Puck Thanksgiving 1905
It's a day of big gratitude for me; my family, my friends, my readers, my amazing (and patient) publishing team. And let's not forget the food and all the good cooks I lucked out in being related to.
May you all have lots of good things to be grateful for, and a happy and delicious Thanksgiving!
Illustration: Puck Thanksgiving 1905, Courtesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
Loretta reports:
Vixen in Velvet is done! It flew away on electronic wings to my editor yesterday. This is the end of Phase One. It will return to me for tuning and tweaking (aka Revisions) but we can celebrate again when that's done.
Now I have to go to my fainting couch and call for lavender water.
Photo: "Model posed in ornate costumes: in black pressed pleats, with top hat; standing tip-toe on champagne bottle," c1904. Courtesy Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Every three years All About Romance has conducted a Top 100 Romances Poll. And in every poll since 2000, AAR readers have given Lord of Scoundrels the top spot.
I truly did not expect this to happen again—well, I never expect it, because the competition comprises some true masterpieces of romance. It includes Georgette Heyer, by the way, and Jane Austen, along with some of the biggest names in romance and my own all-time favorites.
But yes, once more Dain & Jessica argued their way to the top of the list.
And more good news: Three more of my books made the list: Mr. Impossible (#12), Lord Perfect (#26), and The Last Hellion (#57).
So there’s been some celebrating here.
Then back to the author’s reality: Finish the dratted book already! But the end of Vixen in Velvet is in sight. At last.
And I return to my third dressmaker book glowing with pride and gratitude.
Congratulations to all the winning authors!
And thank you, my amazing readers, for putting Lord of Scoundrels at the top again!
