You’re Invited…

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…to a Regency house party spanning Christmas to Twelfth Night. Mistletoe will be gathered, wicked party games will be played, and the library will play host to secrets and steamy encounters.

This eventful party can be found in The Earl’s Holiday Wager, a rake-bluestocking romance in which both our hero and our heroine are struggling with unwanted reputations. Over the course of a house party, they remake themselves and, of course, fall in love. Louisa and Alex’s love story was a lot of fun to write, and I hope you’ll enjoy reading it.

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This romance was originally published in 2012 as Season for Surrender. Since that time, I’ve given it a new title and a light edit–but if you read it in its first edition, this is basically the same story. Just so we’re clear. 🙂

In the final days of summer vacation, I picked up a new hobby: lettering. I’m still very much a newbie, working on making letterforms consistent and developing a steadier hand, but the practice is really soothing for me. Today, to celebrate release day, I designed a fancypants rendering of the title. Hand-lettering of "The Earl's Holiday Wager" in script and sans serif Louisa and Alex see a lot of ornate books; maybe they’d like this. Or at least accept it as an “it’s the thought that counts” gift.

Happy reading to you all! And if you enjoy word art, happy lettering, too.

New Titles and Cover Art for the Holiday Pleasures Series

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I’ve regained the rights to many of my historical romances, which means some of them are temporarily out of print while I shine them up and get them ready to republish. Earlier this year, the Romance of the Turf books were individually reissued–and for the first time, they are also available in audio format and as a box set.

Coming up next? The Season for [Insert Abstract Noun Here] series–officially, the Holiday Pleasures series–is getting an updated look, with new titles that will tell you more about the stories within. I’ll be able to bring them to you at a lower digital price, too.

Next week, on August 23, the book originally known as Season for Temptation will be republished as The Viscount’s Inconvenient Temptation.

Cover art for The Viscount's Inconvenient Temptation
A lighthearted Regency friends-to-lovers tale full of family, the delights of the London season, and an unbelievable number of biscuits.

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On September 20, the second Holiday Pleasures book (originally titled Season for Surrender) will be republished as The Earl’s Holiday Wager.

Cover art for Holiday Pleasures book 2, The Earl's Holiday Wager
In this Regency house party romance, a fake rake and a bold bluestocking ignite a Christmas scandal…

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In October, The Baron’s Marriage Gamble will follow, and in November, the series will conclude with The Rogue’s Treasure Hunt.

All of these books are getting a light edit, but they’re essentially the same love stories they always were. I’m making the original title part of each book’s description on my site and on retail sites, so hopefully it’ll be easy to tell whether you’ve read it before. Print editions will become available for each book right around the digital release dates.

Guess I’d better get back to work! 🙂

A Few New Features

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I’ve begun adding some new info to individual books’ pages on this site. Below the blurb, you’ll find story tropes (friends to lovers, marriage of convenience, etc.) and content warnings.

The content warnings are behind a spoiler arrow so you don’t have to see them if you don’t want to. I’m trying to make sure that my books are a pleasant leisure reading experience for you and that difficult content doesn’t catch you unawares. Rest assured that all main characters, regardless of content, will have an optimistic and loving happily-ever-after.

Not all book pages have this info yet, but it’s coming soon.

Audiobook Season

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Reissues of my out-of-print books are in the works–and now that the whole Romance of the Turf series is available in digital format (and most titles in print too), we’re turning our attention to audiobooks. For the first time, all five Romance of the Turf stories will be released in audio format. All titles will be read by the talented Justine Eyre, with a release every few weeks.

A Gentleman’s Game is first up! Nathaniel and Rosalind’s road romance is available today.

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Release dates for the other titles are:

Scandalous Ever After: April 26

His Wayward Bride: May 24

The Sport of Baronets/The Way to a Gentleman’s Heart (novella box set): June 7

Happy reading and/or listening!

New Year, New Editions, New Formats

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Hey everyone! Just wanted to catch you up on the status of all my books.

My publishers have reverted quite a few titles to me, which means they’ve returned all the publication rights. Those books are currently out of print and not available (except for used print copies)—but I’m working on making them all available to you again!

The Romance of the Turf series is the first to be completely reissued. The reading order is:

0.5 The Sport of Baronets (novella)—enemies to lovers
1 A Gentleman’s Game—road romance, working together
2 Scandalous Ever After—friends to lovers
2.5 The Way to a Gentleman’s Heart (novella)—second chance at love
3 His Wayward Bride—marriage in trouble

All of these titles are available in print except for The Way to a Gentleman’s Heart. And great news: all five titles will be released as audiobooks for the first time ever! Right now it looks like A Gentleman’s Game will be the first audiobook to reach your ears, with a publication date of March 29.

And after that…more reissued books will be coming your way! I’ll share dates and details when I have them.

Matchmaker and Romance of the Turf Updates

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Hi, everyone–if you’re looking for my books online, you might notice that there are fewer than there used to be. I’ve recently gotten back the rights for the three Matchmaker titles and for two of the Romance of the Turf books, A Gentleman’s Game and Scandalous Ever After. What this means is that the publisher is no long offering them for sale, and I get to put out my own editions.

I can’t put an exact release date on the titles yet since it depends on a lot of factors: cover design, editing, formatting. I’ll keep you posted through my newsletter or through social media. It’ll take a while to get them back into your hands, but I look forward to making that happen!

Catching Up in 2021

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Dear friends, I’ve been on an online hiatus for a while and have missed you very much. I hope you’ve all been safe and well.

Going forward, I’ll be able to be more in touch, mainly on Twitter and in my Facebook group. I’ll continue posting recommendations on BookBub, too. Bonus: if you follow me on BookBub, you’ll get a notification when one of my books goes on sale.

