My second novel, The Bungalow, went on sale last week, and in its first week of sales, it hit BookScan's bestseller list in the category of romance-themed books, at #3! Bookscan is an publishing industry tracking system that tallies how many books are sold in

My husband snapped this photo of The Bungalow on a trip to Target tonight to pick up Nyquil for me (I have a bad cold!). I'll tell you, it never gets old seeing your book at Target. And, look at all the fun author friends

Today is the day that my second novel, The Bungalow, makes its debut! I'm so excited about my new novel being out in the world. I hope you all enjoy the story as much as I loved writing it. It's a very special book to

Thank you all for following along in my Behind the Scenes series, where I am so excited to introduce you to the very important people who have been so instrumental to the success of my books. Be sure to read my interview with my editor

Yesterday, my literary agent called to share some incredibly exciting news: I sold foreign rights to The Violets of March, and my third novel, Blackberry Winter, (to be published by Penguin/Plume on September 27, 2012) to a major publisher in Italy! There was so much

So fun, right? Thank you Marie Claire! (A little known fact: Marie Claire was the first magazine to give me my first big assignment when I was starting out as a freelance writer years ago! That started a career in magazines (and now books!) that

If you're looking for a special gift for your mom, grandma, best friend, favorite aunt, yoga teacher, favorite hairstylist, babysitter---or other special gal in your life!---consider picking up a copy of The Violets of March (I'd be so thrilled!). Let me know, and I'll send

It's hard to take yourself seriously when you have kids. For example, I spend a lot of time on the floor with kids and babies crawling all over me. Here I am with 9-month-old Colby in the kitchen. (Photo taken by the lovely Jane Lee.)

Hello lovely readers! The Bungalow is out in less than a month (4 weeks and a day!), and because I'm so excited, I'm giving away one **signed** copy to someone here this week. Leave a comment below to enter. And, if you tweet the link

I'm so thrilled to announce that The Violets of March was chosen as a Best Book of 2011 by the prestigious Library Journal! I share the award with the fantastic authors Jennifer Weiner, Elin Hilderbrand, Claire Cook, Erica Bauermeister, Jennifer Close, Mary Kay Andrews, and