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January 15, 2010
A Present
I received a little gift in my inbox this week. What is it? It's the step back (inside cover) for A Touch of Scandal! I'm so excited!
What do you think?
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January 3, 2010
How rude!
I'm researching the winter holidays in England today. Don't ask me how this came up when I did a search for winter holidays, but it did. Quotes like this are so grouch-inducing for me!
-From the London Magazine, Vol VII, 1827
Yellow?!?!?! Really?! I mean, I know old, ugly woman jokes are in existence even now, but still…sigh.
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Elizabeth Hoyt Winner
Congrats to Susan L., who won Elizabeth Hoyt's Prince Trilogy over on my contest page. I'll have another contest going up in the next week or so.
Happy New Year, everyone! We spent our New Year's Eve packing and moving. I'm sitting here in our new house surrounded by unpacked boxes and not quite feeling like I'm at home yet. Hopefully that changes very soon…
My year ended on a fantastic note, though–I sold another three historical romances to Grand Central Publishing! I am so excited about...
December 17, 2009
Fashion Sleuthing Part 2
Gentlemen's fashions are a touch more difficult for me than the ladies' fashions. It's a real challenge to find pictures and corresponding descriptions. Even more important, I want my heroes wearing…well, for lack of a better word, manly clothes. Look at these descriptions of some of the men's fashions of 1829:
Light blue embroidered gloves:
some young men have appeared at balls with blue dress gloves embroidered with white…
and silk cloaks:
…cloaks of the gentlemen lined with plush silk of...
December 15, 2009
Jennifer the Fashion Sleuth
I'm always on the search for examples of fashions during the time in which I write. Women's fashions are easy enough to find, though they can be challenging to decipher. (For me, anyway…even today's fashions befuddle me, so going back two hundred years definitely makes my brain spin!) Listen to this description from fashions for December, 1827:
CARRIAGE DRESS: A pelisse of rich gros de Naples of a beautiful stone colour with a deep border of the same on the bias headed by narrow vandykes.
December 10, 2009
Winner, update, etc.
The winner of my holiday contest was Denise Y! She's getting a copy of A HINT OF WICKED, a copy of A HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS, and lots of yummy-smelling holiday bath and body goodies. Congrats to Denise!
I lied about that being my last contest of the year, lol. I have another one up–you can enter to win a copy of Elizabeth Hoyt's amazing Prince Trilogy. Go on over to my Bonus Features pages and check it out!
I'm heading off to City Hall right now. We're in escrow both to sell our house and buy a ...
December 6, 2009
New Contest
Come check out my new contest. It's my last contest of the year, and I have lots of cool stuff to give away for the holidays, including a copy of A HINT OF WICKED!
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December 1, 2009
Our Favorite Heroes
Hi Everyone! I hope all you Americans had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Mine was spent with friends and family–it was very nice.
The contest I was running for the books + Victoria's Secret goodies is over. Congrats to the winner, Terri C! The question was, "Who is your favorite hero from books and TV?" The answers were very interesting! By far, the favorite hero is…Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice! Seriously, what's not to love about Darcy? So proud, and so humbled… 
Here are some of the other ...
November 18, 2009
Update
Well, we're selling our house and buying a new one. I forgot how tremendously stressful and time-consuming this process is! But we've set our sights on an amazing home–my kids adore the backyard. I hope we get it.
In writing related news, I'm working on edits for the third book, A Season of Seduction (due out next October). I love this book–it's the story of Becky (Garrett's younger sister from A Hint of Wicked) and her incredibly sexy hero, Jack.
I just posted a new contest to celebrate the ...
November 7, 2009
Final Fun Fridays Winner
First of all, thanks to all who entered the contest, especially those who entered several times. You guys rock! Please keep checking the contest page, I have a couple of fantastic holiday contests coming up!
The final Fun Fridays winner was…
Deidre D.
And of course, the answer to what Maggie was wearing when she woke up in the cottage (in Dawn Halliday's WINTER HEAT in A HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS), the answer is…nothing! She was naked.
