Hello! After turning in THE DEBUTANTE IS MINE (book #1 of a new series!!) to my amazing editor on Monday, this week is all about catching up for me. I have so many things I’ve been putting off for too long, like: cleaning my desk, taking my car in for...
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New Series Update: It’s official, the books in my new series (coming out 2016) have titles! YAY!!! #1 THE DEBUTANTE IS MINE; #2 THIS EARL IS ON FIRE; #3 WHEN A MARQUESS LOVES A WOMAN 🙂 Have a great weekend! Warm wishes and happy reading, Viv

At long last, the first two books of my upcoming series have titles!!! YAY!!! Look for THE DEBUTANTE IS MINE in March and THIS EARL IS ON FIRE in July of 2016. 🙂 Warm wishes and happy reading, Viv

I’m so excited to share the cover for ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A DUKE! Valerie Bowman, Tiffany Clare, Ashlyn Macnamara, and I have joined forces in this Christmas anthology for Avon Impulse. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A DUKE is available on December 1st, 2015.    ...
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For years, I’ve been a proponent of the No-Gardening Garden Method. Simply put, this is a garden that appears without effort. In the spring, you just see what happens to pop up and flourish. It’s always a wonderful surprise. You see, I’ve never been a good gardener when sweat, kneeling,...
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Yesterday, I sent out a distress call on Facebook: “HELP!!! As you know, I’ve written a novella for the Avon Impulse Christmas anthology, ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A DUKE. The only problem is… I still need to give my novella a title. Ugh! The good news is that my...
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I am so glad it’s Tuesday! Every year over the Labor Day weekend, my small town hosts one of the largest Midwestern festivals, the Blueberry Festival. Food trucks, craft-sellers, and carnival rides bring people from all over the U.S. Our population skyrockets from 25k to 200k. Our school system even closes...
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Today, you’ll find me at Lachesis Publishing Inc. The wonderful Joanna D’Angelo runs a Bestselling Author Q and A on Fridays and she picked me to be her guest this week! Isn’t that cool? Her questions are wonderful and make the interview flow seamlessly. I really had fun! If you...
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I woke up at 3:30 a.m.. Apparently, my brain believed that 4 hours of sleep was plenty before proceeding to remind me that I’d planned to outline the next book today. Oh yeah! The new book (aka Lilah and Jack’s story)! I’ve already fallen in love with these characters and...
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The Maddening Lord Montwood comes out in paperback this Tuesday! Yay! To celebrate, I’m giving away an RWA canvas tote chock-full of mystery goodies from the conference. This is a HUGE PRIZE!!! To enter: “Share” this post. You have all weekend to enter. I’ll choose one winner on Monday, 8/17....
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