Dark Passage, the 2nd book in M. J. Putney's terrific series is out today.

The Irregulars return home to 1803 England safely, but their worldview has changed.  Not only have their heroic efforts at Dunkirk given them pride and confidence, but their dangerous mission has increased their magical powers. 

Tory delights in the ever-deepening bond she shares with Allarde, until she discovers how powerfully he is connected to his ancient family estate—the lands he will not inherit unless he denies his magical powers and chooses a non-magical mate.  If Tory really loves him, she must walk away—but does she have the strength to leave the love of her life?


Cynthia’s heroic efforts at Dunkirk have won her the respect of the Irregulars, but her sharp tongue keeps everyone at a distance.  Isolated and very alone at Lackland Abbey over the Christmas holidays, Cynthia reluctantly agrees to join Jack Rainford and his family for their holiday celebration even though they’re commoners, far below her own noble rank.  The warm acceptance of the Rainfords makes her feel happier and more accepted than she has ever felt.  But she can’t possibly be falling in love with flirtatious Jack! Can she?


Then the Irregulars are drawn into a dangerous attempt to rescue a vitally important French scientist from Nazi-occupied France.  Countless lives are at stake, but when their mission goes awry, will they all survive to return home?

The first book was wonderful--hope you enjoy book 2 as well.

Book and Author News - July 7, 2008

Tribute, the latest hardcover from bestselling author Nora Roberts, arrives in bookstores on Tuesday July 8^th. To celebrate the new book, Nora now has her own widget. The widget will feature facts about Nora and her novels as well as writing tips. Here's a picture of the widget and you can see a live widget on the right hand side of this blog. Get your own copy for your website, blog, myspace or facebook and other social networking pages by clicking on the GET WIDGET link.

Read an excerpt of Tribute. Watch for the new commercial for Tribute running on HGTV, The Food Network, Lifetime TV, Extreme Home Makeover, and other cable programs. You can see the commercial on Nora’s website.

Order autographed copies of Tribute

Patricia Rice’s new book, Mystic Rider is now in stores and getting great reviews. It’s the second book in her Mystic Isle series.

Read an excerpt of Mystic Rider.

Visit Patricia Rice's website

Pat's Mystic Rider and Susan Holloway Scott's The King’s Favorite are July Top Picks over at Romantic Times.

Your Scandalous Ways by Loretta Chase is a NYT extended list bestseller and has gone back to a second printing. Rounding out her cyber-tour for the launch of Your Scandalous Ways, Loretta will be a guest of Candice Hern’s Bluestockings from the 14th through the 20th of July during Loretta’s Guest Author week.

Bookshelf

Tribute, by Nora Roberts – 7/08/08

The Hollow by Nora Roberts - now available

High Noon by Nora Roberts - Mass market edition

MacGregor Grooms - by Nora Roberts June 2008

http://www.noraroberts.com

MYSTIC RIDER, by Pat Rice – 7/08

http://www.patriciarice.com/

HIS DARK AND DANGEROUS WAYS, by Edith Layton - 6/08

YOUR SCANDALOUS WAYS, by Loretta Chase - 6/08

http://www.lorettachase.com

A DISTANT MAGIC, by Mary Jo Putney – reprint 5/08

http://www.maryjoputney.com/ADistantMagicexcerpt.pdf

Book and Author News - Issue # 15

Lifetime Movie Channel has decided to make four more Nora Roberts books into movies for 2009. Under consideration are Tribute, High Noon, Northern Lights, True Betrayals, Midnight Bayou and Carnal Innocence. Read the press release.

Look for The Hollow, by Nora Roberts, in stores on Tuesday, May 6th.

As part of her cyber-tour to launch Your Scandalous Ways, Loretta Chase will be a guest on May 19 at Romance B(u)y the Book. Please drop by and leave a comment! The second leg of her cyber-tour will take Loretta to Romance Novel TV, where she will be a guest author on May 26-28. The third leg of her tour will be May 27-28 at Isn’t it Romantic? And finally, the fourth leg will be an interview at Vauxhall Vixens on 5/29.

Patricia Rice's Mystic Guardian cover is a finalist in the Cover Cafe book cover contest. It’s a fun contest and if you go to the site, you can vote for Pat’s cover!

Loretta's Your Scandalous Ways received a really great review over at Publishers Weekly.

Both Mary Jo Putney and Patricia Rice attended the Romantic Times convention in Pittsburgh in April and each received a Pioneer of Romance award in recognition for their many years of being published.

