Milford Author Lunch, 4/18
Tickets are still available for the Milford Books & Author lunch, at which I’ll be speaking along with Lisa Sanders, the medical adviser to the hit TV show House and John Elefteriades, author of the thriller Transplant. The luncheon takes place next Sunday, April 18th, from 11:30 to 3:30 at the Milford Yacht Club. The…
Read MoreAll about BLOOD LILY
Now that the initial draft of Pink VII is done (done! Did I mention DONE?), I’m working on the Q&A section of the Readers Guide for the paperback edition of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. There’s just one problem. I already know everything I wanted to know about Blood Lily. It’s an occupational hazard…
Read MoreThe Best of All Possible Conferences
And it’s free! The Poisoned Pen, a bookstore, press, and all around fabulous institution, is having its annual conference June 24th-26th at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa. There are many good reasons to attend the Poisoned Pen Conference: — Some of my absolute favorite authors, including Diana Gabaldon, Sharon Kay Penman, and P.F. Chisholm;…
Read MoreLady Jane's Salon
Lady Jane’s Salon, New York’s only romance novel reading series, has assembled a wonderful line-up of writers for tonight’s salon. Come join us for Sarah MacLean (you can read her Nine Things to Know About Lady Jane’s here), Miranda Neville, Kate Noble, and N.K. Jemisin. As always, the Salon will convene at 7:00 at Madame…
Read MoreA Starred Review for BLOOD LILY
The audio version of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily received a starred review in Booklist! Booklist reviewer Joyce Sarick had nice things to say about both the book and the audio. Calling the characters “vividly imagined” and the plot “action-filled”, Sarick writes, “Reading’s animated, British-accented narration highlights the witty dialogue underlying the humor, sensual…
Read MoreBLOOD LILY Give-Away
The RWA-NYC chapter blog is offering up a copy of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily to one person who comments on last week’s blog post. You can find the post here. Cut-off for the contest is tomorrow, April 2nd. Title announcement for Pink VII coming soon!
Read MoreThe Titles with the Mostest
Hi, all! Sorry for being somewhat AWOL recently…. I’m in the final throes of writing Pink VII, so my brain has been elsewhere. Two hundred and six years elsewhere, for the most part. I have, however, finally totted up the votes for the multiplicity of title suggestions you so generously provided for Pink VII (which…
Read MoreChicago!
For the final stop on the Mischief of the Mistletoe book tour, I’m heading to Chicago. I’ll be speaking at the Newberry Library Bookstore at six o’clock on Tuesday, November 16th. See you there! The other stops on the Mistletoe tour are Ann Arbor, Houston and Dallas.
Read MoreA Pink Cover Retrospective
No one seems to know quite what to do with The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. Over the course of its relatively short life span, it’s been packaged as chick lit, as historical fiction, as suspense, and as romance– sometimes by the same publishers. With the advent of the new mass market cover, this…
Read MorePink's New Look
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is getting a makeover for fall. The mass market edition of Pink I comes out on October 5, sporting this new cover, designed by Alan Ayers of Lott Representatives. What do you think? (Just to clarify, this won’t be replacing the traditional Pink cover we all know and…
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