GARDEN INTRIGUE Winners

The winners of the signed copies of The Garden Intrigue are… Jan (of Comment #8) and Pat (of Comment #56)! Congrats, ladies! If you’ll email me with your info, I’ll pop the books in the mail to you. Stay tuned for a new give away coming up here this Thursday!

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MISTLETOE Happiness!

The Mischief of the Mistletoe was just named one of Publishers Weekly’s Ten Best Christmas romances! Huzzah! What are your favorite Christmas romance novels?

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Weekly Reading Round-Up

This week, I re-read three very different books in three different genres: — Elizabeth Young, A Girl’s Best Friend. Rounding off my British chick lit fest, I read my second-favorite Liz Young novel, A Girl’s Best Friend, about a woman, her dog, and a rather dishy vet. There are some wonderful supporting characters and an…

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Thursday Give Away

Since my author copies of The Garden Intrigue paperback just arrived in the mail this week, this week’s Thursday Give Away will be the brand new, hot off the presses, paperback edition of The Garden Intrigue. (Coming to a bookstore near you on December 31st!) Here’s the official blurb: Lauren Willig’s Pink Carnation novels have…

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Book Release Schedule

After several years of placidly expecting a book out once a year circa January or February, my book schedule has been shaken up in a big way this year. Since I seem to be having trouble keeping track of what’s coming out when, here’s the schedule for the next year: — December 31, 2012: The…

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GARDEN INTRIGUE in Paperback!

It’s hard for me to believe we’re in December already (where did autumn go?), but look what showed up on my doorstep last night: My author copies of the trade paperback edition of The Garden Intrigue! Garden Intrigue paperback is coming to a bookstore near you on December 31– and stay tuned for a special…

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If You Like….

As some of you may know, I have a weakness for theme reading. Now that we’ve hit the holiday season, it’s theme reading bonanza time. Since there are so many, I’m dividing this into two lists: contemporary holiday books this weeks and historical holiday books next week. If you like contemporary, holiday-themed novels, you’ll probably…

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Thursday Give Away Winner

The winner of Lori Wilde’s The Welcome Home Garden Club is… Richelle! (Of Comment #2.) Congrats, Richelle! If you’ll email me with your details, I’ll pop the book in the mail to you. Keep an eye out for a new give away this Thursday!

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Weekly Reading Round-Up

It’s been British Chick Lit fest for me this week! It all started with: — Trisha Ashley, Twelve Days of Christmas. You know my weakness for house inheritance books, right? This one isn’t an inheritance– the heroine is hired to house-sit for the Christmas holidays– but it’s still the fun of the heroine exploring a…

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Pink in Japan!

The wonderful Ashleigh just discovered that the Japanese edition of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is now in print and available for sale via amazon.co.jp. The cover amuses me mightily: The Masque of the Black Tulip should be following shortly. In other happy Pink news, I just received word that The Secret History…

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