Teaser Tuesday: Ashford Redux
As I try to hammer my way through the first few chapters of my second stand alone novel, I’ve been thinking a lot about book beginnings, all the false starts that we forget about once the book has safely taken shape. The header on all of my old files for The Ashford Affair is Ashford…
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Last week, I posted about historical friends to lovers plots. This week, it’s on to contemporary-set novels. If you like friends to lovers stories set in the now (or near now), you’ll probably like…. — No one does friends to lovers stories like Kristan Higgins. My favorite is Fools Rush In, but you can’t go…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Happy Friday, all! Here’s what I’ve been reading this week. — Harriet Evans, Happily Ever After. I’ve been reading Harriet Evans’s books since a friend gave me A Hopeless Romantic as a gift years ago. I think of her books as the next stage after chick lit: that frank, open tone, the addressing of day…
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… to submit an entry for the Design Miss Gwen’s Coat of Arm’s contest! The winning entry will be featured on an item (mug, t-shirt, tote bag) of the winner’s choice. Just email me with a jpeg of your design by October 1. To kick off the heraldic display, here’s Miss Eliza’s version of Miss…
Read MoreRadio Show– Tonight!
Tonight, at 8:30 EST, I’ll be appearing with the witty and wise Juliana Gray (aka Beatriz Williams) on Renee Bernard’s radio show, Canned Laughter and Coffee. Tune in to listen to us babble about romance novels, Wodehouse, Shakespeare, and why anglophiles have more fun.
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: ASHFORD Bibliography
In the not too distant future, a list of some of the sources I used while researching The Ashford Affair will pop up on the Diversions page. It’s by no means an exhaustive list (compiling these things months after the fact always leads to omissions, some deliberate, some accidental), but it gives you an idea.…
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Among the wonderful “if you like” requests was one for novels featuring friends to lovers plots. As I started listing them, I realized that this category was much larger than I’d imagined– so I’ve broken it into two. This week, I’ll be listing historical romances featuring friends to lovers, and next week I’ll itemize my…
Read MoreContest- for real this time!
My amazing webmistress has fixed the contest problem– so head over to the Contest page and enter to win an ARC of The Ashford Affair!
Read MoreContest Error
Many, many apologies! This is the first time we’ve used the Contest page since the site was overhauled last month, and, unfortunately, it seems to have picked up a bug along the way. (Either that, or I clicked something I wasn’t supposed to. Did I mention technology breaks down when I touch it?). The problem…
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The very first of the Ashford Affair ARC contests is up on the Contest page!
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