Madelyn Hill joins me today to spotlight her latest release, Heather in the Mist. And before Madelyn shares her blurb and excerpt, I have to ask, don’t you LOVE that cover? I had a chance to meet the male cover … Continue reading →
I loved meeting readers and authors at Saturday’s Jane Austen Tea at Books on Broadway! Several people subscribed to my newsletter and entered my giveaway celebrating Bella’s Band’s RONE Honorable Mention Award and the release of Liliana’s Letter. In fact, … Continue reading →
It’s finally here! Release day for my latest Regency novella: Liliana’s Letter is available in ebook at Kobo, iBooks, and Nook, and in ebook and paper at Amazon. Click over to My Fiction to read the blurb and excerpt. I’ll … Continue reading →
It’s Release Day for a sizzling new Regency, The Duke’s Temptation, and I’m thrilled to have author Addie Jo Ryleigh as my guest today. Take it away, Addie Jo! Alina, thank you for welcoming me to your blog today. … Continue reading →
Local readers and romance fans: this coming Saturday I’ll be in good company with a bunch of Orange County authors at my very first reader event at the Embassy Suites in Brea, California! Also, best selling author Lauren Dane … Continue reading →
Cochineal: a red dye consisting of the dried bodies of female cochineal insects (courtesy Merriam Webster dictionary) If you saw my post earlier in the month about the Regency gown I’m sewing, you know that I’ve been caught up in … Continue reading →
Last weekend, I attended InD’Scribe in Palm Springs, California, a conference organized by the publisher of InD’tale Magazine, TJ Mackay, and her staff. If you’re not familiar with InD’tale Magazine, and if you’re a romance writer or fan, check it … Continue reading →
If you’ve read my Regency novel, Bella’s Band, you know the hero’s uncle, Lord Grigsby, was himself a newlywed. While I was hard at work on another Regency series, Grigsby nagged at me relentlessly to tell his story. As a result, I’m excited to share the … Continue reading →
Last week, I told you about the October event where I’ll be one of three Orange County, California authors reading at a tea celebrating Jane Austen. Romance author and Romance Readers Club organizer Deanna Cameron asked me about appearing at … Continue reading →
“If a book is well written, I always find it too short.” –Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Like many authors of historical fiction, I was introduced to the Regency era by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen went … Continue reading →