Weekly Reading Round-Up

Hi, all! Apologies for the radio silence– between all the books coming out this summer and a feverish toddler, the week got away from me. (On the calendar, it is Friday. In my head, it is still Tuesday.) This week was mostly about reading for the World War I segment of the next stand alone.…

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More ASHFORD Sale!

I felt awful yesterday that Nook readers were being left out of the Ashford Affair e-book sale. But, lo…. The Nook price is now $2.99, too! My publishers inform me that the sale will be on until July 13 or thereabouts, at which point the Kindle and Nook prices will revert to the usual $9.99.…

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MAYFAIR AFFAIR Winner!

And the winner of Tracy Grant’s The Mayfair Affair is…. Susan Rosene! (Of Comment #32.) Congrats, Susan! I believe Tracy has either an e-copy or a hard copy up for grabs, so just let me know which you would prefer. And thanks so much to Tracy, for offering a copy of the new book. Happy…

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THE ASHFORD AFFAIR on sale!

The Ashford Affair was a New York Times bestseller, an Indie Next pick, an AAR Desert Island Keeper, and a RT Readers’ Choice Awards nominee– and now it’s only $2.99 on Kindle! The Ashford Affair will be $2.99 on Kindle from now until July 13th, after which it will go back to its usual price…

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Signing– Today! (Javits Center, NYC)

Come join me, Jill Shalvis, Emily Liebert, and Marie Force this morning at the Penguin Book Truck at the Javits Center! We’ll be there from 10:00 until noon, signing books and chatting. The event is free and open to the public and there will be books for sale (although I’m also happy to sign anything…

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Signing– Tomorrow! (New York, 10:00-12:00)

Come join me, Jill Shalvis, Emily Liebert, and Marie Force at the Penguin Book Truck at the Javits Center! We’ll be there tomorrow (Sunday) morning from 10:00 until noon, signing books and chatting. The event is free and open to the public and there will be books for sale (although I’m also happy to sign…

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FALL OF POPPIES Release Date

Remember that World War I anthology I mentioned a few weeks back? It now has a release date! You’ll be able to find A Fall of Poppies on March 22, 2016. Centering around Armistice Day in 1918, the anthology features novellas by Jessica Brockmole, Hazel Gaynor, Evangeline Holland, Marci Jefferson, Kate Kerrigan, Jennifer Robson, Heather…

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MAYFAIR AFFAIR Give Away

So many thanks to the lovely Tracy Grant, who has been kind enough to offer a copy of her latest, The Mayfair Affair, for give away here on the website. Here’s the official blurb: In the elegant environs of Mayfair, Malcolm and Suzanne Rannoch live a seemingly charmed life. Malcolm, a former diplomatic attaché and…

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Signing on Sunday!

Are you in New York? Come join me this Sunday at the Penguin Book Truck at the Javits Center! I’ll be there with the lovely Jill Shalvis, Emily Liebert, and Marie Force, signing and chatting about books. Here are the details…. What: Signing When: Sunday, May 31, 10:00-12:00 Where: The Javits Center, 34th & 11th…

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Teaser Tuesday: the "voice" of THE OTHER DAUGHTER

There are times when writing can be a bit like acting. You need to get into the characters’ heads, experience the world as they experience it, speak as they speak. For The Other Daughter, speaking as they speak was the big challenge for me. There’s such a unique tone to the 1920s, and particularly to…

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