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Crystal Magic Series Almost Ready!

We’ve put Sapphire Nights, the first book in the brand new Crystal Magic series up for pre-order at all your favorite retailers! Check my page for an excerpt and buy links!

For those of you who want to know what happened to the descendants of the Malcolm and Ives–well, they’ve multiplied and scattered by the 21st century. But some of them are finding their way back to a small California town…

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Spring Cleaning!

Pardon our dust but we’re doing a bit of spring cleaning around ye old website. We’re dusting off old covers, replacing the badly worn ones, updating buy links, and doing a bit of reorganization. And because I live in a creative world that doesn’t organize well, it takes half a dozen people to slap my hands and put things back together again.

So if you’re looking for a sequel to some of the…

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Happy Holidays and Happy Reading!

The holiday season is almost upon us and I’m rushing around attempting to reissue some of my favorite oldie goldies while preparing for a long trip and getting ready for Christmas. Think the flight attendants will mail my holiday cards?

But I think I’ve at least got the reissues ready! They’re set for release on December 5 but available for pre-order now.

I’ve grouped together some of my early…

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Twisted Genius!

Twisted Genius now available for pre-order!

Those of you who received my newsletter (Love every one of you—smooch!) have already received notice that the fifth and final Family Genius mystery will be released October 3rd. I love Ana and her eccentric friends, but the series always had a plot arc that had to end just before the presidential primaries. So I have done my best to wrap up all the story threads about Magda’s past life, take…

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Regency Love and Laughter

I’ve updated and had new covers made for four of my older Regencies and a collection of novellas. For those readers who are just finding my books, these are humorous romps and love stories written for Signet Regency back in the heyday of Regencies. They’re perfect for those days when you need a little love and an escape for reality. I hope you enjoy them!

Let me know if you’d like to see more…

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Instinct vs impulse

As I grow older and realize life is growing shorter, I give in to my impulses far more often than I should. Of course, when I was young, I was poor and didn’t have the money or time to buy that pretty pillow or the stack of books on Mayan history. I was forced to stop and consider alternatives, thus saving me from a lot of bad decisions. Those pillows really don’t match the cushion. I knew it at…

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Let's Talk!

Let's Talk! Trying not to disappear inside my head

I believe I’ve mentioned once or twice that I am an introvert. I sit at my desk the better part of the day, writing what’s in my head, oblivious to the outside world. To avoid disappearing entirely inside my head, I have learned to go out and meet readers at conferences or book signings, and more recently, on social media like Facebook and in newsletters to my readers.

But I keep forgetting that…

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CHEMISTRY OF MAGIC RELEASE

For those who don’t receive my newsletter—I broke my wrist falling off a bike a couple of weeks ago. So I’m essentially typing this one hand. But I’m excited about the release of CHEMISTRY OF MAGIC and wanted everyone to know the book is on pre-order everywhere and releases 4/25/2017. The advance reviews have been fantastic. There’s just something about a dying hero. . . <G>

You can read an…

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Aura of Magic Release!

I’ve worked all winter to produce the next three Unexpected Magic books and I’m still not really ready to let the first one go! But I need to start pulling all the strings and pushing all the buttons and send Pascoe Ives–the bastard diplomat of the family–and Brighid, the Countess of Carstairs into the world.

Coming March 14, 2017

Here’s the short version of their story:

Widowed after years of a…

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Be Afraid of Fear

Be Afraid of Fear--what are your fears?

Afraid of ghosts?

Fear is part of human nature—witness the fight or flight instinct in all of us. I am cautious by nature and would easily become agoraphobic if I hadn’t realized at a very early age that I would never accomplish my dreams unless I stepped out into the unknown. Constantly pushing my boundaries keeps my mind active and allows me to follow a career I love. But I’m a reader, and…

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Books Emerge from Research

How I dig out of the corners I've written myself into!

I am spinning wheels on the current Unexpected Magic work in process, which means I’m diving deep into research mode, looking for a way out of the corner I’ve written myself into. Having started my career by driving librarians crazy with inter-library loans attempting to dig out esoteric information, I am always amazed by the enormous amount of material to be found on-line today. I treasure a map…

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Holiday Cheer

I thought you might enjoy a quick holiday read to get you into the spirit. Heaven only knows, I’m ready for a warm and fuzzy escape from the newspapers. So I found a way to tell Lady Bell’s backstory (from Rebellious Sons) through the eyes of star-crossed lovers. INCOMPARABLE LORD MEATH’s novella will be out November 1! Let me know if you want more novella sized stories. Not all tales work in a…

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New Family Genius Release!

Today's the day the new Family Genius mystery is released! Take a peek at what Ana the New Millionaire is up to now!

I love writing this series. It has all the fun things I enjoy writing about: family, money, humor, romance, adventure, and danger. Since it’s a mystery, it also has a murder or two, and the romance is in the background, which makes a refreshing break from my usual historical romances. Above all, it’s the characters in this series who keep me endlessly fascinated. Ana, the eldest sibling who once…

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Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! With Rogues and Desperadoes, oh my!

I finally buckled down and did it—edited and prepared LORD ROGUE and CHEYENNE’S LADY for an e-book edition. These books were nearly 150,000 words originally, written back in the day when books were books and men were men. LORD ROGUE holds a place in my heart because it was written about St. Louis and the Mississippi River, an area I lived in off and on for over twenty years. The period of 1812,…

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America is Great Already!

I regard politics as a necessary evil, and when the warfare grows too rank, I like to fight back with the compassion, imagination, and humor politicians apparently lack. On Facebook, we’ve been talking about what makes America Great, and the responses have been wonderful. Here’s a very brief overview of what people have mentioned so far: Baseball National Parks Small Towns (more…)

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Judgment Call

Judgment Call--do you rush to criticize?

My romances often reflect issues I grapple with personally. But because the books are upbeat and often humorous, the issues aren’t immediately obvious. Sure, my blind marquess in THEORY OF MAGIC has anger issues. He’s disabled in a society that considers disability a matter of shame. His heroine (and quite frequently, his family) point out that as a marquess, he’s fortunate in a society that…

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