Mischief of the Mistletoe, Chapter 2
Happy June! In celebration of summer, I present to you the second chapter of The Mischief of the Mistletoe (coming to a bookstore near you on October 28th!). In Chapter One (available here), we met our heroine, Miss Arabella Dempsey, ignoring the sage advice of her old family friend, Miss Jane Austen. Chapter Two brings…
Read MoreMini-Contest Winners, et al
Happy Memorial Day, all! I hope you’re all having a splendid time out in the sunshine, enjoying the official start of the summer season. While we’re celebrating, the winners of this week’s mini-contest, for signed cover flats of the new mass market edition of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation are… Tami and Brianna!…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
I’ve been on a mystery and suspense kick this week, with an odd bit of sci fi thrown in. Here’s what I’ve been reading:
Read MoreUpcoming Books
With four books coming out this year, even I keep getting confused. Here’s a quick look at the Pinks in the pipeline: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (mass market paperback): October 5, 2010 The Mischief of the Mistletoe (hardcover): October 28, 2010 The Betrayal of the Blood Lily (trade paperback): January 4, 2011…
Read MoreBLOOD LILY: the Paperback
We have a release date for the paperback of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily ! Blood Lily the Paperback will appear in stores on January 4, 2011, just two weeks before the official debut date of the next book in the series, The Orchid Affair (January 20, 2011). In our age of electronic wonders,…
Read MoreCara Elliott on History Hoydens
Talking about her books, Jane Austen, and the Yale class…. Stop by and see!
Read MoreTHE ORCHID AFFAIR
The Orchid Affair, aka Pink VII, has an official debut date! You can find it in stores starting January 20th, 2011. Orchid Affair is already available for pre-order on Amazon. As soon as I have more info– and a cover!– I’ll post it here. For those who missed it the first time around, you can…
Read MoreMini-Contest!
Courtesy of my paperback publisher, I have two beautiful cover flats of the upcoming mass market edition of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (coming out October 5th!). So here’s the question: Of all the book covers (in any genre and by any author) that you’ve seen recently, which most caught your eye and…
Read MorePINK CARNATION Give Away
YA writer Abby Stevens is giving away a signed copy of The Secret History of the Pink Carnation on her website, The Tabby Catt. The contest closes next Monday, May 31. You can find the rules and the entry form on her site, here.
Read MoreBefore and After
Most of my books have retained the same cover as they moved from hardcover to paperback. Two– The Masque of the Black Tulip and The Betrayal of the Blood Lily— have undergone dramatic transformations. For fun, here are the before and after pictures: The Masque of the Black Tulip (2005, 2006): The Betrayal of the…
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