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Thursday, June 17th, 2010
 I spent last weekend putting together four raised vegetable beds made from cedar wood, although I’ve only filled one so far with soil. We planted tomatoes–yellow pear and brandywine–and carrots and multi-colored swiss chard. And then it rained the rest of the weekend and early this week and the entire backyard flooded! I’m so glad I decided on raised beds. 
There’s only a little over a month left until the release of Wicked Intentions, the first book in my Maiden Lane series. I’ve posted the video for Wicked Intentions, along with a new research article, St. Giles and the Gin Craze on the Extras page. I’m giving away my very last arc of Wicked Intentions in my website contest along with a gift card for Barnes and Noble bookstores. Finally, for a limited time only I’ll be giving away a free first chapter excerpt booklet for Wicked Intentions–simply go to my contact page and order one.
Enjoy!
Tags: contest, Hoyt Manor, Maiden Lane series, the garden, website, Wicked Intentions, win a book!
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Woot! I’m happy to report that I turned in the first draft of Notorious Pleasures last week. I’ll have a week or two to get caught up in my garden (where have all those weeds come from?) before I get revision notes from my editor and I’ll go back to writing.
Meanwhile, I have a few website updates: There’s a new Turkish page for my Turkish readers. Non-Turkish readers can check out the lovely cover of The Raven Prince Turkish edition! Speaking of which, I’ve updated the French page with all the covers to date–beautiful! The book of the month is Jennifer Haymore’s A Hint of Wicked.
Finally, Brenda Novak’s annual online auction to benefit diabetes research is going on now until the end of May. I have three items up for sale: an advance readers copy of Wicked Intentions; a basket of goodies, including all my books, assorted teas, and British biscuits; and for writers, I’m hosting a brunch for three at RWA nationals in Orlando–I’m thinking mimosas will have to be on the menu!
Tags: Book of the Month, foreign editions, Notorious Pleasures, the garden, website, Wicked Intentions
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
 Max, our biggest Untrained Dog, met me at the door this afternoon, proudly wearing the remains of yet another broken tie-out lead on his collar. Sigh. We do keep getting him the strongest tie-outs we can find and yet he manages to break the one he has every couple of months. I bought him a new one today, “guaranteed” to hold a up to a 125 pound dog (Max is around 80 pounds.) Poor Rue! When I hook the tie out to her it’s like Marley’s ghost in A CHRISTMAS CAROL: drag…THUMP…drag…THUMP…
The monthly updates for my website are up early! Pride of place goes to the new Wicked Intentions page. You can mouse over the cover to view the beautiful stepback, read the excerpt, and pre-order on Amazon. I don’t have bookmarks yet for Wicked Intentions, but they should be coming in by the end of March or so.
What else? I have a new Book of the Month up on the Extras page, and a new website contest featuring books by Laura Kinsale and Margaret Mallory. Enter for a chance to win all three!
Tags: Book of the Month, contest, dogs, website, Wicked Intentions
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
Our big snow is melting away bit by bit which makes walking the dogs easier–for me, at least. The dogs don’t care if they have to hop through snow to go on their morning walk. Rue in particular seems to enjoy sticking her entire head in fresh snow to see what’s under there. I took a peek out front, but so far no signs of early snowdrops. In another couple of weeks, perhaps?
I’ve added a new feature to the Extras page–Book of the Month. I’m often asked for my favorite books, what I’m reading now, or for book recommendations. I was also asked to “blurb” several books in 2009 and I thought I’d share some of these and other books I’ve enjoyed recently. January’s Book of the Month is Courtney Milan’s fabulous debut, Proof by Seduction.
I’ve also updated the individual book pages with a “Book Extras” box that lists all the extras for that book on my website. I hope you enjoy!
