Arizona with Deanna Raybourn– Monday, 9/7!
Come join me and Deanna Raybourn at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, AZ this Labor Day! We’ll be celebrating the last of the Pinks and the first of the Veronica Speedwells— aka Deanna’s brand new Victorian-set mystery series. (I had the privilege of an advance read of A Curious Beginning this winter. And it is…
Read MoreCalling All Librarians….
Over the course of my move, I discovered a few things. Whatever you immediately need will be at the bottom of a pile of large boxes of books. Something will fall prey to the relocation gremlins and never be seen again. And ten years of books times multiple editions times audio times foreign translations creates…
Read MoreRT Book Reviews' Seal of Excellence for MOONFLOWER
While I was off-line last week, this happened! The Lure of the Moonflower won RT Book Reviews’ Seal of Excellence! As they put it over there: “Each month the RT editors select one book that is not only compelling, but pushes the boundaries of genre fiction. This book stands out from all the others reviewed…
Read MorePaying It Forward
Times are tough. Books are expensive. And it seems silly to let books sit in a box in a closet when they could be read and enjoyed. Hence the Paying it Forward Give Away. My original plan for the Paying it Forward Give Away was to offer up a few copies of the new books…
Read MoreMoving, Moving, Moving
Apologies for the radio silence recently! I’m in the midst of moving and I’m pretty sure I’ve left my brain in a box. I tend to gauge homes by how many books I’ve written in them. By the calendar, I’ve been in this one three years. By my writing meter, it’s been six books, one…
Read MorePink on NPR!
So many thanks to the folks at NPR (but especially reviewer extraordinaire, Bobbi Dumas) for this lovely farewell to the Pink Carnation series. If you had told me, ten years ago, that the Pink books would be getting this kind of send-off on National Public Radio, I would have snorted coffee up my nose. Of…
Read MoreLURE OF THE MOONFLOWER Winners!
So many apologies! What with one thing and another, I completely forgot to announce the Colin & Eloise Wedding Week contest winners this weekend. First off, thank you to everyone for the wonderful gifts for Colin and Eloise! They are currently munching on the contents of their picnic hamper, tucked in among those woolly blankets,…
Read MoreSaturday Fun: Jigsaw Puzzles!
There’s nothing like a jigsaw puzzle on a sleepy summer day– and, thanks to this puzzle-making website, now you can do them online, too! Voila the Pink Carnation puzzle collection! Test your skill with the covers of all the Pink Carnation books (each link takes you directly to that puzzle): — The Secret History of…
Read MoreColin & Eloise Wedding Week: the Honeymoon
Now that we’ve made it through the Colin & Eloise wedding extravaganza, it’s time for… the honeymoon! Where should our intrepid pair go? Options included: — Wales, for castles: (Please ignore the author in the photo!) — Scotland, for more castles– and sheep: (Those are quite definitely sheep– and not the author.) But those were…
Read MoreRead A Romance Month
August is… Read A Romance Month! It’s a month-long celebration of the genre featuring daily guest posts by a wide variety of authors in the field. It’s a brilliant showcase of the breadth and depth of the romance genre. Today, the three W’s are taking over Read A Romance month! You can find posts by…
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