Blurring the Lines
Today on History Hoydens, I posted about fiction posing as fact– and the pluses and minuses thereof.
Read MoreGoodreads Choice Awards
Orchid Affair is a semi-finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards! To help The Orchid Affair make it to the finals, just click here to vote. Thanks so much to everyone who nominated Orchid!
Read MoreHouston Event– Tonight!
Come join me and the always amazing Tasha Alexander for an evening of happy babble about historical fiction: 6:30, Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet Street. If you can’t make it to the signing, but would like to order a personalized copy of The Mischief of the Mistletoe or any of the other Pink books,…
Read MoreIf You Like….
Last week’s post on historical mysteries got me thinking about another subset of the historical fiction world: the “big” historical novel. I’m referring not just to doorstop quality, but epic sweep. Some of these are entirely stand alone, others are the first in a series, but all have that “big” historical feel. So, if you…
Read MoreDallas Signing– Today!
I’ll be signing today at 1:00 at the Stonebriar Centre B&N, 121 & Preston (in Frisco). Hope to see you there!
Read MoreReaders 'n Ritas Live
Take a sneak peek into the inner sanctum of the Readers ‘n Ritas convention as readers and authors gear up for the evening’s masquerade ball…. Thanks to Avon Romance, we’ll be coming to your computer live from Readers ‘n Ritas in Texas tonight from 6:00 to 7:30 (Central Time). If you can’t catch it tonight,…
Read MoreDallas Update!
Hi, all! I now have both a time and a place for the Dallas signing. It will be at 1:00 on Sunday at the B&N in Stonebriar Centre (121 and Preston Rd in Frisco). For those not in Texas, tune in to the Readers ‘n Ritas red carpet on AvonRomance Saturday night between 6:00 and…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Here’s a smattering of what I’ve been reading this week: — Michelle Cooper, A Brief History of Montmaray. A charming YA novel set on an imaginary island in the 1930s. As promised, it does indeed remind me a great deal of I Capture the Castle. Thanks to Veronika for recommending it! I have the second…
Read MoreTexas Updates!
Two things must ye know! (And points to anyone who gets the Blackadder reference.) 1) There will be a Dallas signing! It will be at 1:00 on Sunday, 11/13. The only thing still up in the air is whether it will be an informal gathering, in the lobby of the conference hotel, or a formal…
Read MoreTexas!
This Friday, I’m heading south and west. Over the weekend, I’ll be at Readers ‘n Ritas, just outside Dallas, after which I’m heading to Houston for an appearance with the always fabulous Tasha Alexander at Murder by the Book (6:30, Monday). If you’re not in Texas, but would like signed copies of the books, just…
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