PURPLE PLUMERIA Give Away
We have three months left until Pink X, aka The Passion of the Purple Plumeria, hits the shelves– and three advance copies to give away!
For the first of the advance copies of The Passion of the Purple Plumeria, here’s your question….
With which Pink character would you most (or least!) want to go on vacation?
The winner, chosen as randomly as possible by random number generator, will be announced on Sunday.
As the countdown continues, the second ARC will be up for grabs on Thursday, June 6; the third ARC on Saturday, July 6. And on Tuesday, August 6, The Passion of the Purple Plumeria appears in stores!
I really think Letty and I would get along swimmingly on vacation! She’d take care of details, and then we could both relax!
I don’t think I’d enjoy vacay with Mary or Lord Vaughn. Mary is a little too snobbish for me and Lord Vaughn might wear my brain out with all of his double entendres.
Can I go modern and say Colin? He’s always seemed yummy.
I would go on vacation with Geoffrey and Letty. Considering how fun filled their honeymoon was I bet they don’t have boring vacations.
I would think that Henrietta would be the most fun on a vacation…at the very least, it would be exciting!
I’m going to have to say Miss Gwen, just because I think it would be a riot to have her around.
Henrietta and I would get along the best…although we might get into a few scrapes along the way!
I’d choose Emma. She reminded me quite a bit of my sister in law, and we always have a ton of fun together, so I imagine it’d be the same with Emma.
I would go with Henrietta, because I think we have a lot in common. 🙂 And there would be lots of singing!
Miles and Henrietta….Miles reminds me so much of my husband so I know they could kick back with a glass of port and chat. Henrietta just seems like someone I could be friends with.
Most? Jane. She’s interesting to spend time with, but also independent so that we wouldn’t have to everything together, we could go off and pursue our own interests. A little alone time is important, even on vacation.
Least? Miles. He’s very loveable, but prove to hovering (and looming). He’d drive me mad after a few days.
I am going to have to say Lady Selwick(Richard and Henrietta’s mom), because she reminds me of my mom and we always have fun adventures together!
Henrietta!
She’s my spirit animal.
Travel with Gwen would be interesting. I bet we would cover a lot of ground!
Charlotte so we could talk about our favorite books!
Miles and Henrietta – There would never be a dull moment, for sure!
I think Amy from “Pink Carnation”. Her sense of “let’s go!” would help me to do more than sit around the hotel pool, reading more books. 🙂
Letty, for sure. She seems like a ton of fun to be around.
Charlotte. I prefer to do a lot of reading and she wouldn’t interrupt.
…Turnip… I know it is weird but, I think he is funny and from what I can tell we think alike, the difference is that he says what he thinks aloud. The part with the dachshund and him in a alley kills me every time… although he did not say that he thought it.
Miss Gwen! How could I resist traveling with someone who pokes people with her parasol and so delights in blowing things up?
Jane! We could wear disguises and go on adventures.
It’s a toss-up between Charlotte and Turnip. I think I could have a good time with either of them. I’d have to say, I think I’d rather pass on an outing with Mary…although I bet she likes to travel first-class!
I would most like to go on vacation with Penelope. She is always game for anything. She wants to immerse herself in local customs and seems to enjoy herself everywhere she goes.
I’m kinda’ thinking Turnip myself. I was so happy when he got his own story… I like when the side characters can be important too 🙂
I think I’d have a ton of fun with Penelope. It would definitely be an adventure.
I’d have to say Miss Gwen, she’s so funny with her parasol and I’m sure she would be extremly helpful in any situation we would come across.
Henrietta! I think she would be a blast as a companion at either a relaxing beach vaca or a wild amusement park vaca, and likely everything in between!
Hm … Lady Selwick or Miss Gwen would spend the entire time making me laugh … but Amy and Henrietta would be up for crazy adventures … but I think I would have to say Jane – she’s intelligent, we’d have so much to discuss and she had a wonderfully lateral mind.
Thanks! 🙂
Without hesitation, Hen and Miles. I’ll pack the ginger cookies.
Arabella because she knows Jane Austen… and therefore knows wonderfully British things and places. 🙂
I would totally go on vacation with Eloise and Colin, if they would be too busy managing the estate, the probably Letty and Geoffrey….They seem like they would be great to hang out with.
