I’m getting excited to share my book, a story of two overworked overachievers who think they may have found love only to have their jobs, their lives, and a historic inn come between them. That very inn, set on the shores of Deep Creek Lake, and its past just may hold the key to their future.
Every Thursday, I’m going to introduce you to one of the magical settings of my new book, INN BY THE LAKE, which will be published next month by Champagne Books.
I’ve been having fun on Instagram while I’m in a holding pattern, getting to know writers and readers and accounts set in the places where INN BY THE LAKE is located: Deep Creek Lake, Western Maryland, Pittsburgh and Wilmington, Delaware.
Imagine my delight this morning when I discovered my Civil War novel is ranked 20 on an Amazon bestseller list. That bright orange bar proclaiming #20 made my day. Last week during Amazon Prime Days DIVIDED LOYALTIES was specially priced—and I guess that’s what prompted the attention. And the sales. Either way I’m happy to…
I had the most marvelous time yesterday at The Greyhound, an independent bookstore in Berlin, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Quaint Berlin, once dubbed “America’s Coolest Small Town,” is located a half hour from Ocean City and Assateague Island, Md. The bookstore is filled with best sellers and the works of local writers. I’m thrilled to…
Dear Kindle readers, I am happy to report that the Kindle edition of my new Christmas novella, LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD, is now available on Amazon.com. It took some doing but I’ve cut through the red tape, tamed the giant stack of paperwork to make sure Kindle fans could get a copy for their e-readers,…
A delightful romance! Tilghman skillfully captures the essence of young love and warm Christmas traditions in this holiday novella. – E. Elizabeth Watson author of Westward Bound and The Ladies of Scotland series This is the lovely blurb that appears on the top of my new novella, LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD, my Christmas story set in Annapolis…
After I signed books at the Greyhound, an indie bookstore in Berlin, Md., —and sold out— the owner asked me to bring extra copies to put on her shelves. I took them to the shop this past weekend and now I’m honored to say, you can find DIVIDED LOYALTIES and LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD on…
Introducing the cover of LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD. Due to be released July 25 (Christmas in July!) LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD recalls the romances of two sisters living in 1831 Annapolis. Patsy burns with love for Vincent, until he goes away for the Christmas season. Her still-unmarried older sister, Angela, is devoted to helping her…
The Historical Novel Society came to town for its bi-annual conference and I was there. HNS2019 met in National Harbor, on the shores of the Potomac, June 20-22, bringing together historical writers of all stripes — Biblical, Civil War, ancient Rome, 1960s. We talked about everything from marketing to dancing a reel.The wonderful Dolen Perkins-Valdez …
Mary K. Tilghman, writer 