Books, Books, Books
The Lure of the Moonflower, aka Pink XII, is now in the hands of my editor! It was a bittersweet moment, typing the last words of the last ever Pink book this past Friday: There are still revisions to be done, and copyedits, and all the other bits and pieces– but there’s a book. By…
Read MoreIt's Pinkorama Time!
It’s the most sugary time of the year…. Can’t you just smell the marshmallow? Yes, you guessed right: it’s time for the Fifth Annual Pinkorama! (That’s really short for Pink Carnation Peep Diorama, but if I had to write that out each time, these would become very long posts.) And, since this is the Tenth…
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In the midst of Pink XII madness, I’d entirely forgotten that it was Pinkorama time! A quick, unofficial poll: given my extreme tardiness, is anyone still interested in making a Pinkorama (Pink Carnation Peep Diorama) this year? If so, I’ll post the official rules and contest whatnot tomorrow!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Hi, all! So sorry to be around here so little recently. I’ve been in the final throes of Pink XII, The Lure of the Moonflower (deadline is March 15– wish me luck!). When I haven’t been plugging away at Jack’s and Jane’s story, I’ve been dipping into more of Laura Resnick’s Esther Diamond novels, supernatural…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: the Baths at Caldas da Rainha
It’s always very satisfying when geography works in your favor. Guess what happened to be directly on Jack and Jane’s route in The Lure of the Moonflower, just when I (I mean, they) needed it? A historic hot spring. Here is one of the baths as it would have been in the eighteenth century: And…
Read MorePink XII Reader's Guide
Hi, all! As I finish up the final book in the Pink series, The Lure of the Moonflower, the time has come for me to start thinking about the Reader’s Guide. Most of the time, the Reader’s Guide takes the form of a Q&A. In the past, I’ve been questioned by my characters; my characters…
Read MoreAsk the Author Day
It’s The Temptation of the Night Jasmine Ask the Author Day over on the Bubblebath Reader! Have any questions about Robert, Charlotte, that mysterious Frenchman, the Hellfire Club, or anything else? Just post your questions in the comments section of the Ask the Author post at the Bubblebath Reader and I’ll be by later in…
Read MorePink Carnation Cookery: Biscoitos
Today we have the final installment in our Pink Carnation Cookery series from the wonderful Christine! It does seem fitting that the last of the recipes should represent the last of the Pink books. This month, Christine has whipped up Portuguese biscoitos in honor of Jack and Jane’s adventures in Portugal in The Lure of…
Read MorePink Anniversary Guest Post from Jessica– and Give Away!
As we enter the final week of Pink Anniversary Month, we have a final guest post! This one is from Jessica, whom I have now had the great privilege of knowing for nearly as long as there’s been a Pink series. But I’ll leave that to Jessica to tell…. Summer, 2006…I was preparing to start…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I’m still in Pink XII lockdown (and will be until March 15), but my wonderful college roommate dropped by with a life-saving package of books for those moments in between speed-writing and toddler-wrangling. This week’s pick? Tanya Huff’s Summon the Keeper. Where has this book been all my life? Wonderfully quirky, with laugh-out-loud snarky narrative.…
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