Happy almost-June, everyone! I hope you had a lovely Memorial Day weekend and are ready for the warmer weather. We had a bit of surprise hail yesterday, but most of my veggie plants survived, and I've been buried in writing-land so there will be time for outdoor concerts and restaurant patios asap.
To start off the summer, I have a giveaway for newsletter subscribers! A box of books and movies (Regency-themed). If you're already subscribed, you're automatically entered! If not, you can subscribe here... (I'm very lazy, so the newsletter is very infrequent! It's mostly book news and more giveaways)
I also have a July 22 release I am VERY excited about! My first historical fiction, centered around a fascinating woman in mid-century history (Millicent Rogers) and my favorite place on earth, Taos, New Mexico, where she made her last home and where you can find her eponymous museum. More about this book soon!!! (You can pre-order here)
In the glittering world of mid-century America, Millicent Rogers is a woman ahead of her time—Standard Oil heiress, fashion icon, patron of the arts, wife, mother, lover to men like Ian Fleming and Clark Gable. Her beauty and intelligence captivate the world. But behind the scenes, she harbors secrets of ill health and loneliness that only one person knows—her secretary Violet Redfield. A quiet but artistic woman who left her Iowa farm family to pursue dreams of being a writer, Violet navigates a delicate balance between devotion to Millicent and her own dreams of independence.
As their lives become intertwined in a tangle of love, betrayal, and ambition, both women must confront the hidden costs of their powerful alliance. From lavish Hollywood parties to the mountains of bohemian Taos, Secretary to the Socialite explores this intricate bond between a woman of privilege and the one who keeps her world from falling apart.
In this captivating, immersive historical novel, two women from very different worlds find themselves at a crossroads where loyalty and personal desires collide, and where their choices could alter the course of their lives forever...
And a few things for your reading pleasure this week!
Marie Antoinette's pink diamond is up for auction
Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy gown to be sold at Sotheby's
