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The randomly chosen winner of the copy of LOVE AND LET SPY is Andrea Giang. Andrea, email me at shana@shanagalen.com with your address. Congrats!

--> Disclaimer: A version of this blog was originally published on Love Historicals in April. I’ve always been fascinated by slang. I remember as a kid I liked using the slang I heard in the Star Wars movies. I’d tell other kids, “Now you’re Bantha fodder!” Yeah. I got some weird looks. When I was in high school, I fell in love with the 1940s. The famous jazz singer Cab Calloway wrote a jive dictionary I just adored. I still love his songs, like “Are You Hep to the Jive?” with lines like, “Whaddya say, gate? Are you in the know, or are you a solid bringer-downer?” But I don’t write books set in the Star Wars universe or even the 1940s. My books are set in Regency England, and if you’ve ever read a Regency romance, you know the novels have their own lexicon. Maybe that’s what attracted me to the period. Not the final cover I've been able to integrate slang into Earls Just want to Have Fun , the first first book in my new Covent Garden Cubs series. A...

The winner of the copy of LOVE AND LET SPY from Shana Galen is Crystal GB. I'll email you, Crystal!

My latest release, Love and Let Spy , is out this month. Instead of the usual blog, I thought I’d play a modified version of what’s my line with you. I’ll post a few lines from each of the first 5 chapters. You tell me your favorite in the comments—don’t forget to leave your email—and one person who comments will win a copy of Love and Let Spy . Chapter One She did a quick calculation then dove out the window, pulling her knees in so when she landed on the awning she would roll easily to the edge. She held her breath for the free fall and felt the air whoosh out of her when she hit the fabric. But she didn’t roll. Chapter Two “I don’t care how beautiful or rich or bloody socially acceptable she is,” Dominic said, turning fiercely from the drawing-room mantel. “I am not marrying her.” Chapter Three He dipped his tongue between her lips and met her tongue with his. The effect was electric. She jumped beneath him, and the shot of arousal he felt was all but d...

Happy Anniversary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Actually, their anniversary was yesterday, April 29. And here they are 3 years later! If you're a royal watcher like me, and want to win Kate Middleton and Prince George swag, check out my new giveaway. It's on my website , and easy to enter.