MISTLETOE Mini-Contest
“‘So Emma,’ said he, ‘you are quite the stranger at home. It must seem odd enough for you to be here. A pretty piece of work your Aunt Turner has made of it! By heaven!… What a blow it must have been upon you! To find yourself, instead of heiress of eight or nine thousand…
Read MoreHot off the presses….
I can now officially announce that I will be contributing a short story to an Austen-inspired anthology to be published in 2011. The anthology contains contributions from such well known Austenites as Karen Joy Fowler (The Jane Austen Book Club), Stephanie Barron (the Jane Austen mysteries) and Elizabeth Aston (Mr. Darcy’s Daughters), among others. I…
Read MoreThe Mischief of the Mistletoe, Chapter One
Happy May! As promised, here’s the first chapter of the next Pink book, The Mischief of the Mistletoe, which opens in Bath just before Christmas of 1803. If the name of the heroine sounds familiar, it’s because we very briefly met her in Pink V, The Temptation of the Night Jasmine. If the name of…
Read MoreSix Months to MISTLETOE
Exactly six months from today, The Mischief of the Mistletoe appears in stores! In the meantime, I’ve just received a great, lovely pile of ARCs (that’s advance review copies, in publishing-speak). To beguile the time between now and October 28th, I’ll be giving away a copy of Mistletoe each month. Check back next week for…
Read MorePink VII has a title!
Which is a very good thing, since I was getting very bored with calling it Pink VII. The manuscript formerly known as Pink VII shall henceforth be… The Orchid Affair. Thanks so much to everyone who helped in constructing the title!
Read MoreNew Jersey, May 12th
For those in the Garden State, I’ll be popping into the M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library in Voorhees at seven o’clock on the evening of May 12th to discuss the Pink Carnation books, writing, and whatever else comes to mind. You can find all the relevant details on the Camden County Library website. I’ve…
Read MoreAnnapolis!
Thanks so much to everyone who made Annapolis such a blast! Huge hugs to the organizers (thanks, Joann and Missy!), my fellow authors (especially Shane Harris and Jane Feather), and everyone who came out to enjoy the day and the books (I would name names, but I don’t want to leave anyone out). It was…
Read MoreAnnapolis Book Festival: Saturday!
Come join me at the Annapolis Book Festival this Saturday! Held on the grounds of the Key School (534 Hillsmere Drive), the event is free and open to the public and draws together writers from every conceivable walk of publishing. Among the attendees this year are Katherine Neville, author of The Eight; Jane Feather, whose…
Read MoreMISTLETOE at Barnes & Nobles
The Mischief of the Mistletoe is now available for pre-order at BN.com, in hardcover and audio versions. It’s also available for pre-order on Amazon, Borders, B&N, and Books A Million.
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