance to partake. Winners will be announced on July 1st. Okay, I admit, I liked the symmetry of ending the contest with the month. For a…

Welcome to the virtual Heyer tea party! Since we could only fit so many around the table in Scottsdale– and there are pesky little things like geographical constraints– I wanted to expand the party so everyone could attend. The tea leaves are steeping, the silver strainer is placed carefully over the cup…. Mmm. Smell that…

Thanks so much to everyone for sharing your favorite heroes! Many of my own favorites got a mention in there. What would the world be without Darcy and Rhett? Although I doubt anyone would want to seat them at the same dinner table. But I digress. We have winners! Two winners, in fact. The recipients…

As you may have noticed, I’m really very fond of the hero of the next book, The Mischief of the Mistletoe. I hadn’t expected to be. Turnip isn’t your typical hero. He rambles; he blunders; he trips over protruding surfaces and his own tongue. He’s Bertie Wooster with a dash of d’Artagnan. But there’s no…

Hi, all! I’ll be posting the next Mini-Contest for an advance copy of The Mischief of the Mistletoe on Tuesday, June 8th. In the meantime, you can find the first chapter here and the second chapter here.