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BIG NEWS!!
The book video for
THE MISTRESS DIARIES
is live on YouTube.
Click here to see it!
Surrender to a Scoundrel is a Rita Finalist for RWA's Best Historical of the Year.
It also just won the historical category of the Colorado Romance Writers' Award of Excellence, and is a finalist in the Desert Rose Golden Quill Contest, and the Holt Medallion.
Appearances:
Read an interview with me on ReadertoReader.com.
More Hot News!
The hero from In My Wildest Fantasies has written a personal letter to YOU. You can read it here.
In My Wildest Fantasies is available in hardcover through Rhapsody/Doubleday Bookclub, and The Mistress Diaries will be a featured alternate for September 2008.
To Marry the Duke is now in its fifth printing.
And Portrait of a Lover was nominated for a Reviewers' Choice Award at Romantic Times Book Club. It was also a nominee for the 2006 RIO Award of Excellence, and a finalist for the Golden Quill Awards.
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Reader Mail
Dear Julianne,
I wish it were possible for you to write books at a faster rate. I love your stories, just enough story plot and beautiful sexual scenes. I could read you every day. I just read "In My Wildest Fantasies" and wish I didn't have to wait until Summer of 2008 to read the next installment. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Carol
Hi Julianne,
Just wanted to let you know how much I loved In My Wildest Fantasies. I have read all of your books and enjoyed them all but I especially loved this one. I can't wait for the next one. Keep up the great work.
Zingra
Dear Julianne,
I have just read Surrender to a Scoundrel. I absolutely loved it. I can't say enough about it. Words escape me. I can't wait for your next one!
Josie
Dear Julianne,
I have only recently come across your books. I have just finished reading the Wilson sisters' stories. My favourite is An Affair Most Wicked. I absolutely loved the hero Seger Wolfe and I found myself wishing that he was actually real. I am looking forward to reading more of your works. Keep up the wonderful work!
Seema
Dear Julianne,
I just finished reading To Marry the Duke, An Affair Most Wicked, and Portrait of a Lover in about a week and a half. I did not realize it was part of a series. I was truly engrossed in An Affair Most Wicked. I always found the 19th century a wonderful time. Thank you for bringing me into a wonderful adventure.
Amy
Dear Julianne,
Hi! I just finished reading Love According to Lily. It was the first book of yours I had ever picked up and did so because of all the rave reviews. I LOVED IT! And can't wait to read Annabelle's story in Portrait of a Lover. I'm definitely hooked and just wanted you to know you've picked up another dedicated reader. Thanks for the great book!
Mitzi
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Newsletter
April 10, 2008
Hi everyone! Spring has sprung, and that's always good news for Canadians like me who don't like to shiver.
I have some fun things to report. First of all, the final book in my American Heiress series, SURRENDER TO A SCOUNDREL, is a Rita finalist for Best Historical Romance of the year. I was thrilled the get the call from RWA, as it was a very special book for me to write. The hero is a champion yachtsman who races sailboats around the Isle of Wight in England, and I especially enjoyed writing all the scenes that took place on his boat. What can I say? I have a passion for the sea. (In that vein, here is some interesting trivia: My father was a shipwreck hunter when I was young, and we spent many hours on beaches and boats waiting for him to emerge in his scuba gear, with something interesting to show my brother and me. I have some incredible nautical items in my house, left over from those great years).
In other news, I'm on YouTube again. A film crew came to my home recently to interview me about my books, and you can watch it here. It's just under five minutes long. For those of you who remember me talking about redecorating my office, you can see the new look and paint color in the interview piece.
On the writing front, I just went over the final page proofs for my August release, THE MISTRESS DIARIES, and I'll be posting the cover and excerpt very soon on my website. I also turned in the third book in that series, WHEN A STRANGER LOVES ME, which is scheduled for February 2009. I was originally slotted for April 09, but when I mentioned it was going well and I might be finished early, my editor believed me and moved me to February. So I had to make good on that promise. I'm still huffing and puffing, but it was a great book to write, so it was worth it.
Finally, be sure to enter my contest this month, where I'm giving away a beautiful contemporary romance, HEART OF MY HEART, by debut author Stella MacLean. (And no, we're not related, but she does have a lovely name, don't you think? :)) It's a touching and emotional story about love that lasts a lifetime, and I just couldn't put it down. It's a very special book. You can enter by clicking the contest button to the left, or visit my website at www.juliannemaclean.com.
I guess that's all for now! I'll be writing again as soon as we get THE MISTRESS DIARIES video trailer up on YouTube. It's time to get the cameras rolling!
Until next time,
Julianne
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More exciting news! Love According to Lily won a Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Regency set historical at Romantic Times Bookclub! Here I am at the hotel in Daytona Beach holding the award. |
Here are some pics from the Romance Writers of America Conference in Atlanta.
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Here I am with AndreaW from the Avon Message Board! |
My chapter pals from Romance Writers of Atlantic Canada: Lina Gardiner, Ruth MacLean, Heidi Hamburg, and Lorraine Vassalo having drinks at the sports bar.
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At the Avon Dinner with Margo Maguire, me, and debut author, Terri Garey.
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Love According to Lily was also a Holt Medallion finalist, and winner of the Booksellers Best Award! | |
And here I am after accepting the Bookbuyers' Best Award for Love According to Lily, which was presented at the Orange County Chapter reception. The reception was a delight, and I was thrilled! |
| More exciting news! I was featured in the June issue of Reader's Digest (Canadian version), along with Jo Beverley, Mary Balogh, and Kelley Armstrong. The article - "CanLit's Romantic Side," by Patricia Pearson, author of Playing House - reveals and explores the tremendous popularity of romance novels. |
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My new online store is open. You can shop for t-shirts, coffee mugs, mouse pads and more. I have a few designs to choose from, and you can check it out here.
Like looking at authors' writing spaces? If so, check out Paige Cuccaro's website where she's collecting pics of writers' offices.
Activities at the Romantic Times Convention, May 2006:
On the traveling front... Here's a fun pic of my daughter and me standing at Rotten Row at Hyde Park in London. It would have been nice to see a Victorian gentleman gallop by on a horse (one who looked like Gerard Butler maybe?), but no such luck.
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