Crimson Rose Book Club: Vaughn!
Hi, all! Welcome back to Crimson Rose Book Club. As we focused on Mary last week, it only seems fair to turn our attention to Vaughn. And, boy oh boy, is there a lot to talk about. To start us off: Having met Vaughn in the previous books, did entering his point of view in…
Read MoreA Very Selwick Christmas: Chapter Five
Another week, another chapter of That Selwick Christmas Novella! To refresh your memory of Chapters One, Two, Three, and Four, just click on those bright pink numbers. Just to give you a hint of what else is to come, it turns out that Eloise and Colin wanted to get in the game, so there is…
Read MorePurple Gentian at Large!
Just when you thought it was safe to open the covers of another book…. Lord Richard Selwick, aka the Purple Gentian, may be feeling a bit espionage-challenged these days (otherly agented? my PC speak is rusty), but there is no denying that he gets around. The Purple Gentian has escaped the pages of his author’s…
Read MoreA Very Selwick Christmas: Chapter Four
It may be January in 2009, but in 1803, it’s still Christmas Eve (amazing how long Christmas Eve can last when one is posting two chapters a week!). To refresh your memory of Chapters One, Two, and Three, click here. Otherwise, voila Chapter Four!
Read MoreMore Crimson Rose
Hi, all! As an addendum to the fascinating discussion below about Mary and the influences that shaped her, I posted today on History Hoydens about Mary, matrimony, and the changing face of ambition (not necessarily in that order).
Read MoreCrimson Rose Book Club: Mary or Letty?
Hi, all! Welcome to our inaugural meeting of Crimson Rose Book Club. I’m going to loosely (and I mean very loosely) play moderator, but, for the most part, the floor is yours. Please, please feel free to take the discussion in whatever direction you want it to go. To kick us off, here are two…
Read MoreA Very Selwick Christmas: Chapter Three
Happy Monday! To start off your week in the proper spirit of procrastination, I bring you the third dose of That Still Untitled Selwick Christmas Novella. To read Chapters One and Two, click here. Otherwise, head right on down to Chapter Three….
Read MoreCrimson Rose Book Club Starts Tuesday!
Hi, all! Just a reminder that the first meeting of Crimson Rose Book Club convenes here, this Tuesday, January 6th. I’ll be posting some questions from the Crimson Rose readers’ guide, and then it’s over to you for thoughts, comments, and questions. See you back here tomorrow for the third installment of the Selwick Christmas…
Read MoreA Very Selwick Christmas: Chapter Two
Welcome back to our ongoing Selwick Serial (doesn’t that sound like it should be an old-time radio program, with people clopping things together in the background for sound effects?). If you haven’t yet read Chapter One, just click here. Without further ado, Chapter Two….
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Best wishes to all for a wonderful New Year! See you back here in 2009….
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