Today, how about a short black and a tiny biscotti as you read the SARA NEWS?

A big congratulations to Tamara Gill, who not only recently finalled in the RWA's Emerald Award, but has also sold her Regency Novella, currently titled A Marriage Made in Mayfair, to Decadent Publishing.  Stay tuned for more at Tamara's website and blog.  

More congratulations are due to our bestsellers for January:
Amazon US
Harlequin Presents Series Top 100
Fiancee For One Night - Trish Morey
There's Something About a Rebel - Anne Oliver
The Latin Lover: The Greek Tycoon's Inherited Bride / Back in the Spainard's Bed - Trish Morey + Others
Amazon US
Romance Anthologies Top 100
To Sin with Scandal - Tamara Gill

In other Trish Morey news, there's a new cover!  Read more about DUTY AND THE BEAST at Trish's blog.  

Well, another year is upon us.  Isn't that exciting?

SARA members have ushered in the new year with a variety of great news:

Claire Baxter has had at least one short story included in an anthology produced by the publishers of the South African magazine, You.  It contains their 40 favourite stories from the last ten years and is out now.

 

Trish Morey has a new release: SECRETS OF CASTILLO DEL ARCO (HM&B Sexy).

Trish has also received a fabulous review from RT Book Reviews for one of her new books; FIANCEE FOR ONE NIGHT, which is out in the US now.  More on Trish's Blog.

Lillian Grant got a 4.5star review from Book Wenches for MALE ORDER, aka The Man With The Big...Hat.  More on Lillian's Blog.

Bronwyn Stuart has sold her historical romance, Scandal's Mistress, to Carina Press.  Read about Bron's call story on her blog.  

Dy Loveday has had her short story, Game Play, accepted for an anthology by Wicked East Press.  It should be available mid-2012.  See more about Dy at dyloveday.com

Bec Sampson has finalled in the Southern Magic's Young Adult Section of the Linda Howard Contest for Excellence, with 'Lifer', and Linda Brown has finalled in the same competition in the Unique Genres Section with 'Enchanting the Duke'.  

Finally, Tamara Gill's TO SIN WITH SCANDAL made it to the Amazon US Top 100 Best-seller list again in December. 

Wishing you all a marvellous 2012!