May you find beauty and joy in unexpected places. And in expected ones, too.
May you spend your time with pleasure, and plenty of laughter.
May you find companions who make you smile.
May you find an endless supply of wonderful books.
May your 2025 be a beautiful year.
Mr. Fezziwig’s Ball, from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Art by John Leech.
This has been an amazing year, seeing a book through production (at last!). Your patience and understanding and your words of encouragement and support keep me inspired and keep me going. These are wonderful gifts. Thank you!
I hope that your holidays, in whatever form they take, are joyous.
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.
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”
