Contests, Various

January 23, 2010 |

Hi, all! Just a reminder that the current website contest closes this coming Tuesday, January 26th. So get your answers in now! In the meantime, elsewhere on the web, The Reader is having a contest for a (now out of print) hardcover copy of the book that started it all, The Secret History of the…

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Mini-Contest Winner

January 23, 2010 |

The line in question– “No, darling, I don’t mind in the least that you’ve quite ruined my prospects. I always wanted to be made a laughingstock in front of the ton.” — comes from page 56, line 5 of the paperback edition of The Seduction of the Crimson Rose, as part of Mary Alsworthy’s internal…

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Coffee Time reviews BLOOD LILY

January 22, 2010 |

Two of my favorite things in one place: coffee and an excellent review. Click the picture for Coffee Time Romance’s review of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. Coffee Time says of Penelope, “Her antics may bite her in the bum on more than one occasion, but she is so earthy and fun you cannot…

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Mini-Contest!

January 22, 2010 |

On Facebook the other day, Katie told me about a game where she was instructed to * Grab the book nearest you. Right now. * Turn to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. Katie informed me that the fifth sentence on page 56 of the nearest book she grabbed was: “No, darling, I don’t…

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Yale Bookstore Reading– 6:00 on 1/25

January 21, 2010 |

Hi, all! There’s been a time change for the New Haven reading at the Yale Bookstore next Monday, January 25th. It will be at 6:00, an hour earlier than previously planned. Everything else (including me) remains the same. Sorry about the confusion, and hope to see you there….

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Tech Issues

January 21, 2010 |

It seems to be my day for tech issues! I’ve heard from a number of people that there have been difficulties accessing the B&N Romantic Reads book club board. The extremely nice Romantic Reads coordinator sent me the following instructions: You first need to create a BN.com account at https://cart2.barnesandnoble.com/account/op.asp?step=mainStage and then register for the…

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Contest!

January 21, 2010 |

Hi, all! Just a reminder that there’s less than a week left for the latest Contest. Winners will receive an advance copy (in a pretty PDF package!) of the first three chapters of the next Pink book, The Mischief of the Mistletoe, starring Turnip Fitzhugh and Arabella Dempsey, with special guest appearances by one Miss…

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