Five Days….
With five days to go until the New Year, let’s go back to 2006 and The Masque of the Black Tulip. I had a really, really hard time picking a favorite passage from this book. There’s just so much about Black Tulip that amuses me, from Turnip Fitzhugh’s appearance as a giant carnation to Geoff’s…
Read MoreSix Days….
With six days to go until 2011, here’s a blast from the past, an excerpt from The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, which made its debut back in the snowy early days of 2005. This is my favorite bit from Pink, but please feel free to chime in with your own!
Read MoreThe Pink Carnation New Year's Countdown!
Since there are seven days between Christmas and the New Year and seven Pink Carnation books so far, I thought it might be fun to count down to a new year and a new book with a daily dose of Pink: one excerpt for every day, finishing up with a special advance chapter of The…
Read MoreHappy Holidays!
I know it’s tacky to re-gift, but I figured you wouldn’t mind this one. Two years ago, I decided it would be fun to write a novella as a holiday gift to my readers. So I did. Back in 2008, I posted the novella in serial form on the website, chapter by chapter, largely to…
Read MoreHappy Mistletoe!
The winners of the five Mistletoe ornaments are… — Christy (#7) — Amanda B (#26) — Bobbie (#41) — Laura (#2) — Suzanne (#15) Congrats, all! If you email me with your snail mail addresses, I’ll try to get them to you ASAP. Happy holidays, everyone!
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… a post about English Christmas traditions.
Read MoreMore MISTLETOE Ornaments!
I know, I keep promising you Blood Lily and then reneging! I am officially postponing the Blood Lily give-away until January because… my fabulous publisher managed to unearth some extra Mistletoe ornaments from the depth of the office. I have five more ornaments to give away. So here’s your question: Do you have a favorite…
Read MoreVienna Waltz Winner
The winner of the advance copy of Teresa (aka Tracy) Grant’s Vienna Waltz is… Tracie! Congrats, Tracie! Although it was entirely random, it does seem rather appropriate that the book goes from one Tracy to another. To claim your prize, just email Tracy Grant and she’ll send it right along to you. Now back to…
Read More"Vienna Waltz"– a Special Guest Give-Away!
I know, I know, I said I was going to be giving away copies of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily today. We interrupt our regularly scheduled Pink-a-thon for a very special offer: an advance copy of Vienna Waltz, hot off the presses, courtesy of the author, Teresa (aka Tracy) Grant. Isn’t the cover gorgeous?…
Read MoreFive Winners for Day Five
Happy fifth day of Pink Carnation! The five winners of the Mistletoe ornament are: — Bridget Erin (#18) — Tina Z (#71) — Christine (#5) — Kari W (#41) — Diana M (#56) Congrats, all! If you email me your snail mail addresses, I’ll send those ornaments winging their way towards you. Thanks to everyone…
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