Exactly six months from today, The Mischief of the Mistletoe appears in stores!

In the meantime, I’ve just received a great, lovely pile of ARCs (that’s advance review copies, in publishing-speak). To beguile the time between now and October 28th, I’ll be giving away a copy of Mistletoe each month.
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Which is a very good thing, since I was getting very bored with calling it Pink VII. The manuscript formerly known as Pink VII shall henceforth be… The Orchid Affair.
Thanks so much to everyone who helped in constructing the title!

For those in the Garden State, I’ll be popping into the M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library in Voorhees at seven o’clock on the evening of May 12th to discuss the Pink Carnation books, writing, and whatever else comes to mind. You can find all the relevant details on the Camden County Library website. [...]

Thanks so much to everyone who made Annapolis such a blast! Huge hugs to the organizers (thanks, Joann and Missy!), my fellow authors (especially Shane Harris and Jane Feather), and everyone who came out to enjoy the day and the books (I would name names, but I don’t want to leave anyone out). [...]

Come join me at the Annapolis Book Festival this Saturday! Held on the grounds of the Key School (534 Hillsmere Drive), the event is free and open to the public and draws together writers from every conceivable walk of publishing.
Among the attendees this year are Katherine Neville, author of The Eight; Jane [...]

The Mischief of the Mistletoe is now available for pre-order at BN.com, in hardcover and audio versions.

It’s also available for pre-order on Amazon, Borders, B&N, and Books A Million.

Today on History Hoydens!

Tickets are still available for the Milford Books & Author lunch, at which I’ll be speaking along with Lisa Sanders, the medical adviser to the hit TV show House and John Elefteriades, author of the thriller Transplant. The luncheon takes place next Sunday, April 18th, from 11:30 to 3:30 at the Milford Yacht Club. [...]

Now that the initial draft of Pink VII is done (done! Did I mention DONE?), I’m working on the Q&A section of the Readers Guide for the paperback edition of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. There’s just one problem. I already know everything I wanted to know about Blood Lily. It’s [...]

And it’s free! The Poisoned Pen, a bookstore, press, and all around fabulous institution, is having its annual conference June 24th-26th at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa.
There are many good reasons to attend the Poisoned Pen Conference:
– Some of my absolute favorite authors, including Diana Gabaldon, Sharon Kay Penman, and P.F. [...]