Teaser Tuesday: A Bit of MANZANILLA Background

Only one week left until The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla appears in stores! The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla, aka Pink XI, is Sally’s story. It is, however, not the story I originally intended to tell. I’d known I’d wanted to write a book about Sally, but there were two things I had decided…

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Teaser Tuesday: Colin & Eloise

Only two weeks to go until The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla… and it just dawned on me that I haven’t shared a scrap of the Colin and Eloise portion of the book! Here, with just two weeks to go, is the entire, unabridged Prologue (aka the first Colin and Eloise chapter) of The Mark…

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There will be a stoat….

The marvelous Sharlene of Graphics by Sharlene surprised me with a gift this morning: a video for The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla! Warning: you might want to swallow whatever you’re drinking before you watch this. There may have been some choking on tea about mid-way through. Thank you so much, Sharlene! I’m still giggling.

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Happiness for MIDNIGHT MANZANILLA!

The first of the reviews of The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla is in…. (Always a nerve-wracking moment!) According to RT Book Reviews: The latest in the Pink Carnation series is a delightfully eerie Halloween book that combines all of the suspense of the spy series with the era’s fascination with the supernatural. Willig’s writing…

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MIDNIGHT MANZANILLA Winner!

So many apologies! In the flurry of travel this Friday, I completely forgot to announce the winner of Monday’s give away. So, without further ado, the winner of the very last ARC of The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla is… Pat D! (Of Comment #50.) Congrats, Pat! Drop me a line with your info and…

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More Snippets of MIDNIGHT MANZANILLA

In which we meet Lucien…. In which Miss Gwen still thinks this book is about her…. And in which, for Sally, a kiss is never just a kiss…. Only a little over three weeks until The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla appears in stores!

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Monday Give Away: MIDNIGHT MANZANILLA!

With less than a month to go until Pink XI, The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla, appears in stores… it’s time to put my final advance copy up for grabs! Here’s the official blurb: In the latest Pink Carnation novel from national bestselling author Lauren Willig, rumors spreading among the ton turn deadly as a…

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Teaser Tuesday: MANZANILLA Snippets

For those of you who aren’t on Facebook, here are some of my favorite snippets from The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla, which the talented Sharlene made into e-cards for me: In which Sally encounters Lucien, Duke of Belliston at a ball: In which Sally receives the gift of a stoat: Just for the record,…

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MIDNIGHT MANZANILLA Winner

Thank you so much for sharing your most memorable Halloween costumes! Sally is taking notes. (Turnip would be taking notes, but we know what he always dresses up as for costume parties: a giant pink carnation. It’s just his thing.) The winner of the advance copy of The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla is… JoAnn!…

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Teaser Tuesday: a little bit of MIDNIGHT MANZANILLA

The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla comes out in just six weeks! To pass the time until then, here is one of my very favorite bits from The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla… in which Miss Gwen, once again, thinks this book is about her. And Sally, like another famous personage, is Not Amused. Points…

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