Signed by Author books and an updated French edition

Readers have asked how to get signed copies of my books. If you’re unable to attend one of my book events, you might want to get in touch with a bookstore affiliated with it. For instance, Aesop’s Fable in Holliston, Massachusetts, has supplied books for the Ashland Public Library RomCons, and will be at the book celebration tea party on 25 January 2025. They have signed copies of many of my books and will be able to provide signed copies of My Inconvenient Duke (if you preorder and let them know). You can find relevant information here.

Aesop’s isn’t the only bookshop. I recently signed copies of Lord of Scoundrels as well as bookplates at the Book Club Bar in Manhattan and at the Ripped Bodice bookstore in Brooklyn, NY. These are lovely bookshops, and if you’re in the New York area, you might want to drop in. Otherwise, you might want to give them a call for a signed copy or a bookplate.

If I’m invited to sign books elsewhere, I’ll update.

Lord of Scoundrels cover with “Signed by Author” sticker.

In international news:

It’s been years since I’ve received a print copy of one of my international editions. Apparently, they’re not doing that much anymore. However, my French publisher, J’ai Lu, recently sent me a lovely surprise—updated covers for the first Carsington Brothers book, Miss Wonderful. It’s so interesting to see the different interpretations and styles, and I think J’ai Lu does a beautiful job.

Cover of French edition of “Miss Wonderful”

The Mad Earl's Bride for $1.99

The Mad Earl’s Bride is a novella I wrote for a bridal anthology. It reappeared a few years later in another collection, then, eventually, all by itself as an eBook.

This story, which was originally released between Lord of Scoundrels and The Last Hellion, includes a few secondary characters readers may remember from Lord of Scoundrels. It also includes a return to Dartmoor, Devon, for some brooding atmosphere—but yes, of course there’s comic relief.

If you haven’t read it already, here’s a chance to get it at bargain price. Or you can make a gift of it.

The deal ends on 3 December.

More summer deals, for a short time only

FLASH SALE: Two Difficult Dukes books for a Kindle One Day Gold box on 21-22 July. $0.99 for A Duke in Shining Armor and $1.99 for Ten Things I Hate About the Duke.

Those are my most recent books. How about a deal on an early work?

The Lion’s Daughter, the eBook of my first full-length historical romance* is on sale from 19-26 July for $0.99. For less than a dollar you can make a rare visit to Albania in the time of Lord Byron, the Prince Regent, and other historical figures you’ve come to know through my and other writers’ early 19th century-set romances. However, as far as I know, this is the only historical romance set in Albania.** It features a character who appears in other books of the Scoundrels series, including the series’ centerpiece, Lord of Scoundrels. Why Albania? That’s where my family comes from, it’s not very well known, and I’ve been there. I believe this falls into the category of Write What You Know.

Meanwhile, in Albania…

*My first six books were traditional Regency romances: shorter books, with a sweet take on the smoochies—in other words, no explicit sex, but kisses and cuddles do happen, and definite sexual tension. The full-length historical romances are about twice as long, and the bedroom door is not closed.

**One of the traditional Regencies, The English Witch, is also set partly in Albania.

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Charles Baugniet, The Letter, 19th century

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