Books
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Review: Alaina Claiborne (British Agent #1) by M.K. McClintock
As a young girl, Alaina Claiborne witnesses a the murder of her parents…..an event that she doesn’t fully understand. At ten years old, Alaina remains in her parents estate with her guardians, her aunt Charlotte and her uncle Sebastiaan. As she grows older, she only minutely remembers the murders and she only finds comfort when riding her horses. One afternoon she is out for a ride, she stops at her favorite spot on the lake by her property. There she runs into her new neighbor, Tristan Sheffield. She is frustrated that this man has intruded on her favorite spot but yet she is oddly intrigued by him. He is handsome to be sure,…
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Review: Chain of Gold (The Last Hours #1) by Cassandra Clare
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Spotlight: AURELIA (Roma Nova #4) by Alison Morton
Publication Date: May 5, 2015 SilverWood Books Series: Roma Nova, Book Four Genre: Alternative Historical Fiction Late 1960s Roma Nova, the last Roman colony that has survived into the 21st century. Aurelia Mitela is alone – her partner gone, her child sickly and her mother dead. Forced in her mid-twenties to give up her beloved career as a Praetorian officer, she is struggling to manage an extended family tribe, businesses and senatorial political life. But her country needs her unique skills. Somebody is smuggling silver – Roma Nova’s lifeblood – on an industrial scale. Sent to Berlin to investigate, she encounters the mysterious and attractive Miklós, a suspected smuggler, and…
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Announcement: Winner DRY BONES (Walt Longmire #11) by Craig Johnson
And the winner of the giveaway for DRY BONES (Walt Longmire #11) by Craig Johnson is….. Carl S (subscribes to blog) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!
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Special Feature/Excerpt: RUINS OF WAR by John A Connell
A chilling novel of murder and madness in post-World War II Germany… Berkley Publishing Group is thrilled to announce the publication of John A. Connell’s RUINS OF WAR (Berkley Hardcover; May 5, 2015; 978-0-425-27895-6; $26.95). An exciting debut thriller featuring a fascinating new character in Chief Warrant Officer Mason Collins—former Chicago homicide detective, U.S. soldier, prisoner of war, and now U.S. Army criminal investigator in the American Zone of Occupation in Munich. At a time when the worst horrors of the war are coming to light, there is another horror that is running rampant in the street. In the winter of 1945, seven months after the Nazi defeat, Munich is…
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Review: The Canterbury Sisters by Kim Wright
Che’s life is literally hitting rock bottom. Her mom just died and her long time boyfriend just dumped her via letter for another woman. Right now her life absolutely, positively, sucks. On the same day that she receives the break up letter, she also receives her mother’s ashes with a last request from her mom….take her ashes to Canterbury. Che had forgotten that she promised to take her mother to Canterbury, it was a trip they both planned to take together but never did. So now her mother’s last wish is that they take that trip together. Right now seems like as good of a time as any since se…
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Review: Chain of Gold (The Last Hours #1) by Cassandra Clare
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Giveaway/Special Feature: THE BOOK OF LIFE (All Souls Trilogy #3) by Deborah Harkness
Alright all you witch lit fans, THE BOOK OF LIFE is out in paperback on May 26th! And to help celebrate its release I am hosting a bitchin’ giveaway for the book as well as the book of life mirror thanks to the publisher! There is a pic of the mirror below. I am a huge fan of this series and have fallen under Harkness’s spell big time! THE BOOK OF LIFE is the final installment! Giveaway runs 5/20/15 to 5/28/15 Winners will be announced 5/29/15. (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…
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Review: The Fatal Flame (Timothy Wilde Mysteries #3) by Lyndsay Faye
Wow, completely different than what I was expecting! This book is a very uniquely written mystery and I loved it. I have never read anything by Faye before, but what a treat it was! Her writing style is so different and raw. It’s almost had a film noir feel to it….gritty, dark, and real but at the same time oddly addicting. In New York City, an arsonist threatens Alderman Robert Symmes, a corrupt and powerful leader high in the Tammany Hall gang ranks. Copper Star detective, Timothy Wilde is investigating the arson situation when the love of his life, Mercy Underhill, suddenly shows up on his door step and takes in an…
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Giveaway/Special Feature: DRY BONES (Walt Longmire #11) by Craig Johnson
DRY BONES by Craig Johnson is the 13th book in the mystery series featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire, the series that inspired the hit TV show, Longmire , which has been picked up by Netflix for its fourth season. In DRY BONES , Walt Longmire, Wyoming’s beloved lawman, must solve his coldest case yet when a T. rex skeleton surfaces—along with a dead rancher—in Absaroka County. Thanks to the publisher, this week’s bitchin’ giveaway is for: DRY BONES by Craig Johnson! Giveaway runs 5/18/15 to 5/24/15 Winners will be announced 5/25/15. (how to enter) On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway. Your comment MUST include your…
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Announcement: Winner ICE KISSED by Amanda Hocking
And the winner of the ICE KISSED by Amanda Hocking is….. Julianne T (commented on post) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!
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Review: Dead Cert by Dick Francis
Horses and murder in the English countryside…..how can I resist a book like that? Jockey, Alan York, is riding in a steeplechase race when his long time friend, Bill Davidson, takes a terrible fall over the last fence. Alan finishes the race in first place and rushes back to check on his friend. Bill is quickly taken to the hospital but it is too late, he is dead. Alan examine the fence where Bill went down and discovers the remains of a wire, indicating that the fall was anything but an accident. The dark world of horse racing and bookmaking is one that Alan is familiar with. He knows the…
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