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An Embarassment of ARCs
There’s something of a book pile-up on my kitchen table right now. Not only are there ten copies of the book version of Ivy & Intrigue, just waiting to find a good home, but a surprise package arrived yesterday, containing ARCs (advance review copies) of The Garden Intrigue. What to do? I need an equitable…
Read MoreThis and That
The “This” is this week’s Mistletoe magnet calendar winner from the If You Like comments… Amanda L.B.! Congrats Amanda! If you email me with your snail mail address, I’ll send the calendar along to you. The “That” is a post on History Hoydens, in which, inspired by Isobel Carr and the Wall Street Journal article…
Read MoreTurnip: Soon to Have Another Chapter!
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Teaser Tuesday to announce… there’s been a winner in the Turnip Cover Contest! Head over to Smart Bitches, Trashy Books to check out the hand drawn cover by Joyce. Yep, you read that right: hand drawn. I am in awe. Huge kudos to Joyce! (They actually look like Turnip and…
Read MoreTurnip: the Vote!
It’s that time. The entries are in. It’s time to vote in the “Sexytimes for Turnip” cover contest. Just head on over to Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, where the polls are currently open and will be until tomorrow night. If there is sufficient acclaim for any of the covers, I’ll uphold my end of the…
Read MoreLast Chance for Turnip….
There are just twenty-four hours left to provide a cover for Turnip’s missing love scene! The Turnip Photoshop contest, generously hosted by Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, closes at noon on Friday (Eastern Time), with judging to take place over the weekend. If there is a cover of sufficient cuteness, I will dig into my vegetable…
Read MoreA Love Scene for Turnip
The bar at RWA is a very dangerous place. The bar of RWA is a bit like the Champs Elysee. You tend to run into everyone you know. In my first ten minutes there, I bumped into Sarah, from Smart Bitches, and we got to talking about Turnip.As you may know, there were some reviews…
Read MoreMistletoe Monday Winner
With many apologies, here’s the very belated announcement of last week’s Mistletoe Monday winner. (You can find the reasons for the delay– with pictures!– here. It all boils down to RWA.) Without further ado, the latest Mistletoe Monday winner is… Liz H, of Comment #51! Congrats, Liz! Just email me and let me know where…
Read MoreMistletoe Monday
Gentle Reader, on this fine Mistletoe Monday, I bring to you a question of exceeding delicacy. With RWA coming up, this seemed an appropriate time to ask. In your romances, do you prefer the bedroom door open or closed? There’s been a lot of debate on this topic over the years, over whether the creation…
Read MoreMistletoe Monday Winner
Ooops, I really do keep forgetting to announce these! This week’s (belated) Mistletoe Monday winner is… …Susan! (Comment #11) Congrats, Susan! Just email me and let me know where to send it. In the meantime, there’s more Mistletoe Monday coming up next week.
Read MoreMistletoe Monday
There’s been a lot of press about awful covers (my favorite cover horror story is Christina Dodd’s three-armed woman), but what about good ones? For today’s Mistletoe Monday question: What’s your absolute favorite book cover? One person will be chosen at random to receive a Mistletoe magnet calendar.
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