I’d have to go with Miss Gwen. Think about the snarky attitude and material we could get for her novel! And I’d get a kick out of her parasol poking.
Most…Henriette or Arabella.
Least: Jasper. And his sideburns.
I’d love to go with Charlotte and Robert. Just enough whimsy to make anything magical, but the practicality to actually go do things on vacay. As for the least, probably Marston…or Napoleon, lol.
Turnip would be fun!
I would want to go on vacation with either Henrietta or Letty. I could use some of their practical advice right now.
It would be a really looong vacation with Mary and Vaughn–I have a feeling nothing would be spared from his cutting wit and her high opinion of herself!
But on the other hand I would love to vacation with Letty and Geoff…think they’d be really easygoing and lovely.
Charlotte. She’d be fun to go sightseeing with.
Amy, because she has spunk.
Jane! I’m certain she would know obscure facts about local landmarks and would we find adventure around every corner.
I’d love to go on vacation with Henrietta and Miles. It would be an adventure for sure!
Jane! I mean seriously, that obviously means that there is an adventure to be had!
I think Henrietta would be a fun pal on a vacation!
Colin somehow has turned into my dream guy, so I’d have to vote him, with a thank you for writing him.
But if I’m going historical, I think Letty and I would have fun together on a girls trip.
It would be fun to go with Colin and Eloise!!
Either Henrietta and Miles because they are just fun or Miss Gwen because it would be fun to terrorize people.
Letty! She has always been my favorite Pink character and I think we would be best friends. We have the same sense of humor.
I would love to spend time with Jane.
I’d have to Henrietta and Miles because I’ve just always loved them. Although for some reason I feel like a vacation with Lord Vaughn would be quite entertaining haha
I’d choose Amy, because she’d always find something interesting hidden in the ordinary!
Arabella! We have them same sense of humor so even if the vacation were horrible, we would be able to laugh about it ^_^
Henrietta would be fun to go with, always ferriting out something exciting to get into.
Selwick family destination reunion. Org Turnip.
Oops, or.
As a guy, I’d like to spend time with Lord Vaughn because he has been extensively on the continent, experienced everything, and seen everything.
He would be worldly, edgy, charismatic and we would enjoy the casual company of ladies he would always attract.
Indeed a very fascinating and somewhat mysterious gentleman, full of surprises. How fun would that be?
I adore Turnip and would love to go on a vacation with him. He’s a hoot and probably has all sorts of connections at any number of luxe Regency-era resorts towns. It would be fun!
Letty because she’s such a planner. I could just relax and let her handle everything!
I’m pretty sure I’d hate to go on vacation with Fouché… (what, is he not fair game to mention :D?).
That said, I’d love to meet Eloise and have a chat about Colin on the beach… eating marzipan piggies… drinking cocktails… drooling over Colin’s body… oops, sorry, did I say that loud? 😀
Spanky Sally to shake things up!
I’m another vote for Colin. I always look forward to the framework chapters…
Since I’m married, I doubt my husband would agree to me being whisked away by any of the dashing males so, my choice is Miss Penelope/Lady Frederick Staines.
Being military, I’ve traveled the world over. I’ve already done a great many adventurous things. She’s the only one who is seemingly equal to the task of taking on a full scale adventure head on without a second thought. I think it would be hilarious to hear the tale of our exploits…do you think she’s available for The Amazing Race?
Definitely Miles and Henriette – they’re by far my favorite characters in the whole series, and seem like the most adventurous and fun!
Oops – meant Henrietta!
I think Lettie would be a hoot to go on vaction with. However, I doubt we would return unscather. 🙂
I would want to go with Colin. Of course, he’s taken, but I can always admire him from a close distance!
Eloise, I think. We could definitely have some fun discussing history and picking up hot English men.
Most: Henrietta – she has always been my favorite.
Least: Turnip – I don’t think I could deal with that.
I would love to have the entire cast at a resort all together. Can u imagine the drama and entertainment.
Miles! In your world he’s taken, I suppose, but maybe in an alternate universe? Either him or Eloise, just because I think she’s wonderful
Most – Probably Miss Gwen, especially if we went to a country that was not 100% safe for ladies traveling alone
Least – Probably Mary & Vaughn…I don’t know if I could take an entire vacation dodging veiled insults.
