Thank you to everyone who entered my contests in the last week, and an especially big thanks to Jodi Picoult for sharing my novel with her readers. (If you haven't checked out Jodi's brand new Facebook page---please do!) I recieved a flood of entries (about

This week, my book debuts in Germany! The Violets of March is called (translated) "Somewhere, Forever" in German. I love the romantic cover and that dreamy bicycle and red scarf! If you have a chance to read the book in German, please let me know

Happy 10th anniversary, J.

So pretty with the lovely Kristin Hannah quote, isn't it?! Makes me want to be in the Tahitian islands right now. And the exciting news: The Bungalow's release date has been moved up from March 27, to December 27! So, you can now pre-order the

I love summer reading, which is why I'm giving away a signed copy of my novel, The Violets of March to one lucky winner---along with a box of goodies (some of my favorite gourmet chocolate from Theo in Seattle and a Starbucks gift card!). To enter,

I'm so honored that First for Women chose Violets as a summer reading pick in their current issue---on newsstands now! Reviewer Cassandra Zink called the story "refreshing" and the characters "lovable." Wow!

Have I told you that I'm married to a carnivore? And that I am not a carnivore? This presents a problem at dinnertime. While I'm not a vegetarian, I just stray away from eating a lot of red meat (frankly, I don't care for it

Hello all! As you know, The Violets of March is at Target, and I'm so very excited. Because I'm hopeful that the book will make a big splash there, I'm setting up a fun promotion just in time for summer reading. All you have to