Books
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Special Feature: FREE Audio Sample of THE FORTUNE HUNTER by Daisy Goodwin
I recently had the pleasure of reviewing the latest book by Daisy Goodwin, THE FORTUNE HUNTER. This book had a distinct Downton Abbey feel to it, not to mention lots of horses, scandal, and upper crust opulence to keep readers engaged. I am thrilled to announce that the novel is also available as an audio book! The charming Clare Corbett narrates this story about the conflict between love and duty. You can listen to the first chapter narration for free by clicking the link below. https://soundcloud.com/macaudio-2/the-fortune-hunter-by-daisy-goodwin
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Review: The Poetic World of Emily Brontë: Poems from the Author of Wuthering Heights by Laura Inman
Wuthering Heights is one of my all time favorite novels. The windy moors, tragic love story, and romantic writing style are second to none in my book. Though Wuthering Heights was Emily Bronte’s only novel, she was an avid poetry writer. I am note a huge poetry fan, I never seem to get out of it what I everyone else does, so therefore I just haven’t read a lot of it. However, when The Poetic World of Emily Bronte came across my desk for review, I paused. I haven’t read a lot of the Bronte sisters’ poetry, shockingly, and I thought this book would be a convenient way of rectifying that…
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Special Feature: Which Type of Historical Romance Heroine Are You
Romance authors Grace Burrowes, Katie MacAlister, and Shana Galen put together a fun little quiz to determine which romantic heroine you would be and in one of their books! Are you royalty, an operative, or a member of a retinue? Take the quiz below to find out! When you are done with your quiz you can enter to win a copy of one of these sizzling summer reads. The giveaways run through August 10th. Link to the giveaway is at the end of this post!
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Book Blast: The Graham Saga by Anna Belfrage
Join Anna Belfrage as her beloved time-slip series, The Graham Saga, is featured around the blogosphere from July 28-August 15 with HF Virtual Book Tours and enter to win your own set of Books 1-6! About The Graham Saga This is the story of Alex and Matthew, two people who should never have met – not when she was born three hundred years after him. It all began the day Alex Lind got caught in a thunderstorm. Not your ordinary storm, no this was the mother of all storms, causing a most unusual rift in the fabric of time. Alex was dragged three centuries backwards in time, landing more or…
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Review: The Fortune Hunter by Daisy Goodwin
Quirky Charlotte, as the heiress to the Lenox fortune, is one of the most wealthy women in England. Her marriage prospects are numerous. Her over bearing brother is set to marry into the upper crust of English society and he hopes to make another advantageous match for his sister. Charlotte could care less about society and marriage. Her real passion in life is her photography–a rather unladylike hobby. So far her only real suitor is Captain ‘Chicken’ Hartopp, who is equally as rich as she but rather boring, older, and unattractive. Charlotte and her brother are to attend another society opera that is sure to bore Charlotte to tears….but something happens at the…
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Review: The Prime Minister’s Secret Agent (Maggie Hope Mystery #4) by Susan Elia MacNeal
Maggie Hope has been under the spell of the ‘black dog’ for what seems like an eternity. Her depression and post traumatic stress are taking over her life. She can hardly remember what life was like before she became a spy and had her life turned upside down. She’s been throwing herself into her work as a trainer at an elite spy institute in Scotland, trying to escape the ‘black dog’. Maggie has nothing to distract her but her work. John Sterling and her are not on speaking terms, her mother faces death at the Tower of London, and as a spy she doesn’t have ‘friends’ that she can talk to…
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Announcement: Winner THE BOOKMAN’S TALE by Charlie Lovett
And the winner of the giveaway for THE BOOKMAN’S TALE by Charlie Lovett is….. Chris P (likes on Facebook) 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: The Bone Church by Victoria Dougherty
I recently had the pleasure of reading quite a few historic thrillers. It’s kind of a new genre for me but books like The Bookman’s Tale and The Lincoln Myth have piqued my interest and made me want to give the genre a shot . I have also started reading a lot of spy novels as well, so when The Bone Church came around for review I couldn’t resist the unique combo of spy novel and historic thriller! Wartime Prague is the stage where our novel is set. A pair of fugitive lovers, Felix Andel and Magdalena Ruza, make a bargain with a Catholic cardinal in 1956 to smuggle a woman from Czechoslovakia. The other half…
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Special Feature: CASCADE by Maryanne O’Hara picked as book of the month
Here is a special feature for my follower on the east coast, especially in the Boston area! Last year I read and reviewed CASCADE by Maryanne O’Hara and absolutely loved it! I was thrilled to learn that it was selected as the book of the month for The Globe’s Book Club! Back in June, The Pulitzer-Prize winning Boston Globe announced that it has launched the Globe Book Club, a community forum that will enable book lovers across New England to read a novel together and dig into the book’s theme and origin story, through curated conversations online and at events. The first title, chosen in a public BostonGlobe.com poll, is ‘Cascade’ by Massachusetts author Maryanne O’Hara.
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Announcement: Winner ALIAS HOOK by Lisa Jensen
And the winner of the giveaway for ALIAS HOOK by Lisa Jensen is….. Michelle R (Tweeted about giveaway) 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!