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Fabulous Labor Day Contest!

LABOR DAY CELEBRATION * 4 DAYS * BIG GIVEAWAYS!

I’ve joined this AMAZING group of authors to celebrate LABOR DAY with incredible #GIVEAWAYS for our readers! You can win books by fabulous authors like Skye Jordan, Marina Adair, Elisabeth Naughton, andNancy Herkness, Author–and moi!

Check out this list of participants and prizes! But enter fast – it’s over in just 2 days!

GRAND PRIZE:
A Kindle Fire 7 pre-loaded with 72 books from the authors listed below.

OTHER PRIZES:
GIFT CARDS to the Winne...

MY FAIR PRINCESS now in stores!!

Huzzah! It’s finally here! MY FAIR PRINCESS, the first book in my new Improper Princesses Series, is now available in stores and on-line. You can download directly from Kindle, Nook, or iBooks, or find additional digital and print retailers on the Book Page.

If you’re on facebook, please join me tonight for my on-line release party. I’m hosting wonderful guest authors like Shana Galen and Theresa Romain, and we’ll be giving away lots of prizes. Just click here to join us.

Happy reading!

MY FAIR PRINCESS blog tour & giveaways!

I’m appearing at a bunch of fun blogs this week, with exclusive excerpts, interviews, and giveaways for the release of MY FAIR PRINCESS. Just click here for the full week’s schedule.

And I’m also appearing at Smitten by Books, where I’m giving away copies of CONFESSIONS OF A ROYAL BRIDEGROOM, book 2 in my Renegade Royals Series (the hero of that book is the half-brother of the heroine of MY FAIR PRINCESS). Please click here to join me!

MY FAIR PRINCESS Blog Tour & Giveaways!

MY FAIR PRINCESShits the shelves next week, and my blog tour kicks off today! Over the next two weeks, I’ll be visiting a number of lovely bloggers with excerpts and giveaways. The good news? You can enter my gift card/book giveaway at each site!

Just click here for the line-up, and for links to the individual bloggers.

For more info about MY FAIR PRINCESS, including the pre-order bonus content–a FREE Renegade Royals short story–just visit the Book Page.

My Fair Princess Giveaways!

Two chances to win a copy of MY FAIR PRINCESS, the first book in my upcoming Improper Princesses Series. The giveaway is running on facebook, so just click here to enter.

The second giveaway is care of Read-A-Romance Month, a fabulous initiative that runs for the entire month of August and features lovely, heartfelt blogs from some of your favorite romance authors. My post is up today, and I’m also giving away copies of MY FAIR PRINCESS. Just click here to join me. And be sure to check out s...

Facebook Giveaway!

Are you on facebook? I’m giving away a print copy of SECRETS FOR SEDUCING A ROYAL BODYGUARD, the first book in my Renegade Royals Series. I’m also giving away one of the wonderful historical romances by my buddy, Theresa Romain. Just click here to enter!

Exclusive Excerpt – MY FAIR PRINCESS!

Are you ready for another excerpt from MY FAIR PRINCESS, the first book in myImproper Princesses Series? This is chapter 6; you can read the first 5 chapters on the Excerpt Page.

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Leverton jerked upright, dismay marking his features. The lapse in his impressive self-discipline surprised Gillian. She’d been needling him all morning, and not once had he lost his temper. He’d clearly gotten her measure, which she found both annoying and deserving of respect.

She was beginning to realize that...

Two Facebook Giveaways!

I’m running two contests on my facebook pages. The first is an ARC giveaway of my next book, MY FAIR PRINCESS. Just click here to enter for a chance to win.

The second contest is taking place on my VK Sykes facebook page. I’m giving away a digital copy of this fabulous collection of sexy sports romances. Just click here for a chance to win.

Good luck!!

Goodreads Giveaway for MY FAIR PRINCESS!

Are you on Goodreads? My publisher, Kensington Books, is giving away 25 Advanced Reading Copies of MY FAIR PRINCESS, my next historical romance, on Goodreads. This is the first book in my new Improper Princesses Series, to be released on August 30th. If you’d like the chance to read the book before anyone else, just click here to enter the Goodreads giveaway!

For more info and to read the first five chapters from MY FAIR PRINCESS, please visit the Book Page.

And for those of you who read and...

New Excerpt & a Fab Contest!

MY FAIR PRINCESS, book one in my forthcomingImproper Princesses Series, will be released on August 30th. As promised, I’ve been uploading a new chapter from the book every month. Here’s chapter 5–you can read the first four chapters on the Excerpt Page.

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Standing in the middle of the path, Gillian studied Charles with a bemused expression, as if he were speaking Hindi.

“Why the devil—” She stopped, pressing her lips together when he raised his eyebrows. “Why in heaven’s name would you tak...