CONGRATULATIONS to Dee, Cali, and Ellen, the winners of the ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A DUKE Newsletter Giveaway!!!
It’s the perfect time of year to relax and cozy-up with a romance, or two–or four in this case. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A DUKE has four duke-inspired Christmas novellas in one book. That’s a lot of holiday love!
Great news! DARING MISS DANVERS is a Cyber Monday Deal on Amazon!
I’m so excited that the first book in the Wallflower Wedding Series is available at such a great price (only $.99)!
More great news… I just finished my edits for THE DEBUTANTE IS MINE. This book begins a new series, available in 2016!
And even more great news… ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A DUKE comes out tomorrow!!!! This Avon Impulse Christmas anthology features stories from Valerie Bowman, Tiffany Clare, Ashlyn Macnamara, and me. It’s the perfect series of stories to keep you warm on a winter’s night. <3
I received my first round of edits for THE DEBUTANTE IS MINE and I’m grinning from ear to ear.
From my amazing editor, Chelsey Emmelhainz: “I think Jack may be my new book boyfriend (Sorry Bane). Really, you have something so, so special here..” and “…probably one of your best books yet! Can’t wait to read it again…. 🙂 ”
Poor Bane. I’ll have to break the news to him gently. He’ll probably need consoling. 😉
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A DUKE comes out in only three weeks!!!
Christmastime is fast approaching and I can’t wait to share Ivy and North’s story with you!
The Duke of Vale is a man of science, precision, and patience. He has created a mathematical formula to aid men, like him, who don’t want all the fuss of courting. According to him, finding a wife should be as simple as analyzing numbers. Then he meets Ivy… and nothing about her fits into his equation. She is impulsive, impatient, and completely turns his world upside down.
THE DUKE’S CHRISTMAS WISH is a lighthearted romp and I hope it brings some cheer to your holidays. <3
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 an oil change, scheduling a cleaning appointment with the dentist… You know, all the things that are so much fun. 😉
Then there are things that I can’t wait to dive into: character sketches for the next book, beginning the next book (THIS EARL IS ON FIRE), setting up contests for the Christmas anthology, ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A DUKE, etc…
I’m gathering goodies for prize packages for a Facebook giveaway in early December after the anthology is released, too. I’m so excited about this Facebook party we’re going to have! It’s going to be like a friendly snowball fight between authors, with questions relating to the novellas in the Christmas anthology. Everyone will be giving away prizes of their own. Goodies Galore!!!
I’ll post more on this in the coming weeks. Until then…
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
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.
The Avon Art Department created a lovely cover, don’t you think?
I had a blast writing my novella, THE DUKE’S CHRISTMAS WISH, and I can’t wait to share this story with you! Look for upcoming previews in my newsletter, on my blog and on Facebook.
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, and labor is involved. I don’t understand it, but whenever I try really hard to grow something—test soil pH, gauge water levels, fertilize, and weed—I end up killing everything. Every single plant.
However, if I happen to take the tomatoes or cucumbers that have gone wrinkly in the bottom of the veggie drawer, a sprouting potato, or even the remains of a Halloween jack o’lantern, and then toss them in the garden spot… something magic happens. Life finds a way.
In the harshest conditions.
Without testing the soil.
Somehow… I have a garden every single year.
This year, my favorite flower has become the pumpkin blossom.
Isn’t that big yellow blossom beautiful?
Then, of course, there’s the fruit that follows.
(Unfortunately, the pictures posted here were not taken from my garden. Because I’m posting this in the middle of the night, I had to Google-grab.)
This year, I’ve already picked five pumpkins and there are more growing in my no-gardening garden. I highly recommend it!
Warm wishes, happy reading, and happy no-gardening,
