What's Afoot With Grace:

Lord Julian and Lemonade

March 12, 2024

Last week’s blog post inspired comments about the passions and pleasures we’ve had to give up, and this week we’re looking at the sources of consolation we’ve found for those losses. We’re a thoughtful bunch these days! Join the discussion here.

Our audio narrator par excellence, James Langton, he informed that the first Lord Julian mystery, A Gentleman Fallen on Hard Times, has begun production. These stories will be available as audio books exclusively on the web store, and I’m hoping to have Gent Fallen locked and loaded for a June launch. Look for pre-order links soon!

Back in the Saddle!!!

March 3, 2024

On the blog this week, we are celebrating my triumphant return to the saddle (I got on and stayed aboard for the duration of the ride = triumph). We’re discussing triumphant returns in general, or our aspirations in those directions. Add your comment here.

And speaking of getting back on the horse… On the Deals page, you’ll see that the novella duet, A Lady Without Peer, has been discounted to $.99 in the web store for the month of March. I figured His Grace for the Win, which features a duke in need of riding lessons, was a good fit with this week’s blog post.

Boring reminder: Later this month, I will remove my recent titles from the Google Books retail web site. Backlist titles from my traditional publishers (ye old Windhams, the MacGregors, the Captive Hearts) will remain available there, and an Android compatible version of every self-published story will remain available from the web store.

Leaping Lordlings!

February 25, 2024

On the blog this week, we’re pondering cups of tea, cookies, and possibly-outdated aphorisms about business and pleasure. Join the discussions here (and get a peek at the cover for Lord Julian’s fifth mystery, A Gentleman in Search of a Wife.)

And speaking of his lordship… A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth (book four) publishes on all the retail sites on Tuesday, Feb. 27. If you haven’t ordered your copy yet, you’ll find all the linky-poos here.

If you are a writin’ buddy, and you missed my recent webinar on Revisions 2.0, Free Expressions Literary Services provides a recording of the workshop for $19 here (scroll down). I browse these offerings on slack days and when I’m between books, and I can particularly recommend Carol Despeaux Fawcett’s presentation on hot scenes… because it’s about so much more than hot scenes.

 

February 18, 2024

On the blog this week, we’re discussing the trees, the forest, and people who have the gift of offering good criticism well. Give us the benefit of your perspective here.

Lord Julian’s fourth mystery, A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth, is now available in ebook from the web store, and from Amazon in print. The retail versions will publish on Feb. 27, and I can hardly wait! All ordering options here.

Calling all writin’ buddies… I will present a webinar for authors on the riveting top of revisions (one of my favorite parts of creating a book) on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, 7:15-9:30 pm (Eastern). This is part of the Free-Expressions Literary Services Writing Success series (scroll down through the syllabus to register for my session). If you can’t make it Thursday night, don’t worry. My illustrious maunderings will be available through Vimeo for thirty days (or can be purchased for viewing from Free Expressions at any time). Wheeee!

Grace's Romances by Genre

Hum a Few Bars

March 16, 2024   •  Grace's Most Recent Blog Post

Lately, I feel overbooked (though not yet overwhelmed). For no particular reason, a lot of to-dos have converged at once. The car needs new tires, somebody had better file both business and personal taxes, I’m at the end of my COVID booster window and contemplating plane travel (to see the new grandson, of course), and kitties need various kinds of attention from the vet. A lot of running around and feeling scattered. I used to run around far more peripatetically than this, and work a full time lawyer job, but them days are gone and … Continue reading