Admission: $5 or one gently-used romance novel. Net monies support an end-of-year donation to Women in Need.

Guest authors’ books available for sale onsite courtesy of Posman Books Grand Central.

Cash bar with $5 drink specials.

Admission: $5 or one gently-used romance novel. Net monies support an end-of-year donation to Women in Need.

Guest authors’ books available for sale onsite courtesy of Posman Books Grand Central.

Cash bar with $5 drink specials.

Join us on Monday, April 1st, 7-9PM at Madame X when our guests will be Megan Frampton/Megan Caldwell and Jenna Kernan.

Admission: $5 or one gently-used romance novel. Net cash proceeds support an end-of-year donation to Women in Need.

Guest authors’ books available for sale onsite courtesy of Posman Books Grand Central.

Cash bar.

From L to R: Cofounder Hope Tarr with guests Amy Andrews, Keri Arthur, Anna Campbell & Cathy Maxwell.

Salon Co-founder, Hope Tarr, reporting “live” from rainy Brisbane, Australia where on Friday, March 1st I had the honor of presenting the very first overseas Lady Jane’s Salon at the Australian Romance Readers’ Association’s third annual convention–ARRC2013.

The Salon was held at 6PM prior to the Welcome Reception. More than 100 conference attendees (called “delegates”) crowded into the large conference room, transformed for the evening with votive candles, comfy grouped seating, and cafe tables.

The banner bedecked stage even sported a splash of our NYC red!

As always with Lady Jane’s, we boasted a fabulous and diverse lineup of guest readers, in this case Cathy Maxwell, Keri Arthur, Amy Andrews, and Anna Campbell. Cathy got the readings rolling, treating us to a humorous scene from her now classic title, TREASURED VOWS.

Historical author, Cathy Maxwell had the crowd in stitches. Soup, anyone?

Urban fantasy author, Keri Andrew read from DARKNESS UNMASKED, the latest installment of her popular Riley Jenson Guardian Series.

Next up, Amy Andrews read TAMING THE TYCOON, her latest release for our mutual publisher, Entangled.

The incomparable Anna Campbell rounded out the evening by reading from the latest in her Sons of Sin Series. Later in the weekend, ARRA awarded Anna the honor of “Favourite Australian Romance Author”–for a fifth consecutive year! Congratulations, Anna!

More than 100 conference goers turned out to attend.

Sharing the hope of Happily Ever After in real life is part and parcel of the Lady Jane’s Salon mission and Friday’s Australian Salon was no exception. Donated books were collected in support of Youngcare.

Now it’s back to the conference for me and afterward a tour of Sydney and Melbourne!

Have a wonderful March 4th Salon in NYC, and I look forward to rejoining everyone in April.

Hope

From L to R: Salon founders Hope Tarr, Ron Hogan & Leanna Renee Hieber. Alyssa Montoya from WIN.

Monday’s celebration of Lady Jane’s Salon’s fourth anniversary was a magical night indeed. We began the festivities with a champagne toast courtesy of Entangled Publishing.

Guest author, Sarah MacLean.

Guest author, Ruth A. Casie.

Following the toast, founders Ron Hogan, Leanna Renee Hieber and Yours Truly (AKA Hope Tarr) each took a turn at the mic to express what the past four years have meant to us as well as our appreciation for: the staff of our beloved host venue, Madame X;  the Salon night sponsors, Entangled Publishing and Three Olives Vodka; and last but never least our wonderful audience. Without your continued enthusiasm and support, Lady Jane’s could and would not exist.

The first half of the program featured readings by guest authors Ruth A. Casie and Sarah MacLean. Seen circulating in the crowd was Sarah’s fellow Avon/Harper Collins author, Eloisa James.

At the mid-session break, guests took the opportunity to purchase books on sale courtesy of our wonderful onsite bookseller, Posman Books.

But of course no birthday celebration would be complete without cake! Or libations! Guests noshed on miniature gourmet cupcakes, again courtesy of Entangled Publishing, while sipping on “The Lady Jane” and “The Scoundrel,” two chocolate and cinnamon-infused-vodka cocktails provided by Three Olives Vodka.

Then it was back to “business” with our annual donation presentation to our recipient charity, Women in Need. Alyssa Montoya took the stage to give a brief and poignant introduction to the good works that WIN accomplishes on behalf of formerly disadvantaged women and children in New York City.

Salon co-founder Hope Tarr–yes, me again–stayed on stage to read a snippet from Book #2 in her Suddenly Cinderella Series, tentatively titled PROJECT CINDERELLA, as well as to fill everyone in on the upcoming Lady Jane’s Salon she will be holding on Friday, March 1st at the Australian Romance Readers Conference (ARRC 2013) in Brisbane, Australia. Our first ever Salon off US soil will feature four fantastic guest authors: Cathy Maxwell, Keri Arthur, Amy Andrews, and Anna Campbell. Read more about that here.

