August, 2010
Have been working on back cover wording with editor. Fun and difficult. If you ever find that you don't like the back cover copy on a book, or think it doesn't describe the book well, just know this: They tried.
July, 2010
Awesomeness in raffle form at RWA conference. 100% of proceeds go to support Breast Cancer treatment. You can win a critique of a full manuscript by agent & editor, and support my friend and a fabulous author, Jennifer Haymore. Details here.
July, 2010
The Irish Warrior is awarded Desert Island Keeper status at All About Romance!
You can check out the review here
June, 2010
Wendy The SuperLibrarian reviewed The Irish Warrior. "If you're a medieval fan and miss that big, sweeping quality of the old-school historical romances? Seriously, you need to drop everything and start reading this woman's books."
You can check out the review here
June, 2010
The Irish Warrior earns 4.75 stars from The Book Binge.
You can check out the review here
June, 2010
The Irish Warrior earns Top Pick Status at The Season, & Finian inspires a new award: "Hero To Die For"
Check out the review!
December 11, 2009
More books to come! Just agreed to a 2 book deal with Pocket Books!
Now I'm off to write them. Very exciting. The first will be set in England, on the eve of Magna Carta . . . Stay tuned for more.
September, 2008
Reviews have begun!
August 6, 2008
WANTING FINIAN will be released in Spring, 2010!
And its new title is . . . THE IRISH WARRIOR. More alpha goodness in the titles. Cover is next . . .
August 2, 2008
WANTING FINIAN won RWA's Golden Heart Award, for Best Historical Romance manuscript!
I am humbled and honored, because I know exactly how talented the other finalists are. And you the reader are in great luck, because that means there's going to be a flood of fabuous new stories to read in the next few years . . . .
May 27, 2008
My story has a new name!
No more fluffy, 'kinds-of' anything.
Now, it's . . . .
The Conqueror
Does my editor know how to
pick a powerful name or what?
Thanks to all the girls who helped me brainstorm titles!
Now . . . next is release date . . .
and cover . . . .
May 1, 2008
I SOLD!
Kensington Publishing offered a 2-book contract!
The Kinds Of Wanting will be published in May, 2009.
Except . . . it won't be The Kinds Of Wanting anymore.
It got a new title, THE CONQUEROR!
Thanks to everyone for their help
and voting
for a new title!
March 25, 2008
Got the Golden Heart® phone call!
I finaled twice in the historical category of this international writing competition sponsored by Romance Writers of America®, which honors the best unpublished romance manuscripts.
My medieval manuscripts The Kinds Of Wanting and Wanting Finian both were chosen.
Thank-you to all the GH judges! And to those who entered but did not final this time, stay with it! Persistence can overcome all.
February, 2008
I have signed with agent Barbara Poelle, with Irene Goodman Literary Agency! Hurray!
Now the hunt begins in earnest