Pink Pandemonium at Borders!

January 27, 2010 |

A great big THANK YOU to everyone who came out for the New York reading last night! And to the wonderful Borders folks who scrounged out every last chair in the store to try to find places for people to sit. It was an amazing evening, and I’m so thrilled to be part of such…

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New York Reading Tonight!!

January 26, 2010 |

As you can tell from the multiple exclamation marks, I am super-excited to be reading tonight in my hometown, at one of my favorite bookstores. See you tonight at 7:00 at the Borders on 57th & Park!

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New Haven, 6:00, Tonight!

January 25, 2010 |

Be there or be… well, somewhere else. Tonight, at 6:00, I’ll be kicking off my author tour with a reading from The Betrayal of the Blood Lily at the Yale Bookstore. See you there!

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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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