Mini-Contest!

On Facebook the other day, Katie told me about a game where she was instructed to

* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.

Katie informed me that the fifth sentence on page 56 of the nearest book she grabbed was:

“No, darling, I don’t mind in the least that you’ve quite ruined my prospects. I always wanted to be made a laughingstock in front of the ton.”

So here’s today’s impromptu mini-contest: which book was that from and who said it?

The winner will receive a copy of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. I’ll pick the winner from among the correct answers and announce it here this evening.

36 Comments

  1. MollyJ on January 22, 2010 at 11:12 am

    The Seduction of the Crimson Rose. Mary Alsworthy thought it to herself.

  2. Virginia on January 22, 2010 at 11:22 am

    I’m going to say… The Deception of the Emerald Ring, Mary Alsworthy saying it to Letty

  3. Courtney on January 22, 2010 at 11:38 am

    Deception of the Emerald Ring!

  4. Georgia on January 22, 2010 at 11:38 am

    The Seduction of the Crimson Rose. Mary Alsworthy thought (but did not voice it) in response to a comment by Letty.

  5. Heather on January 22, 2010 at 11:44 am

    The Seduction of the Emerald Rose. It was Mary Alsworthy’s thought.

  6. Cassie on January 22, 2010 at 12:25 pm

    That’s totally a Mary comment(well thought, in this case)! From The Seduction of the Crimson Rose.

  7. Christine on January 22, 2010 at 12:26 pm

    Mary from Crimson Rose!

  8. Brittany on January 22, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    Seduction of the Crimson Rose!

  9. Perla on January 22, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    The Seduction of the Crimson Rose.
    Mary Alsworthy thought to herself during her conversation with Letty.

  10. P on January 22, 2010 at 1:00 pm

    Mary from Seduction of the Crimson Rose!

  11. Rachel on January 22, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    Mary Alsworthy in Seduction of the Crimson Rose

  12. Laura on January 22, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    Seduction of the Crimson Rose – thought by Mary Alsworthy

  13. Katelin on January 22, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    The Seduction of the Crimson Rose – Mary

  14. Kit on January 22, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    The Seduction of the Crimson Rose!

  15. Susan on January 22, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    WItty sarcasm from Mary in Seduction of the Crimson Rose.

  16. Carolyn on January 22, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    Seduction of the Crimson Rose-thought by Mary

  17. Susan on January 22, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    WItty sarcasm from Mary in Seduction of the Crimson Rose.

    What a fun contest!

  18. Julie on January 22, 2010 at 2:14 pm

    It was mary – the Seduction of the Crimson Rose. Its such a “Mary” thing to say. I love that book, its one my favorites.

  19. ana on January 22, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    crimson rose, Mary

  20. Alexa on January 22, 2010 at 3:24 pm

    Miss Mary from The Seduction of the Crimson Rose.

  21. Pam on January 22, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    That would be Miss Mary Alsworthy in The Seduction of the Crimson Rose.

    What an interesting idea!

  22. Theresa on January 22, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Mary Alsworthy from The Seduction of the Crimson Rose!

  23. Elizabeth aka Miss Eliza on January 22, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    Seduction of the Crimson Rose, US Paperback edition (ISBN 9780451224415), not hardcover, that’s an entirely different sentance.

  24. Brittany on January 22, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    Ahhh! i fogot to say who said it….it was Mary Alsworthy in the Seduction of the Crimson Rose!

  25. Catherine L. on January 22, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    The Seduction of the Crimson Rose – Mary Alsworthy

  26. Kellie on January 22, 2010 at 7:07 pm

    It was Mary from The Seduction of the Crimson Rose. (Don’t you just get a twinge reading it? Ouch.)

  27. Elizabeth aka Miss Eliza on January 22, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    Yeah, Mary Alsworhty, ditto do me.

  28. Virginia on January 22, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    I’m beginning to think I was wrong… oh well 🙂

  29. Juliet on January 22, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    That was from “The Seduction of the Crimson Rose” and Mary Alsworthy said it.

  30. Natasha on January 22, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    Drum roll please…. “The Seduction of the Crimson Rose!!!!”

    So winningly stated by none other than the lovely Mary.

    This impromptu thing is fun! 😀

  31. Erica on January 22, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    Mary Alsworthy in The Seduction of the Crimson Rose, trade paperback edition.

    Definitely one of my favorites in the series!

  32. J on January 22, 2010 at 9:13 pm

    Mary, from Seduction of the Crimson Rose. That is a wonderful game. 🙂

  33. AngelB on January 22, 2010 at 10:49 pm

    See, this is what I get for not reading the whole thing. I went and grabbed the nearest book and was getting ready to type it in when I saw all the “mary alsworthy – crimson rose” answers. 🙂

    I had to reach for the book too. I really didn’t think that the phone book would have qualified.

    My answer: Mary Alsworthy – Crimson Rose

  34. Stephanie on January 22, 2010 at 11:16 pm

    The Seduction of the Crimson Rose- Mary Alsworthy!!!

  35. Veronika on January 22, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    Seduction of the Crimson Rose–and no one said it, but Mary Alsworthy thought it. This whole set of tete-a-tetes at Sibley Court made me love Mary. She and Penelope are my favourite characters–I like disillusioned, angry heroines.

  36. lAUra on January 23, 2010 at 1:33 am

    i was thinking Mary from Crimson Rose, but when i looked in my book it was an entirely different sentence. until miss eliza said paperback edition i didn’t even think that my hardback might be different! 🙂 glad to know my first instinct was correct! 😀
    ~lAUra

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