ASHFORD a Best Book of April!
More happiness for The Ashford Affair! Apple just named The Ashford Affair one of its Best Books of April. I am particularly amused that Ashford was named in the Mystery/Thriller category. So far, The Ashford Affair has been categorized as historical fiction, women’s fiction, family saga, romance, and mystery. As usual, I appear to have…
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I’ve been reading some new (or, at least, new to me) books this week, starting with: — Susan Elia MacNeal, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary. I’ve been hearing such good things about this series, and, fortuitously, received the first of the lot for my birthday last week. An American-raised heroine inherits a house in England– and finds…
Read MorePURPLE PLUMERIA Give Away!
On Tuesday, two packages showed up on my doorstep: my author copies of The Ashford Affair and a box of advance copies of The Passion of the Purple Plumeria. Of course, I couldn’t let a box of ARCs just sit there…. I was wracking my brains for a good contest question for a Purple Plumeria…
Read MoreOut and About on the Internet
Over on Goodreads the other day, I was asked to list a few of my favorite historical romances– which always raises the interesting question: do they mean historical fiction with a romance component or a romance with a historical setting? The line between the two isn’t always clear, although there are extremes on both ends.…
Read MorePinkorama Time!
It’s Pinkorama time! I was so impressed by this year’s entries and would, before we begin, like to thank Candace, Cassandra, Christine, Jean, Casey and Julie for all the thought and skill they put into these. It’s hard to believe these started out as mere sugar-covered marshmallows. Without further ado, in order of appearance, here…
Read MorePURPLE PLUMERIA Advance Copies!
Look what I’ve got! Advance copies of The Passion of the Purple Plumeria: It doesn’t make any sense for these to continue living in my living room– so stay tuned for a chance to win them!
Read MoreOne week until ASHFORD!
As much as it boggles my mind, it is, indeed, April already– which means only one week left to go until The Ashford Affair appears in bookstores! (Or in your mailbox or on your Kindle or Nook or iTunes account.) The Ashford Affair comes out next Tuesday, April 9th! So much Ashford info to share….…
Read MorePinkorama #3
Just a quick reminder… all Pinkorama entries are due in tomorrow! I’ll be posting the full slate of candidates here on the website on Wednesday, so everyone can vote for their favorites, with prizes all around. And now, without further ado, we have Pinkorama #3, courtesy of the talented Candace and Cassandra: “Peep & Biscuits”,…
Read MorePinkorama #2
More fun with peeps! For Pinkorama #2, we have Christine and Jean’s creation: The Ruination of Penelopeep. Here’s the description: Ahh, Penelopeep. She was rocking out to the Harlem Shake at a party with her girls (hey, at least it wasn’t Gangnam Style) and accidentally blurts out that she was snogging with Freddie Staines in…
Read MorePinkorama #1
For our first Pinkorama, we have… the showdown at the end of The Deception of the Emerald Ring, beautifully crafted by Julie and Casey. Here’s the overall view: You can see Geoff battling the rebels and Miss Gwen with her sword parasol while the rebel hideaway goes up in flames and Jasper makes off with…
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