Contests
ASHFORD AFFAIR Contest Winner
And the winner of the advance copy of The Ashford Affair is…. Suzanne B! Congrats, Suzanne! I still have two copies to give away, so stay tuned for another contest, coming up soon….
Read MoreA Gentleman Never Tells Contest
For our first Thursday give-away, we have Juliana Gray’s latest release, A Gentleman Never Tells (coming November 6 to a bookstore near you!). Here’s the official blurb: Six years ago, Elizabeth Harewood and Lord Roland Penhallow were London’s golden couple, young and beautiful and wildly in love. Forced apart by her scheming relatives and his…
Read MoreThursday Give Aways!
Thanks to the kindness of friends, the next three Thursdays will all be give-away Thursdays. I have three books for you, all very different. They are: — Juliana Gray’s A Gentleman Never Tells, the follow-up to her phenomenal debut historical romance A Lady Never Lies, set in nineteenth century Tuscany; — Alison Pace’s book of…
Read MoreHappy Halloween!
It feels a little odd and almost a little wrong to be going back to normal things like Halloween after the upheaval of the storm. To all those still struggling with the aftermath, my thoughts are with you. Apologies for the disruption to the usual schedule here on the site! Teaser Tuesday will return as…
Read MoreThis and That
Elsewhere on the web this week, we have: — A contest over on Jo Bourne’s site for a signed copy of The Orchid Affair. The best part? In order to win, entrants must each submit a poem using certain key words from the book description. The poems are hilarious. Pop over here and check it…
Read MorePick Your Time Period….
The Ashford Affair boomerangs around over a rather large stretch of time on three different continents. Over on the Contest page, there’s a contest running, asking which time period you’d rather live in: 1999 New York, Edwardian England, Jazz Age London, or 1920s Kenya. The drawback to this is that I can’t see any of…
Read MoreMiss Gwen's Coat of Arms
There’s an old Shropshire saying: “Where there’s a sheep, there’s a win.” Okay, not really, but with crossed parasols on a field of sheep, there was a landslide win for Coat of Arms #4, Shelli’s entry. Here’s the official Miss Gwen Coat of Arms: (Motto: “By the swift hand of God. But if not…”) Congrats,…
Read MorePick Miss Gwen's Coat of Arms!
The entries are in! It’s time to assemble our very own College of Heralds here on the website. Five talented artists have been hard at work assembling coats of arms for Miss Gwen, complete with Latin mottoes. In no particular order, we have…. 1. By Alexa J: 2. By Cassandra: (Motto: “One Stands Upright”.) 3.…
Read MoreLast Chance…
… to enter the Design Miss Gwen’s Coat of Arms Contest! You can find the rules here. The contest closes on Monday, October 1. I’ll be posting the entries on Tuesday, October 2 and opening it up for general voting. I can’t tell you how impressed I am by the entries I’ve already received!
Read MoreThere's still time…
… to submit an entry for the Design Miss Gwen’s Coat of Arm’s contest! The winning entry will be featured on an item (mug, t-shirt, tote bag) of the winner’s choice. Just email me with a jpeg of your design by October 1. To kick off the heraldic display, here’s Miss Eliza’s version of Miss…
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