As Julia and her team have done for the past six years, they’re honoring Veterans’ Day in a beautiful way — by giving away a hundred copies of her books to soldiers, veterans, and military spouses. Click here to enter.

Cynthia Decker created this. Isn’t it breathtaking?!?

via Helen Warlow on Twitter

More about Cynthia here.

So, hey, at the moment there are two different ways to score a free copy of You May Kiss the Bride. One is through a Goodreads giveaway that’s running until November 9th; click here to enter.

The other is through a great big delicious sweepstakes from Bookstr:

Don’t miss out on our biggest book sweepstakes yet! We’ve partnered with Bookperk to bring you bundles of e-books and with four ways to win you might just get lucky! Enter to win romance novels, young adult books, or biographies, or win big and win them all! Never be without a good book again, and all you’ve got to do is enter to win!

Click here to enter.

And good luck!

For more about You May Kiss the Bride, including ordering info, a special gift with purchase, and access to Chapter 1, click here.

As you may have heard, Eloisa James has a new book out! Who else besides me is WILDLY looking forward to reading it? (Sorry . . . I couldn’t resist.)

More about Wilde in Love here.

It’s Thursday, which means it’s Getting To Know You Day on my Facebook page! I love this question which Goodreads recently shared. 

Would you like to join us? Do stop by. :)

Okay, so I’m not giving away the brilliant Sophie Jordan herself. Obviously. But I’m a big fan of hers and I want to share the love! Hop on over to my Facebook page for a chance to win an advance reader’s copy of Beautiful Lawman (which doesn’t release until December 26th) as well as a print copy of While the Duke Was Sleeping which is one of my all-time favorites by Sophie. It was inspired by While You Were Sleeping, one of my favorite movies, so that’s like icing on the cake. :)

For more about Sophie, click here.

I’m loving Solace Island, a recently published debut novel of romantic suspense, by new-to-me author Sara Flynn. It’s beautifully written, with pitch-perfect dialogue, vivid characterizations, and a crackling storyline. And I’m not the only one to think so — it’s gotten glowing reviews, and check out all these stars on Amazon!Sara Flynn also happens to be the pseudonym of Golden Globe-winning actress Meg Tilly. More about Sara and Solace Island here on her site. And for a great article in USA Today‘s Happy Ever After blog, detailing Meg/Sara’s journey toward becoming a romance author, click here.

Isn’t this a beautiful photo Smart Bitches Trashy Books posted on their Twitter feed?

“Books are an important part of #selfcaresaturday.”

I scored an advance reader’s copy of Sophie Jordan’s Beautiful Lawman. Isn’t the cover gorgeous?!?

Coming your way December 26, and available for preorder.

More about Sophie here.

On Saturday I stopped by the Davenport Hotel in downtown Spokane, WA, where the 2017 Historical Romance Retreat was being held. If you’re an historical romance person like I am, it’s paradise! The gorgeous setting, the costumes, the contagiously high enthusiasm levels, and books EVERYWHERE! I had fun chatting with a bunch of the attendees, and also I got to say hello to fellow Avon authors Cathy Maxwell, Julia Quinn, Vivienne Lorret, Eloisa James, Lenora Bell, and Jade Lee. (I scored some nifty swag, too; more about that later.) Here are a couple of photos from Cathy’s Facebook page.

This attendee (at right), says Cathy, made this lovely book for the authors to sign.

Eloisa James, all dressed up for the ball!

HRR cofounder Delilah Marvell and her family.

For more of Cathy’s photos, click here.

More about the Historical Romance Retreat here.