Tags: Book of the Month, dogs, Hoyt Manor, the garden, website
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
 I’ve just handed in what I’m hoping is the final revision on my next book, Wicked Intentions, which will be out in August 2010. If you read the excerpt at the back of To Desire a Devil, you’ve already had a taste of Temperance and Lord Caire’s story. Wicked Intentions is the first book in my new Maiden Lane series and I’ve already started work on the second book (tentatively!) titled Notorious Pleasures. I’m hoping that we’ll soon have a cover so I can put up a page for Wicked Intentions with the excerpt and other info. Stay tuned!
In the meantime, I’ve posted Chapter 11 of The Ice Princess! This is the second to last chapter–I’ll be finishing up The Ice Princess in December.
I’ve posted a new Real Dog page for Rue, our newest Untrained Dog on the Extras page.
And finally, I have a new website contest up featuring three of Carolyn Jewel’s books.
Enjoy!
Tags: contest, dogs, Maiden Lane series, Notorious Pleasures, To Desire a Devil, website, Wicked Intentions
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
 So it’s three days before Halloween and once again the Hoyt Household has eaten all the candy I bought to give out to cute kids in costumes. Sigh. I’m going to have to go to the store to buy more candy and there won’t be anything left but those icky peanut butter chew things in black and orange waxpaper wrappers. (I used to try and trade them to my younger brother for Snickers bars. He never fell for it.) Poor cute kids in costumes!
In other news To Desire a Devil should be in your local bookstore or big box store now (Target, Meijer, Wal-MArt, etc.) Yay! On my website you can:
And finally, I’ll be doing a blog tour for the release of TDAD all during November. You can check to see where I’ll be on my Blogging schedule on the left hand side of this page (scroll down!) Today I’m at The Good, the Bad, and the Unread and we’ll be giving away a signed copy of TDAD.
Hope to see you there!
Tags: blogging, Hoyt Manor, interviews, To Desire a Devil, website, win a book!
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
 So, in a fit of enthusiasm I ordered over a thousand flower bulbs. True, 400 of those bulbs are species crocus (C. tommasinianus–they come up very early in the spring, appearing like pretty little lavender fairies…that is until the squirrels bite their heads off. I’m trying not to think of the squirrels whilst planting) but that still leaves quite a lot of other bulbs, mainly daffodils. My weekends are booked through November. Also, it’s probably a good thing that Mr. Hoyt never sees my flower bulb bill.
Chapter 9 of The Ice Princess is up. Yes, it is the last day of the month, but let us all keep in mind that technically it is still September and thus this month’s chapter is *ahem* not late. A little long in coming, I will admit, but not late.
And finally, I have a new and spectacular website contest in anticipation of the November release of To Desire a Devil–the prize is a one hundred dollar gift card to Borders Book Store and a box of Godiva chocolates.
Good luck!
Tags: the garden, The Ice Princess, To Desire a Devil, website
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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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Friday, April 24th, 2009
The daffodils are up in my garden. Along the side of the house are big yellow Camelots, in front is a clump of white daffodils with bright orange cups—I’ve forgotten the name. And in the hosta garden my favorite daffodils are just coming into bud: snow white Thalias with their petals that curve backwards.
This month I’m excited to debut a new look for my website, courtesy of the creative talents of Vibeke Courtney of DreamForge Media. I hope you’ll take a moment and look around.
 To Beguile a Beast is in stores now! The third book my Legend of the Four Soldiers series, To Beguile a Beast features hero Sir Alistair Munroe, scarred from the war in the Americas and living in a dusty old castle. One night he opens the door to find a beauty on his step, claiming to be his new housekeeper. Romantic Times BOOKreviews magazine gave To Beguile a Beast a Top Pick review and said:
“The third legend in the Four Soldiers quartet is a magical love story that reads like a mystical fable and a very real and highly passionate romance. Hoyt has found a unique niche that highlights both her storytelling abilities and her considerable talents for depth of character and emotion.”
I hope you enjoy To Beguile a Beast!
Finally, I’m very happy to announce that To Seduce a Sinner has finaled in Romance Writers of America’s RITA contest! Huzzah!
Tags: reviews, the garden, To Beguile a Beast, To Seduce a Sinner, website
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