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Season Three of Downton Abbey started last night here in the States– or Series Three, if we’re going to be British about it– moving from World War I into the postwar period. If you like books set in England during the early part of the interwar period, you’ll probably like…. — The Ashford Affair! A…
Read MoreThursday Give Away Winner
The winner of the advance copy of Beatriz Williams’s A Hundred Summers is… … Suzanne! (Of Comment #42.) Congrats, Suzanne! If you’ll email me with your info, I’ll pop the book in the mail to you. Stay tuned for another Thursday Give Away this Thursday!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: — Elsie Lee, Prior Betrothal. In the past, I’ve tended to avoid Elsie Lee’s historicals, sticking with her 1960s romantic suspense (with the notable exception of Silence Is Golden, a Victorian-set, classic Gothic, annual re-read for me). But there was an Elsie Lee Regency in the care package…
Read MoreThursday Give Away
For our first Thursday give away of the new year, I am thrilled to announce that we have an advance copy of Beatriz Williams’s upcoming A Hundred Summers. Here’s the official blurb: Memorial Day, 1938: New York socialite Lily Dane has just returned with her family to the idyllic oceanfront community of Seaview, Rhode Island,…
Read MoreHappy Paperback Birthday, GARDEN INTRIGUE!
If you’ve been waiting for The Garden Intrigue to make its way into paperback, today is the day! Paperback Garden Intrigue slips onto shelves today, just before the New Year’s confetti starts flying. You can find The Garden Intrigue paperback in stores, or available online from Amazon, B&N, Books-A-Million, Indiebound, Powell’s, and probably other places…
Read MoreMISTLETOE– for free?
I’ve just discovered that the Kindle edition of The Mischief of the Mistletoe is being offered for free right now in the UK to Amazon prime members. It’s a lordly 0.99 for non-members. If you have any friends in the UK who might be interested, please let them know! The Mistletoe sale ends on January…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
The nice thing about long airport delays is that they do provide plenty of time for reading. Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: — Beatriz Williams, A Hundred Summers. Beautifully written, thought-provoking, heart-warming… I can keep going. I loved this book. It’s a pitch-perfect glimpse into the world of New York’s elite in the…
Read MoreASHFORD Winner!
Many apologies for the delay in posting the winner of the advance copy of The Ashford Affair. I’ve been away these past few days and was having trouble getting into my website remotely. Without further ado, the winner of the signed ARC of The Ashford Affair is… … Lucy D-G! (Of Comment #133.) Congrats, Lucy!…
Read MoreIf You Like….
Something about the holiday vacation week makes me think of long, snowy afternoon reading childhood favorites. The phrase that came immediately to mind was “classic contentment reads”, the sorts of books you read when the blackberry has stopped buzzing, the final paper has been turned in, the smell of good baking things permeates the house,…
Read More"Mistletoe" UK E-Book Sale
Happy news! Over in the UK, The Mischief of the Mistletoe has been chosen to be part of Amazon.co.uk’s Twelve Days of Kindle sale. The sale runs from Christmas Day to January 7th, so if you’re in the UK, keep your eye out for a steeply discounted Kindle edition of Mistletoe!
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