Comments on: Lush Luxe http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/ SEXY, SASSY, SMART ROMANTIC FICTION Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: stephanie feagan http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19917 stephanie feagan Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:15:33 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19917 Thanks, Diana, for the explanation. Who knew? I did buy this book today at Borders. I'm unsure when I'll actually read it, but that's never stopped me from buying a book before. HaHa! Thanks, Diana, for the explanation. Who knew?
I did buy this book today at Borders. I’m unsure when I’ll actually read it, but that’s never stopped me from buying a book before. HaHa!

]]> By: Vicki Hale http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19891 Vicki Hale Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:47:38 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19891 I read a lot of YA, not always romance, but I really enjoy historical novels, especially Anne Rinaldi. That book cover is gorgeous! Wish I had a dress like that one.... I read a lot of YA, not always romance, but I really enjoy historical novels, especially Anne Rinaldi.

That book cover is gorgeous! Wish I had a dress like that one….

]]> By: Tren http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19857 Tren Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:24:12 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19857 I loved Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. I loved Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse.

]]> By: Diana http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19815 Diana Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:45:38 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19815 Stephanie, Alloy/17th Street Productions is a book packager. Actually, they are THE book packager for YA -- they do all the big series, like gossip girl, Travelling Pants, etc. Alloy authors share the copyright and the income with the company, and depending on your contract with them, the company has various amounts of creative control over the product. Sometimes Alloy books are ghostwritten (Sweet Valley High) and the actual authors get a flat fee. They have big story meetings and toss around ideas which are then assigned to particular authors. There's a lot of other deals that are made, depending on the book. It's a bit like hte equivalent of a TV production company. You can usually spot an Alloy book style, if you read YA. Stephanie, Alloy/17th Street Productions is a book packager. Actually, they are THE book packager for YA — they do all the big series, like gossip girl, Travelling Pants, etc. Alloy authors share the copyright and the income with the company, and depending on your contract with them, the company has various amounts of creative control over the product. Sometimes Alloy books are ghostwritten (Sweet Valley High) and the actual authors get a flat fee. They have big story meetings and toss around ideas which are then assigned to particular authors. There’s a lot of other deals that are made, depending on the book. It’s a bit like hte equivalent of a TV production company.

You can usually spot an Alloy book style, if you read YA.

]]> By: Margay http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19810 Margay Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:01:49 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19810 I haven't yet, but I'm thinking about starting and this book is one of the reasons why! It doesn't matter that the protagonist is a teenager, I like the promise. And it has a great tagline - Edith Wharton meets Gossip Girl. How intriguing is that? Another reason to check out this genre is that I have two teenage daughters and one of them just finished a book series that sounded interesting with numbers in the titles - Firsts, Seconds, Thirds, Fourths. I forget the actual titles, but the lead character is Jessica Darling. Anyway, that sounded interesting. I haven’t yet, but I’m thinking about starting and this book is one of the reasons why! It doesn’t matter that the protagonist is a teenager, I like the promise. And it has a great tagline - Edith Wharton meets Gossip Girl. How intriguing is that? Another reason to check out this genre is that I have two teenage daughters and one of them just finished a book series that sounded interesting with numbers in the titles - Firsts, Seconds, Thirds, Fourths. I forget the actual titles, but the lead character is Jessica Darling. Anyway, that sounded interesting.

]]> By: The Mess in Progress » On Impulse http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19807 The Mess in Progress » On Impulse Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:04:26 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19807 [...] I found it interesting that HelenKay Dimon mentioned receiving a copy of The Luxe just the other day in her blog. Interesting because The Luxe had been an impulse purchase for me, a pre-order about a month before it’s release date. My eye was caught by the cover with its enormous skirt and the idea of “Gossip Girl” meets “Age of Innocence.” I first saw it, read the description and thought, “That’s interesting.” I didn’t order, though; it took several instances of the books showing up in my recommended list before I clicked through. [...] [...] I found it interesting that HelenKay Dimon mentioned receiving a copy of The Luxe just the other day in her blog. Interesting because The Luxe had been an impulse purchase for me, a pre-order about a month before it’s release date. My eye was caught by the cover with its enormous skirt and the idea of “Gossip Girl” meets “Age of Innocence.” I first saw it, read the description and thought, “That’s interesting.” I didn’t order, though; it took several instances of the books showing up in my recommended list before I clicked through. [...]

]]> By: HelenKay http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19780 HelenKay Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:12:01 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19780 Isn't this cover beautiful? I agree the dress is boat-sized. It takes up about 4/5ths of the cover, but it's gorgeous. It totally caught my eye. I do plan to review it for PBR. It will be a nice change from what I've been reading lately. Thanks to a deadline and the holiday, the review won't be up until January. Look for it then. Isn’t this cover beautiful? I agree the dress is boat-sized. It takes up about 4/5ths of the cover, but it’s gorgeous. It totally caught my eye.

I do plan to review it for PBR. It will be a nice change from what I’ve been reading lately. Thanks to a deadline and the holiday, the review won’t be up until January. Look for it then.

]]> By: Lucie Simone http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19778 Lucie Simone Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:00:20 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19778 I haven't read any YA, but THIS one will be my first! The premise is very intriguing and I absolutely love the cover! I haven’t read any YA, but THIS one will be my first! The premise is very intriguing and I absolutely love the cover!

]]> By: Stacy ~ http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19774 Stacy ~ Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:15:30 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19774 I have some in my pile, and I've read a few. This one sounds interesting, considering the topic and the time period. I'd be more likely to read it set in 1899 than if it were set in 2007. I have some in my pile, and I’ve read a few. This one sounds interesting, considering the topic and the time period. I’d be more likely to read it set in 1899 than if it were set in 2007.

]]> By: stephanie feagan http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19746 stephanie feagan Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:02:31 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/12/lush-luxe/#comment-19746 I'm going to show my ignorance, Diana - what's an Alloy book? And hey, that's righteous about the dress designer. :) I’m going to show my ignorance, Diana - what’s an Alloy book? And hey, that’s righteous about the dress designer. :)

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