What am I working on right now?

--The official bicentennial history of the Virginia Governor's Mansion titled FIRST HOUSE: TWO CENTURIES WITH VIRGINIA'S FIRST FAMILIES; a coffee table book due out in October of 2012. Have interviewed all ten living First Ladies of Virginia about their time in the mansion. Text was recently reviewed and approved by a panel of historians at the Library of Virginia (the publisher) and the book designer has begun laying out the pages. What she's done so far is glorious!    

--A historical mystery series set in the 1920s with a vaudeville/silent movie backdrop. My agent is sending it to publishers, a process that takes months, if not years! She says we probably won't hear anything before spring. But I'm optimistic.

--A show-and-tell blog on the Roaring Twenties for all the interesting tidbits that I can't work into my novels. Random but fun.

--A pop history book that busts the myths people hear in museums. Click on the pink petticoat for a sample. Pub date is June 5. Title is DEATH BY PETTICOAT: AMERICAN HISTORY MYTHS DEBUNKED. I love the cover design with little skulls on the petticoat! It's off to the prinnters now, so all that's left for me to do is work with the publishers, Andrews McMeel and Colonial Williamsburg, on marketing. It's available for reviewing on netgalley.com.

--A blog that supports the myths book (click petticoat). It's been around for nearly 2 years and has suddenly taken off. Wish I knew why??