On the First Day of Pink Carnation….

What do you get the spy who has everything? Probably not a partridge in a pear tree. The Orchid Affair takes place just after the holidays, in January of 1804, but we never do get to hear what the Pink Carnation gets for Christmas. So here’s your question (for an ARC of The Orchid Affair):…

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Cover Stories

Ever wonder how these covers come to be? There’s a feature on the making of the Orchid Affair cover today on B&N’s Cover Stories.

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Happiness for ORCHID AFFAIR

“Espionage and romance continue to be great fun in another solid installment of the Pink Carnation series.” Dubbing The Orchid Affair a “fast-paced and fun frolic”, Kirkus Reviews declares, “Willig’s sparkling series continues to elevate the Regency romance genre.” Huzzah!!

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Pink in DC

Save the date! I’ll be reading and signing The Orchid Affair at the Baileys Crossroads Borders in DC at 7:30 on January 26th. Full details of the Orchid Tour events to be making their way to the “Have Author Will Travel” panel very shortly….

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Orchid Tour!

I know, I know, I just got back from Mistletoe Tour… but it’s time to start thinking about The Orchid Affair. Here are the dates so far: — January 20th: Manhattan (57th Street Borders, 7:00) — February 9th: New Haven (Yale Bookstore, 6:00) — February 10th: Scottsdale (Poisoned Pen) I’ll also be doing readings in…

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New Haven

For those in the New Haven area who might like a book signed, I’ll be hanging out in the cafe of the Yale Bookstore from 3:00-4:00 tomorrow afternoon (Thursday). I’ll be doing an official reading and signing in New Haven in February for The Orchid Affair. Save the date! February 9th, 6:00.

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A Starred Review for ORCHID AFFAIR!

The first review for The Orchid Affair is in– and it has a star! Library Journal awarded Orchid Affair a starred review, enthusing, “This supremely nerve-wracking, sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat, can’t-sleep-until-everyone-is-safe read… successfully upholds the author’s tradition of providing charming three-dimensional characters, lively action, witty dialog, and a continuous contemporary story line that enhances the events happening in…

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We have "Orchid" ARCs!

Not to be confused with Orchid Orcs, which are an entirely different beast. Yes, at very long last, the advance reading copies of The Orchid Affair have arrived. At last count, I owe ARCs to Liz, Veronica, Robyn, Diya, Devan, Allison, Stephanie, Sara McE, Amanda B and Julie L. If you’re one of the ARC…

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ORCHID AFFAIR has a new cover!

After the equivocal response to the last cover, my publisher went back to the drawing board for The Orchid Affair. Hot off the presses, here’s the new cover of The Orchid Affair! The Orchid Affair comes out on January 20, 2011. It’s already available for preorder on Amazon, B&N, Borders, Booksamillion, Indiebound, and presumably other…

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