Diversions
Best Books of 2009
As the old year draws to a close, I’ve been seeing “best of” lists popping up all over the place. It made me stop and think about what I’ve been reading this year. Some of the books that caught my fancy were new releases, like Gail Carriger’s Soulless or Meredith Duran’s Bound by Your Touch;…
Read MoreMore Casting Fun
My family has a holiday tradition of giving each other movies– almost always BBC comedies or costume dramas– and then watching them all in great, multi-hour marathons. One of this year’s BBC haul was Lark Rise to Candleford, from which my little sister chose this actress to play Letty from Deception of the Emerald Ring:…
Read MoreHoliday Reads
Hi, all! I was just beginning to pack for the holidays and realized I’d run through most of my traditional seasonally themed reads already. I tend to read them in subcategories. I have British chick lit Christmas books (Kate Saunder’s “The Marrying Game”, Liz Young’s “Fair Game”, Harriet Evans’ “Going Home”), mysteries (Barbara Michaels’ “Stitches…
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More fun with casting…
… from Miss Eliza! What do you think of her choice for Henrietta? (Who, by the way, once again absolutely swept the character popularity contest, beating out Amy, Letty, Mary, and all the guys.) For more fun with casting, you can also check out other peoples’ picks on Storycasting.
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Sorry! I’m a bit behind today on my posting. It’s been one of those weeks. However, I have read some good books this week, starting with:
Read MoreBLOOD LILY: Eloise & Colin
Hi, all! Only one month and five days to go until the release of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily! In honor of that benchmark, here, as promised, is the first Eloise and Colin chapter of Betrayal of the Blood Lily (otherwise known as the Prologue):
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Weekly Reading Round-Up
I’ve been deep in Pink VII, so this will be a somewhat scanter list than usual. Here’s what I’ve read this week:
Read MoreThe Two Minute Regency
Happy December! Just one more month to go until Blood Lily. In the meantime, to help beguile the time, we have… the Two Minute Regency! I don’t know who wrote it, but it is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. It’s even more amusing since I’m currently working on a book involving Obligatory…
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