I’m trying to play it cool. I really am. But LOOK HOW PRETTY THIS IS YOU GUYS: Ok, I’m not playing it cool. I’ve never been especially cool, and the first sighting of a new book is enough to drive me into ungrammatical fits of delight. I just got the advance copies of my September [...]
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May
Advance Copies of It Takes Two to Tangle–Giveaway!
Posted by Theresa Published in Contests, It Takes Two to Tangle, News, Reading, The romance genre, The writing life, WIN36 comments
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Apr
Scenes from the Weekend
Posted by Theresa Published in Delightful me, I am a dork, Just for fun, Life, My delightful familyI may be on deadline, but Real Life carries on in its various forms. Behold: At a friend’s cookout: Little Miss R: I picked you some flowers! *holds out bunch of puff-headed dandelions* Me: Why, thank you. Friend’s dog: *runs up and sniffs LMR’s handful of dandelions* LMR: Do dogs eat dandelions? Me: No. That [...]
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Apr
A Real Live Book Signing, Featuring Heather Snow (and Me)
Posted by Theresa Published in Delightful me, Life, My Books, Reading, The romance genre, The writing lifeHere’s the short version: Heather Snow and I are giving a talk about romance-writerly stuff, then signing books, at Watermark Books in Wichita on April 18th at 7 pm CT. Perhaps you would like more information? Sure thing. 1. This is Heather Snow. She writes the amazing Veiled Seduction historical romances: SWEET ENEMY, SWEET DECEPTION, [...]
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Mar
Season for Scandal Cover Art
Posted by Theresa Published in My Books, Season for Scandal, The romance genre, The writing lifeBrilliant art team is brilliant. That’s the short version of what I think of the SEASON FOR SCANDAL cover. Once again, the Kensington team has created a gorgeous Regency heroine with subtle holiday touches. Look what’s coming to bookstores near you this October: My favorite part? How well the art fits the feeling of the [...]
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Mar
Heather Snow, Sweet Madness, and a Giveaway!
Posted by Theresa Published in Author interviews, Contests, Guest post, Reading, The romance genre, The writing life, WINIf you’ve visited the Contest page this month, you’ve seen my squee over Heather Snow’s books. Heather writes smart, emotionally complex historical romances—and as dreamy and clever as her heroes are, it’s her heroines who have really enthralled me. With their professions and ambitions (a chemist, a criminologist, and a counselor), they push the boundaries of [...]
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Mar
It Takes Two to Tangle: Fake and Real Cover Art
Posted by Theresa Published in It Takes Two to Tangle, The writing life, WINIn one of those “if you build it they will come” twists of fate, I’ve wound up with two covers this week for my September release, IT TAKES TWO TO TANGLE. One is extremely fake; the other is beautifully real. See, yesterday I had a little fun making a fake cover for ITTTT using the [...]
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Mar
“The Prinsess Hlpt Him”: Little Miss R’s First Story
Posted by Theresa Published in Life, My delightful family, Reading, The writing lifeMy family has a tradition of producing dramatic childhood tales. There’s my brother’s physics-defying football anecdote, plus my own stories about gluttonous birds and vanishing cats. So I’m proud to announce that there’s another author in the family: Little Miss R wrote her first story this week. If I had to categorize it, I’d call it [...]
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Feb
Top Five Things I Learned During Our Week of Snowstorms
Posted by Theresa Published in Delightful me, Life, My delightful family, Reading1. Little Miss R is equally motivated by to-do lists as I am. This can be put to parental advantage. (Lesson learned: little kids like to dust. Whee!) 2. Mr. R still thinks I am the sort of person who, knowing there are five Cadbury eggs in the house, can manage to eat only one [...]
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Feb
Q&A with Historical Romance Author Shana Galen!
Posted by Theresa Published in Author interviews, Contests, Guest post, Reading, The romance genre, WINIf you’ve stopped by the website contest this month, you know what a fan I am of Shana Galen‘s historical romances. Her books are a delicious blend of adventure, passion, humor, and–of course–romance. On March 5, Shana will release IF YOU GIVE A RAKE A RUBY, the second in her Jewels of the Ton trilogy. It’s been [...]
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Feb
Characters Need Love Too: A Double Valentine Giveaway
Posted by Theresa Published in Guest post, Reading, Season for Surrender, WINHappy Valentine’s Day! Hope you’re feeling the love today. Actually, I hope you are every day. Why stop with February 14th? I have a little extra for you today: love letters shared by Alex and Louisa, the hero and heroine of SEASON FOR SURRENDER. This is part of the “Sealed with a Kiss” series run [...]