Books
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Review: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
In the exotic vacation destination of Monte Carlo, we find a quiet and insecure woman on holiday. The young lady is a companion to a wealthy eccentric woman. While in Monte Carlo the young lady meets a dark, mysterious widower named Maxium de Winter. They fall in love and marry almost immediately. Maxium is a wealthy man who’s wife just passed away back in England. The circumstances surrounding her death don’t sounds sinister in nature but they are horrific. Supposedly the first Mrs de Winter was killed in a boating accident. Many years his junior, the new Mrs de Winter returns with Maxium to his country estate of Manderley on the…
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Giveaway: The Longest Date: Life as a Wife by Cindy Chupack
If you are looking for a little something to lighten your mood or perspective on marriage then check out your chance to win the latest book by award winning author Cindy Chupack! Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of The Longest Date: Life as a Wife by Cindy Chupak for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 1/4/13 to 1/11/14 Winners will be announced 1/12/14. (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.…
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Interview: The Longest Date: Life as a Wife by Cindy Chupack
The best selling author of The Between Boyfriends Book and an award-winning writer for Sex and the City and Modern Family takes a hilarious and at times, a heartbreaking look at marriage in her latest novel, The Longest Date: Life as a Wife. Chupack has spent much of her adult life writing about dating and relationships for several hit TV series and as a sex columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine. At the age of thirty-nine, she finally found The One—and a wealth of new material. Marriage, Cindy discovered, was more of an adventure than she ever imagined, and in this collection of essays she deftly examines the comedy and cringe-worthy aspects of matrimony. Soulful yet…
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Review: Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes by Maria Konnikova
Sherlock Holmes blew Victorian England’s mind with his powers of deduction in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective novels! Who hasn’t wanted to know how to be as observant as Sherlock Holmes? Well after reading Mastermind, you might have a few new tips and tricks to help you be more observant! Sherlock Holmes has been and will continue to be one of literature’s most popular characters. His wit and intelligence being two of the driving forces behind that popularity. His abilities aren’t super human–meaning anyone of us could learn his trademark deductive skills. So needless to say that’s why I picked up this book for review. Who wouldn’t want to…
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Top 13 books in 2013
Many of you want to know….out of the 66 books that I read this year which ones were my faves? So here are my top 13 books of 2013. They are in no particular order….all of them were wonderful, memorable reads for different reasons. The India Fan by Victoria Holt Mrs Poe by Lynn Cullen Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies Marking Time by April White Havisham by Ronald Frame The Riddle of Solomon by DJ Niko His Majesty’s Hope by Susan Elia MacNeal Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare Seduction by MJ Rose The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by Kristopher Jansma And Only to Deceive by…
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Announcement: Winner Helen Keller in Love by Rosie Sultan
And the winner of Helen Keller in Love by Rosie Sultan is….. griperang 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: Release Day Return to Poughkeepsie by Debra Anastasia
If you have been a follower of my blog for any length of time, you will recognize this author as one of frequent reads! I was first introduced to Debra Anastasia with her novel Poughkeepsie which I read a couple of years ago and fell in love with. Since reading Poughkeepsie, I have also enjoyed reading Anastasia’s other books, Crush Seraphim and Bittersweet Seraphim. This week, Anastasia will be releasing yet another book that I will be reading for review shortly, Return to Poughkeepsie. This novel is available for purchase on 12/30! Be sure to check it out and spread the word on this thrilling new installment! Here is a sneak…
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Review: The Time Regulation Institute by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
Set in post-Ottoman Turkey, we meet a host of colorful and eccentric characters struggling to adjust in a rapidly developing modern world. This book is full of allegorical references and presents a colorful and unique view of Turkish culture and society. The book describes the setting up of the modern bureaucratic state. At the center of the story itself is our charming antihero, Hayri Irdal. He has been described as infectiously charming and be becomes entwined with some interesting people–a television mystic, a pharmacist who dabbles in alchemy, a dignitary from the lost Ottoman Empire, a clock whisperer-at the Time Regulation Institute. The Institute it self is described as a “vast organization…
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Review: The India Fan by Victoria Holt
Blackmail. Murder. Scandal. Lies. Deceit. Romance. Adventure. This book has it all! Growing up, I loved Victoria Holt but sadly I haven’t read her in a number of years…..nor have I read many of her novels. But she is the queen of a genre that calls to me–the gothic romance genre. When I saw The India Fan on Amazon, I knew it was time to it up this talented authoress again and see if she could still seduce me with her tales of suspense. Drusilla Delany is the rectors daughter and has always grown up in the shadow of Framling House and the Framling family. Fabian Framling has always been…
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Giveaway: Helen Keller in Love by Rosie Sultan
A forbidden love affair with one of America’s best loved icons! Experience the love story for your self! Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of Helen Keller in Love by Rosie Sultan for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 12/24/13 to 12/31/13 Winners will be announced 1/1/14. (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…
