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Giveaway: The Chalice (The Crown #2) by Nancy Bilyeau

March 19, 2014March 3, 2014by The Lit Bitch3 Comments

The Chalice is the second book in The Crown series, and though it is part of a series, this book could easily be read as a stand alone.

Joanna is a nun in the Tudor period who is fighting against a deadly prophecy that implies she is the ‘one who will come after’ and restore the Catholic faith in England.

Will Joanna embrace her destiny or continue to fight against it and what will happen to those that she loves? Will she destroy everything she holds dear to escape the prophecy?

Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a paperback copy of The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau for your enjoyment!

Giveaway runs 3/19/14 to 3/26/14

Winners will be announced 3/27/14.

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Special Feature: Paperback Release: The Chalice (The Crown #2) by Nancy Bilyeau

March 19, 2014March 3, 2014by The Lit Bitch1 Comment

Last year I had the pleasure of reviewing Nancy Bilyeau’s thrilling historic fiction novel The Chalice!

I am excited to announce Touchstone Books is now releasing The Chalice in paperback! (On-sale March 18, 2014; $16.00 paperback; 978-1-4767-0866-9; Touchstone Books).

I am also posting a giveaway for the paperback novel so check my giveaway posting for details!

The Chalice is the second in Bilyeau’s The Crown series. In The Chalice, Bilyeau returns to the story of Joanna Stafford, a young aristocratic nun whose cloistered way of life came crashing down when King Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries.

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Review: The Collector of Dying Breaths (Reincarnationist #6) by M.J. Rose

March 18, 2014March 3, 2014by The Lit Bitch2 Comments

Jac L’Etoile is still struggling to come to terms with her gift of reincarnation and channeling the past lives of those around her.

She still doesn’t believe in her abilities and isn’t quite comfortable using them, though those around her encourage her to do so.

She is called to France by her brother, Robbie, who is a well known perfumer and of late has been dabbling in the occult aspect of his profession.

Robbie is dying and he wants to share his latest project with Jac–how to collect dying breaths to reanimate the spirit. He has been working with an eccentric and wealthy couple trying to unlock the key to the dying breaths theory when he suddenly falls ill.

Jac steps in to take his place when she begins to question the ethical values of the couple. However, curiosity wins out and Jac continues to work on the project at the ancient French chateau of Rene le Florentine–royal perfumer of Catherine de Medici.

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Review: Queen Elizabeth’s Daughter by Anne Clinard Barnhill

March 14, 2014March 10, 2014by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment

Mary Sheldon has grown up in the glittering court of Queen Elizabeth I. Mary is an orphan and as a young cousin to the Queen, she is taken in as a ward and raised at court.

Over the years, the Queen has groomed Mary for a prestigious marriage, perhaps to a prince to secure an alliance.

Mary has been taught by the best tutors and has even serves on Queen Elizabeth’s council meetings.

She is well prepared to be in a prestigious marriage but she longs for love. The Queen’s ideal match would be a prince or at the very least, an Earl. Edward, the Earl of Oxford, would make a splendid match for Mary.

He is powerful, handsome, and rich…all traits that the Queen admires and desires for Mary. However, Mary has other ideas. When she looks at the Earl, she sees all these qualities yes, but she also sees that he is cruel and she refuses to marry him.

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