Thursday, June 25, 2009

Celebrate!


Celebrate Good Times, Come On!

I’m hearing that other 70s song too…Aaahh Freak out! Le Freak, c'est chic…all that pressure got you down , has your head spinning all around…and I don’t even have a disco ball and platform shoes. Less than twenty-four hours after the first book of the Courtesan Court trilogy went out on submission, my wonderful agent Laura Bradford received an offer. Y’all probably know that Megan Records of Kensington Brava has bought the trilogy, a fourth book and two novellas for anthologies. That’s, um, six books, basically. I am beyond excited, and a bit daunted, too. My Dell is going to be on fire this summer as I attempt to get as much done before school starts up again, and I am so very tempted to ‘retire.’ Lord knows, I feel old enough, LOL.
Maggie Robinson's MISTRESS BY MISTAKE, a Regency-set historical romance and the first of the Courtesan Court series about the women who inhabit London's infamous mistress row, to Megan Records at Kensington Brava, in a four-book deal plus two novellas, for publication in Summer 2010, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
But mostly, what I feel is grateful, to my family, Laura Bradford, Kate Seaver at Berkley, Megan Records at Kensington and the three hot-pink Vixens, Ely, Kris and Tiff. They’ve lived though this past wild week with me while both my name and my book’s name changed for Berkley (Margaret Rowe! Tempting Eden!), and while several editors considered Mistress by Mistake. I know they’ll ride the roller coaster ahead with me. Wish me luck and constant, caring attention from the Muse! Yahoo! *blows disco whistle* Love you all!

19 comments:

J.K. Coi said...

YES!!!
GO MAGGIE!!

Stephanie J said...

WHOA!!!! AWESOME!!!!! YAY!!!!

Kim said...

WOOHOO!!!

Renee said...

Maggie!!!!! That is Awesomely wonderful!

Arianna Skye said...

CONGRATS!!! YAY!!!!! WOO HOO!!! Loving all this good news today!!!!

Elyssa Papa said...

WOOHOO!!! CONGRATS!!! So happy for you!!!

Kelly Krysten said...

YAY!!! I am soooooo happy for you! So well deserved. You are my idol.*g*

LauraT said...

Maggie! I cannot WAIT to read your books & the anthologies... ! I'm loving the new name and the book title! Congratulations~!! Tell us more when you can. YAY!!

Maggie Robinson w/a Margaret Rowe said...

Thank you, everybody! I'm so excited I can barely type...I'd better get over that, LOL. I love my mistresses, and I hope you all will too! Rest assured you'll probably hear so much about everything that by next summer, you'll want me to shut me forever. Thank you thank you thank you!

Quantum said...

Amazing performance Maggie!

An example of catastrophe theory in action I think. You know, you keep bending the branch for years and then suddenly it breaks and you plunge into the publishing lake creating ripples that wash all round the globe.

I'm proud to have been here at the birth. *smile*

Janga said...

Hurrah! I'm thrilled for you!

Elyssa Papa said...

Q, I always love how you word things. It's poetry.

Tiffany Chalmers w/a Tiffany Clare said...

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are all so freaking excited in the dark walk!

Maggie Robinson w/a Margaret Rowe said...

LOL, Q. I do feel pretty bent and snapped at the moment. Thanks again, everyone!

Di R said...

Congratulations, Maggie!

Di

terrio said...

To say this is surreal is an understatement. But damn it I can't think of anyone who deserves it more! WHOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!

And, uh, what Q said. LOL!

irisheyes said...

Maggie, Awesome, awesome news!!!! Congratulations!

MsHellion said...

Congratulations! This is wonderful, wonderful news!!!! You rock, Maggie! I cannot wait to see your book in print!

Maggie Robinson w/a Margaret Rowe said...

Surreal it is. Thanks Di, Hellion, Irish and Terri!