From Reviewer/Bookseller John Charles: I was going through the December issue of Library Journal – which has their best books of 2025. Under the Crime Fiction section for best 2025 books is THUS WITH A KISS I DIE. Congratulations! !!! Dears! It’s Library Journal! I grew up haunting the library, checking out piles of books… Read More

One thing I hear over and over is, “EBooks are fine, but when will paper books go on sale?” Now, my friend. Just in time for gift giving! From my publisher: “We’re thrilled to share that three of your titles/formats have been selected to be part of Amazon’s Black Friday Deals promotion!” A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA… Read More

Prepare for Christmas with your favorite loving, quarrelsome, kissy-huggy Montague family! Buy MUCH ADO ABOUT MISTLETOE at: Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo Google Play Apple Books Indigo         “Mamma would not approve of Rosie going alone with the prince to the Christmas market. She must have a chaperone to protect her virginity…. Read More

Me to my Kensington editor: “I can’t stand it, I have to say this: the title for book #3 is so much less impressive than the first two. I can never remember it.” John the Editor: “What is it?” Me: “Exactly! Let’s revisit my idea of TEACH THE TORCHES TO BURN. It will jump off a… Read More

“It gives me great pleasure to say that THUS WITH A KISS I DIE has hit the USA TODAY bestseller list at #74! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I’m doing a little happy dance here for Rosie and Cal!” — email from my publicist at Kensington Books on July 2, the day after my final autographing in Chicago. I… Read More

The six-city THUS WITH A KISS I DIE booktour is done. THUS WITH A KISS I DIE is a USA Today bestseller. And I’m exhilarated–and pooped! Along the way, I signed copies of both Daughter of Montague full-length books. Of course, supplies vary, so don’t dawdle! And unless the link on the website specifically says,… Read More

From my publicist at my publisher, Kensington Books: “It gives me great pleasure to say that THUS WITH A KISS I DIE has hit the USA TODAY bestseller list at #74! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I’m doing a little happy dance here for Rosie and Cal!” Thank you for making this good news possible, and making this author… Read More

With the THUS WITH A KISS I DIE arcs in hand, I’m visiting bookstores, chatting with the booksellers, signing the arc and any Christina Dodd books they have on their shelves and leaving the autographed books behind for you to purchase. With Katherine, owner of Grand Gesture Bookstore! If you’re in the Portland OR area,… Read More

            Fie! Fie! As soon as I laid eyes on my sister Katherina and Princess Isabella, I knew all.             Or not all, but I knew they’d been making mischief and somehow had been caught, for they stood with their heads together, dressed like well-born youths in tights, thigh-length tunics, and short capes. Like… Read More

Amazon has recognized A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA as a Standout Release of 2024 and is offering a free eBook to anyone who has Prime. This free download is designed to put the story in as many hands as possible and generate new reviews that echo the joy of the story. Clearly, A DAUGHTER OF FAIR… Read More