Poisoned Pen Conference, 6/24-27
The Poisoned Pen extravaganza starts tomorrow! I’m packing my lightest clothes, recharging my camera batteries, and leaving lots of extra room in my bag for the fifty-odd books I know I’ll be lugging back with me come Sunday. For those of you in the Arizona area, please do stop on by. The conference kicks off…
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As part of an event I’ll be doing at the WORD Bookstore in July, I’ve been asked to provide three book recommendations for people new to the romance genre. The only limitation is that the books can’t all be from the same sub-genre (i.e., no suggesting three historicals). This seemed easy enough– until I tried…
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Blood Lily in the wild: Thanks, Will!
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The beloved voice of the Pink characters, Kate Reading, will be joining us again for the audio versions of The Mischief of the Mistletoe and The Orchid Affair. Huzzah!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Hi, all! Sorry for the weekly reading hiatus last week. I was, in the truest sense of the term, getting my beach reading in. Since I was staying at a place with a book swap shelf (I love book swaps), it’s a rather long and varied list. Among the books I read were:
Read MoreNothing Like the Original
A lovely, lovely review of the first Pink Carnation book from Jessica Pope at the Allentown Examiner.
Read MoreMini-Contest Winners
Thanks so much to everyone for sharing your favorite heroes! Many of my own favorites got a mention in there. What would the world be without Darcy and Rhett? Although I doubt anyone would want to seat them at the same dinner table. But I digress. We have winners! Two winners, in fact. The recipients…
Read MoreMISTLETOE Mini-Contest
As you may have noticed, I’m really very fond of the hero of the next book, The Mischief of the Mistletoe. I hadn’t expected to be. Turnip isn’t your typical hero. He rambles; he blunders; he trips over protruding surfaces and his own tongue. He’s Bertie Wooster with a dash of d’Artagnan. But there’s no…
Read MoreComing soon to Scottsdale….
It’s less than a month now until the Poisoned Pen conference in Arizona! Running from June 24th-26th, the conference– which is free and open to the public– features workshops, readings and signings with authors ranging from Diana Gabaldon to Jacqueline Winspear. (And me). There’s even a Georgette Heyer tea party. For the full schedule and…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Since I’m a bit disorganized this morning, this will be less of a round-up and more of a ramble. Having been on a mystery kick for a while, I’ve swung back around to historical romance. I’m just finishing up Julia Quinn’s latest, Ten Things I Love About You. Next up? Laura Lee Guhrke’s Secret Desires…
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