Night Jasmine
Tuesday's Winner
Yes, indeed, Robert, Charlotte’s knight errrant, showed up on a cold Christmas Eve–and, as many of you pointed out, three years late and sans armor. Blasted irritating of him, if you ask me. But Charlotte’s far more giving than I am… This week’s randomly chosen winner is… Amy! Amy, you get to join the Cool…
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Hello, all! Be not fooled! Though I may look and sound like Lauren (or maybe just sound; it is the internet, after all), I must admit to being, in fact, her sister Brooke: proud owner of the renown Doggy-the Doggy and flattered inspiration of the apparently well-loved Henrietta. Since Lauren is off doing research (cough,…
Read MoreKirkus Proclaims NIGHT JASMINE "a Winner"!
More happy, happy news! That extra happy isn’t just for extra happiness, but because this week brought not one, but two more rave reviews for Night Jasmine, one from Library Journal, which gave glowing notices to “[a]nother well-written chapter” in the Pink series and the other from Kirkus, which decreed that “[s]mart characters of both…
Read MoreMystery Lady Unmasked
Hi, again! For those curious about the painting we’ve been discussing below, the detail on the Night Jasmine cover was taken from a painting by Charles Sillem Lidderdale called At the Garden Gate. You can see the full painting on the Fine Art Photographic Library website. Our anonymous lady (let’s just call her Charlotte, shall…
Read MoreSecond Tuesday Trivia Winner
Hi, all! Thank you so much for your fascinating and insightful comments on the cover of Night Jasmine. Frankly, I get a lot more out of the picture now than I did before. I love the interplay that some found between title and picture, perceiving the lady on the cover as weighing the moral dilemma…
Read MoreSecond Tuesday Trivia Contest!
Yesterday’s Publishers Weekly included an article on what messages covers are meant to convey to the reader. One of the covers discussed was that of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine. According to the PW article, the subliminal message indicated by the cover of Night Jasmine is that “[t]he heroine, while innocent and beautiful, also…
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