Winner of Mini-Contest #1
And the winner of mini-contest #1 is… Lauren! The other Lauren, that is. The one who isn’t me. In terms of postage, it would be terribly convenient giving the book to myself, but it would defeat the purpose of clearing out my closet. Lauren, if you email me with your snail mail address, I’ll send…
Read MoreBirthday Presents for NIGHT JASMINE
Two amazing reviews of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine came out today! (Clearly, someone knew it was its paperback birthday.) Jani of Romance Reviews Today calls Night Jasmine “a delightful romp that will make readers laugh and keep them on the edge of their seats”. She writes: “Great dialogue, meticulous research, and really well-rounded…
Read MoreMini-Contest #1!
Hi, all! The seven day countdown to the release of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily begins! While we’re filling in the time before Blood Lily, I have an article up today on Historical Tapestry about Why I Love Men in Black Masks. There’s just one slight hitch. When the article was posted, the title…
Read MoreNIGHT JASMINE in Paperback!
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine comes out in paperback today! Despite the chilly weather in New York, I’ll be out and about, visiting it in situ. There’s nothing quite like getting to see the books in the wild… or on the bookstore shelves. I’ll be running daily mini-contests and give-aways between today and the…
Read MoreThe Night Jasmine Playlist
The paperback of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine comes out tomorrow! In honor of Night Jasmine‘s imminent release, we have the Night Jasmine Playlist:
Read MoreAt the Romance Studio
With just two days to go until the release of the paperback edition of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine, the lovely people at the Romance Studio invited me over to talk about Night Jasmine and the past, present, and future of the Pink series.
Read MoreCasting Call for NIGHT JASMINE
Poor Night Jasmine the Paperback! It keeps getting neglected in the build-up to the release of The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. (Considering Penelope’s and Charlotte’s respective characters, that does seem rather par for the course.) Still, it’s only fair that Charlotte should get at least some time in the spotlight as we approach her…
Read More7 Questions on Writing Raw
The folks at Writing Raw, a literary e-zine, recently interviewed me about writers, writing, and those unpublished manuscripts taking up all the space in my desk drawers. (Aspiring writers might also want to check out the literary agent interview right below my piece.)
Read MoreA Bit of BLOOD LILY
Happy New Year, all! 2010 has already started with a bang for the Pink Carnation. In only four days, the paperback of Night Jasmine comes out. In just over a week, on January 12th, we have The Betrayal of the Blood Lily! Between January 5th and January 11th, I’ll be hosting daily mini-contests on the…
Read MoreBest Books of 2009
As the old year draws to a close, I’ve been seeing “best of” lists popping up all over the place. It made me stop and think about what I’ve been reading this year. Some of the books that caught my fancy were new releases, like Gail Carriger’s Soulless or Meredith Duran’s Bound by Your Touch;…
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