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Interview with RT BOOK Reviews is Up!

Hope — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:01:45 +0000

My interview with the lovely Morgan Doremus is posted at the RT BOOK Reviews blog site. I hope you’ll take two ticks to check it out and post a comment.

In the interim, here’s a wee snippet of the segment.

New Yorkers don’t forget Lady Jane’s Salon on Monday, July 5th, 7-9 PM at Madame X. I’ll be reading and signing The Tutor along with authors Dianna Love Snell and Colby Hodge.

Bonus: romance blogger, Barbara Vey is in town for Thriller Fest and will be joining us as our very special guest. So much goodness…

Happy Independence Day!

THE TUTOR is Out! Plus Lady Jane’s July 5th Salon Goodness

Hope — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:18:18 +0000

My July Victorian-set historical release, The Tutor is shipping from online retailers as well as showing up in selected brick-and-mortar stores–squee! I’ll be signing stock in New York City stores over the coming week and posting a list here on my blog for readers living in or visiting The Big Apple, so please check back. In the meantime, check out the excerpt and, if you haven’t already, take a few moments and enter my contest.

I’ll also be reading The Tutor and signing copies at the July 5th Lady Jane’s Salon, so if your Fourth of July holiday plans bring you into the New York City area, please consider joining us. We have a jam-packed evening with three other great guest authors: Toni McGee Causey, Dianna Love, and Colby Hodge AKA Cindy Holby.

Otherwise, same time, same place: 7-9 PM at Madame X. Admission is $5 or one gently-used paperback romance novel with net proceeds supporting an end-of-year donation to a New York City women’s charity.

Hope

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Hope — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:50:56 +0000

Whether you’re Irish in ethnicity or simply in spirit, I wish you a wonderful day filled with joy, friendship, and fields o’ glorious green.

Hope

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hope — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:34:05 +0000

In the spirit of keeping it short and sweet, Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you celebrate with your sweetie, your friends, or solo, whether your plans take place on the Saturday before or on the actual day, have a wonderful weekend.

Hope

Holiday Goodness Challenge Wrap-Up

Hope — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:56:21 +0000

On behalf of Marian’s Dream and the statewide and regional spay/neuter programs it supports, a heartfelt thank you to my 2009 Holiday Goodness Challengers aka Heroes (in no particular order):

Valerie Mann

Sandy Coleman

Judy Roney

Laurie Nichols

Dan McGirt, Author

Kim Swiderski

Lori Alpert

Because of you, 2010 will look that much brighter for homeless cats and the people who work so tirelessly in the proverbial trenches to ease the suffering and make Marian’s Dream of no more homeless cats that much closer to becoming a reality.

Happy 2010!

Hope

Happy New Year!

Hope — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:29:41 +0000

May your 2010 be filled with peace and prosperity, joy and yes, romance!

Hope

Recap: December Lady Jane’s Salon

Hope — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:41:47 +0000

The December 7th Lady Jane’s Salon was a rousing success with lots o’ holiday goodness and birthday bubbles (in celebration of Harlequin’s 60th), making for a truly magical evening. But don’t take my word for it. Head on over to the Harlequin blog and hear what our VIP guest, Senior Editor for Harlequin’s Blaze line, Brenda Chin has to say about her visit. And for the complete album of pretty pretty pictures, check out Lady Jane’s Salon on Facebook.

Hope

Lady Jane’s Winter Holiday Open House

Hope — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:08:58 +0000

Happy holidays and happy birthday, Harlequin!

The December 7th Lady Jane’s Salon heralds the winter holiday season and celebrates the final month of Harlequin Enterprises 60th anniversary year with a very special salon event.

I’ll be reading from Twelve Nights, my Christmas Scottish Medieval for Harlequin Blaze as well as my twelfth published book. Twelve Nights is the sequel to Bound to Please, the novel that launched the super popular Historical Blaze Miniseries. To win a signed copy of Bound to Please, check out my current Contest.

Copies of Twelve Nights will be available for purchase on-site at the Salon, and I’ll be signing copies at the break and immediately thereafter.

Guest author, Stacey Agdern.

Joining me will be romance fiction reviewer, bookseller, and author, Stacey Agdern reading from her Hanukkah novella, Rededication, and Senior Editor for Harlequin Blaze, Brenda Chin recapping highlights from Harlequin’s 60th Anniversary year.

The Salon meets on Monday, December 7th from 7-9 PM at Madame X (94 West Houston) in Manhattan’s Soho district. (Subsequent salon nights are the first Monday of each month). Admission is $5 or one gently used paperback romance novel to benefit Share-the-Love.

I hope to see you there.

Congratulations November Contest Winners

Hope — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:23:08 +0000

So, last night I attended a performance of Over the Rhine, my new favorite indie band based out of Ohio at Manhattan’s Highline Ballroom along with my Strangely Beautiful author friend, the lovely Leanna Renee Hieber.

Today I blind-picked my two November contest winners and wouldn’t you know it, both are from Ohio!

Congratulations to Rosemary K of Willoughby, OH and Katherine F of Springfield, OH. Both Rosemary and Katherine knew that “Cat” is the name of the feline character in my out-now release, Twelve Nights.

Each winner will receive two copies of Bound to Please, the prequel to Twelve Nights, which launched the super successful Historical Miniseries for Harlequin’s Blaze line.

More copies of Bound to Please will be given away to three winners in my December Contest, so if you didn’t win this time, please head over and enter.

Finally, my Holiday Goodness Challenge is one-third of the way to our $200 goal with Hope’s Heroes to be announced here…anon. In the meantime, please put Marian’s Dream and the homeless cats it helps on your personal holiday goodness lists. Santa thanks you and so do I.

Hope

Signed Copies of Twelve Nights…

Hope — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:18:49 +0000

Thanksgiving already!The winter holidays seem to roll around more quickly every year but then again maybe that’s the sign we need to take time, take a breath, and say ‘thank you’ to our personal Powers That Be for all the goodness in our lives.

On the Friday after Thanksgiving, known as “Black Friday” in the retail world for good reason, many of you will be burning off all that fine Thanksgiving Day fare by shopping. To make sure as many of you who want signed copies of Twelve Nights, either for yourselves or to give as gifts, can get the book in plenty of time, I’ve been out and about signing stock in preparation for the holidays.

Signed copies of Twelve Nights are now available at the following New York City bookstores:

Manhattan:

Borders–Wall Street, 100 Broadway

Borders–32nd & 2nd Ave. (576 2nd Ave)

Borders–2 Penn Plaza (at Madison Square Garden and adajcent to Penn Station)

Borders–Park Avenue (461 Park Ave)

Borders–10 Columbus Circle

Posman Books–Grand Central Station

Barnes & Nobles–86th & Lexington (150 E 86th St)

Barnes & Nobles–82nd & Broadway (2289 Broadway)

Barnes & Nobles–Greenwich Village (396 Avenue of the Americas)

Barnes & Nobles–555 Fifth Avenue

Barnes & Nobles–Citigroup Center (160 E 54th St)

Barnes & Nobles–Lincoln Triangle (1972 Broadway)

Queens:

Barnes and Nobles–Forest Hills (70-00 Austin St)

I’ll be adding locations over the next week so please check back.

Wishing you a peaceful, restful and above all, joyful Thanksgiving,

Hope