I’ve been working on something new, though it’s not finished yet. When I have news to report, my newsletter subscribers will be the first to get the word. I invite you to sign up! I’ll never share your information and I won’t overwhelm your inbox.

As always, take care and read something fabulous. <3

November Update: His Wayward Bride and Hiatus

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Thanksgiving is drawing near in the USA, and I’ve got much to be grateful for. At long last, the Romance of the Turf series is wrapped up with the release of His Wayward Bride! Jonah and Irene’s love story released as an ebook on November 5, and a print edition is now available too. It’s mass market sized, so it’ll line up beautifully with the other Romance of the Turf stories on your shelf. (I might possibly be a perfectionist.)

His Wayward Bride is my third book this year–fourth, if you count the reissue of The Sport of Baronets*–which is a pretty swift pace for me. As I mentioned last month, I’ve been on deadline for the eight years since the release of my first romance, during which time I’ve written 20 more novels and novellas.

But over the past several years, a trio of chronic health conditions have worsened steadily, and each book has become harder for me to write. Ultimately, I’ve been proud of every book once I finished it, but my body and brain are worn out.

Which brings us to the hiatus of this post’s title. I’ve been thinking about what I could step back from, and the answer I’ve regretfully come to is social media. I love the chance to connect with readers and fellow authors, but I need to try something different for a while.

So, at the end of this week I’ll begin an online hiatus from my social media accounts. I’m not sure how long the hiatus will be. It’ll be a surprise to all of us! I’ll leave my accounts open, as I look forward to returning to you all once I’m healthier. In the meantime, be sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter for news and exclusives. You can also follow me on BookBub to be alerted to sale prices on my books.

Much love, dear readers, and take care. I’m thankful for you. Truly. <3

*Correction: Er, actually it’s the fifth release! A Novella Collection came out in May.

October Update: The Writer Costume

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The November 5 release day for His Wayward Bride is a mere eight days away! The books are being formatted as I write this, and a digital edition will be out next Tuesday. The print edition always seems to take a bit longer, but I hope to have it to you the following week.

To celebrate the release of His Wayward Bride, I’ll be visiting Vanessa Kelly’s Clan Kendrick Facebook group on November 6. And the following Wednesday, November 13, my Facebook group will have a book club discussion of Sarah MacLean’s Brazen and the Beast. For both days, expect fun chat and lots of giveaways—hope to see you there!

This month has been full of family visits, which has been lovely. My brother’s family visited one weekend, then one of my aunts came to stay the following weekend. I traveled a lot in the first half of the year, and I’m so grateful to be home for a while and still get to see loved ones. We’ll get another visit over Thanksgiving. If you’re in the USA, have you made your Thanksgiving plans yet? If you’re in Canada, I hope you enjoyed a good holiday!

We didn’t buy Halloween candy until this past weekend, which was almost a smart choice. It would have been better not to buy candy until the afternoon of Halloween, since we’ve already opened the bags and started snitching. Little Miss R has decided to dress as Rosie the Riveter this year, which delighted my heart. She’s disappointed in me for not planning a costume as well, but those days were over for me quite a while ago. Unless I can be “writer in a hoodie and PJ pants,” I’m not interested.

Before the end of the year, I’ll begin an online hiatus, the details of which I’m still thinking through. For the past eight years—since October 2011, when my romance debut released—I’ve been constantly on deadline. During that time, I’ve written 20 more books. Some writers produce much more, and I’m grateful to them for creating so many of the books I love to read. For me, though, this has been a lot, especially as I deal with chronic health issues. So I’m thinking about how I can step back in some ways while I begin writing something new.

All just an FYI. I invite you to subscribe to my newsletter if you haven’t yet, as subscribers will always get the scoop whether I’m online or not. Thank you for reading! You’re wonderful. <3

September Update: A Reissue and a Reformat and a Redesign

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Hello again, everyone! My August offline wasn’t really a month off, but it allowed me some much-needed breathing room. Little Miss R started middle school, I continued working on His Wayward Bride for its November release, and I got The Sport of Baronets ready for reissue.

That’s the big news so far this month: you can get Hannah and Bart’s story again. It’s been reissued with gorgeous cover art that reflects the importance of horses to the story—and to the series as a whole, since the Chandler family inhabits the heart of the Regency horse-racing world.

The Romance of the Turf series contains 5 stories:

*The Sport of Baronets, an enemies-to-lovers novella that introduces the Chandler family and gives youngest sibling Hannah her love story.
*A Gentleman’s Game, a road romance featuring younger brother Nathaniel.
*Scandalous Ever After, a friends-to-lovers romance that was an NPR Best Book of 2017.
*The Way to a Gentleman’s Heart, a second-chance romance novella that introduces Mrs. Brodie’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies in a duo of the same name.
*And finally, His Wayward Bride will be coming your way on November 5.

The first excerpt from HWB appeared in Rose Lerner’s Patreon newsletter last Wednesday. I posted the entire first scene on my site last Friday, and newsletter subscribers got to read the remainder of Chapter 1 that same day. HWB is still going through revision and editing, so these excerpts might not be 100% final, but they’re close. I hope you’ve all enjoyed your first glimpse of Irene, the resourceful pickpocketing teacher heroine, and her mysterious marriage to Jonah Chandler.

A new cover is being created for HWB to better represent Irene as a biracial woman. And the promised print edition of The Sport of Baronets is in the works too! It’s taking a while because I requested a custom size for the paperback. I want it to be mass market sized so it’ll match the novels in the series. Picky? Maybe so, but think how pretty they’ll look when they’re all lined up on a bookshelf. 🙂

Hope September is going well for you! What have you been up to?

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