Lord Locryn and the Pixie's Kiss

Today is the day!  Lord Locryn and the Pixie's Kiss is available on its own today.  If you missed this second story about the Castle Keyvnor Pixies when it was released in Charmed at Christmas, you can get it on its own now!

When is a kiss actually a curse? When an irate Pixie forbids you to kiss the wrong girl—ever.

Unfortunately, Lord Locryn Pendarvis has no idea why girls are falling all over themselves not to kiss him. He only knows that after a certain point, the risk of humiliation outweighs desire. 

Until he meets Lady Gwyn Hambly again. She’s witty, charming and beautiful—and just as interested in him as he is in her. They’ll do anything to ensure their future together—even fight the supernatural forces aligned against them.

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There are rumors of another Castle Keyvnor series, so keep watching!

My friend Elizabeth Essex has a new book coming out this week, and while we are anticipating it, a number of Historical Romance authors are helping her celebrate with a sale!

You can get The Love List for 99 cents!  Check it out!  http://www.elizabethessex.com/sale/

Fun Scavenger Hunt for a Valentine's Day prize!

The authors at Red Door Reads have banded together for a fun Valentine's Day Scavenger Hunt!

Go to www.RedDoorReads.com for all of the relevant links!  Just find the buttons, collect the letters and unscramble a Valentine's Day message for a chance to win a big See's Chocolate prize!

We're going back to the Castle!

Is there anything better than achieving a childhood dream?  Crossing something off of your bucket list?  I don’t think so!  First—you must picture the little girl I used to be—happily curled around a book—at the pool, by the fire, in every season and sort of weather.  Fantasy books were a mainstay for me back then and I happily lived alternate lives in Prydain and Pern and Avalon.  If you had told that girl that she would be a writer someday—she would scarcely have believed you.  And if you told her she would get to combine her two great loves—Romance and Fantasy—she would have cried happy tears.  Heck, I’m crying happy tears just thinking about it now.

But that is exactly what I did last year when I was asked to contribute to the Haunting of Castle Keyvnor anthology series.  It’s a 12 story series set in a haunted castle in Cornwall, and it mixes the reading of a will with romance and passion and ghosts, ghouls, witches gypsies and pixies.  Yep, pixies.  That’s where I came in.  I agreed to take part if I could use Cornish pixies as my ‘haunt.’  I had a blast creating my nature-based magic sprites!   Lady Tamsyn and the Pixie’s Curse was born and included in the book, Bedeviled.

Now, that story is being released on its own!  It’s on pre-order now!

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And good news!  Castle Keyvnor was such a hit and the authors had such fun with it—we’re going back—at Christmas!  There is a double wedding going on at the castle—and 12 new stories revolving around the holiday, new romances and our supernatural creatures.  All four new books are also on pre-order now!  We hope you’ll join us for a bit of holiday magic!

Win an autographed copy of The Earl's Hired Bride!

The Romance Reviews is having a Sizzling Summer Reads party, all through the month of June! There are tons of games and prizes--and today, you can enter to win a print copy of The Earl's Hired Bride! Check it out!  http://www.theromancereviews.com/event.php

Amazing Animazement!

I spent part of the weekend at the Animazement Con in Raleigh, NC--and had a wonderful time, as usual!

The creativity of cosplayers is only outdone by their positive and supportive outlook.  The panels and parties are always a huge draw--as is the amazing guest list of artists, voice artists, and celebrities from the Anime world.

I had the first two books of the Eye of the Ninja Chronicles at my booth.  It was so nice to meet new folks and a joy to see readers who came looking specifically for Obsidian's Eye!


Getting my booth ready!

Visiting with readers and admiring the wonderful cosplay!

So nice to see so many great readers--and looking forward to next time!

Historic Biltmore + Historic Costumes = Happy Historical Authors

I recently went on a writer's retreat with a great group of authors in Asheville, NC.  We spent one of the days exploring the amazing Biltmore Estate.  Not only is this America's largest private home, but it is currently hosting the Designed for Drama exhibit, full of costumes from some of our favorite  period drama movies!

Yes, we did write!  And we enjoyed some fun time too!  But Biltmore was definitely one of the highlights of the trip!  We explored the gardens and the amazing house.  We oohed and awed over the costumes.  And we visited the winery.

The Greenhouse

The formal gardens

The house!

Here's our lovely group!  

Katherine Bone, Sabrina Jeffries, Ava Stone, Samantha Kane, Me! J.D. Allen and Julie Johnstone

The amazing view from the veranda.  I could live out there all spring, summer and fall!

The historical costumes only added to the perfection of the day!  

Emma Thompson's ball gown from Sense and Sensibility!

Colin Firth's outfit from the jump in the lake in the BBC Pride and Prejudice--as well as Jennifer Ehle's walking gown!

Uma Thurman's costume from The Golden Bowl

And Kate Winslet's outfit from Finding Neverland

As you can see, it was a lovely weekend!  If you can get to the Biltmore while the exhibit is in place, I highly recommend it!