Category: end of Canterwood Crest

PA signing schedule

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Hey, all!

Busy writing–deadline approaching! Eeek! 🙂 But wanted to remind you that I’ll be in West Chester, PA on August 25th signing books. I really hope you can come. Here’s the list of other authors who are going and our time slots:

Signing from 12-1
Susan Shaw
Victoria Schwab
K.M. Walton
Margie Gelbwasser
Charlotte Bennardo
Jackie Kessler
Amalie Howard
Ellen Jensen Abbott
Signing from 1-2
Jennifer Hubbard
Jennifer Murgia
J.R. Wagner
Shannon Delany
Beth Kephart
Brigid Kemmerer
Jaclyn Dolamore
A.S. King
Jessica Spotswood
Signing from 2-3
Jeri Smith-Ready
Maria V. Snyder
Cyn Balog
Josh Berk
Cesya MaRae Cuono
Gwendolyn Heasley
Dianne Salerni
Rebecca Serle
Signing from 3-4
Jennifer Armentrout
Christine Norris
Sarah Darer Littman
Alissa Grosso
Wendy Higgins
Amy Holder
Elisa Ludwig
Tiffany Schmidt
Jessica Burkhart
 
 As a side note, I’ve been getting so many lovely and supportive notes about the end of Canterwood. To answer a few questions that I’ve been getting a lot:

* Masquerade, Perfect, AND Home for Christmas will still be published. Yay! 🙂
 
* The decision to end the series was not mine, but rather that of my publisher. Basically, it’s crazy-lucky-amazing that we were able to experience CC for 20 books. It’s rare these days to have a series go so long. 
 
* Yes, of course I love Sasha, Lauren, and Canterwood! I
 
* No, I don’t have any new sold projects. My main priority is Canterwood and I’m working on a variety of projects on the side. If anything sells, you’ll be the first to know! Promise! 
 
* Wellington Prep does not have a set publication date. This is due to many factors, one being that I won’t write without Editor K who is still very, very sick. 
 
I think that answers most of the questions . . . 
 
Happy weekend!
 
xx

Important! Not to be missed announcement!

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Wow. This is perhaps the most difficult blog post I’ve had to write in a while.

Team Canterwood, I learned news today that is official as of a few moments ago. It’s news that you, my readers who have stuck by my side since Take the Reins debuted in January 2009, deserve to hear first.


The Canterwood Crest series will end with the super special Home for Christmas. My publisher, the sales team, and many other people weighed in on this decision and thought carefully about it for a while. They love the series and it was a very hard decision, but they came to the conclusion that it was time to close the final chapter of Canterwood.

I JUST got off the phone call and learned the answer myself, so I’m in a state of shock/saddness/excitement about future projects. I’m feeling a million emotions!

But more than anything, I’m thinking about YOU. Each of you. I promise to give the last books all that I have and to make books that you will read and, hopefully, feel satisfied when you finish the final installment in this journey we’ve been on together.

I think back to Sasha. Jacob. Eric. Charm. The Trio. They hold such a huge piece of my heart. I will always be grateful to Alyssa Henkin who contacted me about Take the Reins and sold it and future books to Simon & Schuster.

I’m now thinking of Lauren, Drew, Taylor, Brielle, Ana, Riley, Clare, Cole and the New Class. Editor K and I will come up with the best possible send off for these characters. (Who knows–you might even see the old gang pop up.) 🙂

My deepest thanks to everyone at Simon & Schuster who went on this ride with me especially Bethany, Mara, Fiona, Alyson, Jess H, Nicole, Vanessa, Stephanie, Craig, Dawn, Lucille, Russell, Karin, Katherine, and Courtney.

Endless gratitude to Kate Angelella for wanting four books and ending up with waaay more! The series continued because of your vision and dedication. I would have been writing this letter long ago had it not been for you. <333

Okay. So, that’s officially announced and we have books to embrace before it ends! I’m ready for COMEBACK to hit shelves within a week. Then we have PERFECT which is going to be awesome. And finally, we will say goodbye to the world of Canterwood in HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.

I love you all and thank you for supporting the series as much as you have.

xx