Secret Project Unveiled!
I am so thrilled finally to be able to share a top secret project that’s been in the works behind the scenes for a while now. Karen White, Beatriz Williams and I are writing a novel together! It’s called The Forgotten Room and it traces the lives of three women and the Gilded Age mansion…
Read MoreTHAT SUMMER: Today!
It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! That Summer, my new stand alone novel, appears in stores today. Kirkus Reviews calls That Summer “the perfect beach read”. Library Journal opines, “There is something for every reader in Willig’s latest stand alone…. Looking for a mystery? Found. Looking for a family drama? Found in two different…
Read MoreTHAT SUMMER in the Wild
Officially, That Summer makes its debut on Tuesday… but, thanks to Julie, we have our first That Summer in the wild sighting! I couldn’t ask for better company! Have you spotted That Summer in the wild? Take a picture and send it my way, and I’ll post it here on the website.
Read MoreTHAT SUMMER Winners
First of all, thank you all so very much for helping to spread the word about That Summer! I am so touched and grateful. You are the best. The winners of That Summer, chosen at random, are…. — Betty S. (of Comment #62) — Jessica S. (of Comment #44) — Jane (of Comment #32) —…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I have one big reading item this week: I finally got around to reading Gone Girl! Have you read it? And, if so, what did you think? This week’s other reading excursion was a trip back into classic 60s Gothic: Mary Elgin’s A Man from the Mist, featuring a young widow hiring herself out as…
Read MoreTHAT SUMMER Launch: New York, 6/3
If you’re in town, join me for the That Summer launch at the Corner Bookstore on June 3! I’ll be reading from and signing That Summer and there should also be wine and nibbles. I’m so excited to share more about the background of that summer (and answer any questions anyone might have about anything…
Read MoreTHAT SUMMER Give Away!
There’s only one week left until That Summer appears in stores, and look what I have to give away: Hardcover copies of That Summer, and… audio CDs of That Summer! I’ll be giving away two copies of the hardcover and two copies of the audio CD. Here’s your mission. Help spread the word about That…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
It’s been a varied reading week for me, ranging from Regency mystery (C.S. Harris’s Why Kings Confess) to contemporary small town romance (Jill Shalvis’s Always on My Mind) to vintage Gothic (Evil at Queen’s Priory). Of these, I enjoyed the first two and was a little underwhelmed by the Gothic, which wasn’t quite up to…
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 MoreWHY KINGS CONFESS Winner
The winner of the ARC of C.S. Harris’s Why Kings Confess is… Kristy! (Of Comment #22.) Congrats, Kristy! If you email me with your snail mail address, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. Stay tuned for next Monday’s give away: the That Summer audio CD!
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