And I have to admit, when I first read the question, I read it as which Pink character most needed a vacation. My first thought was Geoff, to be honest. XD
I’d have to go with Amy. She’s handy to have around if you need to rescue someone from an extra special interrogation chamber or if you need to escape in a hurry! Plus you never know when you will need a Plan F or G or M or Y!
Oh it would have to be Letty. I think we would get a long very well. She was one of my all time favourite characters in the series so far.
I’m torn between thinking that a vacation with Lord Vaughn would be vastly entertaining or a really, really bad idea. It would only be one extreme or the other.
Jack Reid.
Well, if I wasn’t married I have a feeling Moonflower is going to be the man I wang to hang with. Call it a hunch based upon his brother, his father and his occupation.
Girl’s vacation I would definitely hang with Amy because ANYTHING could happen
Wang to hang? Laughing……can’t stop.
Eloise – I think we’d have a scathingly lovely time together, because we’re both bookish lasses with a penchment for history! 🙂
Toss up between Miles and Turnip!
I think I would be most scared to go on vacation with Miss Gwen. Unless I was going somewhere dangerous.. and then she would definitely come in handy scaring away all those sinister characters!
Difficult decision…but I think maybe Jane and Miss Gwen.
For the one I would least like to go on vacation with it’s close between Mary Vaughn and Penelope Reid. Both are way too self-centered.
Penelope reminds me of one of my best friends, so I know I would enjoy a vacation with her! I’d like to get to know Letty, though, too, so can she come along? And Colin should come so we have someone to flirt with.
Definitely Henrietta. Always up for adventure, and would never run out of things to talk about! Or maybe Eloise- girl needs a vacation before she goes back to Harvard!
As weird as this sounds – I would love to go on a trip with Letty’s mom. She reminds me of my grandma. Or the Dowager, who reminds me of my mother.
I would love to go with Henrietta. She just seems like so much fun!
Arabella and Turnip .. 🙂
I would think Henrietta would definitely be the most fun!
Eloise and I would get along well. We could visit museums and art galleries and have a ball.
I would love to have a vacation with Turnip and Arabella. Arabella is really witty and Turnip’s goofy antics are charming. Tempered together I think we would have a lot of fun! I was so envious of the sleigh ride they had with Jane Austen.
In another time and place (not having been happily married for 42 years) I would pick Letty in a heartbeat. I found her physical attributes, pluck, and courageous practical determination made her easily the sexiest of all the Pink Carnation heroines to me! I could just relax and let her do all my thinking for me.
Pre-marriage Vaughn! He can be so picky and wonderfully snarky. It would be great fun to put him in odd situations and shake up his finely tuned sensibilities. Vaughn on a camping trip? Vaugh hiking trails and stopping in for a drink at a pub? Vaugh jumping the waves at the beach?
The possibilities make me grin evilly.
I would go with Hen and Miles. They seem the most fun loving and, myself being short, I’m sure Miles will be more than happy to reach tall places and fetch us lemonade.
I would love to go with Arabella. With or without Turnip!
I think Letty and I are kindred spirits. I’d love to travel with her!
I’d love to go on vacation with Turnip! We would set off for Russia and end up somewhere in South America. It would be spontaneous and amazing. And I think Arabella and I would be besties, so he’s welcome to bring her along.
Gosh, that’s tough! As much as I love Miles and Henrietta’s book, I think Miles is better with her 🙂 The heroes of your last three–Alex, Augustus, and Andre (all As, ha!)–are all really great. I love that they’re all a bit wounded, and the sweeter and more compassionate for it. I think I could be happy on a vacation with any of them! Maybe Alex edges out ahead because he seems most likely to be the most helpful at vacationing.
I’d love to go on a romantic getaway with Miles 😛
Hmm, well, it depends… if it’s a girls only getaway, Miss Gwen and Jane. If it, well, isn’t… either Richard or Colin. 🙂
Lois
Miss Gwen. I know some older ladies like her and they would be a blast to vacation with.
Henrietta and Charlotte. She has enough common sense that we wouldn’t get in trouble, but enough of adventurous spirit to have some fun. Charlotte would know every interesting tourist spot and its historical significance.