Library Journal has awarded a coveted starred review to Jo Beverly for A Lady’s Secret and to Loretta for Your Scandalous Ways. Read the full reviews here.

Bookshelf

THE HOLLOW by Nora Roberts, The second book in the Sign of Seven Series –May 6 Read an excerpt

http://www.noraroberts.com

A DISTANT MAGIC, by Mary Jo Putney – reprint 5/08

http://www.maryjoputney.com/ADistantMagicexcerpt.pdf

HIS DARK AND DANGEROUS WAYS, by Edith Layton - 6/08

YOUR SCANDALOUS WAYS, by Loretta Chase - 6/08

http://tinyurl.com/26cf6k

THE KING’S FAVORITE, A NOVEL OF NELL GWYN AND CHARLES II, by Susan Holloway Scott - 7/08

MYSTIC RIDER, by Pat Rice – 7/08

http://www.patriciarice.com/

Book and Author News - Issue # 14

Congratulations to Nora Roberts who recently won the Quills Award for Best Book of the Year for her novel Angels Fall. Thanks to all the fans who voted for Angels Fall.

The Italian edition of LORD OF SCOUNDRELS by Loretta Chase is scheduled for release (in Italy by Mondadori) in November 2007. Loretta Chase’s agent's sold Italian rights to five of her books: the four Carsington books (Miss Wonderful, Mr. Impossible, Lord Perfect, and Not Quite a Lady) and Captives of the Night.

Events and Signings

11/14 - Loretta Chase- guest blogging (reissue of Lord of Scoundrels) at Avon's Romance Books, http://www.avonromanceblog.blogspot.com/
11/15 - Loretta Chase - guest blogging (reissue of LOS) at Romance B(u)y the Book,
http://www.lifetimetv.com/lifestyle/entertainment/romance-buy-the-book
11/18/07:--Deborah da Costa will be signing Hanukkah Moon, 9am to 5pm--Jewish Children’s Book Writers’ Conference, 92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue, N.Y., N.Y.12/01/07 Nora Roberts at Turn the Page Books Christmas Event from 1- 3 PM
12/1 - Loretta - Booksigning (reissue of LOS) at Warwick Barnes & Noble, Warwick, Rhode Island, from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
12/2 - Loretta - Booksigning (reissue of LOS) at Millbury Barnes & Noble, Millbury, Mass., time TBD
12/9/07 - Mary Jo Putney & Susan King will attend the “Read Between the Wines” benefit for Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, 2:00-5:00 p.m. in the Atrium of the Lowes Annapolis hotel. .
12/02/07: Deborah da Costa will be signing Hanukkah Moon 1-3:30 pm--”Hands-on Hanukkah”, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD 12/08/07: Deborah da Costa will be signing Hanukkah Moon, 11am to 1 pm--Story Hour, Barnes and Noble, Bethesda, MD Author Night at Bradley Hills Elementary in Bethesda,MD--"How a Picture Book is Created
02/2008 - Susan King will be signing copies of Lady Macbeth: A Novel at Turn the Page Books in Boonsboro, Maryland, with Nora Roberts. Date TBD.

Websites:
Check out the new J. D. Robb website at http://www.jdrobb.com
Susan Fraser King’s new website is http://www.susanfraserking.com
Deborah da Costa has recently launched her kid’s website http://www.deborahdacosta.com


Current and Upcoming Releases
Dead of Night Anthology by J. D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Mary Kay McComas--now in stores
Creation in Death by J. D. Robb in stores
Hanukkah Moon by Deborah da Costa now available
A Stockingful of Joy Christmas anthology, by Mary Jo Putney, Susan King, et al - 11/07
Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts -- November 27, 2007
To Wed a Highland Bride, by Sarah Gabriel - 12/07
Lord of Scoundrels, by Loretta Chase - 12/07 (reissue)
Lady Macbeth, by Susan Fraser King - 2/08

Happy Thanksgiving

Book and Author News -- Issue #13

High Noon by Nora Roberts arrives in stores on Tuesday, July 10. See a commercial on noraroberts.com. Also on the site, get a sneak peek at Nora’s Sign of Seven Trilogy. The first book, Blood Brothers will be out on November 27, 2007.

Romance writers head to Dallas for the Romance Writers of America Conference next week. Nora Roberts and Jo Beverly along with over 450 other authors will be signing at the “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing on July 11, 2007, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Hyatt Regency hotel. See list of authors.

