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The Duke and the Pirate Queen

Guestblogging at Fiction That Defies Boundaries.

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Today I am guestblogging for Michelle Lauren’s Fiction That Defies Boundaries Blog. I wrote about some plot-generating worldbuilding techniques I’m using for my novel-in-progress, tentatively titled The Duke and The Pirate Queen. Hope to see you there! I’m at Readercon … Continue reading →

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Researching Pirates

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

The novel I’m currently writing has pirates! I am very excited by this, as pirates are a classic element in romance novels. Here’s what I’ve been reading so far, as research. Links are to Amazon.com. I started out with this … Continue reading →

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A teaser from my third Spice novel

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

This excerpt is from the opening chapter of my third novel for Harlequin Spice. ### “My lady,” Maxime said, “I understand you’re disappointed–“ The Lady Diamanta threw a gold-and-ruby pomegranate at Maxime’s head. He ducked, but it still clipped the … Continue reading →

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New sales!

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’ve sold two more books to Harlequin Spice. The first one is tentatively titled The Duke and the Pirate Queen, but that will very likely change, since all of my other tentative titles have changed before publication. The second is … Continue reading →

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