Today on History Hoydens…
… 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…
Read MoreOn the Fifth Day of Pink Carnation….
My author gave to me… five Mistletoe ornaments! Today is the birthday of Jane Austen, who was conscripted for a cameo in The Mischief of the Mistletoe. Here’s my question for you: Which historical character would you most like to see pop up in a novel? Five winners will be chosen at random from among…
Read MoreFour Winners for Day Four
I loved all those “collections” of books that made it into the tote bags! Perhaps, like Mary Poppins’ bag, these totes have magic, expansive powers when it comes to books? The four winners of the Pink Carnation tote bags are: — Joanne M (#4) — Nancy H (#70) — Rachel N (#23) — Kate (#64)…
Read MoreOn the Fourth Day of Pink Carnation….
My author gave to me… four Pink Carnation tote bags! Here’s your question for today: If you could put only four books in your tote bag before being stranded on that proverbial desert island, which four books would they be? (Note: you are under no obligation to include a Pink Carnation book!) Four winners will…
Read MoreThree Winners for Day Three
It was such fun reading through your lists of favorite lines! Such happy memories of Pink moments…. The winners of the Pink mugs are: — Samantha (#3) — Molly J (#38) — Chartreuse (#21) If you email me with your snail mail addresses (and your preferred mug pattern from among those pictured in the post),…
Read MoreJane Austen Short Story Contest
Just in time for Jane Austen’s birthday on Thursday (happy 235th, Jane!), Austenprose has announced the Jane Austen Made Me Do It short story contest. As some of you may know, I have a short story, “A Night at Northanger” coming out this summer, in an anthology edited by Laurel Ann of Austenprose. What you…
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