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Those of you who are reading Betrayed, I have a lot of wonderful travel photographs to share with you in the upcoming weeks. Mention of the Marlborough Tower begins on page 37. Here I am, years ago, with the tower in the background behind me, stairs winding enticely up. I certainly wish I’d combed my hair for this shot, but windblown tourists just don’t care. The neat thing about the tower is that it was built to look...

The yew tree appears in my Arnaud Legacy series with great import, so when I recently saw something on Facebook from fellow author Margaret Evans Porter about yew trees, I asked her if she’d be willing to guest post here. She very graciously said yes, and included a plethora of gorgeous photographs. This is going to be a pleasure…pour a cup of tea and enjoy learning more about these trees with a fascinating history! Thank...

It didn’t occur to me until I had tiled all three book covers next to each other: the Phoebe figure grows.       And her gaze shifts: left, right and finally: center. Right at...

It was a fun night at Barnes & Noble Natomas for their inaugural B-Fest, a young adult festival that took place in Barnes & Nobles across the nation. I was so happy to be invited to participate and give a major shout-out to Lisa Savage at the store for leading us in fun trivia! The questions were indeed very hard, and I was impressed with the level of commitment and fortitude shown by all contestants. I had brought...

         I love branded covers. I just do. It’s great to see a line-up of books and know instantly that they belong together, are of a series. The Arnaud Books are branded by the yellow/lime handwriting used for the titles, which I adore. It’s an eerie font, which underscores the books’ mood. They’re also branded by the fact that the heroine always stands in some sort of portal or passageway. In Haunted,...

For a writer, there are few moments as exciting as when you get to see the cover design. I’ve been very lucky with the Kensington designs for the first two books in this series, and am glad to see the trend continues for the third. The cover here manages to give some winks and nods thematically, and it’s wonderful to see a cover that rewards knowledge of the plot. I predict readers will flip back and forth to look at the...