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Nine Things to Know About Lady Jane's by upcoming guest Sarah MacLean!

  • Posted on March 25, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Sarah Maclean will read from her latest release at Lady Janes April 5th Salon

Sarah Maclean will read from her latest release at Lady Jane's April 5th Salon

There are few things in my life that I’ve been more excited about than April 5, 2010…when I’ll be reading from my debut adult romance, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake at the FABULOUS Lady Jane’s Salon with Miranda Neville (The Wild Marquis), Kate Noble (The Summer of You) and N. K. Jemisin (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms). 
I discovered Lady Jane’s a few months ago–and along with it–my people. I have never been more excited about Monday nights ever!  
When Leanna asked me to pre-blog the event on the Lady Jane’s website…I decided that the most helpful post I could create would be the one I wished I’d had the night of my first Salon…when I was totally uncertain of what this crazy thing was going to be…and totally afraid that I’d feel utterly out of place!  
 
So…I give you…

Nine Things you Should Know About Lady Jane’s Salon…
1. The cover price of one gently-romance novel is the best cover in the city.
2. If you have an aversion to velour, this may not be the place for you.
3. If you don’t have an aversion to velour, you are about to find your heaven.
4. Make friends with Alex (the bartender).  He’s all alone back there and he makes a good drink.
5. Dress for a warm climate.  All those sexy passages make for a hot room. 
6. You will definitely run into an author about whom you are fangirly. Try to hold it together.
7. Leanna, Hope, Maya & Ron are about the four nicest people you’ll ever meet.  It’s impossible to stay nervous in the face of their gleaming smiles.
8. If your husband has never understood your adoration for romance novels, one night at Lady Jane’s will explain everything.
and, finally, 
9. If you’re looking for someone to talk to, come introduce yourself to me.  ;) 
The Regency World of Sarah MacLean.  
Fetch the Smelling Salts.
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Salon reader Stacey Agdern reports

  • Posted on December 16, 2009 at 3:50 am

I’ve been attending Lady Jane’s Salon pretty regularly since it’s inception, and so when it became my turn to read, I was both excited and nervous. Excited because I’d come to enjoy both the spirit of camaraderie that the salon offers to the people who come, and the wonderful variety of readers that contribute to the salon’s atmosphere. Nervous, because I wanted to let neither the attendees, nor the other readers nor the founders down.  If I was going to fall, I was going to fall big.

So on December 6th, it was my turn. Regulars, friends and even my parents were in attendance. After Ron Hogan’s fabulous introduction, it was my turn to climb the famous stairs to the platform at Madame X’s. I made it up without falling, and managed to both sit on the stool and adjust the microphone without causing damage. Then it was time for me to speak.

I happen to be a Jekyll and Hyde for public speaking; I’m not quite sure why that is.  I’m either ‘on’ or …not. I either nail it, or stutter through, and I can never tell which one is going to happen before I open my mouth for the first time. That night, I was on. The audience laughed at the right points, the words came flowing out of my mouth, all contributing to a general feeling of perfect synergy. I even sang the passages I’d chosen to sing well enough that the song was recognizable. It was a victory in the truest sense of the term.

Once I’d finished, it felt almost like any other Lady Jane’s night; there were two other readers to go. Brenda Chin spoke next, and gave us all a summary of Harlequin’s 60th anniversary year and the amazing changes that Harlequin was instituting starting in January. I also got to hear Hope Tarr, a friend and one of the founders, read from her brand new Scottish Historical, Twelve Nights.

But it also seemed slightly miraculous. That night we also heard about Harlequin’s amazing contribution to ‘Share the Love,’ and I was able to share it all with my friends and family. Thank you all so much for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful community, and I will definitely be attending on January 4th.

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Introducing The Lady Jane's Salon Book Club with Romance Novel TV

  • Posted on September 2, 2009 at 3:18 am

Oooh, the most fabulous thing has happened. Lady Jane’s Salon and Romance Novel TV are launching a book club! Here’s how it works:

*Read the books of our Salon guest authors. Romance Novel TV  and Lady Jane’s Salon will post them every month.

*Discuss, watch videos, and chat online with the author and other readers only at romancenovel.tv.

*Visit Lady Jane’s Salon in NYC on the first Monday of every month to hear the author read from her work. Have a drink and chat with romance novelists and readers galore. If you can’t make it to the city check back here for videos and blogs.

We, the Lady Janes, are thrilled to work with super lovely Romance Novel TV  Ladies. We’re also especially excited that our own Leanna Renee Hieber is the first book club author this month! Read on about her super special spectacular salon event coming up on September 7th….

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Boy blogging about Lady Jane…

  • Posted on August 9, 2009 at 2:29 pm

Guest Author Johnny Diaz is blogging about his experience reading at Lady Jane’s Salon on his blog:

I didn’t know what to expect when I got the invite to read at Lady Jane’s Salon but the reading group’s name, its focus on romance, and the setting, the Madame X lounge in SoHo, intrigued me. I had to make the 224 mile drive from Boston to NYC and meet the Lady Janes. Last Monday night, I arrived at the Madame X lounge, the most colorful setting I ever had a reading in…Read more.

Visit www.beantowncubanito.blogspot.com for the full post and video featuring Johnny chatting about why gay men and woman enjoy the same kind of books.

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Lady Jane's Salon is FREE on August 3rd!

  • Posted on July 30, 2009 at 12:12 pm

It’s time for another steamy night at Lady Jane’s Salon, featuring the following fabulous authors:

Delilah Marvelle, Anna DePalo, and Johnny Diaz. That’s right–a boy!

