By the letters I receive from readers, I know that many of you remember the delightfully Goth Lady Emily Southwell from A Dangerous Dalliance. Well, thanks to the savvy editors at Penguin Razorbill, she now has her very own story!

Lady Emily Southwell and her three dearest friends, Priscilla Tate and Daphne and Ariadne Courdebas, are heading for London for their first Season. Priscilla is out to snare a wealthy duke, Daphne's armed with etiquette books to keep them in the know, Ariadne is trying to figure out how to be her own person when she doesn't dare speak to a boy, and Lady Emily is going to do everything in her power to enter that pinnacle of pinnacles in the art world, the Royal Society for the Beaux Arts. That is, until a devilishly charming young lord announces his engagement to Lady Emily.

Just who does Lord Robert Townsend think he is? And who is that other handsome young gentleman following him? Could it be that Lord Robert has more up his sleeve than a nicely muscled arm? It's up to Lady Emily and her friends to determine who's the hero and who's the villain, and who will ultimately win Lady Emily's heart.

Check Out The Ultimate Reading List

When four of the country's top librarians and book reviewers collaborate on a reading list, you know it has to be good. That's why I'm particularly pleased to have one of my books included in The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List by Shelley Mosley, John Charles, Joanne Hamilton-Selway, and Sandra Van Winkle. The informed and entertaining book features short teasers on the best books published in the last decade, plus classics, in such areas as romance, mystery, fantasy, inspirational fiction, and nonfiction, to name a few. They chose my Utterly Devoted, saying that it is "Great fun!" Thanks, my dears!