MISTLETOE Fun Facts
Every book has its own behind the scenes quirks and oddities. Admittedly, Turnip is a quirk all by himself, but here are a few other Mistletoe oddities, aka fun facts. — Like The Seduction of the Crimson Rose, this was an accidental book. In the spring of 2009, I’d started writing The Orchid Affair— but…
Read MoreA Very Mistletoe Q&A
On the ninth day of Turnip, we have… some Mistletoe miscellany. While I was scrolling through my files, looking for Mistletoe trivia to share, I stumbled across this Q&A I scribbled up back in 2011 for the UK launch of The Mischief of the Mistletoe. You can find the full interview below, along with an…
Read MoreCast That Turnip: Part II
So many thanks to everyone who contributed to the effort to Cast That Turnip! Thanks to you, we have an embarrassment of Turnips. (Which, I believe, is the correct term for a group of Turnip Fitzhughs.) The winner of the Cast That Turnip contest, chosen at random, is… Lauren H! (Of Comment 19.2) Congrats, Lauren!…
Read MoreMistletoe Cookery: Christmas Cookies
On the seventh day of Turnip, we have… cookies from Christine! In honor of the launch of The Lure of the Moonflower back in 2015, Christine concocted a full year of Pink Carnation baked goods, one recipe per book. The recipe below was Christine’s culinary homage to The Mischief of the Mistletoe. (Thanks, Christine!) And…
Read More"The Mispeep of the Mistletoe": a MISTLETOE Pinkorama
On the sixth day of Turnip, we have… another Mistletoe Pinkorama! In this rendition, by Sarah, Turnip looks on through the window as an agitated Miss Climpson informs Lizzy that, “We do not sit on people!” Sally appears to have fallen over the chair again. Next to the pageant, this is one of my favorite…
Read MoreTurnip on the Ballroom Blog
On the fifth day of Turnip, my author gave to me… the day Turnip crashed the Ballroom Blog. Does anyone remember the Ballroom Blog? It was a short-lived collaboration between Sarah MacLean, Tessa Dare, Miranda Neville, Katherine Ashe, and me, in which a weekly Regency Ball was held under the auspices of the formidable Lady…
Read MoreThe "Lost" Introduction to THE MISCHIEF OF THE MISTLETOE
On the fourth day of Turnip, as is traditional at this time of year, I bring you… the Lost Introduction to The Mischief of the Mistletoe. Why “lost”, you say? I’d like to claim that Turnip misplaced it somewhere between his carnation-embroidered handkerchiefs and his private stash of Christmas puddings. But that would be unfair…
Read MoreCast That Turnip!: A Very Turnip Contest
I tend not to base my characters off actors. They pop to life in my head just as they are. Every now and again, I’m lucky enough to stumble across someone on the big or little screen who looks just as I imagined one of my characters– but it doesn’t happen with everyone. Case in…
Read More"A Peepingly Good Time at Farley Castle": A MISTLETOE Pinkorama
On the second day of Turnip, my author gave to me… a Mistletoe Pinkorama by Pam and Colleen! Pam and Colleen describe the scene: Starring Jane Austen in maroon, Arabella in brown, Turnip in pink, and Lord Vaughn in black and red with Mary Vaughn in a red and green cape glaring at the happy…
Read MoreA Brief History of the Turnip
On the first day of Turnip, my author gave to me… A Brief History of the Turnip. Lest anyone doubt my debt to Black Adder, here’s a little piece I wrote for the paperback edition of The Mischief of the Mistletoe, “A Brief History of the Turnip”, in which we discuss Mr. Bingley, Bertie Wooster,…
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