Weekly Reading Round-Up
This week has been heavy on non-fiction and familiar fiction favorites for me, as I’ve been trying to work my way into Pink VIII. — Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire, Flora Fraser An engaging biography of Napoleon’s most notorious sibling. Many of you might remember Pauline’s cameo appearance in Pink I…. Yes, she really did…
Read MoreBLOOD LILY gets a makeover
The Betrayal of the Blood Lily will be coming out in paperback in January of ’11. I don’t have an exact date yet (as soon as I do, I’ll post it here on the website), but I do have a glamorous new cover!
Read MoreCast that MISTLETOE
The Mischief of the Mistletoe may not be out on shelves just yet, but it’s already available for casting on Storycasting. You can find the first chapter of The Mischief of the Mistletoe here. I’ll be posting Chapter Two in June, along with another mini-contest.
Read MorePop Goes the Turnip
It’s been a while since we’ve played around with casting… but I was at the gym recently and ran into Turnip Fitzhugh (hero of the upcoming Mischief of the Mistletoe!). Being Turnip, I found him in a very unlikely place: in an 80’s music video called Pop Goes the World. My image of Turnip? The…
Read MorePink in Turkey
While we’re having fun with foreign covers, here’s a completely new one… Pink Carnation in Turkish! You can order the Turkish edition here.
Read MoreEmerald in England
The Deception of the Emerald Ring has a glamorous new look for its English debut. Emerald Ring comes out in the UK in early September. There’s something about this cover that makes me think a little bit about Cinderella (very fitting for Letty!) and a little bit about classic romantic suspense novels, a la Mary…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
With the weather suddenly reverting to winter, it seemed like a good time for comfort reads. Here’s what I’ve been reading this past week: — Writing Jane Austen, Elizabeth Aston A reluctant American writer in modern London undertakes the task of finishing a lost Austen manuscript. The lengths she went to avoid writing struck close…
Read MoreNew Jersey Tonight
I’ll be talking about the Pink series and reading an advance snippet from The Mischief of the Mistletoe tonight at 7:00 at the Vogelson Regional Branch Library in Vorhees, New Jersey. You can find all the details, including directions to the library, here.
Read MoreMISTLETOE Winner
The winner of the advance copy of The Mischief of the Mistletoe, chosen at random from among all those who posted responses, is… Sheila! Congratulations, Sheila! Thanks so much to everyone who posted a response. I loved hearing everyone’s take on what it is that resonates about Austen’s stories. As you may have guessed, between…
Read MoreMini-Contest for MISTLETOE
Hi, all! Today is the last chance to lob in your entry for this month’s mini-contest. The prize? A shiny new advance copy of The Mischief of the Mistletoe. The winner will be announced here tomorrow.
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