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February 26, 2010
Lady Jane's Salon, March 1st
The March 1st Salon welcomes guest authors Mingmei Yip, Cara Elliott, and Louisa Edwards. Please read Ming Mei's wonderful pre-salon blog post at the Lady Jane's web site.
Founded by Maya Rodale, Leanna Renee Hieber, Ron Hogan, and Hope Tarr (yes, that's me!) Lady Jane's Salon meets on the first Monday of every month, 7-9 PM, upper floor of Madame X (94 West Houston). See you there!
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February 13, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day!
In the spirit of keeping it short and sweet, Happy Valentine's Day! Whether you celebrate with your sweetie, your friends, or solo, whether your plans take place on the Saturday before or on the actual day, have a wonderful weekend.
Hope
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.January 28, 2010
Happy Birthday, Lady Jane!
Lady Jane's Salon, New York City's first and so far only monthly romance reading series, turns one-year-old this February 1st and oh, my how our Girl has grown!
Helping us blow out the birthday candle are three fabulous guests: bestseller, Lauren Willig (The Betrayal of the Blood Lily), debut author, Sara Lindsey (Promise Me Tonight), and guest emcee, historical nonfiction author Leslie Carroll (Notorious Royal Marriages). Three very lovely ladies reading from three very different books, all o...
January 13, 2010
Holiday Goodness Challenge Wrap-Up
On behalf of Marian's Dream and the statewide and regional spay/neuter programs it supports, a heartfelt thank you to my 2009 Holiday Goodness Challengers aka Heroes (in no particular order):
Valerie Mann
Sandy Coleman
Judy Roney
Laurie Nichols
Dan McGirt, Author
Kim Swiderski
Lori Alpert
Because of you, 2010 will look that much brighter for homeless cats and the people who work so tirelessly in the proverbial trenches to ease the suffering and make Marian's Dream of no more homeless cats that much c...
January 3, 2010
Lady Jane's Salon: Monday, January 4th
Lady Jane rolls out 2010 in style with two super fab bestselling authors: Kathryn Smith and Crimson City Series author Liz Maverick. Go to the Lady Jane's web site and read all about it.
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.December 31, 2009
Happy New Year!
May your 2010 be filled with peace and prosperity, joy and yes, romance!
Hope
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.December 22, 2009
Recap: December Lady Jane's Salon
The December 7th Lady Jane's Salon was a rousing success with lots o' holiday goodness and birthday bubbles (in celebration of Harlequin's 60th), making for a truly magical evening. But don't take my word for it. Head on over to the Harlequin blog and hear what our VIP guest, Senior Editor for Harlequin's Blaze line, Brenda Chin has to say about her visit. And for the complete album of pretty pretty pictures, check out Lady Jane's Salon on Facebook.
Hope
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December 4, 2009
Lady Jane's Winter Holiday Open House
Happy holidays and happy birthday, Harlequin!
The December 7th Lady Jane's Salon heralds the winter holiday season and celebrates the final month of Harlequin Enterprises 60th anniversary year with a very special salon event.
I'll be reading from Twelve Nights, my Christmas Scottish Medieval for Harlequin Blaze as well as my twelfth published book. Twelve Nights is the sequel to Bound to Please, the novel that launched the super popular Historical Blaze Miniseries. To win a signed copy of...
December 2, 2009
Congratulations November Contest Winners
So, last night I attended a performance of Over the Rhine, my new favorite indie band based out of Ohio at Manhattan's Highline Ballroom along with my Strangely Beautiful author friend, the lovely Leanna Renee Hieber.
Today I blind-picked my two November contest winners and wouldn't you know it, both are from Ohio!
Congratulations to Rosemary K of Willoughby, OH and Katherine F of Springfield, OH. Both Rosemary and Katherine knew that "Cat" is the name of the feline character in my out-now...
November 25, 2009
Signed Copies of Twelve Nights…
Thanksgiving already!The winter holidays seem to roll around more quickly every year but then again maybe that's the sign we need to take time, take a breath, and say 'thank you' to our personal Powers That Be for all the goodness in our lives.
On the Friday after Thanksgiving, known as "Black Friday" in the retail world for good reason, many of you will be burning off all that fine Thanksgiving Day fare by shopping. To make sure as many of you who want signed copies of Twelve Nights, either f...
