Pink X
Pink X: Now Available for Pre-Order!
Happy news! The Passion of the Purple Plumeria, aka Pink X, is now available for pre-order on Amazon, Books-a-Million and Indiebound. The Passion of the Purple Plumeria hits the shelves on August 6, 2013. You can learn more about the book and read an excerpt here. I’ll let you know as soon as it’s up…
Read MoreBook Release Schedule
Now that I have pictures (because pictures always make a website post look better), here’s the book release schedule for the coming year: — December 31, 2012: The Garden Intrigue (trade paperback). Available for pre-order from Amazon, B&N, Books-a-Million, Indiebound, and your favorite local independent bookstore. — April 9, 2013: The Ashford Affair (hardcover). Available…
Read MoreMiss Gwen's Coat of Arms
There’s an old Shropshire saying: “Where there’s a sheep, there’s a win.” Okay, not really, but with crossed parasols on a field of sheep, there was a landslide win for Coat of Arms #4, Shelli’s entry. Here’s the official Miss Gwen Coat of Arms: (Motto: “By the swift hand of God. But if not…”) Congrats,…
Read MorePick Miss Gwen's Coat of Arms!
The entries are in! It’s time to assemble our very own College of Heralds here on the website. Five talented artists have been hard at work assembling coats of arms for Miss Gwen, complete with Latin mottoes. In no particular order, we have…. 1. By Alexa J: 2. By Cassandra: (Motto: “One Stands Upright”.) 3.…
Read MoreLast Chance…
… to enter the Design Miss Gwen’s Coat of Arms Contest! You can find the rules here. The contest closes on Monday, October 1. I’ll be posting the entries on Tuesday, October 2 and opening it up for general voting. I can’t tell you how impressed I am by the entries I’ve already received!
Read MorePink X has a Cover!
Say hello to The Passion of the Purple Plumeria! Coming to you August 6, 2013! At some point, I will get a higher resolution, corrected image (can you find the typo?), but I couldn’t resist sharing this with you right away. There was an attempt to put a parasol into the picture, but, as usual,…
Read MoreThere's still time…
… to submit an entry for the Design Miss Gwen’s Coat of Arm’s contest! The winning entry will be featured on an item (mug, t-shirt, tote bag) of the winner’s choice. Just email me with a jpeg of your design by October 1. To kick off the heraldic display, here’s Miss Eliza’s version of Miss…
Read MoreImpromptu Contest!
The first of the major Ashford Affair ARC contests is going to be starting on the Contest page on Saturday, but, in the meantime…. Earlier today, I made a joking comment on Facebook about Miss Gwen’s coat of arms being two crossed parasols on a field of fallen fops. This seemed to amuse people (in…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Eloise & Colin in Pink X
I really should stop calling it Pink X and start calling it The Passion of the Purple Plumeria, shouldn’t I? Old habits die hard. As we all try to get back to work after the long weekend, here’s a little something to lighten up that first back-to-school Tuesday: the complete, unabridged first modern chapter of…
Read MoreMea Culpa
Some of you may have noticed that content has been a bit spotty here on the website over the past few weeks. Here’s the reason I’ve been missing our Teaser Tuesdays and Writing Wednesdays: That’s Miss Gwen’s book! As you can imagine, she fought her happy ending kicking and screaming and slashing out with her…
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