Deirdre Martin has just sold two more novels. So readers will be reading her books into 2011.

Read the interview Nora did while in Ireland on High Noon
http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/bookbites/1473.html


Mary Jo was interviewed at the Plot Monkeys
http://www.plotmonkeys.com/478/welcome-guest-bloggermary-jo-putney/


MOVIE UPDATES: DVDs: Nora's Lifetime movies will be available on DVD in sets of two on the following dates:Angels Fall/Montana Sky on August 7.Blue Smoke/Carolina Moon on Sept. 11.

Please note that these will be DVDs for Region 1 DVD players. If you are an international reader, please make sure that your DVD player accepts them.Airdates: There will be a Nora Roberts movie marathon on Lifetime on Aug. 5 to get you all in the mood.

Canada: Blue Smoke - July 5. German air dates: The movies will air in Germany starting July 12 and will run for the following three Thursday evening in this order: Angels Fall, Montana Sky, Blue Smoke and Carolina Moon.

We are still waiting for word as to when the movies will air in the UK and Australia. As soon as we have word, we will post it here.



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Word Wenches schedule
7/2 - Sherrie Holmes talks about horses
7/4 - Pat's interview by Susan/Sarah in connection with the release of Mystic Guardian
7/13 - “The Wenches Consult Dr. Josh” (who just happens to be Susan/Sarah’s son) Dr. Josh will talk about old-time medicine.7/23 & 27 - Susan/Miranda’s interview by Loretta in connection with the release of Royal Harlot 7/30 - Karen Harper interview
Fall 2007 - Julia Quinn


Booklist
Events
Join Nora Roberts at Nora’s Night at the Hagerstown Sun’s game on Friday, July 6. The first 1000 fans will receive a Nora Bobblehead. I’m planning on attending. Then the next day July 7 1-3 PM stop by Turn the Page Book Store for their Anniversary signing. Authors include Nora Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mariah Stewart, Miranda Jarrett, Susan Holloway Scott, Kathryn Caskie and Sophia Nash.

Bookshelf
Now in stores:
Golden Night by Candice Poarch
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase
Angels Fall, by Nora Roberts
Summer Pleasures by Nora Roberts—reissue of Second Nature (1986) and One Summer (1986)
MacGregors: Robert & Cybil—reissue of The Winning Hand (1998) and The Perfect Neighbor (1999)
Lady Beware, by Jo Beverley
The Marriage Spell, by Mary Jo Putney

Coming Soon
High Noon by Nora Roberts 07/10 Read an excerpt
Mystic Guardian, by Patricia Rice - 7/07 Read an excerpt
Seduction of an English Lady, by Miranda Jarrett - 7/07
ROYAL HARLOT, A NOVEL OF THE COUNTESS OF CASTLEMAINE AND KING CHARLES II, by Susan Holloway Scott - 7/07
A DISTANT MAGIC, by Mary Jo Putney - 7/17 Read an excerpt
BRIDE ENCHANTED, by Edith Layton - 9/07

Book and Author News -- Issue #12

If you’re looking for some great books this summer, you’re in luck. Just out the paper edition of Nora Robert’s Angels Fall, Mary Jo Putney’s The Marriage Spell, and Loretta Chase’s Not Quite a Lady.

Video trailers are a hot trend for new books. You get a 30 second to 2 minute visual teaser for the book. Check out the video for Patricia Rice’s new book Mystic Guardian coming in July. http://www.patriciarice.com/media/MysticGuardian_3.wmv

And the video for Mary Jo Putney’s The Marriage Spell
http://www.maryjoputney.com/media/MS_Final_05.wmv

Readers—what do you think about having video trailers for books? Would seeing one make you more likely to buy the book or at least check it out?

