"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…
Read MoreBlog Hopping
In anticipation of The Ashford Affair, you can find me out and about in the blogosphere today: — on Writerspace, talking about the various “future-lands” that never came to be– like the 1930s image of a biplane in every backyard! (There’s a give away associated with this post….) — and on Heroes and Heartbreakers, talking…
Read MoreThe ASHFORD Tour
This may have been mentioned here a time or two or twenty, but… The Ashford Affair comes out tomorrow! I’ll be hitting the road for the next few days to celebrate the launch of The Ashford Affair: On Tuesday night (4/9), you can find me at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ. On Thursday night…
Read MoreASHFORD 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…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
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!
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