Monday Give Away: SILENCE FOR THE DEAD
It’s Monday give away time! Today we have… Simone St. James’s upcoming 1919-set ghost story, Silence for the Dead. Here’s the official blurb: “Portis House emerged from the fog as we approached, showing itself slowly as a long, low shadow….” In 1919, Kitty Weekes, pretty, resourceful, and on the run, falsifies her background to obtain…
Read MoreDABWAHA Round One!
It’s Round One of the DABWAHA– and The Ashford Affair is up against Nowhere but Home. Help Ashford to move to the next round by stopping by and voting! Round One voting is open from now until tomorrow night. You’ll also find Susanna Kearsley’s The Firebird up against The Rosie Project and Deanna Raybourn’s A…
Read MoreASHFORD Winner
And the winner of the paperback copy of The Ashford Affair is…. Courtney F! (Of Comment #22.) Congrats, Courtney! If you email me with your info, I’ll pop the book in the mail to you. Stay tuned for a give away of Simone St. James’s Silence for the Dead, coming up tomorrow. In the meantime,…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I’ve finally begun digging into that book pile! Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: — Susanna Kearsley, The Splendour Falls I stumbled on Susanna Kearsley’s books when I was in grad school, via Season of Storms. I got my hands on The Shadowy Horses and Named of the Dragon right away, but The Splendor…
Read MoreCompare and Contrast
Looking at the French edition of The Ashford Affair, I was struck by how much the covers vary by country. I’ve lucked out with some extra lovely cover art for Ashford, all around. Here, for your amusement, is the full panoply of Ashford covers. Which do you like best? Ashford US, hardcover and paperback: Germany…
Read MoreASHFORD en Francais!
Je suis tres heureuse to announce that The Ashford Affair, aka Ashford Park, will be coming out in France two months from Saturday: 15 May. What do you think of the snazzy French cover?
Read MoreBERKELEY SQUARE AFFAIR Winner
Thanks so much to everyone for the wonderful suggestions for books with a literary twist! As always, my To Read pile just grows and grows. The winner of Tracy Grant’s latest, The Berkeley Square Affair, is… … Leila! (Of Comment #36.) Congrats, Leila! I hope you enjoy the book. If you email me with your…
Read MoreHappy Things
On my list of happy things this week: — Getting my hands on an advance copy of the new Simone St. James, Silence for the Dead. (Don’t worry: it will be up for grabs here on the website next Monday!) — Discovering that The Ashford Affair had been chosen for this year’s DABWAHA slate in…
Read MoreIf You Like– and Give Away!
Rather than let If You Like slide entirely away in the midst of Monday Give Away season, the ever resourceful Tracy (Teresa) Grant came up with the perfect way of squaring the circle: a Monday Give Away If You Like. Courtesy of Tracy, here’s an If You Like inspired by her upcoming release, The Berkeley…
Read MorePink Carnation Cookery: "Emerald Ring" Cookies
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Christine brings us Irish Lace cookies inspired by The Deception of the Emerald Ring. Brew yourself a strong cup of tea, put some Irish ballads on the iPod, and here we go…. In The Deception of the Emerald Ring, Letty and Geoff run off to Ireland to help the…
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