news from the Scriptorium

Whyte Rose & Violet, Scribes wishes you a very happy, sane, and joyful new year.  

We never thought in our lifetimes that a pandemic would sweep across the world and attack as viciously as it has.  

This hasn't been a typical holiday season - not by a long shot.

The mystery and joy of our holiday seasons remind us that we are not alone and that hopefully next year will bring a sense of normalcy.  We can only hope.  And hope is what will drive us and sustain us.

Here's wishing everyone the happiest of holiday seasons and the promise of new possibilities in the coming twelve months.

After George of Ascalon, Quinn Radcliffe of the "Midwinter Sonata" series tends to be a favorite among readers.  The second book in the series, "Scarborough," was finished in final on December 12, 2012, released by its original publisher, Central Avenue Publishing, later that month.  We're especially proud of this work, as it was a difficult project - how do you top a story as moving and compelling as "Tallis' Third Tune?"  We believe we did it.  When you read "Scarborough" you'll learn that December 12th is Quinn's birthday.  

On display here is the original WRV wrap-around cover for "Scarborough."

Do we intend to follow up with Alice and Quinn?  

Of course!

The third book in the series is in the works.

We're streaming a reading of Ellen L. Ekstrom's fairy tale, "The Shop Girl of Flowergate" on December 27, 2020.  The perfect story for a winter's night, "The Shop Girl of Flowergate" tells the story of Ella, a shop girl who was once a princess and who became a shop girl so that she might become a princess again.  Hamstrung at times by her royal upbringing and assisted by a less than heroic charming prince, Ella begins an unforgettable quest to recover her throne.

Come back on December 27, 2020,  and settle in with a cup of cocoa, a glass of wine, and a comfy sweater to hear the story of "The Shop Girl of Flowergate."

The link to the video will be posted here on December 27, 2020.

Tomorrow, November 28, 2020, is "Small Business Saturday," and WRV urges you to support the local small businesses in your cities and towns when you consider holiday shopping.  Although not a brick-and-mortar store, Whyte Rose & Violet, Scribes has goods to sell: go to the leading online bookstores and purchase one of our trade paperback titles or purchase an electronic version for your reader app online at Amazon.com.  We hope to sell our titles directly from our website by the end of next year.  Local small businesses are your neighbors and friends! 

While copying the link to "Tallis' Third Tune" at Amazon.com for this week's featured book, we came across offers for used/new copies available from other sellers.  Wow!  We're wondering if this is the first edition published in 2011, and if there's any chance of getting a cut of the sale if someone likes literary fiction by one of the best unknown, mid-list, authors in the business.