My dear readers and friends: My new novel, THE LAST CAMELLIA, will be out in about four months! It is now available for pre-order online, and I'd be so, so honored if you took a moment to reserve your copy. This way, you'll be among

As you may know, my family and I rented a houseboat on Seattle's Lake Union for four months as my "office" while I completed my fifth novel (which just happens to be set on a houseboat in Seattle!). Well, I just turned in the book

I adore this season. And I love to watch the snowfall. P.S. Busy finishing my fifth book. Will be back here soon with lots of updates.

Hi all! So many of you have asked for my blackberry scone recipe (which pairs really well with Blackberry Winter, of course!) so I thought I'd share it here. Enjoy! (If you haven't bought the book, you can find it at your local bookstore, or

Yesterday, snow was falling in Manhattan when my editor called to give me the amazing news that Blackberry Winter had climbed two New York Times bestseller lists to #7 on the ebook fiction list, and #14 on the combined print and ebook list. (Um, look

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Proudly picked by my 1 + 3 year old boys at our new house this morning: swiss chard, green tomatoes (picked by baby), sugar pumpkins, carrots, a lemon cucumber and a single scrawny leek. :)

I have some really exciting news! Do you read books on a Kindle, Nook, cell phone or other e-reader, or do you know someone who does? My new New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, BLACKBERRY WINTER, has been chosen as the book-of-the-day by

This happened! #1 paperback bestseller in the Seattle Times! Also, here is their review of Blackberry Winter, which was great and included with reviews of Susan Wiggs' and Debbie Macomber's latest releases.