Weekly Round-Up

As I write in haste while dashing for a train to Boston, this is going to be a short post. Among other things, this week I read Mary Stewart’s Rose Cottage (still not on my short list of favorite Stewart books) and Robert Graves’ surprisingly amusing World War I memoir, Goodbye to All That. This…

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Live from the MBA

And by the MBA, I mean the Massachusetts Bar Association. Are you a lawyer who’d rather not be? Tomorrow afternoon, from noon until one o’clock, I’ll be teaming up with Gina Walcott of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers and Lynne Riquelme to discuss Non-Traditional Uses of a Law Degree in a live webchat. You can view–…

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Teaser Tuesday: Turnip

There’s been a lot of Mistletoe love recently. Three of the seven Pinkoramas feature scenes from The Mischief of the Mistletoe (go, Turnip!); I got word last week that Mistletoe will be published in a UK edition; and, of course, Turnip– I mean, The Mischief of the Mistletoe, was nominated for RWA’s RITA award. So…

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Pinkorama: the Vote!

Here it is, the moment we’ve all been waiting for… the Pinkorama vote! With seven strong candidates, which will take home the prize? In the order in which they arrived in my inbox, here are the Pink Carnation peep dioaramas: 1. “Ivy & Peeptrigue” by Jean. (For more details, click here.) 2. “The Mispeep of…

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Pinkorama #7

Otherwise known as “Peck, my peeps! Peck!” In this flashback to The Deception of the Emerald Ring, brought to us by Kate, Christine, Jess, and Yao, it’s 2003 and Eloise is hard at work at her favorite desk in the British Library reading room. (Check out her tiny laptop!) Meanwhile, back in 1803, Miss Gwen…

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Weekly Reading Round-Up

Books, books, everywhere, and not a thing to read. I’m just about finished with the book I’m currently reading and have no idea what to pick up next. Any thoughts? Here’s what I’ve been reading over the past few days: — Susan Holloway Scott, The Countess and the King. Subtitled “A Novel of the Countess…

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Pinkorama Deadline Extended

As Queen of the Website, I am arbitrarily extending the Pinkorama deadline to Monday, April 25th. Starting Monday, we’ll move on to Phase 2 of the contest: the Vote. So if you have any last minute Peep inspirations, send them along!

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MISTLETOE in England!

I just got the happy news that my British publisher will be putting out a UK edition of The Mischief of the Mistletoe. I don’t have a release date or a cover yet, but once I do, you’ll see them here. In the meantime, The Temptation of the Night Jasmine will be coming out in…

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New on the Website

Little by little, the website is being updated. New on the website, we have: — A streamlined new Books page, including a new, printable book list; — a bibliography for The Orchid Affair, for those curious about the sources that went into the writing of the book; — and a permanent link to the Pink…

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Pinkorama #6

Penelopeep dives into the Krishna River to rescue Freddy’s groom in this scene from The Betrayal of the Blood Lily, recreated by Christine. Typical Pen– she just dives right in! On the shore, the onlookers panic. (Check out the scenic view from the Krishna in the background!) Meanwhile, back on the raft, Alex throws a…

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