Contests
MISTLETOE Winner
The winner of the advance copy of The Mischief of the Mistletoe, chosen at random from among all those who posted responses, is… Sheila! Congratulations, Sheila! Thanks so much to everyone who posted a response. I loved hearing everyone’s take on what it is that resonates about Austen’s stories. As you may have guessed, between…
Read MoreMini-Contest for MISTLETOE
Hi, all! Today is the last chance to lob in your entry for this month’s mini-contest. The prize? A shiny new advance copy of The Mischief of the Mistletoe. The winner will be announced here tomorrow.
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“‘So Emma,’ said he, ‘you are quite the stranger at home. It must seem odd enough for you to be here. A pretty piece of work your Aunt Turner has made of it! By heaven!… What a blow it must have been upon you! To find yourself, instead of heiress of eight or nine thousand…
Read MoreSix Months to MISTLETOE
Exactly six months from today, The Mischief of the Mistletoe appears in stores! In the meantime, I’ve just received a great, lovely pile of ARCs (that’s advance review copies, in publishing-speak). To beguile the time between now and October 28th, I’ll be giving away a copy of Mistletoe each month. Check back next week for…
Read MoreBLOOD LILY Give-Away
The RWA-NYC chapter blog is offering up a copy of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily to one person who comments on last week’s blog post. You can find the post here. Cut-off for the contest is tomorrow, April 2nd. Title announcement for Pink VII coming soon!
Read MoreThe Titles with the Mostest
Hi, all! Sorry for being somewhat AWOL recently…. I’m in the final throes of writing Pink VII, so my brain has been elsewhere. Two hundred and six years elsewhere, for the most part. I have, however, finally totted up the votes for the multiplicity of title suggestions you so generously provided for Pink VII (which…
Read MoreTitle That Book: Round Two
Now that all the title suggestions are in, here’s the big question: which do you think most screams Pink VII? Voting is now open for the second round of “Title that Book!” With so many great ideas (you can find them all here), I could use all the assistance I can get in weeding them…
Read MoreA Flourish of Flowers
Hi, all! Just a reminder that today is the last day to submit a potential flower/title for Pink VII, currently known as The Something of the Something Something. You can find the first chapter of Pink VII– and all the current submissions– here.
Read MoreTitle That Book!
Once again, I find myself at a botanical loss. Yes, folks, it’s time for a title for Pink VII. As a good friend of mine would say, I got nothin’. I fling myself on your ingenuity. Below, I’ve attached the first chapter of the as-yet-untitled Pink VII. From now until Monday the 22nd, I’ll be…
Read MoreAnd the winners are….
Thanks so much to all who contributed their ingenuity to help a lonely Pink character find love! (Or something like that.) I was speechless at the cleverness of the entries. Well, and from clutching my sides laughing. For those who haven’t read through the entries, I highly recommend it. Warning: your ribs will hurt. It…
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