3000!!

When I hit the publish button for His Good Opinion eight weeks ago, I had no idea what to expect. I knew my family and close friends would buy a copy, and I was fairly certain that many of my new Jane Austen friends would as well. My shot in the dark goal was to reach 500 sales by Christmas.

I adjusted my goals as the days went by, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would reach 3000 sales in eight weeks. The response to my book has been overwhelming--just knowing people are reading it is an amazing feeling, but then to see the reviews and the recommendations on Good Reads... I can't express how much that means to me.

So thank you, friends. You have made my dream come true.

His Good Opinion can be purchased in e-book format from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Amazon FR, Amazon.IT, and Amazon.ES. The paperback is available from Amazon.

Fan Vaulting, Fan Base

The outside of Bath Abbey is absolutely, breath-takingly gorgeous. Everything about the structure is impressive--its size, the high walls, the stone carvings on the outside of the building. Then you step through the doors, and the inside is just as lovely. Surely, you think, beauty like this doesn't happen on its own.

Something causes you to look up, and suddenly you realize that, no, it doesn't.

Fan vaulting was an invention of Gothic architecture designed to support the high, high ceilings of the period. The ceiling itself is actually the vault, and the fans are the support system. As impressive as the ceiling is, it could not remain where it is without the fans.

That's how I feel right now. This amazing ride with His Good Opinion owes so much of its success to you. I only wrote the book--you, my friends and family, have been the ones to support both it and me in a way that has absolutely astounded me.

Thank you so much for this beautiful, beautiful ride.

ETA: I just sold my 100th paperback! Yet another milestone to be thankful for. :)