I am so happy to be updating again, and with news! The website has lots of new stuff on it – including an excerpt of Revealed, my next book, coming out in March 2009! Revealed is about Phillippa Benning, a very vain, self-centered, and yet curious social butterfly who stumbles on not only a notorious English spy, but a nefarious plot against England.

Phillippa was a complete joy to write, because she gets to say and think all those little self-involved things that nobody gets to express. Her confidence gives her the bravado to get away with almost anything, and I, strangely, found myself jealous of that (writers are, by definition, cripplingly self-conscious).

And Marcus, the man Phillippa finds herself mixed up with, sets himself apart from her legions of pursuers by the fact that he isn’t taken in by her nonsense. He refuses to admire and flatter her in the ways she’s accustomed to – instead, he finds himself in awe of her character, her almost accidental acts of kindness, and her mischievous mind. Also, he’s got that whole ‘nefarious threat against England’ thing that he’s got to fight.

But the most awesome thing? THE COVER. I really have no input on what the cover of my books will look like, and I have been beyond pleased both times with what the Berkley artists came up with. I love the color, I love the mood it sets — don’t you think its pretty?

So give the excerpt posted on my website a read, and enjoy Revealed! The countdown to March begins in 5… 4… 3…