Books
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BOOKTRIB HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY
Who else loves reading thrillers around the holidays? I know some people prefer to read holiday romances but there are so many good thrillers out there to help you pass the time between family gatherings, holiday parties and the nice long winter break! The people over at BookTrib are offering a tremendous deal…..a 20 book giveaway! Entry is simple, just go over to their website and enter to win! Here are the details and the link! *U.S. Entries Only* As part of our holiday giveaway promotion, BookTrib will be giving away 20 books each week to one lucky winner through the month of December. Who needs to feel cozy and…
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Special Feature: A Murdered Peace by Candace Robb
A Murdered Peace by Candace Robb Publication Date: December 11, 2018 Pegasus Books Paperback & eBook; 304 Pages Series: Kate Clifford, Book 3 Genre: Historical Mystery It is deep winter in York, 1400, the ground frozen, the short days dimmed with the smoke from countless fires, the sun, when it shines, low in the sky. It is rumored that the Epiphany Uprising, meant to relieve the realm of the Henry the usurper and return King Richard to the throne has, instead, spelled his doom. As long as Richard lives, he is a threat to Henry. So, too, the nobles behind the plot. The ringleaders have been caught, some slaughtered as…
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Special Feature and Giveaway: A Fisher of Women by Catherine Magia
A Fisher of Women by Catherine Magia Publication Date: October 3, 2018 Paperback & eBook; 184 Pages Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance/Biblical When the wife of Simon Peter returns to Galilee, she brings nothing but her faith in an enigmatic carpenter named Jesus, who has an extraordinary gift of healing the sick. But as she spends time in the presence of this divine leader, she discovers the gift of healing comes at a devastating cost. A terrible burden Jesus bears for the sake of his love for humanity. In her quest to alleviate Jesus’s eternal suffering, the wife of Simon Peter befriends a pagan magician named Helen. Helen possesses a…
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COVER REVEAL: THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF PARADISE (Peachtree Bluff #3) by Kristy Woodson Harvey
I’ve been reading Woodson Harvey’s books for a couple of years now and I absolutely adore them! She writes with such style and grace that I never get tried of the plot, characters, or setting! She has another sizzling novel coming out in May 2019 and I am thrilled to be able to share this lovely cover art with you all! If you want to pre-order the book be sure to check out the links below! She is the queen of my beach reading so don’t miss out on what promises to be yet another smashingly successful novel! From internationally bestselling author and “rising star of Southern fiction” (Mary Alice…
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Giveaway: Murder at the Mill (An Iris Grey Mystery #1) by M.B. Shaw
Are you looking for a new cozy series to get lost in? Do you like Agatha Christie? So you like the holidays? Sandals? Secrets? Lies? Oh and murder mysteries? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you don’t want to miss this first book in a new cozy series. And now you have a chance to win a free copy! As featured in the Sunday Times, the first festive mystery in a new crime series from bestselling author Tilly Bagshawe – a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie’s Marple and Midsomer Murders. A picture hides a thousand lies . . . And only Iris Grey can uncover…
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Review: Murder at the Mill (An Iris Grey Mystery #1) by M.B. Shaw
I love discovering new mystery series and new to me authors. M. B. Shaw is not a new author, but she is new to me and I was eager to check out a book that sounded like an Agatha Christie mystery. An quirky protagonist solves crime at a country house party…..at the holidays? Yes and double yes! I was so excited to read this one, especially during the holiday season! A picture hides a thousand lies . . . And only Iris Grey can uncover the truth Iris Grey arrives at Mill Cottage in a picture-perfect Hampshire village, looking to escape from her crumbling marriage. She is drawn to the…
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Review: Judah’s Wife: A Novel of the Maccabees (The Silent Years #2) by Angela Elwell Hunt
I happened to see one of this author’s books up for giveaway on Goodreads and I was intrigued by the sound of her ‘signature style’ which seems to be women in the Bible. I didn’t win the giveaway but I did pick up one of her books the next time I was at my library. This book stood out because of the beautiful cover and I know next to nothing about the Maccabee rebellion so I thought—-why not? Seeking peace and safety after a hard childhood, Leah marries Judah, a strong and gentle man, and for the first time in her life Leah believes she can rest easily. But the…
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Special Feature: The Monastery Murders by E.M. Powell
The Monastery Murders by E.M. Powell Publication Date: September 27, 2018 Thomas & Mercer Paperback & eBook; 288 Pages ISBN-13: 978-1503903241 Series: Stanton and Barling #2 Genre: Historical Mystery Their lives are ones of quiet contemplation—and brutal murder. Christmas Eve, 1176. Brother Maurice, monk of Fairmore Abbey, awaits the night prayer bell. But there is only silence. Cursing his fellow brother Cuthbert’s idleness, he seeks him out—and in the darkness, finds him brutally murdered. Summoned from London to the isolated monastery on the Yorkshire Moors, Aelred Barling, clerk to the King’s justices, and his messenger Hugo Stanton, set about investigating the horrific crime. They quickly discover that this…
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Review: The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau
I’ve only read a couple of Nancy Bilyeau’s novels, which was a good read but for some reason I didn’t get back to any of her other novels. I saw this one floating around various book sites and was intrigued. I was interesting in this book because I thought it was going to be about china and porcelain and somehow circle back and become a historical thriller. In sort, that’s exactly what I got with this one—-porcelain and a little bit of suspense. In eighteenth century London, porcelain is the most seductive of commodities; fortunes are made and lost upon it. Kings do battle with knights and knaves for possession…
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Review: A Holiday By Gaslight: A Victorian Christmas Novella by Mimi Matthews
I am absolutely in love with this cover. The more I saw this book, the more I wanted to read it—even if it was just a novella. I was thrilled that I was able to get it in over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend so that I could start getting in the mood for more holiday reading. This book was super shot (just over 100 pages) and I could easily have read it in one sitting, though it did take me two sittings, but only because I started it late at night. This was a quick, fun read full of Christmas cheer and love. A Dutiful Daughter Sophie Appersett is quite…