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Nicky Penttila

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http://www.goodreads.com/nicky_penttila

born

Lansing, Michigan, The United States

website

http://nickypenttila.com

twitter username

sunshinyday

genre

Fiction, Romance, Literature & Fiction

influences

Mary Balogh, Charles Dickens, Georgette Heyer, Carla Kelly, Leo Tolsto ...more

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February 2011

About this author

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Writes science fact and romantic fiction; reads mightily; wonders at it all. After growing up in Michigan and Connecticut and working in Hartford, San Francisco, and Baltimore, Nicky now calls the DC area home.
She’s chattiest on Twitter, @sunshinyday, and can also be found at nickypenttila.com, on Facebook, and wandering about the Internet when she should be writing. Say hi, and then tell me to get back to work!

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Meet me in … Colorado Springs

RomCon 2013starts this Friday in Colorado Springs, CO. It’s a reader-focused conference—no writing or marketing workshops—we just spend the whole time talking about our favorite books. I’m scheduled for a few events, as well as the booksigning, but will be around at most everything.

Friday, 9:45 am: First Kisses after Breakfast, where we read another author’s scene that features the romantic...

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Nicky Penttila's Books

Average rating: 4.10 · 31 ratings · 16 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors

	A Note of Scandal 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Babysitting the Billionaire 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Her Comfort Zone 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Love NY: A Romance Anthology to Raise Funds for Hurricane Sandy Relief by Trinity Blacio (Goodreads Author) (Editor / Contributor), Lori Perkins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), O.M. Grey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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RomCon 2013
Author appearance, June 21, 2013 09:00AM
Crowne Plaza hotel, Colorado Springs, CO, US
http://www.romcon.com/

RomCon is a medium-sized reader-oriented convention. Lots of chances to talk wit...more

Nicky is Currently Reading

Nicky Penttila is currently reading

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

by Ben Fountain

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Dec 27, 2012 07:18pm

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Ghostwritten

by David Mitchell

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Nicky Penttila wrote a new blog post Meet me in … Colorado Springs RomCon 2013starts this Friday in Colorado Springs, CO. It’s a reader-focused conference—no writing or marketing workshops—we just spend the whole t... Read more of this blog post »
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Nicky Penttila rated a book 3 of 5 stars Hidden Depths (Hidden, #2) by Emma Holly (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
While the erotic content is high and satisfying, what I really liked about this romantic fantasy was the couple's interactions. Especially James and Olivia, the rare romance couple who have been married for decades and have that easy familiarity, dow...more
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Nicky Penttila rated a book 3 of 5 stars Redshirts by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This one is for the fans. It skirted the line of preciousness for me, and then fell over it in the coda parts; yet another book I wish I had stopped reading at the story's natural end. The premise is clever, the dialogue sharp, the characters cardboa...more
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Nicky Penttila rated a book 4 of 5 stars A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery, #16) by Jude Deveraux read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A classic, but I read this in 2013, and so the contemporary (mid-'80s) part reads like history to me (blue eyeshadow? Curlers? Skinny jeans?). I preferred the medieval parts, especially the many careful details contrasting both the physical aspects--...more
May 21, 2013 02:26pm · see review
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Nicky Penttila wants to read The Devil's Heart (The Chattan Curse, #3) by Cathy Maxwell (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Mar 29, 2013 09:28pm
Nicky Penttila rated a book 3 of 5 stars The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language by Natalie Goldberg read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Like the many koans reprinted in it, this short book carries a heavy weight of suggestion but is rather light in the reading. She repeats and expands on the idea of writing as process, like meditating, like slow walking, like life. It's a resonant id...more
Mar 26, 2013 04:02pm · see review
Nicky Penttila rated a book 3 of 5 stars An Exotic Heir (Merry Men #1) by Meredith Bond (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A traditional regency, with a twist. The Calcutta setting adds depth to a familiar tale, a young girl's learning how her heart works and a very lucky young man. Reissue: I think its first title was Love of My Life
Mar 16, 2013 05:48pm · see review
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Nicky Penttila added Loving the Boss (Romance on the Go) by Shawn Lane	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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