Guest author, Jennifer Probst.

Jennifer Probst rounded out the readings with a scene from THE MARRIAGE BARGAIN. Think “Must Love Dogs” meets “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” — and yes, we know we are “dating” ourselves with the latter reference.

The evening concluded with a raffle of KNIGHT OF RUNES donated by Ruth A. Casie. As always at Lady Jane’s, those net monies will support our next year’s donation to Women in Need.

From L to R: Sarah MacLean, Ron Hogan, Jennifer Probst, Ruth A. Casie, Hope Tarr & Leanna Renee Hieber

2013 promises to be our best year yet. Please join us on Monday, March 4th at 7-9PM with guests Kate McMurray, Ashlyn MacNamara and Sara Humphreys.

Join Lady Jane’s Salon™, New York City’s first—and still only—monthly romance fiction reading series in celebrating its fourth anniversary, now with four satellite salons nationwide!

Monday, February 4th, 7:00-9:00 PM at Madame X (Top Bar). 94 West Houston St., New York, NY 10012-2529.

Guest authors: Salon Co-founder, Hope Tarr (Project Cinderella, Suddenly Cinderella Series Book #2), Ruth A. Casie (Knight of Runes), Sarah MacLean (One Good Earl Deserves a Lover) and Jennifer Probst (The Marriage Mistake, Book #2, Marriage to a Billionaire Series). Program will include an annual donation to our recipient charity, Women-in-Need.org.

Admission: $5 dollars or one gently-used romance novel. Net proceeds support W-I-N. Cash bar.

Guest authors’ print books will be available for sale and signing on site courtesy of Posman Books, Grand Central.

Sponsors: Champagne toast and cupcakes courtesy of Entangled Publishing; complimentary cocktails courtesy of Three Olives® Vodka.

Last year's 3rd anniversary bash. L-R: Guests Sarah Wendell, Eloisa James & Lauren Willig & Salon founders Ron Hogan, Leanna Renee Hieber & Hope Tarr. Photo by Morgan Doremus of RT BOOK Reviews.

Guest readers will be Salon Co-founders Ron Hogan and Leanna Renee Hieber and, new to the Lady Jane’s stage, Jamie Brenner celebrating the paperback release of THE GIN LOVERS.

Cash bar. Guest authors print books will be available for onsite signing and sale courtesy of Posman Books.

Admission is $5 or one gently-used paperback romance novel. Net cash proceeds support an end-of-year donation to Women-in-Need.

SAVE THE DATE: Happy Fourth Birthday, Lady Jane! Monday, February 4th, 7-9PM. Salon sponsored by Entangled Publishing. Guest authors: Salon Co-founder, Hope Tarr, Ruth A. Casie, and Jennifer Probst! Annual donation presentation to Women-in-Need.org. Champers, cake and all ’round revelry guaranteed!

Join us on Monday, December 3rd, 7-9PM at Madame X. Our guest authors will be: Jerri Smith-Ready, Michael Boccacino, Alma Katsu and, returning to the Salon stage, the marvelous Miranda Neville!

Cash bar. Guest authors print books will be available for onsite signing and sale courtesy of Posman Books.

Admission is $5 or one gently-used paperback romance novel. Net cash proceeds support an end-of-year donation to Women-in-Need.

Guest authors will be Salon Co-founders, Hope Tarr (A Cinderella Christmas Carol) Maya Rodale (Seducing Mr. Knightly), and Leanna Renee Hieber (The Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart). Returning to the Lady Jane’s Salon stage: Ken Salikof, one-half of the writing team of Maxine Kenneth, reading the second installment of his uber popular Jacqueline Bouvier spy saga, Spy in a Little Black Dress. Debuting at Lady Jane’s: historical inspirational author, Jennifer Delamere.

Cash bar. Guest authors print books will be available for onsite signing and sale courtesy of Posman Books.

Admission is $5 or one gently-used paperback romance novel. Net cash proceeds support an end-of-year donation to Women-in-Need.

Join us!

On Monday, October 1^st, 7:00-9:00 pm, we welcome four great guest readers: Anne Elizabeth; Karen Cino; Rebecca Rogers Maher and Suleikha Snyder.

Madame X (Top Bar). 94 West Houston Street. New York, NY 10012-2529. (212) 539-0808. Subway: 6 at Spring Street, F at Broadway/Lafayette.

Admission is $5 dollars or one gently-used romance novel. Net proceeds support Women-in-Need.org.

Guest authors’ print books will be available for sale and signing on site courtesy of Posman Books, Grand Central location.

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