Month: April 2015

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Review: Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles #1) by Amanda Hocking

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I am in cover lust over this novel, that’s why I picked it up….plus I heard some good reviews about this book so I downloaded it before going on vacation.

It sounded like an interesting premise and an easy read so why not?

Bryn Aven is a tracker. Her job is to take and bring back changelings to Kanin.

She has always wanted to be a Hogdragen, an elite trained group of trackers and guards who serve the royals. Her father is the Chancellor of the Kanin people, who serves the King.

One night after her first duty as a tracker, Bryn and her father run into Konstantin Black, the youngest and most notorious Hogdragen serving the Queen.

Konstantin begs Bryn’s father to sign some papers briefly before returning home, Bryn says she will wait for him when she suddenly hears him cry out. She rushed into a room and sees Konstantin brutally attack and stab her father. Continue reading “Review: Frostfire (Kanin Chronicles #1) by Amanda Hocking” →

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Review: The Masque of a Murderer (Lucy Campion Mysteries #3) by Susanna Calkins

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Lucy Campion hasn’t seen her friend Sarah for years when she suddenly returns from abroad after her brother, Adam, was injured.

Sarah has been in the Americas spreading the word of the Friends. In England and the new world, the Quakers are not a welcome group.

Sarah’s family has all but disowned her, but now that she’s returned, her family hopes her frivolous foray into the Friends, is at an end.

Shortly after returning home, Sarah receives word that a past love interest, Jacob, has had been hit by a cart and will likely not survive. Jacob has also turned to the Friends in recent years and was completely shunned by his wealthy family.

Now married and living a humble Friend lifestyle, Jacob sends word for Sarah to come bid him farewell.

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Review: Scent of the Soul by Julie Doherty

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In a time when marriages were made to secure alliances and power, a king has little choice in matters of the heart.

In the twelfth century Scotland, King Somerled must marry in order to further his hard won power and secure new alliances. Falling in love in a luxury he cannot afford.

When a rival king, Fergus, arrives on Somerled’s shores with the mysterious Breagha as a hostage, Somerled doesn’t hesitate to allow Fergus rights to her.

But then Somerled lays eyes on the beautiful and enchanting Breagha and realizes why Fergus would deceive him and try to keep Breagha for himself.

Breagha has a unique gift….the gift of scent. Her powers put her in high demand, there are dark forces after her as well and falling in love with King Somerled is not how Breagha planned on escaping them!

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Spotlight/Guest Post: THE WITCH OF PAINTED SORROWS by M.J. Rose

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02_The Witch of Painted Sorrows CoverPublication Date: March 17, 2015
Atria Books
Formats: Hardcover, Ebook
Pages: 384

Genre: Historical Mystery

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Possession. Power. Passion. International bestselling novelist M.J. Rose creates her most provocative and magical spellbinder yet in this erotic, gothic novel set against the lavish spectacle of 1890s Belle Époque Paris.

Sandrine Salome runs away to her grandmother’s Parisian mansion to escape her dangerous husband, but what she finds is even more menacing. The house, famous for its lavish art collection and elegant salons, is mysteriously closed up. Although her grandmother insits it’s dangerous for Sandrine to visit, she defies her and meets Julien Duplessi, a mesmerizing young architect. Together they explore the hidden night world of Paris, the forbidden occult underground and Sandrine’s deepest desires.

Among the bohemians and the demi-monde, Sandrine discovers her erotic nature as a lover and painter. Then darker influences threaten – her cold and cruel husband is tracking her down and something sinister is taking hold, changing Sandrine, altering her. She’s become possessed by La Lune: A witch, a legend and a sixteenth-century courtesan, who opens up her life to a darkness that may become a gift or a curse.

This is Sandrine’s “wild night of the soul,” her odyssey in the magnificent city of Paris, of art, love and witchery.

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Giveaway/Special Feature: Paperback Release ONE PLUS ONE by Jojo Moyes

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For those of you who have followed my blog for awhile now know that I’m a big Jojo Moyes fan. I’ve read a lot of her books and am always eager to read another book by her!

Last year I read her latest book ONE PLUS ONE which was released in July. Now it’s coming out in paperback! This post also includes a GIVEAWAY for a paperback copy of this romantic and touching novel.

You can listen to a free sample of the novel by clicking here! 

There is also a great book club kit that goes along with this book, so if your book club is still looking for a book of the month, you might want to take a look at this page!

There are a few recipes, cocktails, and playlists all inspired by ONE PLUS ONE….and of course there is a great convo/discussion with Jojo Moyes that your books clubs would enjoy!

Now for the GIVEAWAY!

Giveaway runs 4/6/15 to 4/13/15

Winners will be announced 4/14/15.

(how to enter)

On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway.  Your comment MUST include your email so I can contact you….if you do not enter an email in the comments your entry will be void. Winners will be notified by email the day after the giveaway closes and have five days to respond, it not another winner will be chosen. 

(GIVEAWAY OPEN TO US ONLY AND NO PO BOX)

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