A License to Wed

Coming July 5, 2016

Available for pre-sale now

I’m thrilled to show off the cover for my upcoming book, A License to Wed, book 2 in my Rebellious Brides series. It’s available for pre-sale now here. 

Book 1 in the series, Spy Fall, will be available May 10, 2016 from Penguin Random House. I originally self-published Spy Fall so a few of you may have already read it. For those who haven’t, the story begins when the parachuting heroine crash-lands on the drunken hero, who thinks she’s an angel.

Spy Fall is one of my favorite stories and I’m so excited my editors at Penguin Random House love it enough to take it over, so that a wider readership can enjoy the heated romantic adventures of Cosmo and Mari. I’ll include the buy links as soon as they become available.

I think those of you who have read and enjoyed Spy Fall are going to love A License to Wed. (At least I hope so!) The story picks up where Spy Fall ended and you might remember there was a shocking surprise in the preview for A License to Wed at the end of Spy Fall.

I was fortunate to be able to visit Death Becomes Her at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The exhibit showcased a century of mourning attire. The gowns on display proved that even ladies in mourning could wear beautiful clothes. Here are a few of my favorites:

Mourning gown worn by Queen Victoria

US Civil War-era wedding dress in half-mourning colors in honor of the fallen

American mourning ensemble circa 1897

Mourning coat by the House of Worth circa 1907

Half-mourning gowns from 1902

The first three “Spy Fall” samples I had to choose from.

So much goes into a cover. I’m talking about how my newest book, Spy Fall, got its look. I was fortunate to work with the very talented Carrie at Seductive Designs. I absolutely adore the finished product. Check out what makes Spy Fall an effective cover by visiting me over at The Violet Femmes.

The finished product! Isn’t it gorgeous?