Category Archives: The Summer of You

Foreign Covers!

Posted on January 2, 2013

Hello everyone – Here’s something to make that first day back at the office a bit more cheerful.  The German covers for Revealed and The Summer of You!  I think they are both lovely and evocative.  And if you can … Continue reading →

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Five of my Favorite Sites as an Author

Posted on January 16, 2012

As an author, I don’t necessarily interact a lot with the world at large.  Oftentimes, we authors don’t even get out of our pajamas on a daily basis (*ahem* like today, she said with undue shame).  But, there is a … Continue reading →

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How I Create my Heroes and Heroines.

Posted on December 12, 2011

One of the questions that I (and probably every other novelist) get is “How do you come up with your characters?”  The answer varies.  Some authors cop to having voices in their head, and they are just taking dictation.  Some … Continue reading →

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Cover Art

Posted on October 10, 2011

I recently posted the cover art for my next book, If I Fall, and I think is utterly gorgeous.  So do all of my friends, whom I proudly display it to on my phone, like a grandma with newborn grandchildren. … Continue reading →

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Contest Winner and Introducing the Boyfriend to Blogging.

Posted on July 25, 2011

Hello everyone!  I’m so excited to draw the first winner in my new Website Contest – so without further ado, the winner, drawn by Random.org, is… ROSE MAY BARRETT! Congratulations, Rose May!  You have won an autographed copy of The … Continue reading →

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How My Books are Connected

Posted on July 10, 2011

(updated April 2013!) One of the most common questions I get (other than, is my hair naturally curly, the answer to which can be found here) is “Are your books connected?” The short answer to which is Yes.  But no.  … Continue reading →

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And the Winner is…

Posted on June 29, 2011

While the madness of RWA swirls around me – I am at this moment in the Atrium of the Marriot Marquis hotel in Times Square, surrounded by a couple thousand romance authors and enthusiasts –  time waits for no woman, … Continue reading →

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Six Silly Questions with Jane Porter!

Posted on March 4, 2011

Jane Porter is the indubitably awesome queen of women’s fiction, having written such fantastic books as The Frog Prince, Flirting with Forty, and her latest, She’s Gone Country. Between writing fabulous novels and having them made into TV movies (starring Heather Locklear, no less), being a mother of boys and a surfer chick, she somehow scraped together the time to be the grand finale to The Summer of You Guest Blogging Extravaganza — please welcome, Jane Porter! Continue reading →

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A conversation with Liza Palmer and Megan Crane!

Posted on March 3, 2011

Internationally bestselling Liza Palmer and USA Today bestseller Megan Crane were my first-ever writer friends. They let me tag along with their group when I didn’t know anybody at RWA 4 years ago, and when I moved from New York to California, it was right into the lion’s den and hanging out became a regular thing. (Liza even made me a “welcome to CA” CD. She’s old school.) We recently sat down in front of our computers and talked about snow, our love of Supernatural, and all things writing… Er, once we figured out how to open a group chat, that is. Continue reading →

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Six Silly Questions with Christie Ridgway!

Posted on March 2, 2011

Christie Ridgway is quite possibly, the nicest person I’ve ever met in my life. Being as we write for the same house (Berkley Sensation) and are repped by the same agency, she graciously took a shell-shocked newbie (me) under her wing and introduced me to everyone in the publishing world at my first RWA. Oh, and she writes a pretty awesome romance novel, too. Please join me in welcoming Christie Ridgway to The Summer of You Guest Blogging Extravaganza, as she answers all my silly questions! Continue reading →

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