• Haven’t picked up a copy yet? People Magazine gave it one of their coveted (and rare) 4-star reviews, and USA Today said Paris was an enchanting memoir, "written like a spool of lovely prose haiku." Why not try it out?

• Do you love a man in uniform? How about heroes who really are heroes? If you do, don’t miss my newest Barnes & Noble column. I’ve featured five swoon worthy heroes…including a fireman or two.

• Be sure to enter the May contest here on my website. One reader will win signed copies of all three of my Fairy Tale novels.

• Would you like to be an Eloisa Ambassador? Visit the sign-up form on my Facebook page for all of the information. Hint—my ambassadors get a special monthly give-away!

• Talking of give-aways, do you receive the Lucky Duck newsletter? One of this month’s lucky ducks will receive a Swarovski crystal duck—and an early copy of a book by a dear friend of mine whose initials (ahem) are JQ…

• And finally, I had such a wonderful time on the Paris in Love tour, getting to meet so many of you. If you have a picture to share, please either send them to me or post them on my Facebook page. I’d love to see them!

April 3, 2012

• I’ll be on tour for Paris in Love throughout the month of April. Please come see me. I’ll be in New York City, Boston, Minnesota, Connecticut, Florida, Atlanta, New Jersey and Philadelphia. I’d love to meet you!

• So Paris in on the shelves…what’s next? Definitely not Moscow in Love (my children would kill me). The Ugly Duchess publishes in the end of August. I’m very happy to reveal the cover on my Coming Soon page. I think it’s absolutely gorgeous!

• How do you feel about kids in your romance novels? This month my Barnes & Noble review column is all about the problem child. I’ve covered five fabulous novels where things run amuck due to the children involved.

• Would you like to be an Eloisa Ambassador? Visit the sign up form on my Facebook page for all of the information. Hint—my ambassadors get a special monthly contest!

• Speaking of contests, make sure to enter the April contest here on my website. One winner will receive a fabulous Paris in Love prize pack that includes a travel jewelry box, stationary, yummy bath products, signed copies of A Kiss At Midnight and When Beauty Tamed the Beast, plus lots of other goodies. Don’t miss out on your chance!

March 22, 2012

• There are some fabulous new developments on ParisInLoveBook.com. Check out my Cast of Characters with photos of my whole family (including plump Milo, on his velvet cushion)! We added a gallery of Paris photos, and a page called “Eloisa’s Paris” that will gather all the essays I’m writing for Fodor’s, etc. Keep an eye out for lots of delicious shopping and travel advice.

• One of the most exciting additions is the Book Club Kit, which includes not just questions, but a whole Frenchified party planning kit. I hope you and your friends have a wonderful time discussing Paris in Love!

March 5, 2012

• My latest Barnes & Noble review column is out today. This month I’m talking about the past—five historical romances in which loss of reputation is the focal point for the plot. Aren’t you glad that your reputation doesn’t depend on something as fragile as a stolen kiss? It’s great fun to read about those dangerous days.

• Paris in Love will be available in an audio version, and guess who the reader is? Me! We’re putting an MP3 clip up on the site… please enjoy.

• After you’ve listened to the audio excerpt, pop over to my contest page. The prize this month is positively decadent—and the answer to the question is hiding in the audio clip! Maybe you’ll be the one to pamper yourself with a Paris in Love spa basket.

• Keep an eye on my Events & Press page. I’m doing lots of signings and events for Paris in Love, and it’s very likely I’ll be near you. I’ll even be visiting Australia and New Zealand this year!

February 14, 2012

• And here’s a cool thing that’s totally free. I’ve added beautiful Duchess Quartet cards to my Extras page. They show the order of books in that series, and give a sense of each plot. If you send a stamp & your address the PO box on the Extras page, I’ll send you a signed card. And what’s more, it’s glittered–by me and Anna! We sat watching Top Chef (to which we are addicted) and glittered the cards’ headers, just for fun. I hope you enjoy them!