More great reviews roll in for NOT QUITE A LADY by Loretta Chase. The novel received a starred review from Library Journal. Also check out the Loretta’s interview on Risky Regencies http://riskyregencies.blogspot.com/

Events
Join Nora Roberts at Nora’s Night at the Hagerstown Sun’s game on Friday, July 6 at 7:05 PM. The first 1000 fans through the gates will receive a Nora Bobblehead. I’m planning on attending. Then the next day July 7 1-3 PM stop by Turn the Page Book Store for their Anniversary signing. Authors include Nora Roberts, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mariah Stewart, Miranda Jarrett, Susan Holloway Scott, Kathryn Caskie and Sophia Nash.
Loretta Chase will be blogging with Romance Readers at Heart on 19 June
http://rrahponderings.blogspot.com/

Bookshelf
Now in stores:
Golden Night by Candice Poarch
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase
Angels Fall, by Nora Roberts May 29
Summer Pleasures by Nora Roberts—reissue of Second Nature (1986) and One Summer (1986) May 29
MacGregors: Robert & Cybil—reissue of The Winning Hand (1998) and The Perfect Neighbor (1999) May 29
Lady Beware, by Jo Beverley - 6/07
The Marriage Spell, by Mary Jo Putney - 6/07 (reprint)

Coming Soon
High Noon by Nora Roberts 07/10
Mystic Guardian, by Patricia Rice - 7/07
Seduction of an English Lady, by Miranda Jarrett - 7/07

Book and Author News -- Issue # 9

Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase was a top pick by Romantic Times. It will be in stores April 24.

Read Nora Roberts’ account of how she learned the news of her first book sale.
http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/04/06/my-first-sale-by-nora-roberts/

Candice Poarch signed copies of her latest book, Golden Night at the Ft. Meade, Md. Exchange. Golden Night is book 1 of her Golden Bowl trilogy.

Many romance authors are meeting at the Romantic Times Conference. If you’re attending the RT Book Fair in Houston on Saturday April 28th 11 am – 2 pm at the Hyatt Regency, mention any of the three radio stations at the door and you can get into the Book Fair for free.
http://www.romantictimes.com/2007/04/rts-houston-convention-mention-one-of.php
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Bestseller list
The MacGregors: Daniel & Ian, Nora Roberts USAToday 32

Bookshelf
Now in stores:
The MacGregors: Daniel & Ian
Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb
My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet, Toby Devens
Born in Death, J. D. Robb, paperback 04/24
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
Golden Night by Candice Poarch
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase - 04/24
Angels Fall, by Nora Roberts 6/07
Lady Beware, by Jo Beverley - 6/07
The Marriage Spell, by Mary Jo Putney - 6/07 (reprint)
High Noon by Nora Roberts 07/10
Mystic Guardian, by Patricia Rice - 7/07
Seduction of an English Lady, by Miranda Jarrett - 7/07


Signings and Events:
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday Apr 27 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing—Nora Roberts and members of Washington Romance for a Mega signing at Turn the Page Bookstore (ttpbooks.com)
Wednesday, Apr18: Toby Devens, Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland

Book and Author News --Issue # 7

I'm lucky this year--I get two springs. I just returned from a week in Atlanta where everything was blooming. Now in Mayland I get to see my flowers and bushes come to life.

This week Romance Writers of America announced the finalists for their RITA awards. Congratulations to Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb for Innocent in Death in the Best Romantic Suspense category and to Mary Jo Putney who is so a finalist for Best Long Historical for The Marriage Spell. You can see all the nominees for the RITA awards at
http://161.58.67.252/ritafinalists2007.htm

Watch for an interview with Deirdre Martin, author of Chasing Stanley, in Monday’s New York Post (April 2).

For parents of teens, I’ve done a podcast on safe teen driving for Parentingmyteen.com and it should be up the first week in April. For more teen driving tips, visit teendriving.com. We have a new interview on the site with Tim Smith who wrote Crashproof your Kids.

Mary Jo Putney recently attended an event put on by the Officers Wives Club on Ft. Meade. There's a great post on Word Wenches (3/29) from Kimberly A. Lowe, Major, Air Force Reserves on what it means to be a military wife.

Make your plans to attend the Washington Romance Writers Pre-Retreat mega book signing at Turn the Page Books (www.ttpbooks.com)
Friday April 27, 2007 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing
Join Nora Roberts and special retreat guests Lisa Gardner, Madeline Hunter, and Julia Quinn. WRW Members attending: Dee Davis, Susan Donovan, Diane Gaston, Donna Kauffman, Kathleen O'Reilly, Pamela Palmer, Hope Tarr, Michelle Willingham, and Jean Marie Ward. If you can’t attend, you can order signed copies on the virtual book signing page on the ttpbooks website.

If you listen to Sirius Satellite radio, be sure to tune into Toby Deven’s interview on Wednesday, April 4 at 2:00 pm ET The Good Life Show with Jesse Dylan, Sirius- Satellite "Lime Radio" Toby is the author My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet.

