Pick Your Teaser
Popping my head up from my crazy writing marathon to say…. What would you most like to see here for Teaser Tuesday next week? Fair game are: — Excerpts from the modern or historical segments of The Ashford Affair (coming out April 9th), The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (coming out August 6th), or the…
Read MoreThursday Give Away Winner
The winner of the advance copy of Juliana Gray’s A Duke Never Yields is… Gina! (Of Comment #5.) Congrats, Gina! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. For those who didn’t win, you don’t have too long to wait! A Duke Never Yields comes…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
As I’ve been pounding away at the new stand alone novel (70,000 words down, 50,000 left to go!), I’ve been dipping into old comfort reads, first a Mary Stewart fest, and now some Lord Peter Wimsey. — Mary Stewart, My Brother Michael. While Nine Coaches Waiting will always be my favorite Mary Stewart (followed closely…
Read MoreThursday Give Away
For today’s Thursday give away, I am delighted to be able to offer up an advance review copy of Juliana Gray’s A Duke Never Yields (which comes out next week!). Here’s the official blurb: Impatient with the strictures of polite British society, Miss Abigail Harewood has decided to live life on her own terms—and the…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Pink XI
You know how I said over in the FAQs that we were going to be finishing up the series with Pink XI with Jane’s book? This is exactly why it also says in the FAQs that when I say these things, you should take it with a grain of salt. Or great gobs of salt.…
Read MoreOn the Ballroom Blog….
Over on the Ballroom Blog, we’ve been having a choose your own adventure saga involving the misadventures of Lady Beaufeatheringstone’s nephew, Lord Montague Moylan-Hazell (pronounced “Marzipan-Hat”) as he attempts to return to England from India via pirate ships, galaxies far, far away, and Brazilian tango competitions. If you haven’t stumbled across this yet, you’ll want…
Read MoreIf You Like….
The author apologizes. I found myself flat out of “if you like” inspiration this week. SO– do you have any particular tropes or types of books you’d like to see explored in an “if you like”? If so, let me know in the Comments section below! Also, if it will help to make it up…
Read MoreThursday Give Away Winner
The winner of Sarah MacLean’s One Good Earl Deserves a Lover is… Michelle K! (Of Comment #18.) Congrats, Michelle! If you send me your info, I’ll see that the book makes it safely to you. Another give away coming up this Thursday!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Apologies, all! I’m still in contest-judging mode, which means there’s little to report this week. However, I can say that I’ve started reading Juliana Gray’s A Duke Never Yields, which comes out on February 5th, and it is absolutely worth all those starred reviews. This is the third in the Affairs by Moonlight trilogy, but…
Read MoreThursday Give Away
For today’s Thursday give away, we have Sarah MacLean’s latest, One Good Earl Deserves a Lover. Here’s the official blurb: Lady Philippa Marbury is . . . odd. The brilliant, bespectacled daughter of a double marquess cares more for books than balls, for science than the season, and for laboratories than love. She’s looking forward…
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