It's been a whirlwind week for me. I'm so happy to finally share my big news. It's official! I'm SOLD!
Tiffany Chalmer's debut historical romance HIDDEN BEAUTY, in which a gently raised Victorian English beauty is sold by her debtridden husband into a harem, then purchased by the Marquess she's always loved but now must reject for the safety of her young son, to Monique Patterson at St. Martin's, in a pre-empt, in a three-book deal, by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (World).
I want to thank my agent Helen Breitwieser for believing in Hidden Beauty and Monique Patterson of St. Martin's Press for loving what Jinan and Rothburn's story had to offer.
I definitely couldn't have made it to this point in my writing career without my CPs---Elyssa Papa, who is my sister in all but blood, Maggie Robinson, J.K. Coi---you gals are my foundation and keep me standing tall. Tessa Dare for her invaluable insight, and Anna Campbell, who showed me that you shouldn't hold back as a writer! Huge thanks to Eloisa James and the EJ BB before it became the EJJQBB, you totally rock! And a huge thank you to my family for your unending encouragement and for just believing in me; I love you all so much.
42 comments:
Congratulations, Tiffany. And in a pre-empt, no less! I'm so impressed. That Helen, she's something :).
Congrats again. The FanLit alumni are sure rocking the publishing world!
YAY CONGRATULATIONS! Can't believe it's out in the open now! What a week!
SQUEE !!!!!!!!!!!
SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so happy to finally be able to spill the beans!
Congratulations!!! Tiffany That is awesome!
Like Jackie said, Fanlitters are rocking all over.
Renee
Yay, finally we can squee publicly! Go post it on the EJ/JQ bulletin board already!
CONGRATULATIONS!
That plot is AWESOME. I'm so there.
YAY! CONGRATS! SQUEEEEEE!
Hidden Beauty is awesome---you are all in for a big treat!
Awh!! Squeeee!!! Congratulations Tiff! I'm so happy for you! That's so awesome! St. Martins is a great place to be and I'm sure you're going to do fantastically!
Many congrats! I love the premise of that story.
Looking forward to hearing more.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Woohoo congratulations, Tiffany! The early EJBBers are en fuego!
**doing the happy dance**
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Been holding that in for way too long!
Congratulations, Tiff! You have worked so hard for this and deserve every success. I'm so excited for you, and can't wait to read Hidden Beauty again when it hits the shelves. You are on fire, and that book is smokin'!
Yay for Tiff and Jinan, two amazing women!
And we Vixens love you right back!
TIFFANY!!!!! So excited for you! And thanks for the mention - hey, with all this glory going about, I'm happy to steal a smidgen! You are a major talent, my friend, and I'm not at all surprised that you've sold in such a spectacular fashion! I love this! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Actually, that seems a bit tame. What about...
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
Adding my Squeeee here!
I can say I knew her from the moment she wrote her first drabble.
Remember those?
Santa
I always knew it would happen to you!
OMG!!!! I am sooooo excited !
I CANNOT wait to buy your book? I've been waiting so long for this! yay!!!
so awesome... I am doing a happy dance for you.. (and me since I will get to read your books!!).
~Laura T (YAY!!!)
Tiffany, congratulations! That's great news. I'm so glad you're getting such a terrific start.
OMG Thank you EVERYONE! When I'm away from the office I'll comment more! So excited I can't even think straight at this point!
CONGRATS, TIFF! I am so thrilled for you! All of us at the original EJBB knew this day would come eventually. You're a shining star and I can't wait to hold that book in my hand!
Big Hugs!
WOWEE!! Tiffany, happy dancing for you down here in Oz!
Love the sound of your plot, too. Hope you will come and pimp your book at the Romance Bandit Lair when it comes out. We're all so excited for you.
WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO Tiffany!
AlRIGHT!
Snoopy dancing all over the RB lair for your sale. What a way to take the writing world by storm girl!
Whooooohoooot, Tiffany!! Popping over from the Bandita Lair to say mega, mega congratulations on such an awesome debut sale.
Tell us the details. How did you get the Call? How long have you been writing? When will the first book come out?
Get down and detailed, girl!
I dropped by to add my heartfelt squees to all the rest. Congratulations, Tiff! It's so exciting to see all your hard work and perseverance pay off.
YAY! I couldn't be more happy if I'd sold a book. Congrats! You so deserve this and more.
Elyssa, I've said it elsewhere, but you're next!!:)
Tiffany, that's fantastic news! The story sounds great.
I'm making the rounds, Tiff! You can add my SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE to all the others. I've always loved the premise of this story and I can't wait to walk into a bookstore and snatch it off the shelves.
Popping over from the Romance Bandit's Lair to say: Congrats, Tiffany! Your story sounds fantastic *g* Wishing you much joy and success in your career :-)
Jackie, Helen is awesome!
And I agree, us fanlitters really do rock!
And look at all the bandits!!! Christine: HELL YES to pimping with the bandits... :)
Add one more SQUEEE to the pile! Congratulations, Tiffany!
Congratulations, Tiffany! Awesome news!!! I can' wait to read it.
Congrats Tiff!
HOoooorrrrayyyyy for the Vixens!!!! Congratulations to Tiffany and to Maggie.
For some reason, the Vixens weren't in my Google reader when I converted to reading all my blogs there and so I missed Maggie's announcement. Have corrected my error since then.
This is sooooo marvelous you two!!!
CONGRATZ CONGRAT CONGRATZ!!
(am I late to the parr-tay?)
I am so happy for you Tiff =D
WELL PLAYED Tiff
Perfect footwork. Brilliant execution. You're a hell of a player!
I would join in Seton's 'happy dance' if I knew the steps.
So, you really do know where all the commas go!
I can't wait to read (and buy ) it.
I think I might dig back through the EJBB posts to find any unexpurgated entries where we both feature.
I can then show my young grand daughter (when she's ready for it!) that I knew you before you became famous!
I'm really happy for you. *Huge smile*
PS
C'mon Ely. Don't let her get too far ahead. She will become unbearable *grin*
Congratulations, Tiffany!!
Di
Tiff:
CONGRATS!
I'm totally squeeing for you. Can you hear it?
Diana
Still exhausted from my vicarious squeeing. And - what were you thinking, with that 'stay tuned' post! I was worried it meant the Vixens were about to disband, or something! Shame on you!
Well not really - there have been some rocket announcements on this grog lately, which means, that Elyssa will be making her announcement at any time!
Congrats, Tiff! You deserve this, and I can't wait to read your debut! (Sorry for the late chiming. We're a little internet deficient here at the Outer Banks!)
Hey everyone,
Thanks for the further congratulatory messages! I'm still floating on this wonderful news!
I am obviously way late to this party and have Squee'd elsewhere, but HAD to Squee in the official gardens.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEE!
You are going to have a sensational time at Nationals! It's so great to see all your hard work pay off.
I'm always late to hear about the good news! Congrats, Tiff! Now kick Ely's butt so she can stake a SOLD sign too!
It's never too late to join the party! Thanks for stopping by for some more SQUEES!!!!!
Are you still flying high on cloud 9? I know your dad is. Everyone we tell about it want to know when they can buy the book - so you will have lots of sales in Peterborough! Can't wait to read it in book format...good luck with your other 2 books. Monica
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