Bestseller Lists
Wall Street Journal Mar 22 Fiction list
# 11. "Innocent in Death" by Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb (Putnam)
USA Today List March 29 list
#54 Table for Two by Nora Roberts
#57 Irish Dreams
#88 Innocent in Death

Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb
My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet, Toby Devens
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
Golden Night by Candice Poarch 4/3/07
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase - 5/07

Signings and Events:
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday Apr 27 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing—Nora Roberts and members of Washington Romance for a Mega signing at Turn the Page Bookstore (ttpbooks.com)
Wednesday, Apr18: Toby Devens, Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland
Monday, April 2, 8:30 am CT/ 9:30 am, Toby Devens, ET WZEE-FM Madison, WI
Tuesday, April 3, 4:00 pm CT/ 5:00 pm ET, Toby Devens, The Michael Dresser Show Nationally syndicated by the Lifestyle Network
Wednesday, April 4, 2007 2:00 pm ET The Good Life Show with Jesse Dylan Sirius- Satellite "Lime Radio"
Wednesday, April 4, 2007 2:30 pm ET WDRC-AM Mary Jones, Midday Magazine, Hartford, CT

Book and Author News--Issue 6

Welcome to Spring. This is what my cherry trees will look like in about a month.

This week we celebrate readers and fans from around the country and around the world. Meet some of Nora Roberts’s fans online at the adwoff website and chat about Nora and her books. Nora sends postcards and pictures from her trips to the site. http://adwoff.com/

After Hurricane Katrina, Adwoff members and Nora’s fans raised over $30,000 online for Habitat for Humanity—and Nora matched that and more. And in 2002 when a town landmark in Ardmore was threatened by development, Nora’s fans rallied sending thousands of emails to the Ardmore council and persuading them to make the area around St. Declan’s an untouchable “green area.”

Deirdre Martin, author of Stealing Stanley, got an encouraging note from Alice a reader in the UK who loved her hockey themed novels so much she wrote up a review and sent it to the local hockey team, the Sheffield Steelers. The team published the review of the book in their program and then sent it on to their opposing team.

Post your own reader's stories as comments to this post.

Stop over at the Word Wenches blog (http://www.wordwenches.com/) and read Mary Jo’s review of the new movie Amazing Grace.

Bestseller List

Publishers Weekly list March 19
#6 Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb (Fiction List)
#7 Table for Two by Nora Roberts (Trade Paper)
USAToday List March 18
#39 Table for Two by Nora Roberts
#55 Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb
#38 Irish Dreams by Nora Roberts

Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb
My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet, Toby Devens
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
Golden Night by Candice Poarch 4/3/07
Not Quite a Lady by Loretta Chase - 5/07

Signings and Events:
Mar 24 - Mary Jo Putney: Lovettsvillle Library (talk), Loudoun County, VA
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday Apr 27, 2007 11:30-2:00 WRW Retreat Signing—Nora Roberts and members of Washington Romance for a Mega signing at Turn the Page Bookstore (ttpbooks.com)
Mar 29: Toby Devens: Brandeis University National Women's Committee Book and Author Luncheon and Wednesday, Apr18: Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland
Listen to Toby Deven’s radio interviews:
Monday, April 2 8:30 am CT/ 9:30 am ET WZEE-FM Madison, WI
Tuesday, April 3 4:00 pm CT/ 5:00 pm ET The Michael Dresser Show Nationally syndicated by the Lifestyle Network
Wednesday, April 4 2:00 pm ET The Good Life Show with Jesse Dylan Sirius- Satellite "Lime Radio"
Wednesday, April 4 2:30 pm EST WDRC-AM Mary Jones, Midday Magazine Hartford, CT

Book and Author News --Issue # 4

Book and Author News

March 8, 2007

Lifetime TV Channel ranked fourth place during February sweeps on the success of its Nora Roberts movies, averaging 1.65 million viewers in prime, a jump of 14 percent year-over-year. Lifetime placed fifth among adults 25-54 and scoring third among women 25-54 and fourth among women 18-49 (495,000).

If you missed Carolina Moon, it will re-air on Sunday, March 11 at 11 am et/pt.

RomanceNovel.tv has recently done an interview with Word Wench Edith Layton. Look for Edith’s video in the coming month as well as more from Mary Jo Putney and other romance authors on the romancenovel.tv website.

