CRIMSON ROSE on the Loose!

Today is the official release day for Crimson Rose the Paperback! If you happen to come across it, please do say hello to it for me. I can tell that I’m becoming an old and blase author because I have not yet made the rounds of every bookstore in a twenty block radius just to…

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A Very Selwick Christmas: Chapter One

Welcome to our first installment of An Entirely Gratuitous Selwick Christmas Novella (hmm, really must think of a catchier title). Back in 1803, it’s Christmas Eve. At the Uppington estate in Kent, all the usual suspects are gathering….

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A Bonus Novella for You

I’m a little behind with my gift giving this year. Many a month ago, I had the grand idea of writing a short story about Amy and Richard’s first Christmas together and presenting it here, on the website, as a holiday gift to you, my readers. The Temptation of the Night Jasmine opens at Girdings…

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Crimson Rose Sighting!

Even though the official release date for the paperback version of Crimson Rose isn’t until next Tuesday, guess what I saw in Borders today? A whole pile of lovely paperback Crimsons, front and center on the New Fiction rack. So if you’ve been holding out for the paperback, you may just be in luck….

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In the Meantime….

For those who are interested in a wee dram of procrastination, I posted today on History Hoydens about Bonnie Prince Charlie, and more specifically on whether or not he deserves that oh so bonnie reputation he has managed to carry down with him through the ages. (Check out the comments section for a discussion of…

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The Thing About Tuesdays

Like all good things, the Tuesday trivia contests had to come to an end (especially since I had run out of advance copies of Night Jasmine). But I find that Tuesday lacks a certain zing without the excuse to hang out here on the Pink Carnation page. So, for the month of January, every Tuesday…

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Final Tuesday Trivia Winner

The time has come. The final ARC is ready to leave home. But to whom will it go? And the very last of the Night Jasmine ARCs goes to…. *drumroll* … Jody (of Comment #55)! Congratulations, Jody! Thanks so much to everyone for swinging by these past five Tuesdays. Even though the ARCs are gone,…

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More Happy News

The Seduction of the Crimson Rose has been nominated for a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice award! It’s perfect timing, too– Crimson Rose the Paperback should be in stores in just under a month. Many hugs to the lovely Romantic Times reviewers and fingers crossed for Crimson Rose! Now back to our regularly scheduled contest….

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Final Tuesday Trivia Contest!

There is one last, lonely ARC of Night Jasmine sitting on my kitchen chair. Forlorn and bereft without its brethren, it needs a good home. So, for the last ARC of Night Jasmine, here’s our final Tuesday question: Which Pink Carnation character would you most like to see star in his/her own book? Check back…

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Just For Fun

Courtesy of Smart Bitches Trashy Books, a link to the Regency Dress-Up Doll, a full array of costume for both hero and heroine, including that most vital of accessories for any good Regency hero– a black mask. Purple Gentian, anyone?

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