Orchid in the Wild Continues!
Over the past few weeks, The Orchid Affair has made it to all sorts of interesting places, like Yellowstone: and Texarkana: and the Death Star: It’s survived extreme cold: and found some adorable new readers: We have pictures ranging from Alaska to Wisconsin– but we’re still missing sixteen states for the Orchid in the Wild…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesdays: Who's That (American) Girl?
Last week, someone asked about the heroine of Pink IX. We’ve met Augustus Whittlesby before, but who is his leading lady? We get our first glimpse of her in The Orchid Affair, in the company of Jane….
Read MoreOrchid Week!
The week of February 7th is officially Orchid Week! I’m going to be doing a reading and signing pretty much every night next week. Here’s the itinerary: — Monday, February 7, 7:00 New York, NY Lady Jane’s Salon Madame X, 2nd Floor 94 W Houston Street — Tuesday, February 8, 7:30 Bailey’s Crossroads, Virginia 5871…
Read MoreHNR Reviews "Orchid Affair"
There was a fabulous review of The Orchid Affair in the latest edition of the Historical Novels Review, saying all sorts of nice things about Orchid. Unfortunately, I don’t have a link to link to, but I had to share my favorite line from the review: “Will [Laura and Andre] fall in love? Was Bonaparte…
Read MoreDC Rescheduled
The snow may have tried its best, but there WILL be a DC reading! The Bailey’s Crossroads event in Virginia has been rescheduled for February 8 at 7:30 in the evening, at 5871 Crossroads Center Way. Hope to see you there!
Read MoreBoston– Tonight!!
I’ll be speaking at the Harvard Coop in Cambridge tonight at 7:00. Hope to see you there!
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
What with the snow and slush, it’s been a heavy re-read week for me. Something about snow screams “comfort read!” Among those comfort reads are: — Elizabeth Peters, Street of the Five Moons Peters’ historical Amelia Peabody books are great, but my favorites will always be her Vicky Bliss series, about a (comparatively) modern art…
Read MoreORCHID on the NYT List!
We’ve seen The Orchid Affair in many inventive places over the past week (the Texas/Arkansas border, Yellowstone, Germany), but, thanks to you, it’s now made it somewhere else: onto the New York Times extended bestseller list! Thank you so very, very much for making this– and all the Pink books– possible. p.s. This is the…
Read MoreBoston on Friday!
I don’t care how much snow there is; I will be at the Harvard Coop on Friday night– and I hope you can be there, too! I’ll be at the Harvard Coop in Cambridge at 7:00 on Friday, reading, signing, and answering any questions you care to ask. See you there!
Read MoreFor the Snowbound: A Bit of Pink IX
I wasn’t going to do this, but it’s such a vile, nasty day… and I’m still cross over missing my reading in DC. So, to make up for all the slush and the snow, here’s an extra bonus teaser, even though it’s not a Tuesday. Someone in the comments section on the last Teaser Tuesday…
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