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Last Night's Scandal nominated

The folks at The Romance Reviews ("TRR")have asked me to let readers know that Last Night's Scandal has been nominated by TRR reviewers for Best in Historical Romance for 2010.

If you'd like to vote, here's where.

Spring portraits

One never knows how or when inspiration will strike, but visiting museums usually brings on some kind of creative fit.  Here are a few that promise a visual feast, and perhaps inspiration for a character or two:

If you happen to be in Western Massachusetts this month, you may want to stop by one of my favorite art museums, the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, in Williamstown.

It's a

The delights of skating

Though we had a teasing spate of warm (er) weather, it wasn't enough to deter the ice fishermen, we noticed.  Since this may, though, be the last hurrah for skating, it seemed a good time to do an accompaniment to my ice skating blog over at Two Nerdy History Girls.  This quotation is from a half century later.
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The good tidings that the ice on St. James's water or on the Serpentine is strong

All About Romance Poll calls Last Night's Scandal a winner

The All About Romance 2010 Annual Reader Poll has awarded Last Night's Scandal the top spot in the following categories:

Best Romance of the Year

Best Romance Set in the UK

Best Romance Heroine

Best Romance Couple

Thank you, AAR!

Happy Valentine's Day

Since the Valentine's Day card business started in my birthplace, it has a special historical meaning for me, which makes me love it even more.  it's commercialized, but what isn't?  And what's so bad about commercialization that involves roses, chocolates, and—who knows?—diamonds?  Call me shallow, but I'm fine with a holiday that not only celebrates love, but does so with some of my favorite

Happy New Year!

2010 All About Romance Top 100 Romance Poll now polling

The folks at All About Romance have asked me to let you know that they're conducting their fifth Top 100 Romance Poll.

This isn't merely a My-Favorite-Books-of-2010 deal.

This is your chance to name your favorite romances of all time.  You can vote from now until Sunday 14 November at midnight.

Here's the link.

It's a big ballot, so you might wanted to get started now...

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1831 Archery Fashions

This is a continuation of my blog at Two Nerdy History Girls.  Following is the description for the second Archery Dress, from an  1831 La Belle Assemblée.  These are the sorts of fashions Olivia, of Last Night's Scandal, would have worn—and I have no doubt she was an expert archer.


SECOND ARCHERY DRESS.
A DRESS composed of white chaly,* with a canezou of blue gros de Naples. The front of the

Signing books in Providence RI

I'll be signing copies of Last Night's Scandal at the New England Independent Booksellers Annual Fall Conference —

Saturday 2 October

12:30-1:30PM
Rhode Island Convention Center

Providence RI

That's Providence in the 1850s.

Last Night's Scandal at The Story Siren

More interruptions from Olivia at The Story Siren.

That's Edinburgh in the early 1800s.