If You Like….
If you like Jane Austen-inspired stories, you’ll probably like… … excerpts from Jane Austen Made Me Do It, now up on Scribd! Among them, you can find the first few pages of my short story, “A Night at Northanger”. I’ll be writing more about that, and how the heroine, Cate, fits into The Garden Intrigue,…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I’m still being boring, reading-wise. It’s all been Sayers, Sayers, Sayers (for that 1920’s tone!) with a brief excursion into Elizabeth Peters’ The Copenhagen Connection, which is neither 1920s nor English, but was unwisely left in my path by my little sister. It’s really not safe to leave books lying around near me…. What have…
Read MoreTurnip in the Ballroom
Come visit the party at the Ballroom Blog, where Turnip has unexpectedly blundered in… much to the indignation of his hostess and Miss Gwen!
Read MoreAnd the additional winner is….
Catie! Of Comment #42. Thanks, Donna, for donating your copy! Stay tuned for a fresh contest next Wednesday….
Read MoreAnother Winner!
Since our judge-winner, Donna, has access to an ARC by other means, she has very generously offered to put her ARC back into the pot (so to speak). Thanks to Donna’s kindness, I’ll be drawing another winner from the list of judges at some point tomorrow. Stay tuned!
Read MoreAnd the winner is….
Thanks so much to everyone who contributed her talent and ingenuity to the Garden Intrigue Pink for Pink Project! Often, in these contests, I’ve noticed that a clear winner emerges early on. In this case, the voting was all over the map– which, I think, speaks to the excellence of all the designs contributed. There…
Read MoreRead Pink!
Tomorrow, The Secret History of the Pink Carnation comes out in a special Read Pink edition for the benefit of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. So, instead of our usual Monday “if you like”, I thought it might be appropriate to list our favorite pink (and Pink) items. Here are some of mine: — pink…
Read MoreMore News
I know, it’s not a Tuesday, but I wanted to share this news as soon as I knew for sure. Many of you have been asking me what will become of the Pink series now that I’m also writing non-Pink books. As of today, I can say that there will, in fact, be more Pink…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Hi, all! I have to confess, I’ve been rather stagnant on the reading front recently. I’m deep in the throes of writing the new book, so I’ve been re-reading a mix of Dorothy Sayers and Jen Lancaster, with a couple of old John Bellairs book thrown in. (When I’m in heavy duty writing mode, I…
Read MoreIntrigue by Design: the Contest Entries!
The entries are in! I am blown away by all the creativity and talent exhibited here. There is quite a range of Garden Intrigue products from which to choose, from flip flips to iPhone covers to multi-purpose designs for use on a wide range of items. Thanks so much to everyone who entered! Here’s the…
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