THAT SUMMER: $2.99 this summer!

It seems to be the summer of sale summer books!  Both of my books with “summer” in the title– That Summer and The Summer Country— are currently on sale on Kindle and Nook! For $2.99, you can travel to the suburbs of London in 2009 with a young American woman who discovers she’s inherited a…

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New On the Website: Lost Chapters

Now up on in a permanent place on the Diversions Page, from now unto the next time my website crashes, you can find two chapters that were excised by my editor: the “lost” Chapter 29 of The Ashford Affair, in which All Was Explained, and the discarded Epilogue of That Summer (in which some things…

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THAT SUMMER: The Lost Epilogue

I’ve been asked frequently whether there might be a sequel to That Summer, my novel about an inherited house, a hidden painting, and the early days of the Preraphaelite movement. Fun fact: That Summer is the only one of my stand alone novels for which I never toyed with the idea of a sequel. But…

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THAT SUMMER This Summer!

Just for this summer, my publisher has put out a special discount edition of That Summer! (Thanks to Patsy for the photo of the new edition in the wild at Walmart!) Here’s the official blurb: A page-turning new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig, about a woman who inherits a house in…

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Pinkorama #1: THAT SUMMER

Or perhaps Peep Summer? For our very first 2017 Pinkorama, Randy brings us a scene from That Summer. It’s the summer of 2009, and Julia, jobless thanks to the recession, has just flown out to London to inspect the house she unexpectedly inherited from a great-aunt she can’t remember. The house holds many surprises for…

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THAT SUMMER on Kindle and Nook– price reduced!

I am very happy to announce that with the move to paperback, you can now find That Summer for $9.99 on both Kindle and Nook. I feel like there needs to be a jingle or tagline here…. Same great read, lower price? Happy reading!

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THAT SUMMER: in paperback today!

My Preraphaelite novel, That Summer, comes out in paperback today! 2009: When Julia Conley hears that she has inherited a house outside London from an unknown great-aunt, she assumes it’s a joke. She hasn’t been back to England since the car crash that killed her mother when she was six, an event she remembers only…

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THAT SUMMER– in stores tomorrow!

It hardly seems possible, but That Summer comes out tomorrow– with a snazzy new cover. To celebrate the paperback release, the lovely Sharlene of Graphics by Sharlene made me these e-cards. Fun, no? Which one is your favorite?

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In my mailbox….

That Summer in paperback! Less than one week to go until it appears in stores! You can find all the links for pre-order here.

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Teaser Tuesday: THAT SUMMER Bibliography

I’m a little behind when it comes to posting a bibliography for That Summer— about a year behind, in fact. With the paperback of That Summer appearing in stores a week from today, now seemed like a good time to remedy the defect. Of course, a year after first publication and two years after handing…

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