Teaser Tuesday: Title Change!
The next stand alone novel (aka the Victorian Book) has undergone an official title change. Instead of A Summer Engagement, it is now That Summer. Here’s the official blurb: A page-turning new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig, about a woman who inherits a house in England… and the mysterious past that…
Read MoreMISTLETOE Monday
It’s that time of year again: time for the annual posting of the Lost Intro to The Mischief of the Mistletoe. Why “lost”, you say? As you know, Jane Austen appears in Mistletoe as a side character. This terrified me. Sure, I’d dragged Napoleon through the mud, written about the madness of King George, taken…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I am deep in the throes of finishing up Pink XI, so this week has been all about wrangling Sally and watching BBC videos about stoats (which are both adorable and deeply disturbing creatures). I did just start Sarah MacLean’s latest, No Good Duke Goes Unpunished— so all I can tell you is that the…
Read MoreSave the Date!
I am thrilled to announce that I will be appearing with the wonderful Susanna Kearsley and Beatriz Williams at Word Bookstore in Brooklyn on January 21st as part of Susanna’s grand tour to celebrate the release of The Splendour Falls. Hope to see you there! And for those of you not in the New York…
Read MoreIf You Like….
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Today’s If You Like is a guest post by Christine (thank you, Christine!) on “Bucket List Books”. Without further ado, the bibliophile’s bucket list, a la Christine: You know those books that you hear about and you know you absolutely HAVE to read them, but for some…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving!
Safe travels, all, and happy turkey eating! For next year, I think there should be A Very Eloise Thanksgiving as an extra here on the website. What do you think?
Read MoreIf You Like….
There was much excitement this weekend over the fiftieth anniversary of Doctor Who, that quirky British time travel show that’s so very hard to explain. It seemed like a good to do an If You Like about Doctor Who– but for the fact that I’m drawing an (almost) blank. Only two books came to mind:…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Right now, I’m reading Kristan Higgins’s latest, The Perfect Match. While I’m extremely partial to the early Higgins (Fools Rush In is an old favorite), this may be her best so far. What have you been reading this week?
Read MoreIf You Like….
This week’s If You Like comes courtesy of Christine, on a topic that certainly rings a bell for me: books you discover and then wonder what on earth took you so long. I recently had a conversation with someone about coming in late to a book that has been around for years. She has just…
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Do you ever have books that you mean and mean to get to– and then finally do, a decade or so later? Back in the early 90’s, when I was all about paperbacks with atmospheric looking houses on the cover, I picked up Alexandra Raife’s Drumveyn— and when I saw that it was women’s fiction…
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