Mini-Contest Winners

The winners of the latest mini-contest are… Jo Koster and Lucy! Congrats, you two. Thanks so much to everyone for joining me for tea ‘n Heyer, both in Scottsdale and here on the site.

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Mini-Contest!

Hi, all! Abusing my royal authority as Queen of this Website, I am unilaterally extending the virtual Heyer Tea Party (and Mini-Contest) to Wednesday, to give more people a chance to partake. Winners will be announced on July 1st. Okay, I admit, I liked the symmetry of ending the contest with the month. For a…

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Virtual Heyer Tea Party! (And contest)

Welcome to the virtual Heyer tea party! Since we could only fit so many around the table in Scottsdale– and there are pesky little things like geographical constraints– I wanted to expand the party so everyone could attend. The tea leaves are steeping, the silver strainer is placed carefully over the cup…. Mmm. Smell that…

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Happy News

The beloved voice of the Pink characters, Kate Reading, will be joining us again for the audio versions of The Mischief of the Mistletoe and The Orchid Affair. Huzzah!

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Mini-Contest Winners

Thanks so much to everyone for sharing your favorite heroes! Many of my own favorites got a mention in there. What would the world be without Darcy and Rhett? Although I doubt anyone would want to seat them at the same dinner table. But I digress. We have winners! Two winners, in fact. The recipients…

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MISTLETOE Mini-Contest

As you may have noticed, I’m really very fond of the hero of the next book, The Mischief of the Mistletoe. I hadn’t expected to be. Turnip isn’t your typical hero. He rambles; he blunders; he trips over protruding surfaces and his own tongue. He’s Bertie Wooster with a dash of d’Artagnan. But there’s no…

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Next Mini-Contest: Tuesday, June 8

Hi, all! I’ll be posting the next Mini-Contest for an advance copy of The Mischief of the Mistletoe on Tuesday, June 8th. In the meantime, you can find the first chapter here and the second chapter here.

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Chicago in November

This just in. I’ll be having two events in the Chicago area in November to celebrate the launch of Turnip’s book, The Mischief of the Mistletoe: November 15, 7:00 Wheaton, IL Borders 101 Rice Lake Square November 16, 6:00 Chicago, IL Newberry Library Bookstore 60 West Walton Street Since I’ll be there a couple of…

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Mischief of the Mistletoe, Chapter 2

Happy June! In celebration of summer, I present to you the second chapter of The Mischief of the Mistletoe (coming to a bookstore near you on October 28th!). In Chapter One (available here), we met our heroine, Miss Arabella Dempsey, ignoring the sage advice of her old family friend, Miss Jane Austen. Chapter Two brings…

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Mini-Contest Winners, et al

Happy Memorial Day, all! I hope you’re all having a splendid time out in the sunshine, enjoying the official start of the summer season. While we’re celebrating, the winners of this week’s mini-contest, for signed cover flats of the new mass market edition of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation are… Tami and Brianna!…

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