Hither and Yon
Out and about on the internet, there are a few interesting things going on. Vintage Reels is hosting a Pink Carnation book club. Pop by to discuss your reactions to Pink I– or invite a friend to get started on Pink! One person chosen from the comments section will receive a copy of The Masque…
Read MorePraise for GARDEN INTRIGUE!
With only a month to go until Publication Day, RT Book Reviews gave The Garden Intrigue four and a half stars. Even better? The review itself. Usually, I try to excerpt pithy pieces from reviews, but this one was so good I just have to include the whole paragraph: “Willig delights time and again with…
Read MoreThe Book Stash
Today on AAR, there’s a post about book hoarding. It’s the book equivalent of saving the cherry on the top of the cupcake for last: holding books you’re excited about in reserve for some particularly meaningful moment. This hit home today because I’m finally reading Kate Morton’s The Distant Hours, which I’ve had sitting around…
Read MoreContest: Name That Chapter!
The Special Bonus Henrietta and Miles Chapter (or, possibly, novella) is due to appear here just two days before the release of Pink IX, The Garden Intrigue. There’s just one problem. It needs a title. As you all know, I tend to get severe writer’s block when it comes to coming up with titles. I’ve…
Read MoreIf You Like….
Given Miles’ and Hen’s landslide victory in the Holiday Bonus Chapter Contest, this seemed like a good time to explore Black Tulip read-alikes. If you like Henrietta and Miles, you’ll probably also like…. — Julia Quinn’s The Viscount Who Loved Me. Hen and Kate would get along like a house on fire. Ditto for Quinn’s…
Read MoreHoliday Contest Winner!
I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed reading through the contest entries. There were some rather interesting candidates, like Vaughn’s mother. (She’s still lording it over that family pile up north.) The Uppingtons had a considerable fan base, as did that undauntable octogenarian, the Dowager Duchess of Dovedale. In the end, though, the winners…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I’ve had my head down over the Kenya book this week (only one chapter left to go!) so it’s been a rather sparse reading round up. My first book of 2012 was A Lady Never Lies by Juliana Grey. I adored it. It’s set in the 1890s in an Italian villa (hello, Enchanted April!), and…
Read MoreJust For Fun
Which Downton Abbey character are you? Check out the Downton Personality Quiz. I seem to be Robert, Earl of Grantham– if it comes with that house, I’ll take it!
Read MoreORCHID in Paperback!
Happy birthday to the paperback edition of The Orchid Affair! For those of you who have the hardcover, I’ve attached the Q&A from the paperback. Enjoy!
Read MoreIf You Like….
Last week’s post about biographies got me thinking about one of the favorite subgenres of my teen years: the faux diary or memoir, in which a writer impersonates a historical character, purporting to share their innermost thoughts. It provides an intimate take on well-known historical events. My hands-down favorite of this sub-genre? Anne-Marie Selinko’s Désirée…
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