The Future of DARE ME
I had a Cunning Plan. Last summer, just for fun, I’d written the first few chapters of a contemporary romance novel. I’d never written in that genre before, so it seemed like a challenge and a nice palette cleanser before going back to Pink. But then, while I was in the middle of it, I…
Read MoreDARE ME: Chapter Seven
Yes, folks, we’re here: the final installment of our summer serial, Dare Me. How did we get here already? If you haven’t read the previous segments, you can start with Chapter One, here. I’ll be posting tomorrow on the future of Dare Me, but in the meantime, with no further ado, here’s Chapter Seven…. Enjoy!
Read MoreORCHID AFFAIR– Booksellers' Best!
What with one thing and another, I entirely forgot to mention that while I was off in Anaheim, The Orchid Affair won the Booksellers’ Best Award! I am very grateful to all of the booksellers and librarians who volunteered their time to judge and the wonderful ladies of GDRWA who go through the headache of…
Read MoreInformal Poll
As Miss Gwen zigzags her way through England in pursuit of those disappearing schoolgirls, it looks like she might wind up breaking for a night at the ancestral country estate of the Viscounts Loring (aka, the Dorringtons). Most of the other great houses in the Pink books have a name. We know that Turnip lives…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
One of the perks of conferences is the goody bag of books (and the long plane rides on which to read said books). I use these as opportunities for discovering authors I might not otherwise have tried. Here’s this week’s haul: — Liza Palmer, More Like Her. Sarah MacLean told me I had to read…
Read MoreWriting Wednesday: Building Characters
At RWA last week, Sarah MacLean and I gave a talk together on creating memorable heroes and heroines. Some very interesting things came up in that workshop planning session (I’ll get to the Orca Test shortly), so it seemed like a good idea to share some of it with you here, with due credit to…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Pink X Mega-Outtake
You don’t usually see much of my books while they’re in progress. They change around on me too much for me to risk showing you something that might not be there in the final version. In this case, though, you’re getting that rare beast: a hot off the presses outtake from Pink X, aka The…
Read MoreIf You Like….
I am ridiculously thrilled that Joanna Bourne’s The Black Hawk, one of my favorite books of 2011, won the RITA for Best Historical this past weekend. If you like The Black Hawk, you’ll probably like…. — The ultimate Napoleonic spy novel, Baroness Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel; — Joanna Bourne’s earlier books: The Spymaster’s Lady, My…
Read MoreDARE ME: Chapter Six
Welcome back to our summer serial, Dare Me! If you’ve missed the earlier chapters, just click here to start at the beginning. Happy reading!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round Up
Hello from the Romance Writers of America convention in California! It was so great to see some of you at the signings on Wednesday and Thursday. It’s been a Susan Elizabeth Phillips week for me: her latest, Great Escape, followed by a re-read of Natural Born Charmer. I also have a lovely pile of books…
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