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What I’ve been up to

I know it’s been pretty quiet lately here on the blog, and I don’t want you to think I’ve taken a powder. I’ve simply been a bit focused on the January release of Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard, book one in my new historical romance series. But I promise I’ll be hosting more great authors here on the blog in the next few months, including visits from Manda Collins and Sally MacKenzie.

What else have I been doing? Well, just last week I handed in the manuscript for Tall, Dark, and Royal...

Goodreads Contest for Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom!!

I’m running a contest on goodreads to give away ten ARCS of book two in my Renegade Royals series, Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom. Since this book doesn’t come out until April 1, you could get a chance to read it before anyone else! Click on the cover above or on this link to enter.

My Contest Winners

The grand prize winner for the cover art for Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard is Linda Keeran. The runner-up winners of the original sketches of my heroines are Dalila Gordon and Sheila Nolan Schwartz. Congratulations, ladies!

I want to thank everyone who entered my contest. I’ll be putting together another fabulous contest for the release of Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom, which comes out on April 1st. Details coming soon!

Guest Author: Mia Marlowe & Giveaway!!

I’m so happy to have my good friend and fellow historical romance author Mia Marlowe on the blog today. Mia writes wonderfully romantic, award-winning books full of color, wit, and emotion. She has a brand new one just out, a collaboration with the great Connie Mason called Between a Rake and a Hard Place. Great title, eh?

Here’s the blurb:

Lady Serena’s List of Forbidden Pleasures:

Attend an exclusively male club.

Smoke a cigar.

Have a fortune told by gypsies.

Dance the scandalous waltz.

Sir Jonah...

On The Road Again!

I’m doing a fun interview today at one of my favorite stops in the blogosphere: Ramblings from this Chick. Please join me for a little chatting and a chance to win an ARC of Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom, the next book in my Renegade Royals Series.

And be sure to check back here tomorrow when I announce the winners of my big contest to award the cover art for Secrets!

Last Day To Enter My Fab Contest!!

Today is the final day to enter my Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard Contest. The grand prize will be a reproduction of the beautiful art for the cover, by the famous romance artist, Jon Paul. There will be two runners-up prizes, too: adorable original sketches of the heroines of Lost in A Royal Kiss and Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard, matted and ready to be framed.

Linnet, from Lost in a Royal Kiss

To enter, just pop on over to my Contest Page and look for the Rafflecopter widget....

We Have Winners!

The winners of my AuthorBuzz contest to win a copy of Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard are:

Kim Dewdney

Chris Eells

Caren Luckie

Susan Mahaffey

Heather Ripkey

Congratulations!

And here’s a bit of a public service announcement: Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard is now available on the Kindle and the Nook for only $4.99! I don’t know how long this low price will last, so you might want to check it out.

We Have Winners!!

I’ve got some prizes to award from guest blogs before Christmas – I guess I got a little busy over the holidays! The winner of Lila DiPasqua’s book and Christmas ornament is Erin F, and Diane Sallans also wins a copy of one of Lila’s books. And bn100 wins a digital copy of Janet Mullany’s book, A Certain Latitude. Congratulations, ladies! I’ll be in touch.

Thanks to everyone for stopping by the blog, and for following me on my Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard excerpt blog tour. I’ll stil...

The Train Rolls Into The Station for Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard

Today is the final stop on my Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard excerpt blog tour. Come help me celebrate at Urban Girl Reader with a last chance to win a copy of Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom, book two in The Renegade Royals, and also a copy of His Mistletoe Bride (my holiday romance). Click here to join me!

Where I Am Today!

My SECRETS blog tour rolls on with two stops today. The first is at Rookie Romance for another exclusive excerpt, and the second is an interview at The Dashing Duchesses Romance Blog. At both sites, there’s a chance to win an ARC of my second book in The Renegade Royals Series, Confessions of a Royal Bridegroom. Please drop by and visit with me!