tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post6220358082132407593..comments2024-03-19T08:57:06.734-04:00Comments on The Romance Dish: Today's Special - - Manda Collinspjpuppymomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-89436162309967045022012-02-01T06:20:21.059-05:002012-02-01T06:20:21.059-05:00Hi Manda,
Congratulations on your new release. I&#...Hi Manda,<br />Congratulations on your new release. I'm looking forward to reading How To Dance With A Duke.I'm trying to recall an object to mind and for the life of me can't. But I just finished reading The Goblin King by Shona Husk and in it the Goblin King gives the Heroine an amber bead set in a gold bracelet to remember him.<br />Carol L<br />Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) comCarol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-24667843066500878852012-01-31T23:25:46.217-05:002012-01-31T23:25:46.217-05:00I have been trying to think of a keepsake in a boo...I have been trying to think of a keepsake in a book and am drawing a blank. I know there have been some, but my memory isn't cooperating.<br />Thinking of visits to grandmothers, I loved going to my dad's parents house. She had lots of knickknacks and we enjoyed looking at them all. One thing that I loved wasn't a knickknack, it was the family cradle. It was a platform rocking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-64045839779299828742012-01-31T22:29:38.857-05:002012-01-31T22:29:38.857-05:00Congratulations on your new novel, Manda! It soun...Congratulations on your new novel, Manda! It sounds like it will be a very entertaining story! As for a book I really liked that had a "special object" that played an important role...Hmmm... I really enjoyed reading BAIT by Karen Robards. The heroine had a stuffed dog named Fudgie who was rather important in the story.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489122620163669443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-29772290218577172722012-01-31T18:54:07.358-05:002012-01-31T18:54:07.358-05:00Congrats on your debut release! In Most Eagerly Y...Congrats on your debut release! In Most Eagerly Yours by Allison Chase, she wears a button with a crest on it around her neck on a chain. The significance of the crest will be revealed later in the series. I can't wait to find out what it is.Barbara E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10042665559975481397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-50532341899125164682012-01-31T16:40:31.901-05:002012-01-31T16:40:31.901-05:00Happy Release Day, Manda!!! I'm so excited an...Happy Release Day, Manda!!! I'm so excited and happy for you. I really looking forward to getting the book this weekend.<br /><br />I love you blue cat, especially since it is a piece you remember fondly from your childhood. I have something similiar to that, though not a blue cat. I have an old metal envelope opener that was my Grandmother's. It doesn't sound like much, but itBuffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320253744501589352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-25834970341246377802012-01-31T16:37:18.322-05:002012-01-31T16:37:18.322-05:00I'd have to say the treasure box full of objec...I'd have to say the treasure box full of objects Jem and Scout found in Boo Radley's tree. My favorite book of all time- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. <br /><br />Congrats Manda on your absolutely wonderful debut! PS Don't enter me, I already have this gem of a book!Carey Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497341972679836624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-78275305069040869032012-01-31T16:28:15.035-05:002012-01-31T16:28:15.035-05:00Congrats on your new release! It sounds like a fab...Congrats on your new release! It sounds like a fabulous read.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-33693767504134156182012-01-31T16:24:52.443-05:002012-01-31T16:24:52.443-05:00Congrats on your new release! It sounds like a fab...Congrats on your new release! It sounds like a fabulous read.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924888528166831610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-80831742337504170812012-01-31T16:15:17.832-05:002012-01-31T16:15:17.832-05:00Hi Manda! Happy Release Day! Your comment about ...Hi Manda! Happy Release Day! Your comment about the blue cat made me think of a black & white painted cat that my great-grandmother had, which she gave to me before her death.<br /><br />I know I have read stories where the hero/heroine keep something to remind them of the other, but the only one I can come up with is in the Sookie Stackhouse novels. Sookie lived in an old fashioned tin Cathy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402868229427304647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-3585989138172291892012-01-31T16:08:55.138-05:002012-01-31T16:08:55.138-05:00Hey, Manda!! I'm doing the happy dance for yo...Hey, Manda!! I'm doing the happy dance for you. Sooo excited and I cannot wait to read it. You already know how much I love the cover! And the cover on your next is equally beautiful.<br /><br />Oh, I love the blue cat! What a treasured keepsake from your childhood.<br /><br />LYG!!Gannon Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636246789013520445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-42178820515498146842012-01-31T14:34:50.584-05:002012-01-31T14:34:50.584-05:00Manda, it is such a pleasure to read about your in...Manda, it is such a pleasure to read about your inspirations and finally able to congratulate you on your debut release! I think my favorite object of rememberance has to be from the Outlander Series.<br />It's A small carved wooden snake that Jaime Frasier keeps as a reminder of his beloved older brother, Willy. His brother died very young, but Jaime and the snake are always together in a fsbuchlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928364594015643639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-92047173588825377152012-01-31T14:26:55.202-05:002012-01-31T14:26:55.202-05:00I love the button that Roarke keeps in his pocket,...I love the button that Roarke keeps in his pocket, from the tacky suit that Eve is wearing when he first meets her in JDRobb's In Death series. