Tuesday Contest!
Hello, all! Be not fooled! Though I may look and sound like Lauren (or maybe just sound; it is the internet, after all), I must admit to being, in fact, her sister Brooke: proud owner of the renown Doggy-the Doggy and flattered inspiration of the apparently well-loved Henrietta. Since Lauren is off doing research (cough,…
Read MoreKirkus Proclaims NIGHT JASMINE "a Winner"!
More happy, happy news! That extra happy isn’t just for extra happiness, but because this week brought not one, but two more rave reviews for Night Jasmine, one from Library Journal, which gave glowing notices to “[a]nother well-written chapter” in the Pink series and the other from Kirkus, which decreed that “[s]mart characters of both…
Read MoreMystery Lady Unmasked
Hi, again! For those curious about the painting we’ve been discussing below, the detail on the Night Jasmine cover was taken from a painting by Charles Sillem Lidderdale called At the Garden Gate. You can see the full painting on the Fine Art Photographic Library website. Our anonymous lady (let’s just call her Charlotte, shall…
Read MoreSecond Tuesday Trivia Winner
Hi, all! Thank you so much for your fascinating and insightful comments on the cover of Night Jasmine. Frankly, I get a lot more out of the picture now than I did before. I love the interplay that some found between title and picture, perceiving the lady on the cover as weighing the moral dilemma…
Read MoreSecond Tuesday Trivia Contest!
Yesterday’s Publishers Weekly included an article on what messages covers are meant to convey to the reader. One of the covers discussed was that of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine. According to the PW article, the subliminal message indicated by the cover of Night Jasmine is that “[t]he heroine, while innocent and beautiful, also…
Read MoreFirst Tuesday Winner!
Hi, all! Henrietta’s stuffed animal is, indeed, Bunny-the-Bunny. Bunny’s long ears must be burning after all those mentions of his name last night. But, hey, that’s what happens when you’re the Official Stuffed Animal of The Most Popular Pink Carnation Character (TM). As a side note, I was terribly touched that so many people remembered…
Read MoreFirst Tuesday Trivia Contest
My little sister called me up last night, crowing over being the most popular Pink Carnation character. When pressed, Brooke admitted that she might not actually be Henrietta, but insisted the relationship was near enough as to make very little difference. In honor of Henrietta (yes, Brooke, that’s Henrietta), here’s this week’s Pink Carnation trivia…
Read MoreThe Five ARCS of NIGHT JASMINE
As I may have mentioned before, there is a little pile of advance copies of Night Jasmine on one of my kitchen chairs. (The reason they’re living on my kitchen chair is that the place under my cocktail table is already occupied by a pile of research books. Isn’t everyone’s? And the space under the…
Read MoreFrabjous Joy!
The very first review of The Temptation of the Night Jasmine is in. According to Publishers Weekly, Night Jasmine is “an elegant and grandly entertaining book”. Huzzah! For those who are interested, you can read the full text of the review here (just scroll down a bit– Night Jasmine is the ninth book down). They…
Read MoreThe Vote is In!
The winner of the Pink Carnation popularity contest is… Second Runner Up (shocker!): Lord Vaughn, hero of The Seduction of the Crimson Rose. First Runner Up: Letty Alsworthy, heroine of The Deception of the Emerald Ring. And the Winner: Lady Henrietta Selwick, heroine of The Masque of the Black Tulip. Can’t you just hear Henrietta…
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