The Harlequin Party

Friday night was, for me, a career-highlighting moment. It didn’t involve book sales, but it did involve my very first invitation to the Harlequin Party. I attended one time, in NYC, as the guest of an author friend Suzanne McMinn, and since that day I vowed I would one day earn my own invitation. It was every bit as good as I thought it would be. The party was held at the Fairmont Hotel International Ballroom. Here are pictures of the event.

Before the party (me and Suzanne McMinn):

Here’s what the decorations inside the Fairmont Ballroom looked like (notice the Harlequin diamonds on the pillars):

The DJ’s were a little over the top. Love the hair.

And here are pictures of everyone dressed up to dance. First is Suzanne McMinn, me, Carolyn Grayson, and Diane Gaston.

Then there’s Kathryn Albright, Amanda McCabe, and Golden Heart winner Deb Marlowe.

Here’s the team of Larissa Ione and Stephanie Tyler, who write as Sydney Croft:

Editors Maddie Rowe (in black) and Meg Sleightholme (pink) shake their groove while Amanda McCabe (center) looks on:

The glamorous Olivia Gates (in red) and me.

And of course, what would a party be without the fabulous Nora Roberts? Here she is in the center with Diane Gaston on the left and me on the right.