Blood Lily
Fabulous BLOOD LILY Review
I didn’t think it could get much better than being compared to a plate of warm chocolate chip cookies, but BookPage may be a contender for favorite review of Blood Lily. The Betrayal of the Blood Lily, says BookPage, “will delight readers with its vivid historical detail, deeply honorable characters fighting against truly wicked villains…
Read MoreMega-Contest!
In celebration of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily‘s publication day (happy publication day, Blood Lily!), I’m launching a new contest on the Contest page. We’ve had the mini-contests… now here’s the mega contest. The prize? An advance copy of the first two chapters of the next Pink book, The Mischief of the Mistletoe, starring…
Read MoreContest Winner #7 & Eloise Excerpt!
Here we are! The last of the mini-contest winners and the last of the excerpts! Now that we’ve done all the mini-contests, stay tuned for the announcement of the Mega Contest later today. In the meantime, the winner of the very last Blood Lily Countdown mini-contest prize is… Robin! Congrats, Robin. Email me your info,…
Read MoreWelcome, BLOOD LILY!!!!!
It’s here! At last! Today The Betrayal of the Blood Lily officially hits the shelves. I can’t wait to hear what you think of it. Since I was having so much fun with those pictures of book displays people were sending me earlier this week, if you feel inspired to snap a picture of Blood…
Read MoreContest Winner #6 & BLOOD LILY Excerpt!
That was a close-run contest! It was neck and neck between Penelope & Alex and Eloise & Colin. (Sorry, Freddy, old thing.) So, here is my exceedingly cunning plan. Since Penelope and Alex did win, fair and square (at least as of my last count this morning), I’m going to post their excerpt today. BUT,…
Read MoreMini-Contest #6– the Penultimate Contest!
Only two days left to go until BLOOD LILY!!!!!! Since this whole “pick your own adventure thing” seemed to work rather well yesterday, let’s do it again today. Tomorrow, in honor of Blood Lily‘s imminent release, I’ll be posting a short excerpt from The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. What would you most like to…
Read MoreMini-Contest #4 & BLOOD LILY Out-Take
Happy Friday! THE BETRAYAL OF THE BLOOD LILY comes out next week!!!!!! Okay, now that I’ve got that out of my system…. Below, I’ve posted what is probably my favorite out-take from The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. It hurt to cut this scene. Without giving too much away, I can tell you that Robert…
Read MoreBooklist calls BLOOD LILY "best entry to date"….
There’s another super review for The Betrayal of the Blood Lily, this time from Booklist. Booklist writes, “Willig brings colonial India to vibrant life through Penelope’s eyes, and the sparks flying between Penelope and Alex generate plenty of heat. By taking the story to India, Willig injects a new energy in her already thriving, thrilling…
Read MoreNovels Set in India
Only six days left until The Betrayal of the Blood Lily! As you probably already know, if you’re reading this, The Betrayal of the Blood Lily takes place in India in 1804, a world away from the ratafia and rout cakes of Almack’s. Over the past few days, some people have asked me for recommendations…
Read MoreA Bit of BLOOD LILY
Happy New Year, all! 2010 has already started with a bang for the Pink Carnation. In only four days, the paperback of Night Jasmine comes out. In just over a week, on January 12th, we have The Betrayal of the Blood Lily! Between January 5th and January 11th, I’ll be hosting daily mini-contests on the…
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