Audio deal: "A Duke in Shining Armor" for $5.99—and other news

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This seems to be a great time for deals. The other day, we had one of those rare Australia eBook deals. Now we’ve got a new one for the U.S. and Canada from Chirp Audio.

For a limited time (and unfortunately, I don’t know the exact time limit), the first Difficult Dukes book, A Duke in Shining Armor, is available from Chirp Audio for a mere $5.99. No subscription required. If you haven’t yet heard Kate Reading’s wonderful way of creating an entire world with just her voice and brains and acting ability, now is an excellent time. If you already own the audio, here’s a nice way to make a gift or two.

And what have I been doing lately? you might ask. Signing my name to exactly a jillion title pages.

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These brave pens gave their all for the JQ edition of Lord of Scoundrels. Thanks to them, the pages are on their way to be part of a truly beautiful special edition of my book.

Another beautiful special edition of "Lord of Scoundrels"

Though Lord of Scoundrels’ thirtieth birthday last year seemed to go by without much fanfare, it’s getting plenty of attention in 2026.

This month AH2, (Ali Hazelwood/Adriana Herrera) launches its Kickstarter campaign for the Historical Trailblazers special edition of my book.

This collection includes not only a gorgeous special hard cover edition of Lord of Scoundrels but a special full-cast audio production.

I can’t do better than to quote the Historical Trailblazers’ description:

The Historical Trailblazers collection is a collector's boxed set that features five of Ali Hazelwood and Adriana Herrera's all-time favorite historical romances. These are books they consider pillars of the genre. Titles that blazed trails in romance. Lord of Scoundrels is part of this collection and will be offered as a collector's hardcover and as a full cast recording production featuring Julia Whelan and Daniel Di Tomasso as Jessica Trent and Lord Dain.

All the collector's editions will include: reversible dust jackets, foil stamped vegan leather bound hardcovers, full color endpapers, sprayed edges, and much more.

These editions will only be available through a Kickstarter campaign that launches on May 12th. Make sure to sign up to the pre-launch page and you'll be the first to hear when the campaign goes live.*

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What you may not catch while watching the video is the letter I’ve written to my readers. This is not the letter that appeared in the edition Avon produced back in the early 2000s, but one I wrote especially for this collection.

AH2 has also made a short video to show you exactly what the special edition looks like. I think they’ve created a beautiful tribute to my book.

*If links malfunction, you can cut and paste as follows:

For the kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ahpublishing/historical-trailblazers-romance-collection?ref=98xok9

For the video: https://vimeo.com/1189114430/72ee9fd90c?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

More about the "Lord of Scoundrels" JQ Special Edition

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Last month I announced the inclusion of Lord of Scoundrels in the launch of JQ Special Editions. These are boxed sets of Julia Quinn’s favorite historical romances, in fresh, elegant editions. The 2026 launch also includes Eloisa James’s new release, The Last Lady B, and Alyssa Cole's iconic An Extraordinary Union.

Julia has just informed me that the campaign is in the middle of their Loretta Chase stretch goal. What does this mean? Signed books! If they reach $420k, I’ll be able to sign tip-ins. What are tip-ins? JQ will send me the title page of the book (however many they print plus a few extras in case I make ink blots or spell my name incorrectly (it happens). I sign them (with or without a wrist brace and/or Bengay), then mail them to the printer, who’ll insert them when the book is bound.

As to the rest: Honestly, I’m unfamiliar with Kickstarter, and have only the dimmest idea how it works. However, you are not dependent on my technological incompetence. If you’d like to learn more, please follow this link. The JQ Editions Kickstarter page also provides detailed information about the books and shows what’s in the box. Julia’s team has done a wonderful job with Lord of Scoundrels, as you’ll see: cover art with “Easter eggs”—images relating to the book that are tucked into the cover design—scenes from the book in the end papers, and beautiful decorated edges. I’m particularly pleased because the book had its 30th anniversary last year, and this feels like a slightly belated celebration.

If you’d like to participate, there’s a bit over a month left to do so. Even if you don’t choose to participate, I think you’ll enjoy looking at the books and swag.

You can listen to Julia’s explanation about choosing my book if you follow this link to Facebook. There’s more at this link.

And that is enough unseemly boasting for now.