Maggie Robinson's Blog, page 19
May 14, 2010
Odds & Ends & A Giveaway
After you read this mesmerizing post, please visit the Brenda Novak 2010 Auction to Benefit Diabetes Research. I have been busy bidding, and noticed that some wonderful person has already offered $42 for a copy of Mistress by Mistake! The Romance Dish ladies have also tucked in a copy in their fabulous basket too.
Right now I'm up to my eyelashes preparing for our imminent move. I'm hoping this is the last time I ever pack anything–my intentions are to be carted away from the new house by...
May 8, 2010
Reeling from Release/Relief
The past few weeks have been chock-full of such highs and lows I'm not sure who I am anymore (Oh, yeah. I am two people, Maggie Robinson and Margaret Rowe, LOL. Confusion is understandable.). What began as a totally terrifying end of April has smoothed out to a very mellow May.
Why? On Saturday, April 24, I brought my husband to the emergency room at 7 AM. By 7 PM, he was in the OR having a tumor and part of his colon removed. The doctor sat with me and my oldest daughter around midnight...
May 3, 2010
Free!Whee!
Kensington Brava has made Mistress by Mistake available as a free download for your Kindle, nook or Sony Reader from May 3-May 6. Links will be updated as the day goes on.
April 28, 2010
Release Day Winner
Serenissima, come on down! You've won a signed copy of my debut Mistress by Mistake. Please e-mail your address to maggie@maggierobinson.net and I'll get the book to you shortly.
I want to thank everyone who helped make my release day as special as it was. The Vauxhall Vixens and the Vanettes and the Write Chic girls and the Pirates made the day possible in so many ways. The romance community may write about love, but they also practice it in ways large and small every day. Thank you–you...
April 27, 2010
Today's the Day!
It's release day for my debut Mistress by Mistake! Firsts like this don't come along every day, and I want to savor the moment…and would, if I weren't feeling nauseous and insane. 
Here's the first sighting of the book on the shelves that I received last week from a wonderful woman in Hawaii. Hawaii! And how I wish I were there, lying under a palm tree with a pineapple drink in hand. I guess I could go drink a pina colada in Maine to celebrate if my stomach settles.
How have you celebrated...
April 25, 2010
Reader at Home Conference
Lucy Monroe is sponsoring a neat event during RT's annual conference. For those who are at home (like me), there's the Reader at Home Conference. Here's some information and the schedule:
Reader at Home Conference
April 26-30, 2010
Each day will begin with a post listing that day's special guests and the prizes to be awarded for the day. Closely following, a Cover Model & Hero Inspiration post will go live. Then beginning at 6 a.m., special guest posts will go live every 3 hours until 6 p.m...
April 16, 2010
Review Preview
Psst! Want to see (and read) something gorgeous? Here's my May historical books page and review at The Season!
"All in all, whether my heart was being wrung dry, or I was smiling, or I was fanning myself silly (because the book is HOT), every word in Mistress By Mistake (because boy does Maggie's prose sing) kept me completely enthralled until the very end." Thanks so much, Bev! I'll be sleeping with the review under my pillow. 
Another Twitter #MistressMonday is coming up! Last weeks...
April 11, 2010
Wild and Mostly Free
A little more than two weeks, and Mistress by Mistake will be released into the wild. I've been having fun filling out interview questionnaires for blogs–thank goodness I can write my answers instead of speak, because I think at this point I'm one long stutter.
And I can still write some updates:
1. Three more #Mistress Mondays on Twitter to win six more books, and the monthly contest continues here.
2. Elyssa Papa wrote a funny Top Ten post on Vauxhall Vixens, highlighting some key plot...
April 2, 2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Charlotte lay in the cupid-infested room, nervously bunching the scarlet satin coverlet between her fingers. She would not unpack her own trunk but to pull out her tattered nightrail and robe later. She could not move in and assume her sister's life. She didn't even want to consume her dinner. But an hour later, the fresh-faced maid Irene was at the door informing her that supper was on the table.
Charlotte imagined it tasted delicious, but was too distracted to tell. Despite her earlier...
March 27, 2010
From Russia with Love
Nope, this is not about nuclear disarmament. The latest: Russian rights have been sold to Mistress by Mistake! That's Хозяйка по Oшибке according to a translating site I found. I think it's so cool that eventually I'll have books printed in two alphabets (Thai, too) that I am completely unfamiliar with.
Don't forget the #MistressMonday Twitter contest. Just add the hashtag to your tweets for a chance to win MBM. Last week's winners were @Pearl-ROOB and @shellistevens. Details of a contest