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting today. I look forward to reading your book.LSUReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10551147044529756940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-4052108410629163092012-01-31T14:06:45.788-05:002012-01-31T14:06:45.788-05:00What a wonderful day - must be a thrill to bring y...What a wonderful day - must be a thrill to bring your books to fruition. I love the stories of how authors come up with things for their books. Sentimental objects are the best, or those that lead to solving a mystery. <br />ps I have my grandmothers chair (which was in my parents basement for over 30 years) - I had it recovered in the same pink as your chair, but mine fabric has swirlies Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621358091229477687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-34624051003445959422012-01-31T13:50:04.543-05:002012-01-31T13:50:04.543-05:00Happy Release Day Manda! In the Parasol Protectora...Happy Release Day Manda! In the Parasol Protectorate series - Alexia Tarabbotti's (now Maccon)parasol plays an important part in every one of the books. Thanks for the giveaway!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610197634075184793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-6096415645188831182012-01-31T13:32:10.183-05:002012-01-31T13:32:10.183-05:00Congratulations on your debut, Manda. In Perfect, ...Congratulations on your debut, Manda. In Perfect, another Judith McNaught novel, the heroine turned the hero into the FBI. Since this act broke up their relationship, Julie wore her engagement ring around her neck, so no one would see it. When Zach re-entered the picture, he thought another man had given Julie some jewelry, until he saw the ring.<br /><br />penfield716(AT)yahoo(DOT)comKimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-40604025451231550142012-01-31T12:59:17.875-05:002012-01-31T12:59:17.875-05:00Thank you, Irish! You know that's one Kleypas ...Thank you, Irish! You know that's one Kleypas I haven't read. But it sounds right up my alley. I'll have to find it and check it out.Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-48801955516306815612012-01-31T12:57:30.045-05:002012-01-31T12:57:30.045-05:00Thanks for the congratulations, everyone! And than...Thanks for the congratulations, everyone! And thanks to The Romance Dish for sharing my release day with me!<br /><br />Jane, I remember that hair ribbon. It was such a wonderful, sentimental touch.<br /><br />Aretha, it's been an age since I've read McNaught, but I do seem to remember the watch. Great example!<br /><br />Oh, June! The Talisman Ring was great, wasn't it? I loved how Manda Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475160122055747639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-33037201837168099952012-01-31T12:41:48.872-05:002012-01-31T12:41:48.872-05:00Congrats, Manda!!!! I'm so excited for you an...Congrats, Manda!!!! I'm so excited for you and can't wait to start reading HTDWAD.<br /><br />The one that comes to my mind and I always think of as sweet and so touching is in another Lisa Kleypas book, <i>Where Dreams Begin</i>. I believe it is sort of a button chain, or buttons in a box (it's been a while since I've re-read that one), that Holly's daughter makes out of irisheyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730974733998991144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-35239517943683003522012-01-31T11:36:52.765-05:002012-01-31T11:36:52.765-05:00Yay for Manda's debut!How To Dance with a Duke...Yay for Manda's debut!<i>How To Dance with a Duke</i> is wonderful, and I second Vanessa's recommendation to rush to your nearest bookstore or to your computer to buy it today. I'm also offering a free copy to one randomly selected commenter at Just Janga today.<br />http://justjanga.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I love the blue cat story, Manda, and now the cat has double meaning for you.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-55498194760395743632012-01-31T11:22:49.525-05:002012-01-31T11:22:49.525-05:00Hi, Manda! I'm so happy for you on your new r...Hi, Manda! I'm so happy for you on your new release. I was very intrigued by your beautiful blue cat. It looks as though it was carved from lapis lazuli. If so, you have a very valuable treasure there!<br /><br />Trying to think of a particular keepsake in a book has left me with a blank mind. OK. So, that's nothing new! ;-) <br /><br />Wishing you all the best and continued Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217408544219883095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-7831710166158766002012-01-31T11:19:48.018-05:002012-01-31T11:19:48.018-05:00WOOHOO again! I found HTDWAD at Target--which only...WOOHOO again! I found HTDWAD at Target--which only <i>sometimes</i> happens with debut authors--and snatched it up! It'll be awhile before I can read it (review books are piling up), but at least I have it!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653666675287477633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-69644151804750118612012-01-31T11:18:59.760-05:002012-01-31T11:18:59.760-05:00In Christina Dodd's "Scandalous Again&quo...In Christina Dodd's "Scandalous Again" Madeline gives Gabriel her glove, until she can give him her hand in marriage. He carries it, and a special license for 4 years until it finally happens.Christy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748553538785651380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-80980100452599871772012-01-31T10:29:47.487-05:002012-01-31T10:29:47.487-05:00Congratulations on the new book Manda. Your post ...Congratulations on the new book Manda. Your post reminded me of my grandparents and the two ceramic cats they had on the mantlepiece. They were black if I recall correctly. I don't really remember off the top of my head a particular item that was featured in a book but I do know that often the hero or heroine keep something that reminds them of the other person.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16392692656456938856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-19296137526661694122012-01-31T10:24:49.962-05:002012-01-31T10:24:49.962-05:00Hooray!! Happy release day, dear friend! I adore...Hooray!! Happy release day, dear friend! I adored How To Dance with a Duke, and I know the Dish readers will too. Everybody, run to the bookstore or go on line and buy Manda's fab book!Vanessa Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14571549124283013391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57166953240040768.post-21370168823359700322012-01-31T10:24:20.008-05:002012-01-31T10:24:20.008-05:00Happy release day.Happy release day.Rebekah E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09497567355215918953noreply@blogger.com