Best of all? This month, we are waiving admission. So re-read your old romances once more and spend five bucks on a drink at the bar. Come September, we’ll be back to collecting books and bucks for Share The Love.

WHEN: Monday, August 3, 7-9 PM; monthly meet-ups to follow on the first Monday of every month.

WHERE: Madame X, 94 Houston Street (btw LaGuardia and Thompson Streets), New York, NY 10012, 212.539.0808. Nearest subways: F,V,B,D at Lafayette, N, R at Prince Street.

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Last Night At The Salon…

  • Posted on July 7, 2009 at 12:21 pm

Elizabeth K.  Mahonscandalous blogger and salon regular–has so graciously provided a report of last night’s fun at Lady Jane’s.

Last night, I moseyed on down to Madame X for the July edition of Lady Jane’s Salon.  This reading series has quickly become a must-not miss event here in New York.  It’s hard to believe that no one came up with the idea of hosting a romance reading series in New York until this year! What were we thinking? No matter, thanks to founders Hope Tarr, Ron Hogan, Leanna Renee Hieber and Maya Rodale, Lady Jane’s is here to stay. The wonderful thing about the Lady Jane’s Salon reading series is not only is it a great way to catch up with friends, and also networking, but it also gives the readers a chance to give back by donating gently used books to Share the Love.

Ron Hogan was a delightful comprere for the evening’s festivities. This month’s event was very special because Susie Felber, the daughter of the author Edith Layton who passed away recently, gave a wonderfully funny and touching speech about her mother.  I didn’t think it was possible to laugh and cry at the same time! I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a run on Edith Layton on Amazon.com today after hearing Susie’s memorial to her mother last night.

The next reader was RWA NYC‘s own Dee Davis (who was our author of the year at last year’s Golden Apple Awards).  Dee read from her book A Match Made on Madison.  If you watch Millionaire Matchmaker on Bravo, or are a big fan of Sex and the City, you will love this book.  After a brief pause so that we could refresh our drinks (I’m a big fan of the Indecent Proposal), we had two authors whose work I was unfamilliar with, but I can’t wait to read their books, Anthea Lawson and Diana Love.

Again, another fantabulous evening at Lady Jane’s.  If you are in New York the first Monday of the month, you cannot miss this event.

Visit Elizabeth at www.scandalouswoman.blogspot.com or at the next Salon on Monday, August 3rd.

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Lady Jane's Salon on July 6th

  • Posted on June 30, 2009 at 12:57 pm

Lady Jane’s Salon returns on Monday, July 6th with more splendid romance authors!

Debut historical author ANTHEA LAWSON will from her RITA nominated work Passionate

Award-winning local author DEE DAVIS will read from A Match Made On Madison

New York Times bestseller DIANA LOVE will read from Whispered Lies

SUSIE FELBER will pay tribute to her her mother, romance novelist EDITH LAYTON.


You already know the details, but here they are again for your convenience:

WHEN: Monday, July 6th, 7-9 PM

WHERE: Madame X, 94 Houston Street (btw LaGuardia and Thompson Streets), New York, NY 10012, 212.539.0808. Nearest subways: F,V,B,D at Lafayette, N, R at Prince Street.

Admission is $5.00 or one gently used romance novel.  Proceeds to benefit Share The Love a nonprofit organization that provides gently used romance novels to groups helping women in transition, such as homeless or domestic violence shelters. Why? Because everyone deserves the pleasure of a good story and a happy ending. Co-sponsors: Share The Love and Ron Hogan of Beatrice.com. Cash bar.

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Another wonderful night at the salon!

  • Posted on May 5, 2009 at 11:59 am

In spite of the rain, it was another lovely evening at Lady Jane’s Salon. We heard from the authors of the special anthology OPERATION L.O.V.E. (photo below) and LJ co-founder Leanna Renee Hieber read from her book, Dark Nest. We even had a special musical guest…

The authors of Operation L.O.V.E.: Tara Nina, Anne Elizabeth, C.H. Admirand.

The authors of Operation L.O.V.E.: Tara Nina, Anne Elizabeth, C.H. Admirand.

 

RT Rob sings us a song :)

RT Rob sings us a song :)


 

Our next salon is Monday June 1st. Details coming soon!



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Lady Jane's Salon returns on May 4th

  • Posted on April 29, 2009 at 8:20 am

Join us this Monday May 4th for a lovely evening of romance reading with some very special authors!

Local NYC author J.S. Hawley will be reading, along with the authors of Operation L.O.VE.: Anne Elizabeth, Tara Nina, and C.H. Admirand.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book of OPERATION: L.O.V.E. is donated to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation whose mission statement is “The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides full scholarship grants and educational and family counseling to the surviving children of special operations people who die in operational or training missions and immediate financial assistance to severely wounded special operations people and their families.”  This book debuts the new military anthology line for Highland Press.

As always, admission is five bucks or a gently-used romance novel to benefit Share The Love (which will be splitting the proceeds with Operation L.O.V.E this month!). 

WHEN: Monday, May 4th. 7:00-9:00 pm. 

WHERE: Madame X, 94 Houston Street (btw LaGuardia and Thompson Streets), New York, NY 10012, 212.539.0808, www.madamex.com. Nearest subways: F,V,B,D at Lafayette, N, R at Prince Street.

 

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Lady Jane's Salon is featured in the New York Post!

  • Posted on March 26, 2009 at 10:05 am

That title says it all, really. Romance novels, and Lady Jane were mentioned in a splendid New York Post article called “Love’s New Thrust.” Be sure to check out the video, too!

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