Weekend Reading
Now that I’ve gotten over my Elizabeth George kick, I can finally dig into that pile of books my amazing college roommate gave me last week. There have also been a few shopping indiscretions since last I posted (also known as Why I Should Not Be Allowed into Bookstores). Despite the fact that I now…
Read MoreCasting Call for Lord Vaughn
Despite the fact that he has no flowery title to call his own, Lord Vaughn has proved one of the most elusive of my heroes– at least in the looks department. Ironically, I’ve probably described him in more detail than any of my other heroes (when you’ve hung around for three books, you tend to…
Read MoreWeekend Reading
Are you a re-reader? Every so often, despite the presence of new books just begging to be read, I go on re-reading kicks. Sometimes, these are seasonal, even if the books themselves have nothing to do with a particular season (Barbara Michaels’ Ammie Come Home and Here I Stay are autumn books for me, while…
Read MoreTasha Alexander on History Hoydens!
Hello, my fellow procrastinators! I’d like to invite you over to History Hoydens, where one of my favorite authors, Tasha Alexander, kindly consented to take over my blog for the day. Tasha is an author of many talents. (And I’m not just saying this because she relieved me of having to do my post for…
Read MoreWhile I'm having fun with covers…
… here’s a real Pink Carnation artifact: the Lost Cover of Pink I. Doesn’t that have a nice ring to it? Having a lost anything imparts such a lovely air of antiquity and myth-making, like the lost city of Atlantis or the lost subway stations hidden among the tunnels beneath the city of New York.…
Read MoreFun With Covers
I don’t have the cover for Pink V– I mean, The Temptation of the Night Jasmine— yet, but Patricia kindly passed along to me this picture of the cover of the large print version of Pink I to add to my cover collection. I’ve always wondered why they chose such a different look from the…
Read MoreWeekend Reading
Another week, another Friday, another weekend to indulge in some leisure reading…. Since I so enjoyed hearing what everyone was reading last weekend (my To Be Purchased list has reached whole new proportions), I think this may need to become a weekly topic. So here’s what’s on my list for this weekend: 1. Natural Born…
Read MoreAnd on a related topic….
… Do you notice titles? The was my Big Personal Revelation for the week. As my editor and I were wracking our brains over this latest title, it occured to me that I seldom notice titles on other peoples’ books. Oh, I remember the titles– most of the time– so that’s not the issue. It’s…
Read MorePink V has a Title!
Like some books, some titles are easier than others. Pink V was a Problem Title. We went through a number of flowers and, yes, even wildlife (there was some talk of doves) before settling on the current title. Henceforth, Pink V shall be… The Temptation of the Night Jasmine. Huge thanks to everyone who helped…
Read MoreSome Musings on Crusty Dowagers
Earlier today, I wandered over to Julia Quinn’s website to take a peek at the excerpt of her new book, The Lost Duke of Wyndham. There is, as you may have guessed, a crusty dowager involved, one who, the narrator very quickly informs us, does not have a heart of gold. This line caught my…
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