"Velvet Hours" Winner
The winner of Alyson Richman’s The Velvet Hours is… … Lauren H! (Of Comment #13.) Congrats, Lauren! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. Stay tuned for another give away next Monday!
Read MoreIt's official: new WWW book on its way!
It’s been ridiculously hard keeping this secret– and, to be fair, none of us has been keeping the secret particularly well, since we all tend to blab when on book tour. Just get a glass of wine into one of us, and All Is Known. But I digress. The news is: Karen White, Beatriz Williams,…
Read MoreMonday Give Away
Remember that Paris apartment that was discovered a few years back? The home of a Belle Epoque courtesan, it had been closed by her granddaughter as the Germans marched on Paris and left untouched ever since. Who could resist that sort of fodder for fiction? For today’s Monday give away, we have Alyson Richman’s The…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Perhaps it’s something about fall, but I’ve been on an old school Gothic kick this past week. I started with Anna Lee Huber‘s upcoming book, Secrets in the Mist, a Regency set Gothic involving misty marshes, a mysterious creature named “The Lantern Man”, and, of course, smugglers. From there, I moved on to some old…
Read MoreAuthor Confidential….
Pssst! It’s Author Confidential, Bacon Free Library’s (incredibly ingenious) fall fundraiser. What it is: a chance to ask your favorite author three questions– and receive a hand-written answer in return! Here’s the official press release: Bacon Free Library Announces ‘Author Confidential’ Auction Best Selling Authors to Answer Three Questions from Winning Bidders Have you ever…
Read More"Place of Secrets" Winner
The winner of my copy of Rachel Hore’s A Place of Secrets is… … Adeia! (Of comment #8.) Congrats, Adeia! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. Check back on Monday for a new give away!
Read MoreOut and About in October: NJ and MI
You can find me out and about in October! Morristown, New Jersey: Saturday, 10/1 I am thrilled to be kicking off the month with the Morristown Festival of Books. Join me Saturday, October 1st, in Morristown, NJ for a panel with two of my favorite people: Sarah MacLean and Eloisa James. If you’ve heard us…
Read MoreMonday Give Away
I did promise you more old houses and family secrets, didn’t I? This week’s book up for grabs is Rachel Hore’s A Place of Secrets. Here’s the official blurb: A runaway bestseller in Britain with over 100,000 copies sold, a riveting historical mystery in the tradition of Kate Morton Auction house appraiser Jude leaves London…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
As I finish up the revisions on the Gilded Age book (more about that soon, I promise!), I’ve been doing my best to read outside of my comfort zone, to try new genres and authors– or, at least, books I wouldn’t have picked up on my own. This week? — Nick Harkaway’s Angelmaker, involving a…
Read More"Wife's Tale" Winner
The winner of a copy of Christine Wells’s The Wife’s Tale is… — Rachael! (Of Comment #59.) Congrats, Rachael! If you let me know where to send your book, I’ll pop it in the mail to you. Stay tuned for more old houses and family secrets coming up on next week’s Monday Give Away!
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