Take Five today at Writer Unboxed!

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Kicking off pub week in style at one of my favorite places on the entire internet, Writer Unboxed. They’re highlighting THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND with a great, simple interview: five questions, five answers. Here’s a taste:

Her money gave her the kind of freedom few women of her era enjoyed, but she was judged harshly in public and private for the choices she made. Her story has heartbreak, loss, scandal, death, secrets, poisoning, shame, custody battles, and more — a lot to overcome.

Read on to find out why there’s more to Aimee than meets the eye, how this story is different from any other I’ve written, and what I learned about myself while writing this book.

Click here for all the goodness.

THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND reviewed by Library Journal!

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Here’s my secret about reviews: I read them. All of them, even the ones on Goodreads. And I appreciate them, even the bad ones. Because it means someone read the book and felt strongly enough about it to share their opinion.

But do I love rave reviews better than pans? I do. And do I take trade reviews seriously? I do.

So these kind words from Library Journal put a major smile on my face!

Verdict: This would be a good addition to most libraries’ popular fiction sections and is sure to be a hit with fans of the work of Marie Benedict, Alison Pataki and Susan Meissner.

Read the full review here.

THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND tour schedule!

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So excited to get out there and share Aimee Crocker’s scandalous and amazing life with passionate readers! My August calendar is filled with New England tour dates and I hope to see lots of friendly faces in the crowd. I’ll keep you posted for September and beyond. And as always, if you want me to visit your town, drop me a line!

Also, no matter where you’re located, you can tune in to hear me and Erica Wright in virtual conversation, hosted by Malaprop’s! Details below and on my Events page.

read an excerpt of THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND at Paste Magazine!

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As promised, here’s a snippet from the very beginning of The Thirteenth Husband, courtesy of Paste Magazine. I love the way they describe the book:

The book is based on the story of the heiress Aimee Crocker, who inherited a ten million dollar fortune in the late nineteenth century, and was subsequently known for exploring the Far East, throwing extravagant parties from New York to Paris to San Francisco, and collecting a string of husbands, lovers, adopted children, snakes (yes, really), and more. The Thirteenth Husband aims to dramatize the remarkable, often unbelievable, life of a trailblazer. 

Oh yes, Aimee did all this and more. Read more here.

it's almost time for THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND!

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How time flies! It feels like just yesterday I ran across Aimee Crocker’s name while researching real-life 19th-century American women for THE ARCTIC FURY… and now my book about Aimee and her wild adventures is just about to be released. Wow!

I’ve got lots of fun stuff to share, including an excerpt from the first chapter of the book, a wonderful review from Library Journal, a giveaway at Goodreads, and my tour schedule. So keep your eye on this space! For now, here’s a picture of me in front of the Hotel Biron in Paris, where Aimee lived after the death of her [redacted] husband, the love of her life. (Want to know more? It’s in the book, hint hint.)

Enter now to win THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND from the Fug Girls!

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I am absolutely delighted that one of my favorite sites on the internet is currently hosting a giveaway for my upcoming Aimee Crocker novel, THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND. I’ve been reading Heather & Jessica for absolutely forever, and if you love fashion, you absolutely must check them out. They also run a Substack newsletter called Drinks With Broads in which they publish truly divine recaps of The Gilded Age. I could go on and on. Instead I will link to the giveaway!

Enter the giveaway here — they’ve got a divine prompt to guide you.

Thanks, ladies!

The Five Queendoms in the spotlight at Fangirlish!

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Lots of fun new things have been happening and I know I’m terribly behind on updating you all, so here’s a little tidbit for starters. Loved seeing Scorpica (and really the whole Five Queendoms series) highlighted at Fangirlish as fantasy they’d love to see on TV!

This series (with two books currently published and more planned) feels made for a lengthy TV show. Its complicated, morally-gray characters are cast across several locations and storylines, which occasionally intersect and then diverge again. Both brutal and beautiful, it’s a vibrant, cinematic, and complex world that seems like a natural fit for a long-running adaptation.


Obviously, I agree!

Read the whole piece here.

ARCA is now out in paperback!

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Hi there! Have you been waiting for the second book in the Five Queendoms series to become available in a soft-sided edition instead of the big ol’ chunky hardcover doorstop? Wait no more! It’s still chunky, but a bit less so. And still, thanks to Victo Ngai’s illustration on the cover, absolutely gorgeous.

In honor of the big day, I’m reposting one of my favorite interviews, the one that goes soooo in-depth on all things Five Queendoms. It’s a great read whether or not you’ve read Arca or the first novel in the series, Scorpica.

Read the fabulous Paste Magazine interview that calls the Five Queendoms “the best feminist fantasy series you probably haven’t read yet” by clicking here.