When you combine: a small group of mommy writers a lake house rental chocolate laptops coffee and tea DVDs featuring gorgeous men in period garb chocolate notebooks wine and (in case I forgot) chocolate? The makings of a fabulous writers’ … Continue reading →
Happy Friday!* I know it’s not very sporting of me, but I had no interest in Royal Wedding shenanigans (not maligning those who did!–just not for me), so I won’t be discussing it here today. In fact, I haven’t seen … Continue reading →
Let’s Give a Big Risky Welcome to Isobel Carr! Today I’m thrilled have Isobel Carr visiting the Riskies to tell us about her new book, Ripe for Pleasure, dish some secrets and give away some books. Welcome to the Riskies … Continue reading →
Happy royal wedding week, everyone! I had planned on pulling together a post about royal wedding traditions, but caught a sore throat this weekend and writing two WIPs on cold medicine is, frankly, kicking my butt over here. Who knows … Continue reading →
I have an exciting, busy week ahead of me. Today I pick up my friend Melissa James from the airport. Melissa is my Australian friend living in Switzerland and is coming for a visit and to attend the Washington Romance … Continue reading →
I recently picked up two books from my research TBR pile, Ian Kelly’s BEAU BRUMMELL: The Ultimate Man of Style (2006) and HARRIETTE WILSON’S MEMOIRS: The Greatest Courtesan of her Age (1957), edited and with an introduction by Lesley Blanch. … Continue reading →
I know I’ve gone on and on about how busy I am these days (really, people with full-time jobs: How do you do it?). And also gone on and on about how great it is to commute by subway because … Continue reading →
In honor of Charlotte Bronte’s birthday and as a followup to last week’s post about the latest movie version of Jane Eyre, I’m recycling a post from 2005 about the book. Even people who haven’t read Jane Eyre know what … Continue reading →
That was Then, This is Now Last week I blogged in support of dukes. You can read that post here. But the gist of my argument had a fairly narrow focus, in that I blogged about people who complain that … Continue reading →
The winner of a copy of Sweet Revenge is…Louisa Cornell! Please send us your snail mail info at Riskies AT yahoo.com
New from the Riskies!
Lord of Misrule by Gail Eastwood
The Wallflower's Mistletoe Wedding by Amanda McCabe
A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake by Diane Gaston
How to Find a Duke in Ten Days by Grace Burrowes, Shana Galen, and Carolyn Jewel
Look for some changes in the Riskies community soon!
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