While writing The Redemption of Philip Thane, I came across a quote which I found so beautiful and inspiring — and also so very much at the heart of the story — that ultimately it found its way into the book:

It acts as a kind of beacon for my hero, lighting his way out of darkness . . .

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. . . my favorite plant in our garden.

It showed up unexpectedly in a rather inhospitable part of our backyard. The life force at work! ♥

. . . from Zoe, the Canine Cashew. ♥

Not even a makeshift bandage can keep Zoe from looking adorable. ♥

Fellow Jane Austen fans! Frock Flicks asks the trenchant question here . . . Colonel Brandon or Willoughby?

UK-based Pan Macmillan is publishing its own edition of The Redemption of Philip Thane and I’m tickled pink to share the front cover image with you here!

“Bridgerton meets Groundhog Day in this rip-roaring Regency comedy for fans of Julia Quinn, Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer.”

Isn’t it GORGEOUS?!?

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This is how my heroes look at my heroines. ♥

“I cannot marry a monster!”

I don’t know who did this, but I LOVE it. ♥

For more about You May Kiss the Bride — a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, a Kirkus Romance “Best Read” of the year, a Booklist Top 10 Debut of the Year, an RT Reviewers’ Choice Award Nominee, and the recipient of three starred reviews — click here.

I love a good slow-burn romance. :)