Bestsellers
Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb, #1 on Publishers Weekly HardCover list, #2 in USA Today list 2/25, #1 in Wall Street Journal’s Hardcover Fiction
Table for Two, by Nora Roberts # 20 on USAToday list. 3/4/07
Irish Dreams # 35 on USAToday list 3/4

The Essex Library in Essex, Connecticut announced the five finalists for their Bronte Prize chosen from over 400 love stories published in North America. Angels Fall by Nora Roberts made the top five. The winner will be announced on Thursday, March 15th, 2007.

http://essexlibrary.wordpress.com/

Dragon Month continues on the WordWenches.com blog, Watch for these upcoming guest interviews
Barbara Samuels March 21
Shana Abe March 24
(Check the website in case the dates change)

Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb Read an excerpt
Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
April 3, 2007 Golden Night by Candice Poarch

Signings and Events:
Mar 13 – Patricia Rice: Coffee Time chat, http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/Chat.html
Wednesday March 21 (BALTIMORE) Brooklyn Library (EPFL) 3:30 - 5:00 pm Kathy Harig, owner of Mystery Loves Company bookstore will give a talk recommending new mysteries.
Mar 24 - Mary Jo Putney: Lovettsvillle Library (talk), Loudoun County, VA
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Friday April 27, 2007 11:30 am-2:00 pm Turn the Page Bookstore--WRW Retreat Signing. Join Nora and the members of Washington Romance for a mega signing.
Mar 11 – Toby Devens: Bibliobabes, Howard County, Maryland
Mar 29 – Toby Devens: Brandeis University National Women's Committee Book and Author Luncheon
April 18—Toby Devens: Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland


Tip of the week is a Daylight Savings Time Alert for your home PC.

provided by Howard Buckholtz from Techconnectedhome.com

You may have heard that the new Daylight Saving Time change may impact your home computer. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changes the starting and ending dates for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the United States. Beginning this year—and this weekend, DST will begin on the second Sunday in March (11th) and end on the first Sunday in November (4th). This new law results in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than in previous years.

Microsoft has provided a patch for the new DST settings as part of the February automatic updates for Windows XP Service Pack 2 only. You can check for installation of this update on your system by going to Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (making sure that “show updates” at the top is checked). The fix will be listed as “Update for Windows XP (KB931836)”.

You can also look up the original Microsoft Knowledge Base article by going to:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931836


If you are running Windows 2000 you will have to update the DST settings manually. Microsoft has provided a time zone edit program available at

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927229

Scroll down to “Time Zone Editor” and download the tzedit.exe program. After installing the program, run it and set the DST parameters to

Start Day: Second Sunday of March at 2:00:00 AM
Last Day: First Sunday of November at 2:00:00 AM

Microsoft Office Outlook users may also need to adjust their calendars. For information, see the Knowledge Base article at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931667

General DST information is also available at:

http://www.microsoft.com/DST2007

Book and Author News --Issue # 3

Book and Author News, issue #3
March 1, 2007

Lifetime will be re-airing Carolina Moon, Saturday March 3 at 7 pm et/pt

If you missed Nora’s movies on Lifetime you can download them on iTunes. You must be a U. S. citizen to be able to purchase the downloads.

Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb made #2 on the USA Today list this week.

The DVDs will be released in the U. S. as a two set--Angels Fall and Montana Sky--scheduled for an August release and Blue Smoke and Carolina Moon--an October release. These dates are tentative--and we'll let you know if they change.

All About Romance announced the results of their annual reader’s poll for romances published in 2006. Read the results.
http://aar.blog-city.com/2007_2006.htm
Congratulations to Loretta Chase and Jo Beverley for their awards. Loretta’s wonderful LORD PERFECT was recognized with three wins in Favorite Funny, Best Cabin/Road Romance, and Best Couple as well as four honorable mentions as Best Romance, Best European Historical, Strongest Heroine, and Best Heroine. Jo Beverley’s THE ROGUE’S RETURN was a favorite in the Best Western/Frontier category.

Celebrate Dragon Month on the WordWenches.com blog, Watch for these guest interviews:
Karen Harbaugh on March 3
Barbara Samuels March 21
Shana Abe March 24
(Check the website in case the dates change)

Mystery Loves Company will be received the Raven Award from The Mystery Writers of America. It will be presented on Thursday April 26 at the Edgar's Banquet. Read the latest issue of the Mystery Loves Company newsletter that reviews new mysteries and lists booksignings in the Mid-Atlantic area.

