Teaser Tuesday: Parsnip
Since I turned in the edits for The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla yesterday, now seemed a good time to share one of my favorite bits: Turnip, the Next Generation. Or, rather, our introduction to his daughter, Jane, more commonly know as… Parsnip. Once a Fitzhugh, always a Fitzhugh? From The Mark of the Midnight…
Read MoreWe have a cover!
The next stand alone novel, That Summer, has a cover! For some reason, my books never feel quite real to me until I have that cover image. I’m particularly thrilled about this one since this was a very hard book to cover. The action goes back and forth between 2009 and 1849, between present day…
Read MoreFrom the Mixed-Up Files
Just around this time three years ago, I was between books. I started toying with a few different projects. One was a sweeping epic about two cousins, beginning around the turn of the century, and moving up through the 1920s. (You may recognize that one as The Ashford Affair.) The other was a novel about…
Read MoreEvent Tonight Canceled
Only a blizzard could keep me, Susanna Kearsley and Beatriz Williams from our event tonight! Unfortunately, it IS a blizzard. And, sadly, that means the panel won’t go on. There is, however, no cloud (or, in this case, snowstorm) without a silver lining. Susanna and Beatriz made it out to WORD earlier today to sign…
Read MoreIf You Like….
Since I did 1920s set costume dramas last week, it seemed like a natural (if somewhat chronologically backwards) progression to look at Regency costume dramas this week. So, if you like Regency-set costume dramas, you’ll probably like…. — the Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle Pride and Prejudice. Let’s not beat around the bush with any of those…
Read MoreSee you on Tuesday in Brooklyn!
This coming Tuesday, I have the great pleasure of being on a panel with three of my favorite people: Susanna Kearsley, Beatriz Williams, and Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches Trashy Books. When: Tuesday, January 21, 7:00 Where: Word Bookstore, 126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn NY Hope you can join us!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
My reading this week is cloaked in a veil of mystery. Nope, nothing quite that exciting. I’m judging a contest and, for obvious reasons, have to keep mum about which books I’ve reviewed. In the meantime, though, I’m dying to know what you’ve been reading! What have you been reading this week?
Read MoreIf You Like….
It’s Downton Abbey season again! So I’m straying temporarily from books to another favorite topic: BBC costume dramas. Specifically, BBC costume dramas set in the 1920s and 1930s. If you like 1920s and 30s set BBC costume dramas, you’ll probably like… — The House of Eliott, one of my all time favorite mini-series, in which…
Read MorePink Carnation Cookery
I am thrilled to unveil a new feature, brought to you courtesy of Christine: Pink Carnation Treats! Lovingly tested in Christine’s kitchen, we have the first of a series of Pink Carnation-themed cooking adventures. This month? We’re going to pretend it’s still the holiday season with a little bit of peppermint and a lot of…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: More Books!
I didn’t want to say anything until I was done working on The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla… but I’ve just signed up to write two more stand alone novels! The first of the new stand alone novels will be set in London in the 1920s. I’m only just starting work on it now, so…
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