Teaser Tuesdays
Teaser Tuesday: Pink IX has a title!!
That sort of counts as a teaser, doesn’t it? Thanks so much to everyone who suggested flowers for the title of Pink IX. It was a tough one. We’d already used roses; lilies weren’t quite right… and so on. The action of Pink IX takes place largely at Josephine’s country house, Malmaison, with its famous…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Turnip
There’s been a lot of Mistletoe love recently. Three of the seven Pinkoramas feature scenes from The Mischief of the Mistletoe (go, Turnip!); I got word last week that Mistletoe will be published in a UK edition; and, of course, Turnip– I mean, The Mischief of the Mistletoe, was nominated for RWA’s RITA award. So…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Outtakes!
It may be a bit premature to bring out the outtakes before, oh, the actual book, but I couldn’t resist sharing this snippet from Pink IX, featuring– who else?– everyone’s favorite chaperone, Miss Gwen.
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Austen Anthology!
I’m not sure if this counts as a proper teaser, but I just got word that the Jane Austen anthology for which I wrote a story has a cover! And it’s quite a pretty one. The anthology comes out October 11th. My short story, “A Night at Northanger”, features a character we’ll also be meeting…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Name That Flower
I’m not sure this counts as much as a teaser, but… Pink IX is in the process of getting a title! Currently, the flower front-runner seems to be the lily, since Emma wears white a lot, but that’s highly likely to change. I’ve posted a chunk of the first chapter below. What flower would you…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Mary & Vaughn
Many of you have asked me just what was up with Mary and Vaughn in The Mischief of the Mistletoe. After all, there are all the other characters, brimming with holiday spirit (even if the Dowager of Dovedale does express that in her own unique way), but Mary and Vaughn appear to be at their…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: My Favorite Bonaparte
How do you get a Bonaparte who’s twice a Bonaparte but not a Bonaparte? That about sums up my favorite Bonaparte, Hortense de Beauharnais– who also happens to be best friends with the heroine of Pink IX, Emma Morris Delagardie.
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: James or Jeremy?
Some of you may have noticed that, in the modern Selwick Family Tree, Mrs. Selwick-Alderly’s grandson is listed as James (b. 1968). In the books, however, we’ve met him (and, oh, how we’ve met him!) as Jeremy.
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Introducing Cate
With all the discussion about the Jane Austen Made Me Do It short story contest, it seems like a good time to introduce Cate. Cate is the heroine of my JAMMDI short story, “A Night at Northanger”. Cate has grand dreams of hosting serious news shows, but, instead, she’s found herself working for… Ghost Trekkers.…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: A Tale of Two Elizas
Fun fact: the heroine of Pink IX (yes, yes, there will be a title one of these days) was originally named Eliza. The reason for that? She was based off not one, but two historical Elizas: Eliza Monroe and Eliza Hancock de Feuillide. Two very different Elizas with two very different stories came together in…
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