Meet Dr. Andrea Bonior!
I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Andrea Bonior, author of The Friendship Fix, who has very generously come to visit us on the website tonight. Stealing the bio directly from Andrea’s website, “Originally from Virginia Beach, VA, Andrea Bonior (that’s BONN-yer!) is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor, and writer. She received her…
Read MoreLive Chat Thursday Night!
Stop by the News page Thursday night between seven and eight for a live chat with Dr. Andrea Bonior, author of the popular Washington Post column, “Baggage Check, and the recent (very pink!) book, The Friendship Fix. Dr. Bonior has generously agreed to spend an hour answering any questions either you or my characters might…
Read MoreMore happiness for MISTLETOE
Clearly, I should be naming more heroes after vegetables. The Mischief of the Mistletoe has made it into the finals for the Booksellers’ Best Award! Winners will be announced the last week of June, around the same time as the RITA awards. Thanks so much to everyone who urged me to write a book about…
Read MoreHappy Mother's Day!
This message was brought to you by Lady Uppington. (Who strongly deplores the lack of such a holiday in 1803– Mothering Sunday just doesn’t cut it the same way.) Happy Mother’s Day, all!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
My reading has been heavy on the non-fiction recently, but here’s the latest haul: — Rhys Bowen, Her Royal Spyness. Why did it take me so long to read this? Several of you here on this page have recommended this before– and you were oh so right. A sprightly, 1930’s-set mystery that reminds me a…
Read MoreThe Friendship Fix
I am thrilled to announce a very special guest appearance. Dr. Andrea Bonior, author of the recent book, The Friendship Fix, and the wildly popular Washington Post column, “Baggage Check“, will be here on the site next week. Ever wondered whether Charlotte and Penelope have a destructive relationship? Or why Richard can’t just get over…
Read MoreA bit about "Blood Lily"
I’d completely forgotten that Penguin (the publishing house, not the Batman villain) had filmed me last year at RWA, talking about The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. Here’s that little snippet:
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Pink IX has a title!!
That sort of counts as a teaser, doesn’t it? Thanks so much to everyone who suggested flowers for the title of Pink IX. It was a tough one. We’d already used roses; lilies weren’t quite right… and so on. The action of Pink IX takes place largely at Josephine’s country house, Malmaison, with its famous…
Read MoreAnd the winner is….
First, may I say how blown away I was by all the entries for the first ever Pink Carnation peep diorama contest? When I posted the contest a little over a month ago, I had no idea that sort of historical accuracy and emotional resonance could be achieved with bits of marshmallow dusted with colored…
Read MoreFor your amusement…
…the “which Regency heroine are you?” quiz! For some strange reason, I wound up as “Bookish’”. Which Regency heroine are you?
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