ASHFORD AFFAIR Audio

Want a sneak snippet of The Ashford Affair audio? The folks at Macmillan audio just sent me Chapter One of the audio version! Just click the play button below to listen…. The audio is available on a preloaded digital audio player from Amazon or as a digital download from Audible and iTunes (the Audible and…

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Deanna Raybourn Give Away!

Sadly, there’s only one Deanna, so no extras to go around, but she is giving away copies of her upcoming release, A Spear of Summer Grass, on her website today. Like The Ashford Affair, A Spear of Summer Grass is set among the wild expat English crowd in Kenya in the 1920s. (If you click…

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Pinkorama Extension

I’ll admit it. I dropped the ball on the Pinkorama this year. (As I described on the Ballroom Blog the other day, there’s been a bit of a four book bottleneck going on chez moi.) Since I completely forgot to post any reminders, I’m extending the Pinkorama deadline by an extra week, to April 2nd,…

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ASHFORD Launch– the Webcast!

For those who aren’t in the Phoenix area, the Poisoned Pen is going to be broadcasting the Ashford Affair launch event live on the evening of April 9th, starting at 7:00 PM PST (10:00 EST). Here’s the link to the livestream. It will go live at 7:00 PST on April 9th and then can be…

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Only two weeks…

…until The Ashford Affair!! I’ll be signing books in Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, and New York. Just click here for the list and for information on how to order signed/personalized books. There will also be a live webcast from the launch event in Phoenix on April 9! (More on that shortly.) If you’ve already ordered a…

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Arizona AAUW Luncheon, 4/10

It seems very appropriate to be speaking about The Ashford Affair, a book about mothers, daughters, friendships, and ambition, at a fundraiser luncheon for the American Association of University Women. The luncheon kicks off at 11:30 on April 10th (Wednesday) at the Artichoke Grill on the Scottsdale Community College Campus (9000 E Chaparral Road). The…

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If You Like….

Apologies for the lack of “if you like” recently. It’s been a rather busy few months. Since my first family saga comes out very soon (just two more weeks until The Ashford Affair!), this seemed like a good time to do an “if you like” about those old sweeping, family sagas. All of these are…

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Thursday Give Away Winner

The winner of the advance copy of The Fever Tree is… Connie! (Of Comment #4.) Congrats, Connie! If you email me with your info, I’ll pop the book in the mail to you. More coming up soon!

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Charlottesville– Today!

In just a couple of hours, Tasha Alexander, Deanna Raybourn, Kristen Callihan and I will be bantering away about history, mystery and romance! (The picture is from a previous me, Tasha, and Deanna appearance– we tend to get a little slaphappy when we’re together. And do Charlie’s Angels poses.) If you’re in Charlottesville, VA, come…

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Weekly Reading Round-Up

It’s been a week of governesses and companions for me, mostly re-reads. — Elsie Lee, Silence Is Golden. One of only three Elsie Lee historicals (she’s better known for her 1960s and 70s romantic suspense), this one is her Victorian orphan book. It has all the classic hallmarks of the Gothic– orphaned companion, large house,…

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