Holly Lane, Hits the USA Today Bestseller List!

What a great early Christmas gift for Toni! She watched with delight as her holiday novel, Holly Lane, climbed the rankings at both Amazon and Barnes & Noble, reaching as high as #17 in the Kindle Store and #8 in the Nook Store. But the best news hit early this week: Holly Lane landed on the USA Today bestseller list!

This is Toni's first time on a national list, and she's grateful to all of her readers for putting her there. She's had so much fun writing the Destiny series and is thrilled that readers keep coming back for more.

Toni kicked off December at the Barnes and Noble Romancing the Holidays book signing with dozens of fellow authors and readers, like...

Toni with fellow authors Lori Foster and Jules

If you're in the West Chester, OH area, you can still pick up signed copies of her Destiny books, including Holly Lane. If you can't get to West Chester, you can pick it up online. The digital version is $1.99 for a short time only.

And that's not the only Toni Blake book you can get on sale! The print version of her reissued classic, The Red Diary, is available for pre-order, and the digital version is also on sale for 99 cents. Be sure to tell your romance-loving friends to pick up a copy for their e-readers as well.

Toni has a busy holiday season ahead of her, including her BFF's annual cookie exchange party. Toni's baking up the the same Buckeyes Amy makes in Holly Lane. If you would like Amy Bright's Peanut Butter Buckeyes recipe, you can find it AND Sue Ann's Christmas Cookies recipe on the Destiny Recipes page of Toni's website.

It's been an exciting and rewarding year in terms of her career, and Toni wants to take this opportunity to thank all of her readers, old and new, for your support.

May your holidays be merry and bright!

The Red Diary - a book club favorite! - is only 99 cents. Plus: A facebook PSA

Toni got the great news that the reissue of her classic romance, The Red Diary, is a Rhapsody and Doubleday alternate feature for February.

You can read an excerpt of The Red Diary right now!

In even better news: The digital edition is on sale now for a limited time for only 99 cents! You can pick up your copy right now at for your kindle or nook.

Would you like to meet Toni live and in person? Join her and many other romance authors, including Lori Foster and Jules Bennett, at the Barnes & Noble in West Chester, OH for Romancing the Holidays. This mega-signing takes place on December 1 from 1:00 to 3:00pm, and signed books make excellent holiday gifts!

And if you like Toni's facebook page, she invites you to visit again. Facebook has changed its rules for pages, so to make sure you see all of Toni's posts, please take a minute to scroll your cursor over the "liked" button and select "add to interests." Page fans learn the newest Destiny series and book news straight from the author herself--and she has great fun hosting monthly giveaways.

Happy Holidays!

Toni's Summer Report

Toni may write about the simple pleasures and leisurely pace of small-town life, but her own summer was action packed, and it's hard to believe that Fall is here already. Toni's summer kicked off in June with one of her favorite annual events--Lori Foster's Reader-Author Get Together. In addition to the usual fun of catching up with readers, Toni was pleased to sign alongside friends and fellow contemporary romance authors Carly Phillips and Jill Shalvis. Toni also met up with readers old and new--including many a friend from her hometown-- as part of her signing tour for the release of Willow Springs, Destiny Book 5. If you missed the tour but are still interested in an autographed copy of the book, there may still be signed copies available at the stores that participated in the tour.

July brought a different kind of tour--Toni saw all the sites of Los Angeles, including stars' homes, the Hollywood sign, and the walk of fame. She was in L.A. for the annual conference of the Romance Writers of America, where she signed at the Readers for Life Literacy Autographing, saw industry friends including Julie Anne Long, Robyn Carr, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and partied with the best of them. Toni had plenty to celebrate because Whisper Falls was named the winner of the 2012 Bookseller's Best Award for Single-Title Contemporary Romance. Toni also lived out her dream of playing DJ by setting the playlist for Samhain Publishing's post-awards dance party. You can see more photos of these and other events by checking out Toni's albums on Facebook.

In August, Toni was thrilled to see the rerelease of her first single-title contemporary romance, The Red Diary, in digital format. The book is currently available from all major digital retailers and will also be back in print--with a gorgeous new cover--in February 2013. Toni is also excited to share that another of her early, out-of-print titles, In Your Wildest Dreams, will also be rereleased in digital and print format very soon.

Toni's also spent her summer creating a fabulous selections of boards and pins on Pinterest--including some inspired by her books. If you're on Pinterest, be sure to follow her there.

In the midst of all this summer excitement, Toni's still been hard at work. She can be found most sunny days in a nearby park, writing Half Moon Hill, Book Six in the Destiny series, and only breaking to admire the butterflies.

Now that Fall is here, Toni hopes readers will enjoy the crisp weather by curling up with a good book (maybe one set in Fall like Sugar Creek). Readers interested in getting the latest information on Toni's books--and her Fall activities--can follow Toni on Facebook. Happy Fall to everyone!