ASHFORD AFFAIR for Book Clubs
For those of you out there with book clubs, St. Martin’s has prepared a list of discussion questions about The Ashford Affair. There are some excellent, thought-provoking, conversation starters in there. You can find the list of discussions questions here. ** Warning: do not open the questions before reading the book! There are some major…
Read MoreHappiness for GARDEN INTRIGUE!
The Garden Intrigue was just awarded the 2013 RT Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction! Huge congrats also to Juliana Grey, who scooped up the award for Best First Historical Romance with A Lady Never Lies! Speaking of The Garden Intrigue, you can also find me talking about The Garden Intrigue over on Dear…
Read MoreBelated Weekly Reading Round-Up
Apologies for being late with the Weekly Reading Round-Up! As I bounced from city to city, it wasn’t always easy for me to get into my website remotely. Belatedly, here’s what I’ve been reading while I’ve been on the go: — Julian Fellowes, Past Imperfect. A fascinating snapshot of the debutante Season of 1968, and…
Read MoreCoffee in Gurnee, IL– Today, 1:00!
I’m finishing up the Midwestern leg of the Ashford Tour today at one of my favorite libraries: the Warren Newport Public Library in Gurnee, Illinois. Starting at 1:00, there will be coffee, cookies, and chitchat about The Ashford Affair. There will be books for sale at the event, courtesy of the wonderful Lake Forest Book…
Read MoreAnn Arbor– Tonight!
Come join me tonight at Nicola’s Books in Ann Arbor, Michigan! The event begins at 7:00 pm at Nicola’s Books in the Westgate Shopping Center. (2513 Jackson Avenue.) Hope to see you there!
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…
Read MorePURPLE PLUMERIA Winners!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Purple Plumeria ARC contest! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your helping to spread the word about The Ashford Affair. The winners, chosen at random by random number generator, are… — Justine, of Comment #65 — Diana, of Goodreads Comment #9 — April,…
Read MoreMore Interviews on the Internet
I’ve been bouncing around the blogosphere again! Right now, you can find me: — talking about writing and lawyering to the brilliant Robyn Hagan Cain over at the FindLaw blog; — with award winning novelist C.W. Gortner, discussing The Ashford Affair on his blog, Historical Boys; — and over on the B&N book clubs blog,…
Read More"Purple Plumeria" ARC Contest
Last chance to enter the current contest for an advance copy of The Passion of the Purple Plumeria! The contest closes at midnight tonight. (Or rather, before I wake up on Wednesday morning, since I tend to be rather lackadaisical about an hour here or there.) You can find the rules here…. Winners will be…
Read MoreASHFORD Launch Party– Tonight!
If you’re in Scottsdale, Arizona– or thereabouts– come join me tonight at the Poisoned Pen for the Ashford Affair kick-off event. The festivities begin at 7:00. Even if you’re not in Scottsdale, you can view the event through the magic of the internet. I’ve been told there will be a live webcast beginning at 7:00…
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