Newsflash: Housework is boring. You all may have already known that, or perhaps you’re in that rare and wonderful number who finds pleasure in cleaning. I had a friend who enjoyed vacuuming so much she vacuumed herself out of a room so all the stripes were going the same direction. I don’t even know what… Read More

Your Annual Reminder of the SCENT OF DARKNESS 1-star review! Your Annual Free Read of WILDER FAMILY HALLOWEEN! Readers are like bras; we have to support each other. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Announcing the title of the second Daughter of Montague HERE! “I hated this book because it is all about sex, sex,… Read More

In Fair Verona where we set our scene In the kitchen of Casa Montague “The child is hellbent on destruction, Madame.” Nurse stomped into the top floor kitchen bustling with scullery boys and sous chefs, smelling like drying herbs and bubbling broth, and overly warm from the cooking fire that heated the great iron skillet…. Read More

“West Side Story” meets “The Godfather” in this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd. A deadly blast sends a woman into hiding to escape the killer family feud… Four year old Maarja Daire saw her mother ignite an explosion that killed a man—and herself—to save Maarja’s life. Maarja’s been on the… Read More

The Montague and Capulet families have reconciled, and Verona will never be the same! IT’S HERE! It you love smart, witty, rebellious, and fiercely independent main characters, it’s an exciting day—because Rosie is YOU! If you haven’t already, treat yourself and buy…A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA! This book is for: >Fans of historical fiction and… Read More

Ye Olde Newsletter Contents Behold, this day is Talk Like Shakespeare Day! Dost thou loveth free swag? Behold What my publisher hath created! Reader, dear reader, wherefore art thou dear reader? For today is a day of upmost importance. Today we celebrate Shakespeare Day and/or Talk Like Shakespeare Day. Which will ye celebrate? Choose wisely,… Read More

We have a name for our reader group! And a group! And a survey on what you want to read! Christina Dodd Reviewers’ Club! Enter now to win a chance to become a new member! The survey asking you to vote on the name for the reader group was a riot. I got clever original… Read More

2024 is shaping up to be a blockbuster year in books. In the first two months alone, we have: 1/9 Jayne Ann Krentz THE NIGHT ISLAND 2/6 Kristin Hannah THE WOMEN 2/13 Susan Mallery THE SUMMER BOOK CLUB 2/13 Susan Elizabeth Phillips SIMPLY THE BEST (Chicago Stars!) 2/20 Christina Dodd FORGET WHAT YOU KNOW in… Read More

I’m the daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. The one that Shakespeare wrote about. No, they didn’t die in the tomb. Rumors of their deaths were greatly exaggerated. In fact, they’re alive and well and the parents of seven kids. I’m the oldest, with the emphasis on ‘old’—a certified spinster at… Read More

Virtue Falls Canyon, after the earthquake and tsunami “What’s wrong now?” It was as if Elizabeth was picking up the conversation where they left off before the divorce. “Why would you say something was wrong?” His voice was the same; deep, dangerous, derisive. “Three days ago, there was an earthquake.” “Almost four!” “There are still… Read More