I’m going to be all over the Internet…starting this week, actually, to promote SECRETS OF AN ACCIDENTAL DUCHESS and ONCE UPON A WICKED NIGHT. I’m going to be doing TONS of blogs and giveaways. Please come visit me! For a list of where I’ll be, please visit my APPEARANCES page … read more ↦

When my editor offered me a chance to write a short story as a bridge between CONFESSIONS OF AN IMPROPER BRIDE and SECRETS OF AN ACCIDENTAL DUCHESS, I jumped at the chance! The idea came fairly quickly: I’d return Serena and Jonathan to the Dowager Duchess of Clayworth’s ball–the place … read more ↦

Confessions of an Improper Bride is releasing in a little under two months. It’s the start of a brand-new series for me, which is significant, I realized, because I’ve just started a new phase of my life. It’s been a year since I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and being … read more ↦

So I was researching garters today (for my heroine Olivia, in Secrets of an Accidental Duchess), and I came upon this, from a book written in 1813. I didn’t know the garter custom was this old; and I really didn’t know it got this…um…wild!

GARTERS at WEDDINGS

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