PINK CARNATION on sale!
Excitement! For the first time ever, the e-book of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is on sale! It’s currently only $2.99 on Amazon. If you have friends who have been wanting to try the Pink series, let them know!
Read MoreThe Lineage of Miss Gwen
When I say the lineage of Miss Gwen, I don’t mean in the direct genealogical sense (although we’ll be learning a bit more about that in The Passion of the Purple Plumeria). No. I refer to her literary antecedents. Someone asked me recently whether Miss Gwen was based on anyone I know. In the literal…
Read MoreORCHID AFFAIR on sale!
It’s Orchid all over! I am very excited to announce that you can find The Orchid Affair on sale, for a limited time only, in both hardcover and e-book! If your preference is paper, the hardcover of The Orchid Affair is currently $2.99 at B&N (while supplies last, as the saying goes)– reduced from $25.95.…
Read MorePink X: The Passion of the Purple Plumeria
After a long and meandering journey down Pink memory lane, we’re almost there! Just a week (and two days) until The Passion of the Purple Plumeria appears in stores…. Of course, Miss Gwen couldn’t countenance the thought of hers being the only book left out of the Pink round-up. Who: Miss Gwendolyn Meadows and Colonel…
Read MorePink Carnation Recap: GARDEN INTRIGUE
Eight down, only one more to go until we’re caught up with the series before the release of Pink X, The Passion of the Purple Plumeria! We round off our recap marathon with Pink IX, The Garden Intrigue. Who: Emma Morris Delagardie and Augustus Whittlesby Where: France When: Summer, 1804 What: When Augustus Whittlesby hears…
Read MorePink Carnation Recap: ORCHID AFFAIR
Only two more recaps… and two weeks… to go until Pink X, The Passion of the Purple Plumeria! Today, it’s Pink VIII, The Orchid Affair. Who: Laura Grey and Andre Jaouen Where: France When: Winter and Spring, 1804 What: When Laura Grey goes undercover in the home of Napoleonic operative Andre Jaouen as a governess,…
Read MorePink Carnation Recap: MISTLETOE
It’s time for the RITA-winning, root vegetable-starring, Christmas pudding-centric Mischief of the Mistletoe! Who: Arabella Dempsey and Turnip Fitzhugh Where: England When: Christmas, 1803 What: When a mysterious Christmas pudding with a message shows up at an all girls’ school in Bath, neither Arabella nor Turnip have any idea that it will lead them on…
Read MorePink Carnation Recap: BLOOD LILY
We’re up to the sixth book in the Pink series, The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. Who: Penelope Deveraux Staines and Alex Reid Where: India When: Autumn, 1804 What: Exiled to India to allow the scandal of her hasty marriage time to die down, Penelope finds herself battling cobras, spies, and her own treacherous emotions.…
Read MoreNIGHT JASMINE: the "Ice Cream" Scene
I am deeply amused. Little did I realize, five years ago, when I wrote my favorite scene in The Temptation of the Night Jasmine, in which Eloise and her best friend Pammy speculate as to the ice cream flavor of their various male acquaintances, that they were actually ahead of the scientific curve. According to…
Read MorePink Carnation Recap: NIGHT JASMINE
Five! Five Pink books! Meet Pink V, The Temptation of the Night Jasmine. Who: Charlotte Lansdowne and Robert, Duke of Dovedale Where: England When: Winter, 1803-4 What: Innocent and bookish Charlotte finds herself swept up in a web of intrigue stretching from the Hell Fire Club to the court of George III. Historical Cameos: George…
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