Friday's Cover
Don’t you get the feeling that this is a woman with weighty things on her mind? Just as a reminder, the Cover Contest officially closes Sunday at midnight, so if you have any last minute inspirations, now’s the time to get out the photoshop….
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A pretty and pastoral cover for Thursday….
Read MoreOrlando Signing Tonight!
Hi, all! For those of you in the area, I’ll be signing books in the Pacific Exhibit Hall of the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort today, starting at 5:30. The signing runs until 7:30 and features roughly five hundred authors, including Julia Quinn, Eloise James, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips. You can find the full list…
Read MoreAnd now for something slightly different….
An audio cover for Wednesday! This has the unique distinction of being the only submission for the Orchid Affair cover contest designed explicitly with the audio version in mind.
Read MoreA Cover for Tuesday
It seemed appropriate to kick off RWA, from which I always lug home way too many books, with an image featuring a lady reading. In The Orchid Affair, many of Laura Grey’s clandestine activities are conducted by means of a bookshop. Who, after all, would think anything of a governess purchasing books for her charges?
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Because Mondays are always tough, here’s a bright and cheerful cover to kick off the week. Doesn’t it just beg for a caption? I’d love to know what he’s saying and what she’s thinking.
Read MoreOrlando!
This coming week, thousands of romance readers and writers will descend upon the Magic Kingdom. In the midst of talks, panels, and, yes, the Teacups (who doesn’t love the Teacups?), we’ll be having a huge booksigning to benefit ProLiteracy Worldwide. You can find a list of all the participating authors here. If you’re in the…
Read MoreAn ORCHID for Saturday
The cover contest bounty continues! We have nearly fifty entries, each as lovely as the last. I’ll be displaying them all on August 2nd, once the contest officially closes, but, in the meantime, here’s our cover of the day. Light and floral, this seemed particularly appropriate for a sunny Saturday.
Read MoreFriday's Cover(s)
Back to the slightly more traditional…. Another prescient cover! One of the pivotal scenes in the book involves an artist’s studio, a crimson velvet throw and Laura letting her hair down. Since it’s Friday, let’s make it a double feature, shall we? It’s gray and rainy today where I am– rather like Laura’s Paris, where…
Read MoreLast Night at WORD
To inaugurate their new Romance section, WORD Bookstore invited a group of people related to the industry to speak about romance as a genre. Thanks so much to WORD for having us all there and to Sarah MacLean for organizing, moderating, and, yes, recording.
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