Yay! My first French cover is here!

THE ELUSIVE LORD EVERHART has a new look and a new title (À vous, pour toujours, translated: FOREVER YOURS)! I love that the Harlequin Victoria cover artists took special care to make the cover represent part of the story (the letter that Gabriel wrote Calliope) <3

This French translation will be available July 1, 2016 from Harlequin Victoria

For a limited time, THE MADDENING LORD MONTWOOD is only $.99!

If you haven’t read the last book in The Rakes of Fallow Hall series, now is the perfect time!

Frances Thorne can handle anything—except losing her position, her home, and her father to debtor’s prison all in one day. So when a generous offer of assistance falls into her lap, she’s grateful for a second chance, even if it seems too good to be true. The last thing she needs is for the charming, infuriating—maddening—Lord Lucan Montwood to stand in her way.

The end of the bachelors’ wager is near, and Lucan Montwood can taste victory—just so long as he can stay away from the one woman who sees through his façade. Yet when he learns that Frances has been caught in an insidious trap, Lucan can’t deny that he will do anything to help. Convincing her to trust him is the hard part, resisting her is next to impossible, but falling in love with her? That may be far too simple.

The second round of revisions for THIS EARL IS ON FIRE are done! Woohoo! Now, only copyedits to go and then *whoosh* the August 2nd on sale date will be here in no time!

I can’t wait to share Liam and Adeline’s story with you!

I celebrated last night by shopping with DH and DS 2.0. It was a lovely rainy night, made all the more enjoyable by the drive, the music, and the company. <3

And speaking of driving… I’ll be heading to the Chicago Spring Fling in a few days. I’m a little nervous, but also looking forward to experiencing the event (and hopefully meeting Robyn Carr and Courtney Milan). Hope to see you there!

This weekend, I’ll be packing and working on WHEN A MARQUESS LOVES A WOMAN… at least, as soon as I wake up. So, time to dive into my mug of chai and start the day.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Viv

I’m currently working on the 2nd round of revisions for THIS EARL IS ON FIRE and the first draft of WHEN A MARQUESS LOVES A WOMAN, and strangely enough, I’m having fun with both (and I’m not even on medication as I say this!).

Yet there are moments when I feel as if the deadline IS a grizzly chasing me, and I wish I could hide in a giant mug of tea and just float there for a while. Then, when I’ve had enough chai, I get back to work and just let the bear breathe down my neck the whole time.

And next week, the deadline grizzly bear and I will be driving to the Hyatt Regency in Shaumburg to attend the Chicago Spring Fling. I’m so excited!!! The bookstore will have copies of THE DEBUTANTE IS MINE, and I’ll have goodies to give away at my table for those who join me at the book signing, Saturday, May 21st, from 3-5 p.m.

I hope to see you there!

Until then, warm wishes and happy reading,

Viv

Here it is!!!! I absolutely ADORE this cover!

Gail Dubov and the Avon Art Department truly captured Liam and Adeline from THIS EARL IS ON FIRE.  <3

And now I can’t wait to share their story with you!

THIS EARL IS ON FIRE, available August 2nd, 2016

Warm wishes and happy reading,

Viv

Just in case you’ve been waiting to hold THE DEBUTANTE IS MINE in your hands, to breathe in the crisp scent of ink and paper, or even to take a peek at the cover every time Jack Marlowe steps onto the page… you’re in luck!

THE DEBUTANTE IS MINE is available in paperback today!

If you’d like a bookmark for your copy, just send me an email with your address and I’ll mail you one. 🙂

Warm wishes and happy reading,

Viv

Do you live near Chicago? If so, I’d love to see you at the Chicago Spring Fling!

The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Shaumburg Illinois on May 20-21. And I’ll  have a few goodies on hand for the book signing that takes place from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 21st.

I hope to see you there!

Curious about THIS EARL IS ON FIRE?

Needing more of the Season’s Original series… and NOW?

Waiting and waiting for a back cover blurb to show up on e-retailer sites?

Well, wait no more, my friends…

THIS EARL IS ON FIRE, available August 2nd

The sheltered daughter of a country baron, Miss Adeline Pimm comes to London looking for adventure… and finds it in the form of a bloody, unconscious man slumped in the doorway of her family’s rented townhouse. Though his identity is a mystery, Adeline is inexplicably drawn to the handsome, injured man and vows to nurse him back to health.

Liam Cavanaugh, the scandalous Earl of Wolford, is startled when he awakens in an unfamiliar bed, wrapped in bandages that hinder his eyesight, with no memory of why he was beaten half to death. Although he can’t see the witty young woman who tends to his wounds, her alluring voice—and a single stolen kiss from her soft lips—help soothe his pain. But when he is fully healed, Liam is not ready to let go of the one woman who stirs his deepest longings.

Liam will do whatever it takes to see Adeline again, even if it means giving up his rakish ways. But his disreputable past is not so easily forgotten and his secrets are far more dangerous than he—or Adeline—ever imagined.

I’m stunned over Prince’s passing. He was more than an incredibly gifted artist, but a true original. There was no one else like him.

Like many of you, his music was part of my adolescence, and I knew every word to the Purple Rain album.

In fact, he touched so many lives, that all over the world, purple lights glowed for him last night. Even in my part of the world, the city displayed purple lights on the river to mourn his passing.

He will be greatly missed.

UPDATE: Congratulations to Elizabeth for winning the paperback giveaway! 

Avon Impulse sent me a few paperbacks in advance of the print release. Aren’t they pretty? <3

I think that one of these (plus a little swag) would make for a nice, quick giveaway, don’t you? 😀

Leave a comment below and I’ll pick one name tomorrow morning!

Good luck!

Viv