Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Now Available: Royal Scandals

Ready to sink in to a couple of stories about billionaire royals?  I'm thrilled to announce that the first book in my new Royal Scandals series, Scandal With a Prince, is now available at retailers everywhere, including Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.

Scandal With a Prince tells the story of Prince Stefano Barrali, who discovers the woman he once loved is now living in Barcelona...and gave birth to his child.  It's a sexy tale of love and redemption set in the Gothic alleyways and markets of southern Spain. 

New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd says of the series, "Great food, great sex, exotic locale, and royal scandals...Enjoy!"

To kick off the series, there's also a prequel e-book novella available.  For the month of November only, you can grab Christmas With a Prince for only 99 cents! As with Scandal, Christmas With a Prince is available at Amazon, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo.  It tells the tale of Gabriel Maddox, a Boston-bred lawyer who realizes that he's in love with his best friend's sister and pursues her all the way to the Mediterranean island of Sarcaccia...only to see her with a handsome prince by her side.  Set at the Barrali family's winery during a holiday wedding, it's sure to get you in the Christmas spirit.

Then, in December, look for book two in the series, Honeymoon With a Prince, which features Stefano's battle-weary brother, army veteran Prince Massimo Barrali.

I can't wait to hear what you think of the new series!

Friday, November 1, 2013

Giveaway: Honeymoon With a Prince


This month will see the release of the first novella and first full-length book in my new Royal Scandals series, Christmas With a Prince and Scandal With a Prince.


If you’d like the latest info on these books, please visit the all new www.nicoleburnham.com and sign up for my Nicole Burnham e-newsletter. Since the Royal Scandals books have more mature content than what is in my Niki Burnham YA novels, future updates on the series will be sent via the Nicole newsletter rather than to my Niki Burnham e-newsletter list (since those who read YA may not read romance and vice versa.)  

As a bonus, I'll do a giveaway on November 20 of an advanced reader copy (ARC) of the second book in the series, Honeymoon With a Prince, to a member of the Nicole Burnham newsletter list.  

I can't wait for this new series, and hope you can't either!


Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Introducing Royal Scandals

Big day of firsts here.

The first "first" happened across the pond.  Prince George was christened at St. James's Palace.  Snaps here.  Gorgeous gown on George, and mom and dad weren't looking bad, either!

The second "first" happens tonight in Boston.  Game one of the World Series between the Red Sox and Cardinals is set for an 8:07 pm first pitch at Fenway Park.  It's supposed to be chilly, so I'll be watching on television and cheering on the team with the crazy beards.  (Hey, if it works, it works.  It's not for us to question why.)

"First" number three is the one nearest and dearest to my heart.  It's the first day for my all-new Nicole Burnham website.  For the last few years, I've written books for teens under the name Niki Burnham while "Nicole" has been on hiatus from writing romance novels.  No more!  Next month, look for the first books in an all-new series of royal romances. 


If you enjoyed the San Rimini series I wrote for Silhouette, you're going to love Royal Scandals.  The series follows the wealthy Barrali family, who rule the idyllic Mediterranean island nation of Sarcaccia.  In November, look for a novella titled Christmas With a Prince, and book one in the series, Scandal With a Prince.  Then in December, book two, Honeymoon With a Prince, hits the stands. 

As you might guess, I've been waiting a long time to share this news.  I hope you're as excited to see these books as I am!

Want a sneak peek?  I just posted an excerpt from Scandal With a Prince to my new website.  Give it a read and let me know what you think.  Then look for Royal Scandals, beginning in November!

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Royal Christening

Though it's not drawing the kind of press coverage seen when Kate Middleton was due to deliver the royal heir, tomorrow is another big event for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge:  the christening of Prince George.  If this were a romance novel, it would be one of those events where guests would coo over the baby and smile for the cameras, but all kinds of shenanigans would happen behind the scenes.  (And aren't those scenes the best?)

According to The Telegraph, Prince George's christening ceremony will be an intimate one, with room for only fifty family members and guests at the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace.  By contrast, hundreds attended Prince William's christening in the early 1980s.  In another break with tradition, rather than wearing the christening gown originally designed for Queen Victoria, Prince George will wear a replica designed by Angela Kelly, who is Queen Elizabeth II's personal assistant and stylist.  (The gown worn by Victoria is now considered to fragile to be worn, even by a royal.)

How do you think George's christening will compare with that of other recent royals?  For a look back, check out these great photos, courtesy of The Huffington Post. As cute as the infants are, the parents' fashions are great eye candy, too.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Royal Baby Names

Because I've written (and continue to write) stories that feature royal romances, keeping an eye on the happenings in London is an occupational hazard. With Kate Middleton due to deliver a new heir to the British throne any day, I decided to poll a slew of author friends about their predictions for the royal baby name (and whether they think Will and Kate will have a boy or a girl.)

What do you think? Add your own predictions in the comments! If you have a reason for a particular name, let me know.

My picks:

For a Boy:  Arthur
For a Girl:  Charlotte
Boy or Girl?  Girl

- Note:  My husband says there's no way Will and Kate would name a baby Arthur, because King Arthur creates rather high expectations.  My response? "Oh, because William is easy? As in William the Conqueror?" Time will tell.  Besides, I don't think it'll matter, as the baby will be a girl named Charlotte.

Picks from other authors:

•  Linda Winstead Jones, author of The Shades Trilogy (Shades of Midnight, Shades of Winter, Shades of Scarlet):

For a Boy:  Edward
For a Girl:  Diana
Boy or Girl?  Girl

•  Erin Downing, author of None of the Regular Rules:

For a Boy:  George
For a Girl:  Hermione (with a middle name of Diana)
Boy or Girl?  Boy

•  Virginia Kantra, author of Carolina Home:

For a Boy:  James
For a Girl:  Grace
Boy or Girl?  Boy

•  Emily March, author of Reflection Point:

For a Boy:  Phillip
For a Girl:  Alexandra
Boy or Girl?  Girl

•  Susan Sizemore, author of Memory of Morning:

For a Boy:  Phillip
For a Girl:  Diana (with a middle name of Elizabeth)
Boy or Girl?  Don't care as long as it's healthy and looks more like mom's side than dad's.  (Ed. note:  Hilarious...I think I'll count that as "girl.")

•  Elizabeth Boyle, author of And the Miss Ran Away With the Rake:

For a Boy:  Phillip
For a Girl:  Elizabeth (Ed. note:  So predictable...)
Boy or Girl:  Of course it's a girl!

and finally, a prediction from Christina Dodd, author of Lady in Black:  

For a Boy:  William        
For a Girl:  Christina (Ed. note:  Hmmmm...do I detect a pattern here?)     
Boy or Girl:  Girl
-- Christina also predicts that Her Royal Highness Princess Christina will be born on July 14.    Wonder where she got that birthdate? Because I can guess....





Just for fun and in keeping with today's royalty theme, I thought I'd share the cover of my very first book, a now hard-to-find royal romance called Going to the Castle. Check out the heroine's hairstyle. (You can click on the cover if you want a closer look.)

Trivia moment:  When the publisher's art department asked me to describe the heroine's dress, I sent a photo of a gown worn by Princess Diana in the late 90s. They ended up using that exact gown on the cover.

While I like the dress on the original cover, I think I like the cover of the Japanese manga version better overall.


Think the royal baby will grow up to look like any of these characters? My guess:  Not a chance. I'm also willing to bet it won't have either of these characters' names, which are Jennifer and Antony.