Weekly Reading Round-Up
I started off the week with two books from my college roommate’s care package, both by an author unfamiliar to me, Anna Barrie. They were very different from each other– and I loved them both. They were: — The Linden Tree, a thoughtful modern romance between an emotionally damaged woman and a physically damaged man…
Read MoreThis and That
In which this is a Masterpiece Theatre Sweepstakes for a trip for two to England to see the real Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle (click here for the entry form)– — and that is a post today on Jungle Red Writers about favorite historical time periods. Stop by and share your favorite time period!
Read MoreNew on the Website
Now up on the website, we have: — Garden Intrigue outtakes (including one of my favorite Miss Gwen moments) on the Outtakes page; — the complete, unabridged Bunny & Biscuits: A Very Dorrington Valentine’s Day, now available via the Free Reads section of the Diversions page; — and, my personal favorite, all of last year’s…
Read More"Imperial Scandal" Give Away!
The wonderful Tracy Grant is blogging on History Hoydens today about spy stories and she has also– drum roll, please!– provided an ARC of her latest, Imperial Scandal, to be given away here on the News page. One of the things I love about Tracy’s Napoleonic suspense novels is that they feature a husband and…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Pink Novellas
Or do I mean novellae? Many of you have asked me whether Bunny & Biscuits: A Very Dorrington Valentine’s Day is going to be available on Kindle and Nook a la Ivy & Intrigue. The short answer is, not just yet. Since I wrote Bunny & Biscuits in some haste, it isn’t everything I want…
Read MoreIf 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…
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