The Reluctant Nude now available in paperback

The paperback version of my debut romance, The Reluctant Nude, is now available from Samhain! This story was a 2010 Golden Heart finalist. You can get the paperback direct from Samhain, via Amazon, or through your favorite online retailer and select brick-and-mortar stores.

Headstrong is out!

Samhain has released one of my all-time favorite books. Headstrong is a full-length contemporary romance set in my favorite city—Wellington, New Zealand. It's about a quirky love triangle between an American woman and two brothers, the action flitting between a second-rate pub, a house boat, a taekwondo studio, a bike courier dispatch, and a karaoke bar. Make of that what you will. You can learn more on my Books page, or on the Samhain website (where you can also order the book and save 30%).

I can has award nomination!

Hey, this is cool—I've been nominated for a Reviewers' Choice Award from Romantic Times, for the best series romance debut of 2011, for my first Blaze, Caught on Camera. Thanks, RT!

New Blaze contract

Well, it took a full year and three rejected proposals, but I've finally sold a second book to Blaze! I got the call while I was away on vacation, driving around the boonies of Vancouver Island; my phone cut out on my editor, though luckily not before I knew she'd rung with good news. So hooray! The working title is Honeymoon for One, and it's a runaway-bride story set on a tiny private island off Barbados, about the romance between an actress and an unscrupulous pilot. No details on when it'll be out, but I had to share the long-awaited good news.

Trespass available now

My third romance is now out from Samhain. It's called Trespass, and it's about a woman on the run from the law after a crime of self-defense. She takes shelter in the home of a stranger, deep in the heart of Montana's ranch country, and much lust and betrayal ensues. For details, check out my Books page or Samhain's Trespass page.

Harlequin podcast

Last November, Harlequin® ran a special multi-day event for aspiring romance authors called So You Think You Can Write? I took part myself. As a new author I was invited to participate in a podcast entitled How I Became a Romance Writer. I was in amazing company, alongside fellow Harlequin® authors Jeannie Lin and Maisey Yates. I was so nervous before the recording, I have no idea what I actually said, but fingers crossed I was comprehensible. Listen and find out: