Three Weddings and a Murder will have its own page within a few weeks. For now, I can tell you my story is called "The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright." It's not related to Spindle Cove or any of my other books--just a fun frenemies-to-lovers romance between Miss Eliza Cade, a thwarted debutante, and Harry Wright, the devilish rogue who is all kinds of Wrong.

The anthology is special to us not only because we're good friends, but because it's for a good cause. We're committed to walking the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Santa Barbara this September. To help meet our fundraising commitment, we're putting together this limited-time collection of all-new stories. As Carey explains:

Three historical romances and one romantic thriller in four distinct voices, united for one cause. All profits from the purchase of the anthology will be donated to the Avon Breast Cancer Walk, "supporting research to find a cure or prevention for breast cancer, as well as programs that enable all patients to access quality care."

In related news, the annual Brenda Novak Auction for Diabetes Research opened today. So many wonderful items up for bids all month long, including a special meetup package from Courtney, Carey, Leigh, and me.

There's no rest for A Week to be Wicked, though. I'm on the move again!

This Sunday, April 22nd, I'm excited to be participating in the LA Times Festival of Books! The "Love, Actually" panel will be at 2:00 PM, and my fellow panelists will be DeAnna Cameron and Jill Sorenson, with moderator Dee J. Adams. A booksigning will follow the panel discussion.

And then the following Tuesday, April 24th, I will be joining the fabulous Sophia Nash at the Mission Viejo Public Library for a discussion in their "Writers Present" series. The program begins at 7:00 PM. Book sales and signing will also take place on site.

What a great job I have, getting to talk about books and reading and romance in so many exciting venues. Hope to see familiar faces and meet new friends!

Compelling characters, lively dialog, offbeat situations, and some of the most hilarious romantic scenes written result in a sexy adventure that will have readers laughing out loud...

I am ready to celebrate! And what better way than jetting off to Chicago to hang out with a thousand writers, readers, booksellers and librarians at the 2012 RT Booklovers Convention? If you're in the Chicago area, even if you're not attending the convention, please consider stopping by the open-to-the-public Giant Book Fair on Saturday, April 14th, 11:00 AM to 2 PM.

For anyone attending the full conference, here's a list of where I'll be, when:

Wednesday, April 11:
Romance Family Feud (1-2pm) - A fun game for readers, hosted by Zoe Archer, Nico Rosso, Vivian Arend, Louisa Edwards, and me. Promises to be a hoot!

Thursday, April 12:
"He Said, She Said" (1:30-2:30pm) - A panel on writing dialog, featuring Sarah Maclean, Lauren Willig, Sophie Jordan, and yours truly.
E-book and Indie Expo (4-6pm)
Samhain Stampede barbeque mixer (6:15-7:15pm)

Friday, April 13:
RT Reviewers Choice awards (4-6pm)
Avon Indigo Lounge social (6:15-8pm)

Saturday, April 14:
Giant Book Fair (11am-2pm)

Hope to see many of you in Chicago!

My heartfelt thanks to all you wonderful readers who stayed up late with Colin and Minerva, laughed and sighed and wept along with them, and recommended the book to your friends. Thank you so much for giving their wild journey this perfect, fairy-tale ending.

(By the way, if you haven't already found them yet, the "Colin Kept Me Up All Night" winners are posted here.)

I'm hope you're as excited as I am about the release of A Lady by Midnight on August 28th!

Today, April 2nd, I'm helping Kat Brauer kick off her fabulous Crits for Water campaign, an effort to raise money for clean-water projects in developing countries. Kat's collected an amazing assortment of writing critiques from authors and agents working in the romance, mainstream fiction, and young adult genres. As for me, I'm offering an in-person brainstorming or strategy session at either the RT Booklovers convention (Chicago, in April) or the RWA conference (Anaheim, this July). If you're interested, click here for specifics.

Dozens of critiques will be up for bids over the next 90 days. By bidding on critiques or simply making a donation, you can help raise $10,000 for wells, water filtration systems, and sanitation projects around the globe. Clean, safe water is something everyone needs, and 100% of money raised goes directly to projects in the field. Every dollar helps save lives!

Two very "Wicked" giveaways are happening, and they're happening fast!

Avon Books, my wonderful publisher, planned a one-day blog tour for Tuesday, March 27. Five stops in five hours, with prizes ranging from $25-$200 in value! The schedule, links, and prizes are here. At each stop on this whirlwind road trip, I'll be sharing original snippets from the "lost travel journals" of Minerva Highwood and Colin Sandhurst. Should be fun, and those prizes are fantastic! Don't miss it.

Also, I'm running a special "Colin Kept Me Up All Night" giveaway. If you couldn't wait to dive into this book, and that rascal Colin kept you from sleeping, cleaning, working, studying -- this giveaway is for you. Ends Saturday!

One more bit of excitement: Yesterday I learned that A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove book one) is a finalist for the Romance Writers of America 2012 RITA award! Such a tremendous honor. I couldn't be more thrilled.

I hope you love spending a Wicked Week with Colin and Minerva! If so, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks for reading!

Psst, did you notice the cover for A Lady by Midnight has been posted? Whew! Hot stuff.

Lastly, I'm excited to announce that some of my titles are available in new formats. For the first time, one of my books is available in hardcover large print--A Night to Surrender. (A Week to be Wicked will eventually be available in this format, too.) And One Dance with a Duke is now available as an audiobook from Audible!

Since A Week to be Wicked is a wildly romantic road trip, it's fitting that I'll be doing a lot of travel for the book's release. I'll be in Long Beach, CA on February 25th for Passion and Prose, in Las Vegas as part of a fabulously fun multiauthor signing on St. Patrick's Day, in Chicago for RT Booklovers Convention on April 11-15, and back in Los Angeles for the LA Times Festival of Books on April 21-22. Whew!

And this is such a thrill... I'm not planning any trip to New York City this spring, but you might "see" me there anyway! Samhain Publishing has taken out an ad on the Times Square Jumbotron, and the cover for Once Upon a Winter's Eve is a (small) part of the ad! Check out the ad here.

The ad will run twice an hour for the next two months, I'm told. So if you're one of the half-million people passing through Times Square any given day, look up!

I hope all of you are enjoying a great start to 2012! I sure did, as Once Upon a Winter's Eve spent two more weeks on the USA Today bestseller list, for a total of four weeks overall! Thank you so much, readers.

Today, I'm excited to announce a few updates to the site.

First, I've added the entire first chapter of A Week to be Wicked. This is a longer excerpt than was printed in the back of A Night to Surrender, so enjoy! And if you're an e-book reader, don't forget you can preorder the digital book for just $4.99 right now.

Second, I've posted a new contest celebrating five exciting historical romance debuts. Be sure to check it out!

The novella is still on sale for just $0.79 for Kindle and Nook!

Additionally, the first full-length book in the Spindle Cove series, A Night to Surrender, is marked down to just just $4.99 for Kindle, Nook, Sony, and Kobo.

And it just gets better! Now the digital pre-orders for A Week to Be Wicked are marked down to $4.99, as well!  Lock in that price  by pre-ordering for Nook or Kindle.