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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
This just in: win the complete Legend of the Four Soldiers series (To Taste Temptation, To Seduce a Sinner, To Beguile a Beast, and November’s To Desire a Devil) today only at RR@H Novel Thoughts and Book Talk.
Good luck!
Tags: Legend of the Four Soldiers series, To Beguile a Beast, To Desire a Devil, To Seduce a Sinner, To Taste Temptation, win a book!
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
 The thunderstorms have been almost constant here in the Midwest, making for a very wet June. The good news, though, is that my garden is very lush from all the rain!
I’m pleased to announce that To Taste Temptation has won the Desert Rose Golden Quill Award.
Website updates for June have been made, the main ones being that Chapter 6 of The Ice Princess is up. I’ve also got new bookmarks for To Desire a Devil, and the second scene excerpt for To Desire a Devil is up as well. As always bookmarks and bookplates are free, so be sure and order as many as you’d like.
There’s still time to enter my May/June website contest–the prize is a complete Princes trilogy!
The Romance Writers of America national conference is coming up soon–this year it will be in Washington D.C. Part of the conference is a massive romance author signing on Wednesday, July 15th from 5:30-7:30 pm. This signing is open to the public–you don’t have to be registered at the conference–and will include more than 500 romance authors this year. All proceeds from the signing go to local literacy charities. If you live in the D.C. area, this is a signing you won’t want to miss–and if you do come, make sure and stop by and say hello to me!
Finally, my publisher, Hachette Book Group USA, is offering The Leopard Prince to read online for free!
Tags: awards, Princes trilogy, the garden, The Ice Princess, The Leopard Prince, To Desire a Devil, To Taste Temptation, travels
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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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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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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Thank you to everyone writing me with news of where they found To Beguile a Beast! It’s always so wonderful to hear as the books hit the shelves.
In all the excitement about the new web design and new book, I clean forgot to mention that Chapter 4 of The Ice Princess is up! Do go and take a look.
 This last weekend I spent a lovely few days in Orlando, Florida at the Romantic Times BOOKreview Convention. I got to meet many readers, lounge by the pool with author friends, and watch the little gecko lizards dart in and out of the underbrush. Everything is so green and lush in Florida! But while there I also picked up the Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Historical of the Year (the year being last year!) for To Taste Temptation. What a wonderful honor!
Tags: awards, The Ice Princess, To Beguile a Beast, To Taste Temptation, travels
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I’m very pleased to announce that To Desire a Devil is number 13 on the New York Times bestseller list, number 13 on Publisher Weekly’s bestseller list and number 67 on the USA Today bestseller list!
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