Queens Reading Postponed
Hi, all! Due to extraneous circumstances, I will not be giving my scheduled reading at the Inspired Word in Queens tonight. The rest of the program will still be going forward as planned, so if you’re at loose ends and find yourself near Tierra Sana restaurant in Forest Hills, head on over to see a…
Read MorePink in New Jersey
Huge, huge thanks to the ladies of the Junior League of Morristown, who hosted Lunch with the Authors yesterday afternoon! My To Be Read pile has now reached even more tottering proportions, thanks to the addition of novels by my fellow speakers, Linda Fairstein and Andrew Gross, both of whom gave staggeringly funny presentations. Speaking…
Read MoreMay 6th Author Talk (and CLE credit!)
On May 6th, I and a group of other lawyers-turned-author will be addressing a lunch at the Massachusetts Bar Association in downtown Boston. As the press release puts it, this round table will convene published authors from various genres, who will discuss their craft, the path to publication and how their legal experiences affected their…
Read MoreMay 4th Reading in Queens
Hi, all! For those in the New York area, I’ll be reading from The Temptation of the Night Jasmine at The Inspired Word Reading Series this coming Monday. The Inspired Word is held at Tierra Sana Restaurant in Forest Hills, Queens, and features an eclectic mix of writers and performers from every conceivable genre. In…
Read MoreYou Know You're a Regency Junkie When….
One of the many fascinating people I got to hang out with at the PCA conference was Jessica of Racy Romance Reviews (also the coiner of my new favorite phrase, “lair kittens”). For those of you who may wonder whether you’re spending too much time at Almack’s, she just sent me a link to her…
Read MoreGot Romance?
Hi, all! Sorry to be AWOL these past few days while the flowery ideas have been flowing (or, more aptly, blooming– it’s hard to imagine a flower in flow). Thank you all so much for the fantastical garden of title ideas. The term “embarrassment of riches” couldn’t be more apt. There are still some behind…
Read MoreNew Orleans!
As you can see from the sidebar, I’m going to be in New Orleans for the next few days for the Popular Culture Association conference. Since the event doesn’t have a formal book signing, if you’re in the New Orleans area and would like your book signed, just let me know by leaving a note…
Read MorePink VI: Chapter One and Contest!
Once again, my publisher and I find ourselves on the thorns of a floral dilemma. As some of you may know, my working title for Pink VI was “Something Something Something Marigold”, since the spy in the novel is named the Marigold. But let’s face it, Penelope isn’t the sort of heroine to stand aside…
Read MoreRomancing History
In a little over a week, I have to give a paper at the Popular Culture Association on the interplay of history and fiction. As I’ve been parsing the topic out (and managing to work myself into a muddle), I’ve posted on the topic today on both History Hoydens and Access Romance. On History Hoydens,…
Read MoreMore Fun With Covers
What would I do without foreign editions to keep me entertained? The paperback version of the UK edition of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation comes out this July. My fabulous British publisher just sent me an early version of the cover picture. Pretty, no? I can’t wait to see what they do with…
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