"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,…
Read MoreTwelve Days of Turnip
It’s time for Twelve Days of Turnip! It was originally only going to be a week of Turnip, but when I started going through the archives, I came to a realization: there’s an awful lot of Turnip material out there. Pinkoramae, recipes, outtakes, playlists, you name it. So the week of Turnip became Twelve Days…
Read MoreMISTLETOE Week!
In honor of the approaching holidays, I am officially declaring next week Mistletoe Week here on the website. (Also because it’s been a bit boring over here on the website recently, and nothing can liven up a website like a Turnip.) Next week, you can expect: — the traditional “Lost” Introduction to The Mischief of…
Read MoreRead A Romance Month Holiday Extravaganza
Over on Facebook, the Read A Romance Month page is holding a holiday give away extravaganza, with a different package of books up for grabs every day. Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and I are joining in the fun over there by offering up three copies of The Forgotten Room plus one copy each of our…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
My find for this week? Kevin Kwan’s Crazy Rich Asians, brought to you courtesy of a wet day, a conveniently located bookstore, and ten minutes to kill before school pick-up. Set in Singapore, New York, London, and Paris, it’s a deftly written social satire focusing on Singapore’s old money set– which, like old money sets…
Read MoreMISTLETOE Winner
The winner of the signed copy of The Mischief of the Mistletoe is… … Heather! (Of Comment #4.) Congrats, Heather! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll pop your book in the mail to you. More fun coming up soon!
Read MoreMonday Give Away: MISCHIEF OF THE MISTLETOE!
Happy December! In honor of the season, today’s give away will be… a signed copy of The Mischief of the Mistletoe! Here’s the official blurb: Arabella Dempsey’s dear friend Jane Austen warned her against teaching. But Miss Climpson’s Select Seminary for Young Ladies seems the perfect place for Arabella to claim her independence while keeping…
Read MoreTeaser Tuesday: Coming Next
I don’t have exact dates yet, but here’s the rough schedule for my upcoming book releases: — July, 2017: a personal essay in A Paris All Your Own: Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light, a non-fiction anthology about Paris, edited by the lovely Eleanor Brown. — January, 2018: THE ENGLISH WIFE, hardcover. —…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
Happy Thanksgiving! (Or really, Happy Black Friday!) I was in an epic mood this week, so I revisited a very old favorite: Joan Wolf’s Born of the Sun, about a sixth century Saxon king of Wessex and his British wife, Niniane. There are court intrigues, family strife, battles– and, of course, a wonderful love story,…
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