A Starred Review for BLOOD LILY
The audio version of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily received a starred review in Booklist! Booklist reviewer Joyce Sarick had nice things to say about both the book and the audio. Calling the characters “vividly imagined” and the plot “action-filled”, Sarick writes, “Reading’s animated, British-accented narration highlights the witty dialogue underlying the humor, sensual…
Read MoreBLOOD LILY Give-Away
The RWA-NYC chapter blog is offering up a copy of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily to one person who comments on last week’s blog post. You can find the post here. Cut-off for the contest is tomorrow, April 2nd. Title announcement for Pink VII coming soon!
Read MoreThe Titles with the Mostest
Hi, all! Sorry for being somewhat AWOL recently…. I’m in the final throes of writing Pink VII, so my brain has been elsewhere. Two hundred and six years elsewhere, for the most part. I have, however, finally totted up the votes for the multiplicity of title suggestions you so generously provided for Pink VII (which…
Read MoreChicago!
For the final stop on the Mischief of the Mistletoe book tour, I’m heading to Chicago. I’ll be speaking at the Newberry Library Bookstore at six o’clock on Tuesday, November 16th. See you there! The other stops on the Mistletoe tour are Ann Arbor, Houston and Dallas.
Read MoreA Pink Cover Retrospective
No one seems to know quite what to do with The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. Over the course of its relatively short life span, it’s been packaged as chick lit, as historical fiction, as suspense, and as romance– sometimes by the same publishers. With the advent of the new mass market cover, this…
Read MorePink's New Look
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation is getting a makeover for fall. The mass market edition of Pink I comes out on October 5, sporting this new cover, designed by Alan Ayers of Lott Representatives. What do you think? (Just to clarify, this won’t be replacing the traditional Pink cover we all know and…
Read MoreTitle That Book: Round Two
Now that all the title suggestions are in, here’s the big question: which do you think most screams Pink VII? Voting is now open for the second round of “Title that Book!” With so many great ideas (you can find them all here), I could use all the assistance I can get in weeding them…
Read MoreA Flourish of Flowers
Hi, all! Just a reminder that today is the last day to submit a potential flower/title for Pink VII, currently known as The Something of the Something Something. You can find the first chapter of Pink VII– and all the current submissions– here.
Read MoreMore Pink in the Wild
This time in New York’s Columbus Circle: (Photo courtesy of my friend Jonathan.)
Read MoreMore joy for NIGHT JASMINE
Two more excellent reviews of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine popped up this morning! First Mate Keira gave Night Jasmine five treasure chests, saying, “The vivid imagery and adept storytelling woven by Lauren Willig will suck you in and not let you up for air until the very last punctuation mark. You will find…
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