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The Annual RWA Conference is always a fun time to
connect with fellow authors and celebrate the craft of writing with
lots of workshops and a gala Awards Ceremony, where the RITAS, the
"Oscars" of the romance industry, are announced. As you
can see there are many parties . . . here I am with my roomates
Michelle Willingham and Amanda McCabe/Laurel McKee having a blast
at the Harlequin evening. For more pictures, check out the Writer's
Life on my Diversions page.
Huzzah! The third book of the "Circle of Sin" trilogy,
To Tempt A Rake, now has a cover! I'm thrilled
with it, and thought I'd share a sneal peek. Look for Kate and Marco's
story to hit bookstores in February 2011.
The other hot news for summer is that the second book
in my "Circle of Sin" trilogy, To Surrender
To A Rogue, is now on the shelves. It's set in the
city of Bath, which is a fabulously interesting place. Want to know
more? Then come take a short stroll through its history
with me on my "Diversions" page.
And want an even better in-depth look at the Roman baths?
Click
here for a virtual tour of Bath's famous ruins
James Jacquehart (Black Jack) Pierson, the hero of To
Surrender To A Rogue, is, among his many talents,
an accomplished watercolor artists, so another fun new entry under
"Diversions" is a short history on British
watercolor artists. As you've
probably guessed, I'm a history geek, and love research, so check
out some of the other offbeat articles.
My research also uncovered this delightful print of Angelo's fencing
salon, which plays a small role in To Surrender To A
Rogue. Kate and Marco have a heated clash there .
. . but if you want to know more, you'll just have to read the book!
Another highlight of the season was an invitation to talk about
writing, inspiration, and the importance of chocolate in a writer's
life over at blogtalk radio. I had a wonderful time chatting with
listeners, who asked some really interesting questions! Want to
hear the entire interview? Just click the link below.
Blogtalk
radio intervew
In other news,
I recently read from To
Sin With A Scoundrel at
Lady Jane's Salon
in downtown NYC. As always, it was a wonderful evening, packed with
fans of romance enjoying good fellowship, good cheer and good good
books!
Click
here to view a video of my reading
And lastly, fellow
romance author Lauren
Willig
and I have finished teaching a college seminar on historical romance
at Yale. (You can read about it
here
and
here.)
Fabio made a cameo appearance at our last class, where the students
shared their final creative projects. We've had a lot of requests
for our class syllabus and supplemental reading list, and so we
are delighted to share it with you. Just click on the icons below
to download them. Happy reading!
Syllabus
for Yale College seminar on
"Reading the Historical Romance Novel"
Supplemental Reading List for
"Reading the Historical Romance Novel"
We
would love to hear any of your suggestions for additions to the
reading list. Please feel free to e-mail
me, and later in the semester, we'll have news on an update!
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