Crimson Rose Book Club: Favorite Scene
In each of my books, there is always one scene or passage that pops out for me, that makes me feel good about my writing and the book I’m in the process of producing. For The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, it was the mad mob scene in Richard’s Paris drawing room as his…
Read MoreA Very Selwick Christmas: Chapter Seven
What better way to celebrate a holiday Monday than with the final historical chapter of That Still Untitled Selwick Christmas Novella? Check back this Wednesday to beguile the final day before the release of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine with a special Eloise and Colin double feature. Our favorite modern pair will be starring…
Read MoreAsk the Author
Hi, all! Starting tomorrow, you can find me over at Access Romance as part of AR’s new Author Q&A feature. The Q&A is divided into two message boards: a Reader board, where readers are invited to share their opinions and ask questions about my books and characters, and a Writer board, where aspiring writers can…
Read MoreA Very Selwick Christmas: Chapter Six
Time does fly (like a banana, some say). Here we are, at the penultimate chapter of That Still Untitled Selwick Christmas Novella. Well, penultimate if we don’t count Eloise and Colin, that is. To go back to Chapters One, Two, Three, Four, and Five, just click those glowing hot pink numbers. (Tres early 90’s, no?).…
Read MoreNIGHT JASMINE a Romantic Times Top Pick!
It has been a glorious week for The Temptation of the Night Jasmine all around. With only one week left to go until the Official Release Day (January 22nd!), the happy reviews have been pouring in. Romantic Times named Night Jasmine a Top Pick, enthusing, “Witty, smart, carefully detailed and highly entertaining, Willig’s latest is…
Read MoreCrimson 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).
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