If You Like….
If you like historical adventure series, you’ll probably like…. — Bernard Cornwell’s Richard Sharpe series, starting with Sharpe’s Rifles, in which our hero rises from the ranks to fight Napoleon on a number of fronts, capturing Imperial Eagles and thwarting French baddies (not to mention that he’s played by Sean Bean in the mini-series); —…
Read MoreOn the last day of book festival….
Today, at the Tucson book festival: — from 10:00-11:00, I’ll be under the big mall tent with Diana Gabaldon (!!!) and Mary Doria Russell, talking about Writing in Different Genres(UA Mall Tent); — from 12:00-1:00, you can find me signing books in the Clues Unlimited booth (Central Mall, #286); — and for my final appearance,…
Read MoreAudio Update
I finally have the final, final word from my publisher on The Garden Intrigue audio. The physical audio CD is only available for purchase for libraries (the buy links on Amazon and elsewhere were a mistake). If you’d like to listen to it on physical CD, you’ll have to ask your local library. For everyone…
Read MoreToday in Tucson….
From 11:30-12:30, you can find me signing books in the Sisters in Crime booth (West Mall #109). (Note: this is the only signing where there won’t be copies of my books for sale– so please bring your own copies or purchase them at one of the other booths on the way over. On the plus…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
My sainted college roommate rescued me from the book doldrums with exactly what I needed after a hard week of revisions: a box of vintage Elsie Lee novels. For those who haven’t stumbled on Elsie Lee, they’re old fashioned romantic suspense novels from the 1960’s and 70’s and ridiculously hard to find. When they’re good…
Read MoreArizona: This Weekend!
I’m thrilled to be a part of the Tucson Festival of Books, which takes place on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson this weekend. You can find the full scoop on authors and events here. The best part? Most of the events (including all of my panels) are free and open to the public–…
Read MorePinkorama!
It’s that time of year again…. Can’t you just smell the sugar and the marshmallow? Yes, you guessed right: it’s time for the Second Annual Pinkorama! (That’s really short for Pink Carnation Peep Diorama, but if I had to write that out each time, these would become very long posts.) The rules are simple: using…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Whither Pink?
Now that I’m (momentarily) home from book tour, this seemed like a good time to unveil my Grand Plan for the rest of the series. As many of you know, the initial plan for the next book, Pink X, involved Tommy Fluellen (Robert’s best friend from The Temptation of the Night Jasmine), Kat Reid (Alex…
Read MoreIf You Like….
Last week’s debate about whether one could include Elizabeth Peters as a Mary Stewart read-alike got me thinking about another favorite subgenre of mine: the humorous mystery novel. If you like mysteries with rollicking, laugh out loud humor, you’ll probably like: — Most Elizabeth Peters novels, with special attention to her early stand-alones, like The…
Read MoreWebsite Contest Winner!
Thanks so much to everyone who weighed in with amusing Pink/Austen combos. Among my favorites were: — Lady Catherine de Burgh duking it out with the Dowager Duchess of Dovedale; — Charlotte Lucas and Laura Grey putting their shadowy heads together; — Bingley and Miles as BFFs (can’t you just see that?); — likewise, “Mr.…
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