Mini-Contest #4 & BLOOD LILY Out-Take
Happy Friday! THE BETRAYAL OF THE BLOOD LILY comes out next week!!!!!! Okay, now that I’ve got that out of my system…. Below, I’ve posted what is probably my favorite out-take from The Betrayal of the Blood Lily. It hurt to cut this scene. Without giving too much away, I can tell you that Robert…
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Thanks, all, for weighing in on the Henrietta/Charlotte/Penelope trichotomy! For once, it looks like Henrietta got a run for her money. And, as some of you pointed out, it wasn’t quite fair to Penelope, since we don’t know her as well yet. At least, not until next week! (Evil laughter here.) Our randomly chosen winner…
Read MoreCalling All Librarians
It has been borne in on me recently that my closet is very full. Full of books. (Nothing bears this in on one like an avalanche of hardcovers hurtling towards your head as you try to conduct the simple action of extracting a coat from a hanger.) In particular, I have ten extra copies of…
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Only five days until The Betrayal of the Blood Lily!! Blood Lily features the third in a triumvirate of three very different friends, Henrietta (The Masque of the Black Tulip), Charlotte (The Temptation of the Night Jasmine) and Penelope. If one had to type them in a broad-brush way, Henrietta is the one who holds…
Read MoreWinner of Mini-Contest #2
Thank you all for your amazing actor suggestions for Robert! As your answers came in, I spent way too much time yesterday on IMDB, going “Ahhhhh….” (and occasionally, “Oooh!”). Since there’s really no way to pick among the Roberts (unless they’d all like to come audition for us? Pretty please?), the winner, chosen at random,…
Read MoreBooklist calls BLOOD LILY "best entry to date"….
There’s another super review for The Betrayal of the Blood Lily, this time from Booklist. Booklist writes, “Willig brings colonial India to vibrant life through Penelope’s eyes, and the sparks flying between Penelope and Alex generate plenty of heat. By taking the story to India, Willig injects a new energy in her already thriving, thrilling…
Read MoreMini-Contest #2
Six days to go until The Betrayal of the Blood Lily…. But while we’re still talking about The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (which came out in paperback yesterday! yay!), the fabulous Miss Eliza has posted her dreamcasting choice for Night Jasmine‘s hero on her website, Strange and Random Happenstance. (You can check out choices…
Read MoreNovels Set in India
Only six days left until The Betrayal of the Blood Lily! As you probably already know, if you’re reading this, The Betrayal of the Blood Lily takes place in India in 1804, a world away from the ratafia and rout cakes of Almack’s. Over the past few days, some people have asked me for recommendations…
Read MoreWinner 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…
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