Houston on Friday!
As the highlight of my trip, I’ll be teaming up on Friday with Tasha Alexander and Deanna Raybourn at Murder by the Book in Houston. The festivities kick off at 6:30– and with Tasha and Deanna there, I can guarantee that a fantastic time will be had by all!
Read MorePink I a Night Owl Top Pick!
Giving The Secret History of the Pink Carnation five stars out of five, Night Owl Reviews characterizes Pink as “a boon to fans of the The Scarlet Pimpernal, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Jane Austen and James Bond by weaving the best of all of these together in one great series…. Lauren Willig has combined the best…
Read MoreWriting Jane Austen
Today, on History Hoydens, I’ve posted some background on the new book and the “lost” intro to The Mischief of the Mistletoe.
Read MoreThe Gifts of the… Turnip?
Mystery Scene Magazine recently asked me a rather intriguing question: what would I give my characters for Christmas? I decided it wasn’t really so much what I would give them (being a humble author and all that), but what Arabella and Turnip would give each other. To read the answer, just click here…. What would…
Read MoreThe Mistletoe Tour…
… starts tomorrow! I’m very much looking forward to seeing some of you in Ann Arbor tomorrow night. Here’s the schedule in brief for this week: Tuesday: Ann Arbor (Nicola’s Books, 7:00) Friday: Houston (Murder by the Book, 6:30) Sunday: Dallas (Lincoln Park B&N, 2:00) There will be ornaments, and, yes, this time I will…
Read MoreWebsite
Hi, all! Between mass market Pink and Mistletoe and Orchid and finishing up Pink IX, the website has rather gotten away from me. So, once again, I throw it over to you. What would you like to see here, both on the site at large and on the News page?
Read MoreOrnament Winners!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Cast That Turnip contest! The winners of the Mischief of the Mistletoe ornaments, chosen entirely at random, are…. — Dre (#45) — Kayse (#20) — Tami (#60) — Adam (#16) — Elissa (#31) — Zita (#28) — Kathy (#50) — Courtney (#2) — Darlene (#57) — Diane (#36)…
Read MoreMore Babble
— about the books and a special Jane Austen project on Hist-Fic Chick.
Read MoreHappy Halloween! (And Give-Away)
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. When else does one have the license to dress up in historical costume, overindulge in pumpkin-based foods, and tell ghost stories? Also, it’s kind of fun imagining what various Pink characters might dress up as… rather like that masquerade ball in Black Tulip. Vaughn’s masquerade was one of…
Read MoreBoston!
Huge thanks to all who came out to the Mistletoe launch in Boston! And to the folks at Borders for setting up such lovely displays. One of the best things about the event? Getting to sign a Kindle. Oh, and I have a big mea culpa for those of you who came out to the…
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