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Introducing The Wallflowers

Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to introduce you to the trio of lovely young ladies who are the heroines of my new series. They are, alas, commonly known to the haute ton as London’s Least Likely…that is, until faced with the prospect of being the only unwed graduates at the 100th anniversary of Lady Penelope’s Finishing School For Young Ladies. Then they act daringly, break the rules and embark on scandalous adventures…all in the name of true love and happily ever after. Check out the heroines--and which modern day actresses inspired their characters!

Introducing the Bad Boys & Wallflowers series

How did my real life inspire this new series? And what is the link between stories set in modern day New York City and Regency London. Dear readers, I'm telling all...

EXCERPT: The Wicked Wallflower

For your reading pleasure: an excerpt of The Wicked Wallflower in which a scandalous duke and a wallflower meet for the very first time...after their engagement announcement appears in the newspaper.

Must Reads: Banned Books (with “naughty bits”)

One year I made it my goal to read as many banned books as possible—after all, they make a handy list for readers! In honor of banned books week, I thought I’d share my favorite books that we’re not supposed to read. Predictably, the ones I’m drawn to deal with women and sex.

Banned Romance: What’s so Bad About Happily Ever After?

In honor of Banned Books Week, check out this post I wrote for npr.org about all our favorite books with “naughty bits” and something even more dangerous–happy endings.

Book hopping characters

One of my favorite little things about romance novels are interconnected books and characters that make appearances in multiple stories. It's like visiting old friend's every time I encounter them. I got to thinking about this after writing a scene in which each and every one of my heroes made an appearance (They’re all hanging out at White’s. Surprise.) It's the first time they're all together, but not the first time they show up in each other's books. Here's a list of some my book hopping characters:

Must Reads: Soldiers, Rogues, Billionaires (oh my!)

This month's must read selection contains some very hot and very seductive heroes for your reading pleasure :)

The Allure of Billionaire Heroes

I'm thinking deep thoughts about the allure of billionaire heroes and I'd love to know what you find irresistible about these wealthy, brooding, alpha heroes via my easy, multiple choice survey (it's a quickie!).

The Writing Girl Novels are on sale! (And other EXCITING news)

The Writing Girl novels are on sale for just $1.99 each! Tell your friends. In other awesome news: I'm running a contest where one lucky winner will get a super exclusive, for-your-eyes-only preview of The Bad Boy Billionaire's Wicked Arrangement. OH WAIT THERE IS MORE! You won't believe what I've been working on now...

My Social Media Sabbatical

This month in exciting adventures: I’m going to take a break from social media to see if the world ends or not. I’ll abstain from Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and even blogging. Instead, it’ll just be my word document and me. I’ll be working on new books—both historical and contemporary. I have no idea what I’ll do when I need to procrastinate.