As the Mistletoe Tour continues, you can find me in Dallas on Sunday. I’ll be speaking at the Lincoln Park B&N (7700 West Northwest Highway) at 2:00. And this time, I’ll remember to bring the ornaments! See you there….

The first review for The Orchid Affair is in– and it has a star! Library Journal awarded Orchid Affair a starred review, enthusing, “This supremely nerve-wracking, sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat, can’t-sleep-until-everyone-is-safe read… successfully upholds the author’s tradition of providing charming three-dimensional characters, lively action, witty dialog, and a continuous contemporary story line that enhances the events happening in [...]

As the highlight of my trip, I’ll be teaming up on Friday with Tasha Alexander and Deanna Raybourn at Murder by the Book in Houston. The festivities kick off at 6:30– and with Tasha and Deanna there, I can guarantee that a fantastic time will be had by all!

Giving The Secret History of the Pink Carnation five stars out of five, Night Owl Reviews characterizes Pink as “a boon to fans of the The Scarlet Pimpernal, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Jane Austen and James Bond by weaving the best of all of these together in one great series…. Lauren Willig has combined the best [...]

Today, on History Hoydens, I’ve posted some background on the new book and the “lost” intro to The Mischief of the Mistletoe.

Mystery Scene Magazine recently asked me a rather intriguing question: what would I give my characters for Christmas? I decided it wasn’t really so much what I would give them (being a humble author and all that), but what Arabella and Turnip would give each other. To read the answer, just click here…. What would [...]

… starts tomorrow! I’m very much looking forward to seeing some of you in Ann Arbor tomorrow night. Here’s the schedule in brief for this week: Tuesday: Ann Arbor (Nicola’s Books, 7:00) Friday: Houston (Murder by the Book, 6:30) Sunday: Dallas (Lincoln Park B&N, 2:00) There will be ornaments, and, yes, this time I will [...]

Hi, all! Between mass market Pink and Mistletoe and Orchid and finishing up Pink IX, the website has rather gotten away from me. So, once again, I throw it over to you. What would you like to see here, both on the site at large and on the News page?

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Cast That Turnip contest! The winners of the Mischief of the Mistletoe ornaments, chosen entirely at random, are…. – Dre (#45) – Kayse (#20) – Tami (#60) – Adam (#16) – Elissa (#31) – Zita (#28) – Kathy (#50) – Courtney (#2) – Darlene (#57) – Diane (#36) [...]

– about the books and a special Jane Austen project on Hist-Fic Chick.