Attention, Blogger Friends….
In the midst of a recent massive closet clean out, I came across a cache of The Mischief of the Mistletoe. Let’s make December the Month of Mistletoe! I’ll be giving away a number of hardcover copies of Mistletoe here on the website throughout December as we build up to the paperback release of The…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Don’t you love it when you rediscover something you’ve forgotten about and find that it’s even better than you remember? That happened to me this week with Rosemary Clement-Moore’s Maggie Quinn series. I like to describe them to people as supernatural YA Vicky Bliss. The heroine’s tart tone reminds me a great deal of vintage…
Read MoreASHFORD: The E-Book!
Late breaking news! The Ashford Affair is now available for pre-order on Kindle! (Oh, and I have a new author photo. That’s it next to Ashford. After six years of the same author photo, it seemed like time…. This one far more accurately reflects the current length of my hair!) Ashford doesn’t seem to be…
Read MoreMiss Gwen's Coat of Arms
There’s an old Shropshire saying: “Where there’s a sheep, there’s a win.” Okay, not really, but with crossed parasols on a field of sheep, there was a landslide win for Coat of Arms #4, Shelli’s entry. Here’s the official Miss Gwen Coat of Arms: (Motto: “By the swift hand of God. But if not…”) Congrats,…
Read MoreWriting Wednesday: Stone Soup
Does anyone else remember that old story, stone soup? My recollection of it is hazy, but the basic gist is this: a man shows up with a stone, saying he’s going to use it to make soup. The villagers are fascinated by the notion of soup made from a stone. One by one, they each…
Read MorePick Miss Gwen's Coat of Arms!
The entries are in! It’s time to assemble our very own College of Heralds here on the website. Five talented artists have been hard at work assembling coats of arms for Miss Gwen, complete with Latin mottoes. In no particular order, we have…. 1. By Alexa J: 2. By Cassandra: (Motto: “One Stands Upright”.) 3.…
Read MoreTHE Book
I was just remembering how, last year, I went through about a month of being obsessed with John Harwood’s The Ghost Writer. I talked about it to anyone who would listen. (If I remember correctly, it was Pam who recommended it to me, here on this site, on either If You Like or Weekly Reading…
Read MoreLast Chance…
… to enter the Design Miss Gwen’s Coat of Arms Contest! You can find the rules here. The contest closes on Monday, October 1. I’ll be posting the entries on Tuesday, October 2 and opening it up for general voting. I can’t tell you how impressed I am by the entries I’ve already received!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Happy Friday! Here’s what I’ve been reading this week: — Isabelle Holland, The Marchington Inheritance. Remember that care package my roommate sent me over the summer? I’ve been eking it out, book by book. This one felt bizarrely topical, since it was set in New York and involved a UN meeting. — John Harwood, The…
Read MorePink X has a Cover!
Say hello to The Passion of the Purple Plumeria! Coming to you August 6, 2013! At some point, I will get a higher resolution, corrected image (can you find the typo?), but I couldn’t resist sharing this with you right away. There was an attempt to put a parasol into the picture, but, as usual,…
Read More