I’m a complete Eloise girl! I want to hang out with her. 🙂
I think Augustus Whittlesby would be a blast. He is so clever that he would bring an interesting point of view whatever the destination.
Henrietta would be my pick. You know you’d have an adventure, possibly get in a pickle, and definitely have some stories to tell!!
Turnip and Arabella….they would so much fun and a lot like me !
I think that it would be wonderful to travel with Henrietta…think of the adventures!!!
Jane… I’m sure there would be *something* happening 🙂
Turnip.
I just love him.
Hmmmm…that’s a difficult one…either Jane or Miss Gwen, because it would be inevitably Carnation-related, or maybe Geoff, because he’s honestly my favorite “Pink” hero.
Miss Gwen & Jane. They’re both intelligent, creative, and resourceful. They would find great places to explore and not be sidetracked too easily by those pesky unexpected problems that come up in every vacation. Also, Jane might be able to keep Miss Gwen from talking about blowing things up while we are at an airport or on a plane (you know … “Eight airport Security guards injured when purple-gowned Lady dragged off of airplane! Film at 11:00!” … like they say on news commercials.)
I can’t choose a favorite, but I know who I’d least like to go on vacation with: Lord Vaughn. He’d be amusing for an evening, and great intellectual exercise, but a travelling companion? Shudder! How could I enjoy anything with him looking down his nose at it all?
I think Eloise would be fun! Or Arabella and Turnip.
Jane or Laura or maybe Letty Someone has to plan, and it’s not my strong point.
Miles might be good too.
As my husband would not appreciate my choosing Alex, my other choice would be Laura, which may have something to do with the stack of undergraduate exams and paper I am grading just now- we could compare notes about the ways students manage to mangle what they have seemingly been taught. And she is inventive and resourceful and good with languages, all of which would be good to have around.
I would love to go on vacation with Henrietta and Miles, they’re both so funny and entertaining !!!
I think miss Gwen or Letty would be fun. Colin would be good too.
Robert! He’s my favorite hero, and we can make-believe he’s available 🙂
Jane! She is calm, clever, and independent. She seems like she’d be fun to hang out with without having to hang out all the time. And as shown in her interactions with Amy, she can easily enjoy ridiculous situations.
jane. she’d be really organized so i don’t have to be.
Penelope because I’m usually pretty tame on vacations. She would help get me into trouble and keep things interesting.
I’d most like to go on a vacation with Henrietta. I think that she’d be the most fun to travel with.
Hmm, it’s a toss-up between Charlotte or Turnip and Arabella. Charlotte seems like a good friend, and Turnip and Arabella kinda remind me of me and my hubby.
Colin. He makes my heart go pit pat!
Colin. He makes my heart go pit pat.
I’d want to travel with Henrietta. She and I would get along so well, and I think our husband’s would like eachother.
Amy reminds me the most of my real life best friend but Mary Allsworthy the most me personally. I can’t decide so I think I would take them both on vacation with me.
I would definetly choose henrietta to go vactioning with though letty would run a close second. BUT I would never ever want to go with Miss Gwen.
Miles and Henrietta would be a blast to go bar hopping with! Just imagine Miles singing karyoke or Henrietta on trivia night!
Henrietta for sure. It would be a blast !
I think Miss Gwen because a parasol poking companion would be handy in crowds and she seems like she would not take any guff from people.
Henrietta would be fun to go on adventures with!
Henrietta would be my choice vacation buddy. We’d have so much fun together!
While Henrietta would be super fun, I think I’d choose Jane. She seems like she’d be a fun, interesting and comfortable person to travel with – not to mention resourceful!
Letty hands down. In another dimension where she is real, we are best friends. In fact, I have a sneaking suspicion that her character is somehow based on me and my life… minus the kissing in wheeled conveyances, disappointingly.
Arabella, for sure. With her ability to talk to anyone, I’m sure we would meet the most interesting people!
Henrietta!! You know you’d probably get into a pickle but you’d have an adventure getting right back out!
I just want to go hang out with the whole family. Particularly Lady Uppington. Girls weekend would be Hen for sure!
