I hope you had a lovely holiday season and have started the new year out well. I've been busy preparing for the release of Book 1 in my new Courtship Wars trilogy in less than two weeks. There will be three books in three consecutive months, so you won’t have to wait to learn who wins the battles -- the three sexy noblemen determined to marry three beautiful sisters, or the sisters, who are equally determined not to relinquish their independence. Let the games begin!

TO PLEASURE A LADY hits stores on January 29th! I had great fun writing about Marcus, the Earl of Danvers, and his attempts to woo his beautiful eldest ward, Arabella -- there are so many sparks between them!

I have lots of other news for you this time, and much of it has to do with Romantic Times BOOKreviews magazine:

First, RT is featuring TO PLEASURE A LADY on line at their February "Authors in the Spotlight page." And the spotlight includes an excerpt from Chapter 3, when Marcus first decides he wants Arabella for his bride. To check it out, go to http://www.romantictimes.com/nicolejordan.htm

And if you get the Romantic Times BOOKreviews monthly magazine, there's a fun Clubhouse interview of me in the February issue where I discuss the new Courtship Wars romances and my life when I'm not writing.

Also, I'm honored to have been nominated by Romantic Times BOOKreviews magazine for Career Achievement in Historical Romance. According to Romantic Times, "the Career Achievement nominees are authors who have continuously crafted superior books throughout their careers."

And finally, I'll be attending the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Pittsburgh, April 16-20. They've asked me to participate in a Regency historical panel discussion with several wonderful Regency authors B Mary Jo Putney, Mary Balogh, and Patricia Rice. And I'll be doing a one hour workshop PUTTING ROMANCE! INTO YOUR LOVE SCENES. Plus I'll be signing copies of the trilogy at the enormous RT bookfair. I would love to see you at the convention! For details, go to www.rtconvention.com.

As for The Courtship Wars trilogy, I'll be posting more character blogs in January. These will be by Roslyn and Drew from TO BED A BEAUTY, which comes out February 26th. And in February, there will be more blogs by Lily and Heath from TO SEDUCE A BRIDE, which goes on sale March 25th.

Visit www.NicoleJordanAuthor.com to read all about The Courtship Wars trilogy and to enter my January contest to win a signed copy of TO PLEASURE A LADY.

And be sure to pick up your copy of TO PLEASURE A LADY on January 29th!

Happy Reading!

NicoleJ