ASHFORD: the "Lost" Chapter Twenty-Nine
As promised, here is the excised chapter of The Ashford Affair that has been added as an extra to the back of the paperback, along with a short history of how it came to be cut. If you haven’t read the book yet, stop! Stop here! There are major spoilers below….
Read MoreASHFORD in Paperback– Today!
Book release days always feel like birthdays and Christmases and Valentine’s Day all rolled up into one– the heavy lifting is all done and there’s just the joy of seeing the finished book make it out into the world. Today is one of those days! The Ashford Affair paperback makes its official appearance in stores…
Read MoreMonday Give Away: THE RIVER OF NO RETURN
This Monday, we have a special treat: a paperback copy of Bee Ridgway’s The River of No Return. Here’s the official blurb: Devon, 1815. The charming Lord Nicholas Davenant and the beguiling Julia Percy should make a perfect match. But before their love has a chance to grow, Nicholas is presumed dead in the Napoleonic…
Read MoreBook Release Season Begins!
This is a three book year for me: the paperback of The Ashford Affair this Tuesday; my next stand alone novel, That Summer, in June; and then, last but not least, Pink XII, aka The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla in August. Let the rollercoaster of releases begin! Here’s the schedule: — March 25, The…
Read MoreDABWAHA Round Two!
DABWAHA Round Two starts at noon today! And The Ashford Affair is up against… Susanna Kearsley’s The Firebird. I love Susanna. And I love The Firebird. So I can only echo the sentiments of the card that Susanna posted on Facebook today: While I’d love for Ashford Affair to make it to Round Two, it’s…
Read MoreDABWAHA Update
Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who voted in Round One of the DABWAHA! You are the best. The Ashford Affair not only made it to Round Two, it did so by over three hundred votes more than the competition. All I can say is… wow. And thank you. Round Two opens tomorrow,…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
This week was a mixed bag of re-reads: — Mary Stewart, Madam, Will You Talk?. As always, her prose is beautiful and her sense of place impeccable, but re-reading it reminded me of why this is one of the few Mary Stewarts I usually don’t re-read. There’s something rather… off… about her relationship with the…
Read MoreTHAT SUMMER on Goodreads!
Happy news! My publisher is giving away twenty copies of my June book, That Summer, on Goodreads right now. The contest ends on March 31st. Just follow this link to enter. That Summer is available for pre-order via Amazon, B&N, Books-A-Million, or your favorite local bookseller. To learn more about That Summer and to read…
Read MoreDABWAHA Round One– Today!
It’s Round One of the DABWAHA, and The Ashford Affair is up against Nowhere but Home. Help Ashford to make it into Round Two by clicking on this link and placing your vote! You’ll also find The Firebird up against The Rosie Project and A Spear of Summer Grass dueling it out with Longbourn. Let’s…
Read MoreSILENCE FOR THE DEAD Winner
And the winner of the advance copy of Simone St. James’s Silence for the Dead is… Ashley! (Of Comment #27.) Congrats, Ashley! If you email me with your info, I’ll put your book in the mail to you. Coming up next Monday: a paperback copy of Bee Ridgway’s The River of No Return. Happy reading,…
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