Good morning, my reader friends! I have a confession: I strongly dislike packing. (My grandmother always said it’s fine to strongly dislike but never hate so here we are…) So, as you can imagine, packing for, like, a month, isn’t my cup of tea. There are spreadsheets and lists and plane carry-ons and regular suitcases and a lot of the sort of logistics I’m not great at. But—BUT—this time I’m whistling all the way because I’m packing to come see all of YOU! Yup. That’s right. Monday I head out for a few weeks to celebrate the launch of THE WEDDING VEIL. Am I coming to a town near you? If so, I’d love to see you! Check out my tour schedule.
Join Me On Tall Poppy Writers and Wine and Words with Wade!
I am taking over Bloom with Tall Poppy Writers today! Come over and see me for fun sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes glimpses and special giveaways!
Thursday night join me at 6:30 pm on Wine & Words with Wade! (AKA, Viola Shipman.) You know we’re guaranteed to have a good time!
There is Still Time to Get Your Freebies & MORE!
You still have time to get your free THE WEDDING VEIL magnet, AND I’m sweetening the pot! You might have heard authors say that, sometimes, they have deleted chapters they leave on the cutting room floor. Well, in THE WEDDING VEIL, I have TWO that I absolutely love but I had to cut, one about Cornelia Vanderbilt as a little girl and one about the special friendship between Edith Vanderbilt and someone you might have heard of… Edith Wharton! I know! If you’ve already sent in you preorder form, don’t worry! The deleted chapters will arrive in your inbox soon! If you haven’t preordered, well… there’s only a week left to get your free magnet, signed book plate and deleted chapters!
This Week On Friends and Fiction
On next week’s episode of FRIENDS AND FICTION, we are so thrilled to welcome back to the show an all-time F&F Fave, the No. 1 New York Times-bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author of thirty-three novels, Lisa Scottoline! Lisa has thirty million copies of her books in print in the United States and has been published in thirty-five countries. She also writes a weekly column with her daughter, novelist Francesca Serritella, for The Philadelphia Inquirer, which the pair have adapted into a series of memoirs. She lives in the Philadelphia area with an array of disobedient pets, all of whom you can see on her super fun Instagram feed. Lisa joins us to talk about her latest pulse-pounding thriller, a soon-to-be major bestseller when it’s released in April, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS. Called “twisty, propulsive, and exhilarating” by Megan Abbott and “a must read” by Robert Dugoni, the book is one of the most anticipated books of the season and we can’t wait to talk to her about it!
On the after show we will welcome Joy Callaway who joins us to discuss her novel THE GRAND DESIGN which Harper Muse will publish in May. Set at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in both 1908 and 1946, the book tells the story famed interior designer Dorothy Draper and how the historic retreat and her life there as a young woman influenced her bold shift from socialite to world-renowned decorator.
Join us Wed March 23rd LIVE at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Hi, Friends & Fiction friends! DId you know that we’re just ONE WEEK away from the launch of my brand-new novel THE WEDDING VEIL? In case you haven’t heard I wanted to let you know
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A Night of Celebration for THE WEDDING VEIL, on 3/30!
Join us for an hour of bookish fun! Would You Rather, THE WEDDING VEIL style, Book Bingo, and special giveaways are just the beginning! Save the date and grab your Bingo Card Below!
Bingo-1Thank you Brit & Co. for your kind words!
Check out this article from Brit & Co. featuring THE WEDDING VEIL, along with other great reads to tide you over until Bridgerton releases!
You guys, one week! ONE WEEK. I have all the butterflies–and cannot wait to hug you all in person!!
So happy for you! Best Wises for another successful book launch!