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The Romance Reviews nominates Silk is for Seduction

I'm happy to report that The Romance Reviews has nominated Silk is for Seduction for Best Historical Romance of 2011.

Voting starts today, 16 March, and continues until 31 March. Results will be announced on April 2.





If you'd like to vote, please go to the main voting page here, sign in or sign up or log in via your Facebook account, and make your choice(s).

Interview & Giveaway at Paperback Dolls

Please join me and my hostesses today at PaperBack Dolls.  I'm helping them celebrate their 2nd annual Month of Love with an interview and book giveaway.

The interview?  Covers many topics.
The giveaway? An autographed copy of the first book of my Dressmakers Series, Silk is for Seduction.

Interview and Giveaway at Ex Libris Today!

Ex Libris
Why historical romance?  Why me?  Where would I time travel to if I could?  The answers to these and other questions—along with some delightful illustrations—appear today at Ex Libris, along with a chance to win a print copy of Silk is for Seduction or an e-ARC of Book Two of the Dressmakers Series, Scandal Wears Satin.

Please join us in celebrating Ex Libris' 2 Year Blogoversary!

Scandal Wears Satin

 Here's your sneak peak at the cover, which isn't yet up at Amazon.

And some advance news of interviews:

23 February at Ex Libris, to help celebrate their second Blogoversary (book giveaway included).

28 February at Paperback Dolls, to help celebrate their second annual Month of Love (book giveaway here, too).

Scandal Wears Satin is coming this summer

A great many people have asked about Book 2 of the Dressmakers series.  I've postponed updating my website until I have the final cover from my publisher.

But here's a brief update:
Scandal Wears Satin, featuring Sophy Noirot & Lord Longmore, will be a July book from Avon.
The official release date is 26 June 2012.

The building above, which stands on St. James's Street, London, is the one I

Happy Birthday, Mr. Dickens

Today, 7 February, is Charles Dickens's 200th birthday.  He was and continues to be my inspiration.  Every year I reread at least one of his books, for the sheer fun of it as well as the re-setting of impossibly high standards.  No matter how many times I reread his stories, I always discover something new.  This was a writer who could give a chair a personality. 

He inspired my love of English

A really nice review of Silk is for Seduction

This one, at The Romance Reviews (TRR)  was so positive & enthusiastic, it made me blush.  Thank you, Carol Ann!

French edition of The Last Hellion

This just arrived.  I particularly love the series title the French editions have given my first four historical romances—The Lion's Daughter, Captives of the Night, Lord of Scoundrels, and The Last Hellion.

In France, the series is Les Débauchés.

Now why didn't I think of that?

Silk is for Seduction a RUSA top pick

I'm delighted to announce that "the expert readers' advisory librarians on the Reference and User Services Association's (RUSA) Reading List Council have made Silk is for Seduction their 2012 top pick in Romance.  You can read the complete list here.

Time to vote in All About Romance Reader Poll

The Bookworm and her Favorite Book


I'm slow with this, as with most things.  Luckily for me, the voting goes on for another week.

It's that time again.  All About Romance is conducting its 16th Annual Reader Poll.  This is your chance to voice your opinions of new books published in 2011.  But you don't have forever.  The poll ends Sunday 29 January.  

Here's your ballot.   Now please,