Here I am with a beauteous cover model at the Historical Romance Retreat.
I'm not too good at these things, but this one was a lot of fun, and everyone is made very welcome.
I shared a room with the lovely Ella Quinn, who also had a new release this month.
The Mission Inn is a lovely venue, built by an eccentric with a material aim in mind. This place, Riverdale, used to be very wealthy when it was the centre of the California trade in oranges, and now it does very well as a centre for weddings and conventions!
My favourite part is the parrots. I've always had a soft spot for macaws.
The HRR is an abundance of costumes, extroverts and superfans, who enjoy spending time with the authors they read. It's run by Renee Bernard, who has created a lovely atmosphere for people to enjoy themselves. I had a good time here.
But now, I'm back home. Farewell to the massive contradiction that is the USA, at least for another year!
New Release
The Girl With The Pearl Pin
Founded
by the wealthiest woman in London, an unconventional crime-solving
club brings together single lords and overlooked ladies from every rung
of society. It’s a perfectly scandalous match…
As
London’s most sought-after bachelor, the Duke of Leomore stuns society
when he announces his engagement to a woman who has just been branded a
thief. Yet as his painfully shy “bride-to-be” understands, it is
merely a ruse until The Society for Single Ladies apprehends the true
culprit—and a ploy to further delay Leo’s obligation to wed. For him,
marriage will be a purely practical affair. Still, why does a stolen
kiss with his faux fiancée conjure such tempting visions of romance?…
As
if being falsely accused weren’t mortifying enough, Phoebe North is
now the talk of the town. And while she knows Leo did the honorable
thing to protect her reputation, she can’t help but long for more. It
would be an impossible match given their unequal stations, and Leo has
made his view of marriage quite clear. Yet his kiss and flirtatious
ways say something else. If only she could persuade him of how
delightful it would be to thumb their noses at convention—and become
fools for love…