• I have a review up this week on the B&N site for a book that I absolutely adored—Lauren Willig’s The Garden Intrigue. Lauren writes the Pink Carnation series (tho no problem with reading out of series). I love her witty stories, set in an idyllic world that I want to join. In this one, Augustus Whittlesby is an undercover spy—whose “cover” demands that he write really dreadful poetry. He doesn’t mind until an impudent American starts making fun of his rhymes. Lauren’s books are so merry and fun. They’re hilarious, and yet there’s surprising depth there too.

• My next book isn’t actually a romance–Paris in Love is a funny, sweet memoir of my family’s year in France, pubbing April 3. Do check out the website: recipes and travel advice are going up soon.

• This month I’m talking about five heroines in my B&N column—each of whom has the very great misfortune to be less-than-gorgeous…and to meet up with an utterly beautiful man. The novels range from hilarious to heartbreaking, and each is worth a re-read.

• Talking of re-reading, I wrote a new Books to Love review about a novel I’ve read at least three times: Lynn Michaels’s Mother of the Bride. Even when I moved into a NY apartment and got rid of almost all my books, I kept this one!

• I had a wonderful time in Seattle, signing books with my dear friends Julia Quinn, Connie Brockway, Lisa Kleypas and Christina Dodd. I put some photos up in the Readers’ pages—and if you’d like to have a signed book this year, please look at the Events page. I’m going to be in a lot of places!

• My new B&N column is up! I’m writing about romances in which the characters are grappling with considerable emotional baggage—whether the bruises stem from their own previous relationship, or fall-out from earlier in life. These novels are potent evidence that there’s nothing more entrancing than reading about someone else’s problems, especially when they end happily! One further note: I’ve read all of my dear friend Teresa Medeiros’s books, and The Pleasure of Her Kiss is one of her best. If you relished early Harlequins set in exotic harems the way I did, let me describe Kiss as one of those, with a heroine stolen away to a fabulous harem (resembling nothing so much a wonderful day spa)… all the exotic lush sensuality and none of the downsides of a harem!

• Are you new to this site? If so, check out the lovely little Easter Eggs that decorate the pages–except when they don’t! The Easter Eggs come and go, and swap about…but if you log into the Readers’ Pages you can download a “scrambled egg trail” that tells you where to find the Easter Eggs talking about The Duke is Mine, for example. Aren’t you curious about what Lucy looks like? I say looks because Lucy is my very own dog! Click on the right egg and you’ll discover a picture of her.

• I’m about to pack my bags and take off for Seattle, so if you live in or around that city, I hope to see you! I’m doing two wonderful events with Lisa Kleypas, Julia Quinn, Connie Brockway, and Christina Dodd on the 8th and 9th of January. Please join us! The University Bookshelf event is a ticketed event, but your $5.00 turns directly into a $5.00 book coupon. That’s to make sure that not too many people show up—so if you’d like to come, please buy a ticket now!

• And finally, check out the Coming Soon page! Now that The Duke is Mine just published, I’m starting to think about the fact that Paris in Love, my memoir of our family’s year in Paris, is only months away from its publication date! We have a micro-site up now, and more to come. I’d love to know what you think, and if you have particular requests for that website, let me know! Recipes? Traveling advice? Fun stories?

• Did anyone gift you with a new e-reader in the last month? After you download Duke (ahem), how about trying out my e-novella, “Winning the Wallflower” for only .99¢? It’s a totally fun story about a girl who sits at the side of the ballroom–until she inherits a fortune. You could gobble it up in an afternoon, or save it for one of those looong lines at the DMV or airport.

• Have you checked out my new Paris in Love website? If not, please take a look… there’s an excerpt from the book up, with more to come (the memoir publishes on April 17).

• Are you one of Eloisa’s Readers? Don’t forget to log in and check out the new Easter Eggs (don’t you want to see a picture of Lucy?) and a little piece by me called Why Fairy Tales. Plus, as always, the Readers’ Pages have free short stories, lots of photos, and other fun stuff.

• I’m travelling so much in 2012…maybe to your hometown? So far, the Events page includes New York (on 12/29!), Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, Houston…even Australia. Do sign up on my Facebook Events page if you think you can come one of them. And if you’d like me to visit a town a bit closer to you, drop a comment on Avon’s Facebook page and let them know.