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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
The days are getting warmer here in central Illinois. Max, the biggest Untrained Dog, is shedding enough fur to knit a king-sized sweater..except it would be a shaggy gray black sweater that would smell like a dog which I don’t think anyone would want.
I’ve received some letters recently from readers wondering what project I’m working on now and what’s up next after To Desire a Devil in November. A couple of weeks ago I signed a new contract with my publisher (Grand Central Publishing) for three books to be published in 2010 and 2011. I’m writing the first book now of what will be the Maiden Lane series. It’s titled Wicked Intentions. The hero of Wicked Intentions is Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, an emotionless aristocrat searching for the murderer of his mistress. To find the murderer Caire needs the help of Temperance Dews, a proper widow who runs a foundling home in St. Giles. But neither Temperance or Caire are quite what they seem on the surface…
Finally, here’s a few quick links:
Tags: dogs, Legend of the Four Soldiers series, Maiden Lane series, Princes trilogy, To Desire a Devil, To Seduce a Sinner, To Taste Temptation, upcoming books, Wicked Intentions
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
My garden is simply delightful right now. True, it’s still full of weeds (mostly wild violets and Star of Bethlehem) but the mosquitoes haven’t yet hit and the evenings are just right–not too hot, not too cold. My shade garden (under a big old maple tree) has white short-spurred columbine and Spanish bluebells blooming amongst the unfurling hostas. I did see the wicked bunny by my tiny veggie garden, but hadn’t the heart to scare her away. Mr. Hoyt (who grew up on a farm) said it’ll be my own fault if we have no tomatoes this summer!
Website updates for May are done! Here’s what you might want to check out:
Enjoy!
Tags: bunnies, foreign editions, large print, the garden, The Ice Princess, The Serpent Prince, To Beguile a Beast, To Desire a Devil, To Seduce a Sinner, To Taste Temptation, website
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Okay, I had one tomato plant in the ground (paste, thanks for asking.) One. Yesterday I went out to my garden (4′ x 4′ at the moment, but there’s still time to grow) and wouldn’t you know it, but it had been nibbled to the ground. Bad bunnies! The only good news is they left the peppers (sweet yellow, thanks for asking) alone. For now.
This week I’m guest blogging at Lust in Time (3 more hours today) and Tote Bags ‘n’ Blogs and Romance Novel TV on the 14th. Yeah, I accidentally double-booked Thursday. Sigh.
Tags: blogging, bunnies, the garden
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
I spent the evening weeding my garden (curse you, hackberry tree seedlings!) and discovered that it’s overflowing with bunnies. Two have taken up residence in the front garden and three hop back and forth between my back yard and my neighbor’s. I suspect a nest in the front garden, but haven’t gotten close enough to look for fear of scaring away the mother bunny. In any case I’m sure we’ll soon have even more bunnies. . . .
Both To Taste  Temptation and To Seduce a Sinner have been nominated for the 2008 Cover Contest in the Two Cover category. This is a fun contest to browse just to check out all the pretty romance covers, so go ahead and take a look.
Finally, I’m pleased to announce that To Taste Temptation has finaled in the 2009 Desert Rose Romance Writers Golden Quill contest. Chocolates for everyone (except the dogs!)
Tags: awards, bunnies, the garden, To Seduce a Sinner, To Taste Temptation
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
Happy May Day! I was once fortunate enough to enjoy May Day in Oxford, England (I believe I grumbled when my mother pulled me out of bed early to see the Morris dancers–teenagers are never grateful.)
Unfortunately here in central Illinois it’s gray and damp today. Still too wet to weed (well, without making a muddy mess anyway) and rather chilly too. Brrr! Just as well that I need to stay inside and write.
Today I’m blogging at Grand Central Cafe about fairy tales and To Beguile a Beast.
Also today is the start of Brenda Novak’s Online  Auction for Diabetes Research. This is a lovely chance for readers to buy autographed books–and arcs!–from their favorite authors and benefit a good cause too. Here are some of the items I’ve donated:
an autographed arc of To Desire a Devil
an autographed Princes trilogy
the first three books of The Legend of the Four Soldiers series
autographed copies of my Julia Harper books: Hot and For the Love of Pete
Tags: blogging, For the Love of Pete, Hot, the garden, The Leopard Prince, The Raven Prince, The Serpent Prince, To Beguile a Beast, To Desire a Devil, To Seduce a Sinner, To Taste Temptation
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