May 19, 2013 • Readers are asking me if Trenton Lindsey, brother to Darius and Leah, has a story. Indeed he does! Trenton takes a repairing lease at his country estate, Crossbridge, and makes the acquaintance of the widow next door... Darius, Heathgate, Benjamin "Hazlit" (as he was known at the time), and a few other friends show up in this story, which I hope to make available to readers by the end of the year. Watch this space for further developments, and I hope to have a sneak peek up later in the week.

• If you're going to be in the Atlanta area on July 17, consider stopping by the Romance Writers of America conference for the "Readers for Life" literary signing. On July 20, many, many publisher will also have smaller signings (including Sourcebooks), schedule here.

May 12, 2013 • Happy Mother's Day to any lady who has ever loved a child, or wanted a child to love. The hand that rocks the cradle may not rule the world, but certainly makes it a more wonderful place.

• Thanks to everybody who said hello at last week's Romantic Times gathering. Can't recall when I had so much fun (or saw snow in May below 9000 feet). The next big conference is Romance Writers of America in Atlanta in July.

• Thanks too, for everybody's patience with the print version of Nicholas. Despite what Amazon's emails might say, I'm still hopeful these books will ship before May 23, but please keep me posted if you should hear differently. Barnes and Noble stores will order the print version for you, too, and we're working on alternatives  for the rest of the series--watch this space for updates.

• Some more Barnes and Nobles are sporting signed Grace Burrowes books: Happy Valley and Peoria (Phoenix), AZ; Flagstaff, AZ; Albuquerque, NM; Wichita and Topeka, KS; Yuma, AZ. I also hit Warwick's in La Jolla, CA, the oldest family owned bookstore in the nation (and one of the most fun).