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So…I have an extremely trivial subject to talk about, which is that I was watching an old (2013) interview my favorite wrestler was conducting and he said something sexist about women wrestlers and it really upset me. I know it’s tiny! But that’s why they’re called microaggressions, because they’re MICRO, and the thing is, I […]

I’m at Risky Regencies today talking about Regency shop windows, shoplifting techniques, etc! Windows with lots of small panes were popular in Regency storefronts for at least two reasons: 1. Glass was still taxed by weight. A larger pane requires a thicker weight of glass. (This applied to greenhouses as well, by the way. You […]

Today I’m at Angieville talking Regency hipsters and giving away two copies of Gambled Away! When I looked for recognizable elements of hipsterism in the Regency, I started to spot them here and there. A certain angry “counter-cultural” world-weariness, love of irony, and cynical fascination with excess seems to pop up with regularity in history—from […]

I’m at Jaunty Quills today giving away books and talking about my rather intense fear of change, decluttering, and how Jeannie Lin made me cry in her novella with this story about a paper lantern: When I was a child, I’d received a lantern once for the Spring Festival. It was pink and painted with […]

Who: 10 amazing historical romance authors–Joanna Bourne, Alyssa Cole, Isabel Cooper, Elizabeth Hoyt, Susanna Kearsley, Eva Leigh, Jeannie Lin, Molly O’Keefe, Deanna Raybourn, and yours truly! What: A sweet party full of prizes! (Including a $50 Amazon gift card for one lucky guest!) When: TODAY 6/8, 6-11PM Eastern time Where: Facebook! Why: To celebrate our […]

My new anthology Gambled Away is out today! To celebrate, I’m giving away 5 e-books and a lovely gift basket of items (basket not included)!   Pictured: Spokemodel T-Rex (not included) with select gift basket items. Gambled Away is an anthology themed around one protagonist winning the other in a game of chance (my favorite […]

My new anthology with Jeannie Lin, Joanna Bourne, Molly O’Keefe, and Isabel Cooper is out today!!! Buy it Okay so! I’m gonna talk about all the stories in this for a second. Because they are all SO SO GOOD OMG. It is honestly surreal to me to be doing an anthology with these authors. Wow. […]

I’m taking part in a giant sale along with 40+ other historical romance authors this week: from May 22-28, you can get our books for $0.99! Check out the site at http://historicalromancesale.wordpres... and select your retail platform to see all the books. I’m discounting In for a Penny, my debut Regency about a charming wastrel […]

So! In for a Penny, my debut book, is on sale for 99 cents this week along with over FORTY other historical romances. Penny was heavily influenced by the Regency romances I was reading at the time (it’s kind of a retelling of Georgette Heyer’s A Civil Contract, and my very favorite Goodreads review EVER […]

HEYO!! My anthology with Molly O’Keefe, Jeannie Lin, Joanna Bourne and Isabel Cooper (on the theme of characters who are won (or lost) in games of chance) is available for preorder TODAY! Get revenge. Pay a debt. Save a soul. Lose your heart. Spanning centuries and continents, five brand-new novellas from beloved historical romance authors […]