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Category Archives: Lady Jane

Book Week in Review: Barbara Vey, Lady Jane’s & the RT Con

This past week was rather…full. Or better yet, replete with lots of great opportunities to meet and interact with fellow writers and readers in both Milwaukee and Chicago. Kicking off the fun fest was PW blogger Barbara Vey with her first Annual Readers’ Appreciation Luncheon in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. More than [...]

April Lady Jane’s Salon

Join us for our next Lady Jane’s Salon as we welcome spring with guest authors Alaya Dawn Johnson, Cara Elliott and Suzanne Brockmann reading from their latest releases. Event sponsor: Little Black Dress Vodka. Admission: $5 or one donated romance novel. Net proceeds support an end-of-year donation to a NYC women’s charity. Lady Jane’s meets [...]

March Lady Jane’s Salon

Join me for this Monday’s Lady Jane’s Salon on Monday, March 5th, 7-9PM at Madame X. Along with hosting, I’ll be reading from Tempting and sharing the Salon stage with three great guest readers Lisa Dale, Kate McMurray, and Sarah MacLean. Admission: $5 or one gently used paperback romance novel to benefit a NYC women’s [...]

Lady Jane’s Third Birthday Bash, Oh What a Night!

M/our Lady Jane’s Salon, NYC’s first and only monthly romance reading series, turned the Big 0-3 last night, and we pulled out all the stops and then some to celebrate Her Ladyship’s special night. Guest authors were S.b. Sarah Wendell, Lauren Willig, and Eloisa James! As in previous years, we made our annual End of [...]

A LONG FATAL LOVE CHASE & Lady Jane’s

A hasty, ill-advised marriage to a fiendish rake, a doomed devotion between a handsome young priest and the lovely, desperate girl he’s befriended… No, not Collen McCullough’s THE THORN BIRDS but A LONG FATAL LOVE CHASE by Louisa May Alcott. Written in 1866 a few years before Alcott’s revered classic, LITTLE WOMEN, A LONG FATAL [...]

Happy New Year, Happy New Beginnings

I’d like to start by sharing one of my favorite quotes by another romance writer you may have heard of, Mary Ann Evans. “You’re never too old to be who you might have been.” –George Elliot. You tell ‘em, Mary Ann. 2011 was, in many ways the year in which seeds were sewn for me. [...]

It’s Beginning to Feel A Lot Like Christmas…

Can the winter holidays be upon us already!?! To help get in the holiday swing, please take two ticks and check out these contemporary and historical Christmas romance releases. Print copies may or may not be available but all are available as digital releases on Kindle and Nook. And if you’re in the NYC area, [...]

November Lady Jane’s Salon & Peru

Q: What do Lady Jane’s Salon and Peru have in common? A: Absolutely nothing…barring that this month I must give up one to gain the other. Yeppers, I am headed for Peru–the land of Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail and such–which means I will miss our monthly Lady Jane’s Salon on Monday, November 7th. Still, [...]

September Lady Jane’s Salon

Summer may be nearly over, but at Lady Jane’s we’re carrying the sizzle into fall. Join us on Monday, September 5th–yes, Labor Day–7:00-9:00PM at Madame X. Our featured guest authors are: Miranda Neville, Anne Herendeen & Katherine Ashe. Authors books available for sale and signing on site. Admission is $5 dollars or one gently-used paperback [...]

August ’11 Lady Jane’s Salon

We’re back from the July break, rested up and restored after The RWA Conference and ready to go with another fab Lady Jane’s Salon. The August Salon welcomes five fabulous guest readers. Returning to the Salon stage: Dee Davis, Mingmei Yip, and Janet Mullany. Appearing for the first time will be Kathleen O’Reilly and Ken [...]