Sabrina Jeffries update, comic, and video

I received the latest Sabrina Jeffries newsletter and it was full of goodies!

First ... Just my own personal reminder - if you still haven't read Jeffries' Wed Him Before You Bed Him (Book 6) you're missing out and I highly recommend it (I reviewed it in a past blog entry). It is the last book in the School for Heiresses series and though reading other books in the series will enhance the experience, you don't have to have read any (or all - like me) of them. I had only read two other books in the series previously and I enjoyed Don't Bargain With the Devil (Book 5) (also reviewed), but was disappointed with Never Seduce a Scoundrel (Book 1). The series leads up to the grand finale of Wed Him, since snippets of letters between the hero and heroine of the last book begin each chapter of the first five, with the hero remaining a mystery until his final unveiling in Book 6.

Second ... News about Jeffries' next project!! The much-adored (because he's such a scandalous and outrageous rake/rogue) Lord Stoneville is the star of her next series. There will be five books featuring him, his two brothers, his two sisters, and "one cranky grandmother." Stoneville's book will kick off the series (out March 2010) and the premise is that the siblings' rich grandmother has issued an ultimatum that they must all marry - or be cut off permanently. The second book will be out October 2010 and apparently many Heiress series characters will be reapparing throughout this new series - as yet unnamed.

Third ... Check out this cute and funny comic series, "Will + Jane's Excellent Adventure," that I had no idea she had. The latest comic is posted for your viewing pleasure below.

Fourth ... Also check out this "backseat interview" with Sabrina Jeffries from July 2009. It was done the day before Wed Him Before You Bed Him came out and explains Charlotte's backstory and the book's premise.

Medeiros and Enoch on Star Trek vs. Star Wars

I found this posted on Suzanne Enoch's website and found it really cute and funny, so thought I would share. They both seem so friendly!

Bizarre video trailer for Julia Quinn's new book, What Happens in London

Apparently it's all the rage to make video trailers for books now ... I don't really see the point and personally, they only turn me off a book, they don't make more inclined to read it. However, maybe that's just me ...?

Julia Quinn's new book, What Happens in London, is coming out Tuesday, June 30th (along with four other historical romance books - look to the right) and on the Amazon.com page there is this very absurd trailer. I watched it and seriously, I don't understand why they make these?! The video comes off as amateurish and kind of hokey - not really the way you want to advertise a soon-to-be-released book. Does anyone else agree with me here, or am I alone in this?

Regardless of the bad book trailer, I am looking forward to reading Quinn's latest novel and I am crossing my fingers that this one is actually a hit - so far, the three she's written since the Bridgerton series ended have been ... quite horrible. I've found it so disappointing, since her Bridgerton books are some of my favorite historical romances.

What Happens in London
Author: Julia Quinn
Release Date: June 30, 2009
List Price: $7.99

Summary (from back cover):
When Olivia Bevelstoke is told that her new neighbor may have killed his fiancée, she doesn't believe it for a second, but still, how can she help spying on him, just to be sure? So she stakes out a spot near her bedroom window, cleverly concealed by curtains, watches, and waits... and discovers a most intriguing man, who is definitely up to something.

Sir Harry Valentine works for the boring branch of the War Office, translating documents vital to national security. He's not a spy, but he's had all the training, and when a gorgeous blond begins to watch him from her window, he is instantly suspicious. But just when he decides that she's nothing more than a nosy debutante, he discovers that she might be engaged to a foreign prince, who might be plotting against England. And when Harry is roped into spying on Olivia, he discovers that he might be falling for her himself ...