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Excerpt: The Catherine Howard Conspiracy by Alexandra Walsh

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I have a special treat for you historical fiction fans today and that’s an excerpt from The Catherine Howard Conspiracy!

I haven’t had a lot of Tudor era books on my blog for a while, and though I love the period, I went through a long stretch where I read a few too many Tudor era novels so I had to give it a break. But fortunately, this book caught my eye and made me excited all over again for Tudor historical fiction.

Today I have a little sneak peak for you guys and can I just say how interesting this one sounds? And it’s the first in a new series! Continue reading “Excerpt: The Catherine Howard Conspiracy by Alexandra Walsh” →

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Review: Naughty in Nice (Royal Spyness #5) by Rhys Bowen

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Slowly I am binging this entire series and I hope you have been following along with my reviews on each book. I have no stranger to Rhys Bowen’s books, but this series was one that just kept flying under my radar.

My mom gifted me the first book in this series at least 4 times and I did give in and read the last book in the series—-first, like an idiot. But I decided to finally remedy the situation and started this series from the beginning.

As I said, I am slowly binging the series so that I can be nice and caught up for the new book being released later this summer.

The books are super quick reads and I can usually hammer out one a week in between my other reading commitments, so here we are with number 5! Continue reading “Review: Naughty in Nice (Royal Spyness #5) by Rhys Bowen” →

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Review: The Great Pretenders by Laura Kalpakian

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I decided to review this one because I have zero impulse control when it comes to pretty historical fiction book covers.

I love the eye catching teal and yellow color pallet in this cover and it so clearly screams 1950s Hollywood glamour and as soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to read it. I didn’t even really read the pitch all the way through, I just eagerly agreed!

This author has written a number of other books but none that I have read or really heard of but she has won a number o literally awards. This book seems to be kind of her ‘break out’ novel in my opinion. Kind of more mainstream and widely appealing.

I also see she lives in the Pac NW (though I don’t know where, does anyone else know?) and one of her son’s, Bear McCreary, is responsible for the outstanding Outlander sound track so I was immediately interested in reading this book for the cover but ultimately my curiosity about the author and her exceptionally talented family drew me in and made me all the more excited to read this book! Continue reading “Review: The Great Pretenders by Laura Kalpakian” →

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Review: One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan

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This author is a new author to me and sadly I haven’t heard of any of her other books, and she has written an extensive amount of books!

So I was surprised that I hadn’t heard of her before. When this one came up for review, I almost passed on it. It sounded a little on the heavy side….divorce, heart break, loss…..it says it all right there in the summary and I just didn’t think I was ready for a novel with some heavy content.

But I also thought the cover was pretty and I’ve been on a huge women’s fiction kick lately so I thought why not give it a try. Her experience alone basically implies  a well written novel with substance, so I decided to read it and familiarize myself with her writing! Continue reading “Review: One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan” →

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Special Feature: Theater of Spies (Tales from the Black Chamber #2) by S.M. Stirling

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Black Chamber released last year and it was one of my most anticipated reads. I don’t read a whole lot of alternative history, but this one sounded so good.

While it ended up not being my cup of tea, I did appreciate the story and creativity that went into writing this new spin on history.

The follow up book Theater of Spies is out now and promises to be an equally wild ride full of spies and blinding twists! This series has been described as ‘Wonder Woman meets The Man in the High Castle with a splash of James Bond’ and I completely agree with this description.

Besides the fascinating time period, it boasts stunning exotic locales, death-defying feats and battles, dangerous-yet-sexy agents of foreign powers, and the highest of stakes. Continue reading “Special Feature: Theater of Spies (Tales from the Black Chamber #2) by S.M. Stirling” →