GARDEN INTRIGUE– The Cast
Back in May, I ran a couple of posts introducing some of the real historical people who pop up in The Garden Intrigue. It’s always rather nice to be able to put a face to a name. Since May was rather a long time ago, I’ve compiled those two entries here. Here are some of…
Read MoreGARDEN INTRIGUE– Outtakes!
As the countdown to The Garden Intrigue continues (only a week left to go!), I’ll be posting a daily snippet here on the site, from background info to outtakes. Today’s Garden Intrigue bonus? An outtake. It won’t come as any surprise to anyone to hear that the ridiculous poet, Augustus Whittlesby, and my American heroine,…
Read MoreGarden Intrigue Fun Facts
With only a week and two days to go until the release of The Garden Intrigue, here are some fun facts…. — The heroine of The Garden Intrigue was originally named Eliza rather than Emma. Her character was based off two real life Elizas, James Monroe’s daughter Eliza Monroe and Jane Austen’s cousin Eliza de…
Read MoreGARDEN INTRIGUE Give-Away– Tonight!
I’ll be giving away my reading copy of The Garden Intrigue at the end of the event tonight to one attendee chosen in a reasonably random way…. Lady Jane’s Salon, 7:00, 94 W. Houston Street. You know you want to be there!
Read MoreNew York Reading Tonight!
Come join me for the third anniversary of Lady Jane’s Salon and the inaugural reading of The Garden Intrigue! Eloisa James will be reading from her new memoir, Paris in Love, and Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches will be guest emcee. I have also heard that there will be drinks involving pink champagne. The fun…
Read MoreReading on Monday!
Late breaking news! I will be doing my inaugural reading from The Garden Intrigue this Monday (February 6) at Lady Jane’s Salon in New York. I’m thrilled to be part of Lady Jane’s third anniversary celebration (how has it been three years already?). Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches will be emcee-ing and the always wonderful…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
This has been another exceedingly eclectic reading week, from YA to non-fiction with some romance in between. Here’s the week’s haul: — Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society. I have to admit, it was the cover that caught my eye on this one, a rickety old mansion. A young adult novel, it’s a little…
Read MoreLucky Duck!
Eloisa James and Linda Francis Lee have an adorable club called The Lucky Duck Club. (You can read about how the Lucky Duck Club came to be here— seriously, every author needs friends like these!) Every couple of weeks, they give away an advance copy of a novel and a Swarovski crystal duck. Today, the…
Read MoreBook Tour Updates
I’m thrilled to announce that Sarah MacLean and Maya Rodale will be joining me for the event at the Pawling Book Cove on February 11th! In more mundane news, the event at Cook Library at 12:30 on February 23 has been moved from the Vernon Hills location to Cook Park Library in Libertyville (see the…
Read MoreA Day in the Life
As the Garden Intrigue blog tour begins, you can find a haphazard account of one of my disorganized days on the blog Stitch-Read-Cook. Check out the previous “Day in the Life” posts, including Teresa Medeiros (so entertaining!), Madeline Hunter, and Katie MacAlister. What does your average day look like?
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