If You Like….
Apologies! The dog ate my homework– or, in this case, the computer ate my “If You Like” post. This is a reconstruction of the post that was supposed to have gone up yesterday. Sadly, the internet gremlins ate it, so this is what I remember of it. Lora wanted to know about romances set in…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
It’s been a week of re-reads for me. There may have been (okay, there was) a Barnes & Noble run this week (I admit to a weakness for both their books and their cafe), but I’m hoarding the new books for all the flights I’m going to be on over the next week. Here’s the…
Read MoreThe 18th Century Cosmo Contest!
Remember the 18th Century Cosmo cover? It has been suggested by a very clever person that it would be rather fun to recreate some of the articles. So here’s your challenge: write your own piece for 18th Century Cosmo. It doesn’t have to be one of the topics listed on the cover; in fact, it’s…
Read MoreMore Pinkorama
Check out this fabulous Pinkorama by Nikki B! I’m so thrilled that Delaroche’s Extra Special Interrogation Chamber has finally been brought to life. Er, to Peep. As Nikki wrote: “No Peep Diorama contest is complete without the unforgettable scene where the damsel rescues the hero-in-distress. So, I give you the final showdown between Lady Uppington…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Website
There are going to be some additions here on the site, coming rather shortly. As you may have noticed, the current site is rather… Pink. Since I’ll be writing some non-Pink books (starting with Ashford Park, which comes out in early 2013), I’m going to be adding a whole new segment to the site for…
Read MoreAmusement
Remember the Cosmopolitan Lady’s Book in The Masque of the Black Tulip, where Henrietta, Charlotte and Penelope read up on Ten Tricks to a Flirtier Fan? Look what my friend Chantelle just sent me: Yes, it’s 18th Century Cosmo! You know Henrietta would so have a subscription….
Read MoreIf You Like….
I’m cheating. This isn’t a real “if you like” this week. I’d intended to do an “if you like” on romances set in the 1920s and 40s. (Thanks for the suggestion, Lora!) But then I started re-reading Melissa Nathan’s Persuading Annie. I hadn’t read it since, oh, 2004 or so. It immediately sparked a series…
Read MoreRadio Show– Tonight!
The wonderful Elizabeth Kerri Mahon will be hosting me live tonight on her radio show, Scandalous Women, to talk about my very favorite Bonaparte, Hortense de Beauharnais. You can find the interview live on Scandalous Women blogspot tonight at 6:00. If you miss the show– because I completely forgot to mention it!– you can find…
Read MoreDownton Update
Just in case you were feeling the lack of Downton Abbey on a Sunday night, here are the latest Downton offshoots…. — Downton Arby’s (for those who want fries with that!); — and The Boyfriend’s Guide to Downton Abbey (for the lovable but clueless male in your life): AMENDED TO ADD: Huge thanks to Jessica…
Read MoreBirthday Winners!
Thanks so much to everyone for helping me to celebrate on Wednesday! I loved your birthday stories. The winners of the copies of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, chosen at random, are: — Jane, of Comment #35 — Becky, of Comment #8 — Rachel, of Comment #53 — Lindsey, of Comment #50 —…
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