Pink I
Happy Pink Anniversary!
The very first of the Pink Carnation books, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, arrived on shelves in February of 2005– which makes this the tenth anniversary of the Pink series! I can’t remember the exact date of that first book release (it’s all rather a pink blur), so I am officially declaring the…
Read MoreA Decade of Pink!
This February marks ten years since the first Pink Carnation book, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, came into the world. How did that happen?!?! That seems to call for some sort of celebration, doesn’t it? I hearby officially declare February Pink anniversary month here on the website. I’ll have some of the Pink…
Read MorePink I: What's In A Genre?
I’ve always been fascinated by the question of genre. How do we define genres? How– and why– do they change over time? What are the inditia that signal to us that a book is meant to be one genre or another? Why does it matter? Does it matter? This week, Ashley posted on the Pink…
Read MorePink I: Inspirations
This week on the Pink Carnation Read Along, Ashley blogged about inspirations for the Pink series, specifically The Scarlet Pimpernel. Since I’m blogging along with the Read Along, I’d considered writing about some of the antecedents of the Pimpernel. There have been plenty of people over the year who have debated just where Baroness Orczy…
Read MorePink I: How Eloise Came To Be
A few days ago, Ashley kicked off the Read Along with the first lines of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, in which Eloise is braving London transportation to visit one Mrs. Selwick-Alderly: “The Tube had broken down. Again…” I have a secret to share with you: there was no Eloise in the original…
Read MorePink Carnation Cookery: May Madeleines!
In honor of the merry, merry month of May, Christine brings us… Madeleines! With this cookie, we go back to the very beginning of the series, to The Secret History of the Pink Carnation…. And now over to Christine! In the Spring of 1803, Amy Balcourt, along with her cousin Jane Wooliston, and chaperone, Gwen…
Read MorePink Carnation en Francais!
I have very happy news! The first three books in the Pink Carnation series– The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, The Masque of the Black Tulip, and The Deception of the Emerald Ring— are being published in French in Canada! The publisher is Ada of Quebec. As soon as I have release dates, and…
Read MoreAnd on Nook….
For those of you who are Nook readers, it’s just come to my attention that Pink I, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, is also on sale for $2.99 on Nook right now! Here’s the sale round-up: Pink I: currently $2.99 on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo. The Orchid Affair: $2.99 today only on Kindle…
Read MorePINK CARNATION on sale!
Excitement! For the first time ever, the e-book of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is on sale! It’s currently only $2.99 on Amazon. If you have friends who have been wanting to try the Pink series, let them know!
Read MoreThe Pink Carnation Recap: Pink I
Let’s go all the way back to the very beginning… Pink I, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. Who: Amy Balcourt and Richard Selwick Where: England and France When: Spring, 1803 What: Amy Balcourt is determined to track down the Purple Gentian—so she can join him. Mistaken identities and deeds of derring-do ensue. Historical…
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