Autographings for A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA!

Glamour! questions! cookies!

As you may have heard 😉, on June 25 A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA, the novel Kristin Hannah calls, “funny charming and absolutely delightful,” published to much acclaim (starred review and 2024 Stars So Far (Mystery) from Library Journal) so my travel consisted of bookstores (Third Place Books, Seattle WA and The Poisoned Pen Bookstore, Scottsdale AZ) and ALA in San Diego (American Library Association conference), which was pretty wonderful, too!

Pal, perennial New York Times bestseller, and proud owner of many pseudonyms, Jayne Ann Krentz, interviewed me at  Third Place Books. We were funny and fascinating, of course. 😜 Jayne is an accomplished interviewer and she answered a question about story with such brilliance we all burst into applause! The questions from the audience about A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA were so insightful, Assistant Jill took the video and sliced it into the questions and answers.

We all had a roaring good time and both Jayne and I sold SO MANY BOOKS! We were thrilled. Thank you to everyone who came, everyone who ordered and everyone who reads. Next time, I hope to see you there, and yes, there are a few autographed copies from both of us. Call (206) 366-3333 or go online to order.

In San Diego, I met reader/librarians from across the country and the world (Croatia!) saw what was upcoming in our book world and what’s hot now in the market, and signed 103 arcs in an hour. It’s fascinating; my hand hurts when I sign a lot of books at home, but when I’m chatting with people, I don’t notice at all! ❤️

I was also on a panel with three talented mystery authors, Vanessa Kelly, etc. We talked about our books and when I said, “The daughter of Romeo and Juliet,” the librarian audience gasped. That is so satisfying!

When I landed in Phoenix, it was dark. Think 11:30pm check in at the hotel. Luckily, I could sleep in the next morning, and I rose ready to face the 112 degree heat.

Okay, that’s a lie. I was not ready, and even people in Arizona think 112 degrees is hot. The Poisoned Pen Bookstore 2:oo pm autographing with Lianna de la Rosa and Dianne Freeman, moderated by bookseller and reviewer John Charles, was everything you want from an author discussion…and the few readers who were there ate homemade cookies (OMG, pecan brown sugar and apricot oatmeal bars!) listened to us talk about writing, and enjoyed themselves immensely.

— The good news: the interview was recorded and broadcast on Facebook and YouTube!

— The bad news: part way through the video froze and died. Patrick at the Poisoned Pen thinks it was the video card. I think the camera decided it was too hot to work.

— The other good news: the audio is great, so you can watch part and listen to the rest.

— The really, really good news: at the Poisoned Pen Bookstore, you pre-ordered 3X the number of A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA than of any other book I’ve ever written! Thank you so much! Finding that out made me want to break dance.

— More good news: I didn’t.

When you get your book, please tell your friends, take a photo on post it on your social media, and thoroughly enjoy Romeo and Juliet, their daughter Rosie, and the whole family.

Want your own autographed copy? Order online, email sales@poisonedpen.com or call (480) 947-2974! When I walked out, there were seven books left in the store. Don’t dawdle!

Of course, the trip was everything that was glamorous! (kidding) Like when I couldn’t find my makeup sponge so I used an old blush brush to smooth my foundation and it spread black hairs all over my face. Some were long, some were tiny; you can imagine the grand time I spent staring into the magnifying mirror, picking them off and contemplating how, if I missed any, the readers would whisper that Christina needs to invest in a waxing. 🙄

No matter how you get it, enjoy A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA. the novel Library Journal says,