Where, Exactly, Is Dorset?
If you’re looking for the town of Dorset, Connecticut on a map, you won’t find it. When I wrote my first novel, The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café, I decided to create my own town of Beacon, Maine. Although Beacon was inspired
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My New Novel is Out!
The Rules of Love & Grammar, published by Little, Brown & Company, is in bookstores as of today and can also be ordered from online book sellers. I can hardly believe it. The process of having a book published, once you turn
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Good Housekeeping’s Summer Reads
Guess what book Good Housekeeping has included in the “Summer Reads” section of its June 2016 issue? Yes, The Rules of Love & Grammar. Calling it a nostalgic romance, the review says, “You’ll laugh and even tear up.”
Famous Author in Disguise
Well, maybe not.
Yes, it’s James Patterson. The other day I had breakfast at a local eatery with Jim’s wife, Sue, and Kristy, another friend of ours. After we had a long chat, catching up on life in general, Jim came
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I’ll Take Three Scoops
Grace Hammond, the main character in my new novel, happens to love ice cream. (Don’t we all?) My publisher in Germany, part of Random House, held a huge promotion for my book, in conjunction with 82 ice cream parlors
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Thinking About My Next Novel
Well, my second novel, The Rules of Love & Grammar, just came out this Monday in Germany (the title there is Der Sommer der Sternschnuppen or The Summer of Shooting Stars) and I’m VERY excited to report that by Wednesday it was number 25 on their
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Flower Power
Because a bicycle plays an important role in my new novel, I’m always keeping an eye out for cool looking bikes, and this is definitely one. The Brazilian Court Hotel, here in Palm Beach, is
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Love Those Apples
Apples feature fairly prominently in The Rules of Love & Grammar. There’s an apple orchard in the town of Dorset, where the story takes place, and all of the local restaurants try to outdo one another with their
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German Edition Arrives 4/18/2016
Der Sommer der Sternschnuppen or The Summer of Shooting Stars, the German translation of The Rules of Love & Grammar, will be on sale April 18. It can be pre-ordered now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and IndieBound. It has an earlier
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At the Miami Book Fair
Yes, here I am, proudly displaying my author badge at the entrance to the Miami Book Fair, which is an amazing annual event. Mitch Kaplan, who started the fair and runs it every year, is a true
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