Orchid Affair
Speaking of ORCHID….
The Orchid Affair twines very closely to some actual historical events and figures. Here are some musings on Orchid Affair and the intersection of fiction and history that I scribbled for The Muse in the Fog. Only five more days until The Orchid Affair comes out in paperback!
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: THE ORCHID AFFAIR
The Orchid Affair comes out in paperback one week from today! In honor of Orchid‘s upcoming paperback publication, here are some Fun Facts about The Orchid Affair. — The Orchid Affair was inspired by a Susan Isaacs novel called Shining Through. Okay, if I’m being honest, it was inspired by the moviebased on the novel…
Read MorePink Countdown!
It suddenly dawned on me that fast away the old year passes– which means that we have Pink books coming out in the very near future. First up, we have the trade paperback edition of The Orchid Affair, coming out January 3rd. And then… drum roll!… The Garden Intrigue appears in stores in hardcover on…
Read MoreORCHID AFFAIR in Paperback!
I just received this hot-off-the-presses advance copy of the paperback edition of The Orchid Affair. Isn’t it gorgeous? Here it is hanging out with the RITA, a pile of UK Mistletoe, some promotional postcards for Jane Austen Made Me Do It that I keep meaning to do something with, the manuscript of the Kenya book,…
Read MoreLast Chance to Vote!
It’s your last chance to vote in the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards! Orchid is up in the Romance category. Voting in the Semifinals ends today….
Read MoreGoodreads Choice Awards
Orchid Affair is a semi-finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards! To help The Orchid Affair make it to the finals, just click here to vote. Thanks so much to everyone who nominated Orchid!
Read MoreMore ORCHID Joy!
Hot on the heels of the Golden Leaf award, I’ve just discovered that The Orchid Affair has been nominated for RT’s Reviewers Choice Award! Orchid is up in the Historical Romantic Adventure category. It’s been a good autumn for The Orchid Affair….
Read MoreAn Excellent Weekend for ORCHID!
On Friday night, The Orchid Affair won the Golden Leaf award for best historical romance! (That’s me with my very unleaf-like Leaf, below.) To make it an even better weekend for Orchid, it was also yesterday’s Fresh Fiction Fresh Pick. Huzzah!
Read MorePink Pandemonium
With so many books out over the next few months, I keep forgetting what’s happening when. Here’s a little Pink publication refresher for me and for you: — September 27: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, special “Read Pink” edition in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. — October 11: “A Night at…
Read MoreMarzipan for Eloise
From Germany, Jenna sent me these adorable photos of marzipan pigs for Eloise. (If you’ve read Orchid Affair, you know the story.) How cute is that? In other news, if you head over to History Hoydens, you can find a post on the strange alchemy by which contemporary fiction transmutes itself into a historical artifact.…
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