Pen would be a good choice! She’s always down for fun and doesn’t mind getting dirty.
honestly, I’d pick Vaughn and Mary for the sheer entertainment value of watching them dominate everyone and everything in their path, to get what they want. It would be like one of those wildlife documentaries on national geographic…
For historical characters, I think it would be a toss up between Charlotte and Penelope. For the contemporary characters, I think I would pick Serena! She seems lovely and her clothes always sound amazing!
I tried to pick one but I love them all! Can my vacation be at a ball with all of them? I can wear a Worth gown and waltz with all of the leading men and chat with all of my friends!
Charlotte …my idea is to get together with a bookie and talk books
Miss Gwen! Who else is guaranteed to ensure that crowds will part to the prodding parasol and you get front row seat to all of the sights?
I’d love to go on holiday with Turnip, bound to be relaxing – not too taxing on the brain and so easily pleased!
Eloise
Colin for me. Just something about him that makes me check to see if there is any drool! 🙂
I’d take Miles! He has been my literary husband for a while 😉
Either Miles and Henrietta, or Arabella and Turnip! Actually, could both couples go!? That would be awesome!
I would have a good laugh with Arabella and Turnip.
Since I feel like I am more of a Charlotte, I’d want to go on vacation with Henrietta because I have a feeling she would take me on some amazing adventure!
Vacationing with pretty much any of the Pink characters would be so much fun, but if I had to choose it would be either Henrietta or Charlotte. 🙂
Jane! I think there would be adventure involved… 🙂
Jane!! I think it would be an adventure… 🙂
I’d go with either Laura Grey or Emma Morris Delagardie. We’d have a busy itinerary and get terrific service wherever we went.
Thanks for offering this giveaway, Lauren!
Most? hmm …. Colin, I think. (I still think he’s in the family business!)
least? Vaughn. He just seems like he would be an uncomfortable person with whom to vacation.
Definitely Eloise! As a fellow grad student in British history I think we would have great conversations and maybe she could give me some tips on snagging a Britiah guy haha
Definitely Richard! Although I would have to get rid of Amy first… would be a shame because I really like Amy, but all is fair in love and war!
Oh, what a tough one… Either Amy or Henrietta, they seem to be always ready for adventure and fun!
A vacay with Mary would be a nightmare.
I’d go with Emma, she seems so much fun!
Jane! It would involve adventure for sure… 🙂
Miss Gwen, definitely. Would really love to see how she lets her hair down, in vacation mode!
Henrietta, definitely. Traveling with her would be a lot of fun.
I would have to go with Miles & Henrietta. I feel like they would be so much fun to hang out with!!
Henrietta is still one of my favorite characters so I’m going to say that she’d be the most fun to vacation with.
Amy, Henrietta, and/or Jane!
Hen and I would get along swimmingly 🙂
Charlotte, we’d relax, read, dream, and discuss the entire time
Miss Gwen — no one would bother us. 🙂
Definitely Pen!
Geoff–he seemed kinda quiet and geeky–hidden depths. I’m quiet and geeky. I like Letty too!!
I think Henrietta would be fun, but Letty is my choice for a vacation if we can only choose one!
I would most like to travel with Henrietta and Miles. They’ve always been my favorite and I think we would have a LOT of fun! 😀
I would love to travel with Charlotte and search the gardens for Unicorns and jam tarts!!
I think Amy would be my vacation companion of choice. I’d bring the parasol so we could give Miss Gwen her own vacation… 😉
For a girls weekend I would love to have Hen, Letty, and Eloise. For a romantic weekend, I’d pick Miles in a heartbeat 🙂
I don’t think I would enjoy a vacation with Penelope and Pammy. They would constantly try one up each other.
It would have to be Miss Gwen. We have a similar attitude towards people in general.
Arabella…we would have a blast!
Turnip, he is my favorite. So stylish with his waistcoats!
Toss up between Colin and miss Gwen…..with a close second to the pink carnation herself, Colin’s aunt and our favorite poet spy
Probably Henrietta or Colin.
I would of course go on vacation with Amy!! She and i have familiar spirits!
Jane. of course, it would be double the J fun!
Jane and Miss Gwen, I would enjoy tagging along on their adventures, though I wouldn’t turn down being on vacation with Colin!