by Gina Ardito | Nov 18, 2014 | A Little Slice of Heaven, A Run for the Money, Afterlife Series, Calendar Girls, Echoes of Love, Ice cream, Katherine Brandon, Kismet series, NaBloWriMo, Nobody series, The Bonds of Matri-money
What? You haven’t thought of this? Come on…How cool would it be if Ben & Jerry’s contacted you and said, “Hey. We want to make some flavors that are linked to your books.”?It could totally happen!Or maybe my doctor needs to adjust my...
by Gina Ardito | Sep 6, 2013 | A to Z blogging, Hong Kong, Kismet series, Kismet's Salvation, Opium, Sneak Peek
In my historical romance, Kismet’s Salvation (under my pen name, Katherine Brandon), my heroine, Lydia Winchester, knows the evils of opium first-hand. Her father made his fortune transporting the drug from the Far East to Victorian London. Now,she’s a gal...
by Gina Ardito | Mar 27, 2013 | Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Holi, India, Kismet series, Kismet's Angel, Sneak Peek, The Wild Rose Press
Today is the festival of Holi in India.Here’s a little background that comes from my first historical romance and the first of the Kismet Series, Kismet’s Angel:“Do you know anything about Holi?”“Daya told me it’s the Hindi festival of fire.”“‘Tis true....
by scottd | Oct 15, 2010 | Avalon Books, Kismet series, Kismet's Salvation, Nobody series, Nobody's Darling, Release, The Wild Rose Press
Today is the official release day for Kismet’s Salvation, Katherine Brandon’s Book III of the Kismet series. Want a sample? Sure…I’m in a generous mood today.When Armand relieved Baptiste at the wheel one afternoon after a few days at sea, he...
by scottd | Sep 3, 2010 | Hurricane Earl, Kismet series, Kismet's Angel, Kismet's Salvation, The Wild Rose Press, word origins
Hurricane Earl’s heading our way. Stay safe and dry if you live on the eastern coast of the U.S.The term, “batten down the hatches” is nautical in origin. Batten, on the sea, means to secure or tie down. And hatches are the doorways leading from one...
by scottd | Jul 20, 2010 | Excerpt, Katherine Brandon, Kismet series, Kismet's Revenge, The Wild Rose Press
Book II of the Kismet Series by Katherine Brandon, Kismet’s Revenge, is now available in paperback from The Wild Rose Press. The blurb: Marisa Alvarez looks forward to a day she’ll remember the rest of her life. Instead of the marriage proposal and happily...