"The Night Mark" Named Finalist for National Award

Romance Writers of America® is pleased to announce that the novel The Night Mark by author Tiffany Reisz has been named as a finalist in the Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance category of the 2018 RITA® awards. The RITA, the highest award of distinction in the romance publishing industry, recognizes excellence in published romance novels and novellas. The author is a resident of Lexington, Kentucky and a Kentucky native.

Up to 2,000 romance novels and novellas from 13 different categories are judged each year in the RITA competition. After the first round of judging by fellow published romance authors, the competition narrows to approximately 100 finalists.

Winners of the awards will be announced Thursday, July 19, 2018, at an Awards Ceremony to be held at the 38th Annual RWA Conference in Denver, Colorado.

A complete list of finalists and author photos can be found on the RWA website at www.rwa.org in the Contests and Awards section. For further information about the RITA awards, e-mail contests@rwa.org or call 832-717-5200, ext. 127.

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The Original Sinners — New eBook Covers

Over the past four months, the Red Years books (1-4) have been rebranded with sexy new covers by Mira Books (US and Canada). Now the Red Years books (5-8) are getting the treatment, starting today with The Saint!

The Lucky Ones — The New Gothic Suspense Novel Out Now

They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beach house on the Oregon Coast. Allison was the youngest of the lucky ones living an idyllic life with her newfound family...until the night she almost died, and was then whisked away from the house and her adopted family forever.

Now, thirteen years later, Allison receives a letter from Roland, Dr. Capello’s oldest son, warning her that their father is ill and in his final days. Allison determines she must go home again and confront the ghosts of her past. She’s determined to find out what really happened that fateful night -- was it an accident or, as she’s always suspected, did one of her beloved family members try to kill her?

But digging into the past can reveal horrific truths, and when Allison pieces together the story of her life, she’ll learns the terrible secret at the heart of the family she once loved but never really knew.

Every Original Sinners Christmas Story (So Far)

THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE (2017) - takes place three Christmases before The Siren

THE SCENT OF WINTER (2016) -  takes place the December before the events of The Virgin and The Queen

POINSETTIA (2015) -  takes place when Søren is twenty years old and in seminary in Rome, Italy (not online)

CHRISTMAS IN SUITE 37A (2014) -  takes place two years and three months after the end of The Angel and seven months after The Saint and The King - stars Nora, Michael, and Griffin

EVERYTHING THEY WANTED (2013)

A BEAUTIFUL THING (2012) - takes place three months before The Siren, the story behind Nora giving Søren his piano, a Christmas story  — also available as a free audiobook from SoundCloud and narrator Elizabeth Hart

A CHRISTMAS MAGGIE (2011) – takes place approximately six months after the free story Daniel Part Two (the sequel to The Gift, not currently online)

The Christmas Truce — The 2017 Original Sinners Xmas Story

“Look, it’s us,” Nora said, holding up a Peanuts-themed Christmas card. On the front was the blond pianist Schroeder, the black-haired muckraker Lucy, and Snoopy. 

“I’m the fucking dog?” Kingsley asked.

“You’ve humped your fair share of legs.”

After months of fighting a cold war with Søren, Kingsley and Mistress Nora sneak over to Sacred Heart in hopes of declaring a Christmas truce for one night with their infuriating priest. When the offer is accepted, the UnHoly Trinity celebrates the holiday together as only they can.

The Christmas Truce is a free novella set in Tiffany Reisz's award-winning Original Sinners universe. This story takes place three Christmases before the first book in the series, The Siren.