News
May 2008
Ah, spring! It’s here at last. The azaleas in our backyard
are blooming, and we’ve enjoyed some wonderfully warm and
sunny days, although right now it’s cold and rainy!
We’ve also been preparing for a big move to New York City.
We’ll be relocating in August, and it will involve quite
a lifestyle change from the comfortable suburbs of Connecticut.
Another big change is that I’m expecting our fourth child
in October. So lots of exciting things to look forward to!
My sixth
book, The Sheikh’s Forbidden Virgin, has just been
accepted and I’m about to start on my seventh book, another
sheikh story. I’ll be documenting the ups and downs of the
creative process on my blog, so stop by often if you like to witness
the messy behind-the-scenes process of creating a book.
I’m also running a contest with Modern Heat author Natalie
Anderson to give away copies of my third book, Ruthless Boss, Hired
Wife, as well as her latest book, Mistress By Arrangement. There
will be more details on my contest page and blog.
My May short story, Blooming, is up—and celebrates new starts
in love and in nature. Also, check out my book list page for details
on my fifth book, The Greek Tycoon’s Reluctant Bride. There
is behind-the-scenes information, as well as recipes and photos
for you to enjoy.
Happy reading,

APRIL 2008
There are hints of spring around us now—buds on the trees,
new shoots of grass, but alas it is still freezing weather. At
least the sun is shining!
This month is the North American release
of my second book, The Greek Tycoon’s Convenient Bride. Romance
Readers’ Connection
says this about it: ‘Such a great book! Lukas is a perfect
alpha male. I loved his charisma, his take-care attitude, and his
tenderness. Rhiannon was also great with her insecurity and timid
courage. The book read very well, and the attraction between the
characters was palpable. A perfect read for the beach.’
Meanwhile you can read my April
short story here, a story
about marriage and temptation—and still a romance! I also
have a short story in The People’s Friend coming out this
month.
The last month has been a bit crazy with personal travel and plans
to move, and that probably won’t let up anytime soon. But
I’m still managing to find a little time to write, which
is good as it keeps me sane.
I’m looking forward to warm spring days and attempting to
make our garden look halfway or even a third decent, as I’m
not the best gardener! But I love being outside—whether it’s
gardening, teaching my six year old how to bike without training
wheels, or just going for a walk. What are you looking forward
to about spring—if it’s almost spring where you are?!
MARCH 2008
Winter is still holding us in its thrall, although today it
is raining instead of snowing, which is surprisingly cheering!
I’ve been hard at work on my sixth book, The
Sheikh’s
Forbidden Virgin, which is the fourth book in Harlequin Presents’ new
continuity series, The Royal House of Karedes. It’s a great
story and I’ve been so privileged to be the one to tell it!
March is the month of the UK release of my second book, The
Greek Tycoon’s Convenient Bride, now available on Amazon and through
Eharlequin.com. You can visit my booklist
page for details, behind
the scenes, and an excerpt.
Sanjay was the winner of my March contest, but please keep checking
back as I will be hosting another contest for my third book, Ruthless
Boss, Hired Wife, due out in the UK in June.
Meanwhile you can check out my links and
writing stuff page for
the March short story which is a historical romance set
in Depression-era rural Ontario, Canada. My parents were born in
Ontario and we’ve had a summer cottage in the country [read
backwoods!] since I was a child, so it was fun writing about it!
It takes place during syruping season, which was also fun to write
as my parents make maple syrup every year and I’ve helped
them a time or two.
If you live in the UK, I have a short story Triangles in the Women’s
Weekly Fiction Special this spring. It’s a bit different
than what I usually write—not a romance! But it was a nice
change of pace for me and I hope it will be for you.
Happy reading!

FEBRUARY 2008
Greetings from freezing Connecticut! The temperature has dropped
alarmingly in the last few days and we’re all huddled inside,
going through hot chocolate mix and mini-marshmallows at an amazing
rate.
The last month has been a bit of a whirlwind. Not only was it
the release month for my first book, THE ITALIAN’S CHOSEN
WIFE, but I’ve just completed revisions on my fifth book,
THE REBELLIOUS BRIDE, to be released in the UK in January 2009.
This book was very emotional to write as it deals with some rather
sensitive topics. One of the things I love about writing Presents
is the freedom to address topics and issues many other publishers
would consider taboo. I’m about to start my sixth book, which
will be part of Harlequin Presents’s new continuity series,
The Royal House of Karedes. My book takes places in a fictional
kingdom in Northern Africa, and has a wounded sheikh as its hero—it
should be an exciting challenge!
We had a tremendous response for our last contest, and Mona Hassan
was the lucky winner. Now I’m running a new contest with
fellow Presents author Abby
Green to win copies of our books, THE GREEK TYCOON’S CONVENIENT
BRIDE and BOUGHT FOR THE FRENCHMAN’S PLEASURE, as well as
some delicious, authentic baklava, shipped directly to you from
a gourmet supplier.
I also have a new short story Hearts
and Roses up for this month, just in time
for Valentine’s
Day! It’s about what can happen, if, like the heroine, you
happen to hate Valentine’s Day…
As always, happy reading!

JANUARY 2008
Welcome to 2008! The tree is gone, the ornaments put away, and
now four more months of winter here in Connecticut stretch endlessly
ahead. But I don’t actually mind... I’m still
in the mood for snow days, hot chocolate, and roaring fires. Come
mid-February I might feel a little differently...
Still, there are lots of exciting things in the works for January.
First of all, many thanks to those who entered my contest co-sponsored
with the fabulous authors mentioned in December’s newsletter.
We’ll be drawing our prizewinner on January 15, so stay tuned.
I’m blogging all over the web in January; January 7-14 you
can find me at Jane
Porter’s site,
and also on the 14th on Lucy
Monroe’s blog.
I’ll also be discussing the appeal of international men at
The Pink Heart
Society on January
17th.
And to celebrate the release of my first book, The Italian’s
Chosen Wife, in the US, as well as the hardcover release of my
second book, The Greek Tycoon’s Convenient Bride, I’ll
be arranging another contest with both books as prizes, as well
as some authentic, gourmet Greek baklava from Baklava.com—baklava
features in a rather interesting way in The Greek Tycoon’s
Convenient Bride! To enter, check out my contest page or my blog
in mid-January; details will be forthcoming!
And finally, as always, there is a short
story for your
reading pleasure, and this one happens to be one of my favorites.
It’s called The Locket, and it’s all about what happens
when a woman on the brink of divorce opens an envelope and finds
inside a tarnished locket that turns her world upside down… and
right side up again. It was published in That’s Life Fast
Fiction in Australia a few years ago, and I hope you enjoy it.
Happy reading,

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