Bestseller List

Innocent in Death by J. D. Robb #2 on USA Today List
Irish Dreams by Nora Roberts #13 on USA Today List

Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb Read an excerpt
Irish Dream by Nora Roberts reissue of Irish Rebel 2000 and Sullivan’s Woman 1984
Feb 27, 2007 Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size reissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86
Mar 6, 2007 Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh
April 3, 2007 Golden Night by Candice Poarch

Appearances, book signings, and online events

Turn the Page Bookstore: Saturday, March 3, 2007 1-3 PM J D Robb autographs her new hardcover Innocent In Death. Also mystery author Cordelia Frances Biddle signs her debut release The Conjurer. Elaine Fox and Lani Diane Rich sign their latest books. If you can’t attend the signing, you can order signed books from their virtual signing at the http://www.ttpbooks.com/ website.

Mar 2-4 – Patricia Rice: Celebrate Romance conference, Kansas City, MO
Mar 13 – Patricia Rice: Coffee Time chat, http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/Chat.html
Mar 24 - Mary Jo Putney: Lovettsvillle Library (talk), Loudoun County, VA
Apr 20-22 - Mary Jo Putney: Pike’s Peak Writers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 11 – Toby Devens: Bibliobabes, Howard County, Maryland
Mar 29 – Toby Devens: Brandeis University National Women's Committee Book and Author Luncheon
April 18—Toby Devens: Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland

Book promotion tips of the week: When you schedule a signing request that a sign with some copies of your book be put up in the store a few weeks ahead of time. Also ask if you can sign any unsold copies and add a "signed" sticker to the books. This will extend interest in your book and sell more copies--before and after your signing.

Book and Author News -- Feb 22, 2007

Book and Author News: Feb 22, 2007

WordWenches.com event: Join the Word Wenches Sunday, 2/25, Edith Layton will interview Barbara Metzger!

Patricia Rice has just agreed to a new contract with Penguin/Signet for an historical fantasy series set in the 1790s and centered around a mystical isle.

For Hockey fans of the fictitious New York Blades team in Deirdre Martin’s books, visit her new site for the Blades http://www.nyblades.com/

See new interviews of Nora Roberts (part 2 and 3) and Mary Jo Putney (part 3) on Romancenovel.tv


The Dragon Lovers writers, Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Karen Harbaugh, and Barbara Samuel, have a new website http://www.fourinspired.com/ that gives more de tails about Dragon Lovers and other collaborative works of the group.



Signings and Appearances

Turn the Page Bookstore: Saturday, March 3, 2007 1-3 PM J D Robb autographs her new hardcover Innocent In Death. Also mystery author Cordelia Frances Biddle signs her debut release The Conjurer. Elaine Fox and Lani Diane Rich sign their latest books. If you can’t attend the signing, you can order signed books from their virtual signing at the http://www.ttpbooks.com/ website.

Chassie West :
February 24, 2007 7-11 PM Evening in the Stacks at Howard County Library
Columbia, MD 21045 Tickets $100 Proceeds benefit the education and literary programs of Howard County Library. $45 of each ticket is a tax-deductible contribution to Howard County Library For information: http://www.hclibrary.org/

Patricia Rice (Sweet Home Carolina) will be attending the Celebrate Romance in Kansas City March 2-4.

Toby Devens (My Favorite Midlife Crisis Yet):
Sunday, March 11: Bibliobabes, Howard County, Maryland
Thursday, March 29: Brandeis University National Women's Committee Book and Author Luncheon
Wednesday, April 18: Gerber Mini College, Rockville, Maryland



Lifetime Movie Schedule:
Nora Roberts Carolina Moon –Re-airs Saturday March 3 at 7 pm et/pt

Bestseller List

Irish Dreams by Nora Roberts #8 on USA Today List
Chasing Stanley by Deirdre Martin # 144 USA Today List


Bookshelf
Now in stores: Innocent in Death, J. D. Robb Read an excerpt released Feb 20

Chasing Stanley, Deirdre Martin

Sweet Home Carolina, Patricia Rice

Irish Dreams by Nora Roberts reissue of Irish Rebel 2000 and Sullivan’s Woman 1984


Coming soon:

Feb 27, 2007 Table for Two by Nora Roberts, Trade size resissue of Summer Deserts 10/85 and Lessons Learned 5/86






Mar 6, 2007 Dragon Lovers by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Barbara Samuel, and Karen Harbaugh