Mischief of the Mistletoe
Upcoming Books
With four books coming out this year, even I keep getting confused. Here’s a quick look at the Pinks in the pipeline: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (mass market paperback): October 5, 2010 The Mischief of the Mistletoe (hardcover): October 28, 2010 The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (trade paperback): January 4, 2011…
Read MoreCast that MISTLETOE
The Mischief of the Mistletoe may not be out on shelves just yet, but it’s already available for casting on Storycasting. You can find the first chapter of The Mischief of the Mistletoe here. I’ll be posting Chapter Two in June, along with another mini-contest.
Read MorePop Goes the Turnip
It’s been a while since we’ve played around with casting… but I was at the gym recently and ran into Turnip Fitzhugh (hero of the upcoming Mischief of the Mistletoe!). Being Turnip, I found him in a very unlikely place: in an 80’s music video called Pop Goes the World. My image of Turnip? The…
Read MoreNew Jersey Tonight
I’ll be talking about the Pink series and reading an advance snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe tonight at 7:00 at the Vogelson Regional Branch Library in Vorhees, New Jersey. You can find all the details, including directions to the library, here.
Read MoreMISTLETOE 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 MoreThe Mischief of the Mistletoe, Chapter One
Happy May! As promised, here’s the first chapter of the next Pink book, The Mischief of the Mistletoe, which opens in Bath just before Christmas of 1803. If the name of the heroine sounds familiar, it’s because we very briefly met her in Pink V, The Temptation of the Night Jasmine. If the name of…
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 MoreMISTLETOE at Barnes & Nobles
The Mischief of the Mistletoe is now available for pre-order at BN.com, in hardcover and audio versions. It’s also available for pre-order on Amazon, Borders, B&N, and Books A Million.
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