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Interview and Giveaway: Thwarted Queen by Cynthia Sally Haggard

February 19, 2013February 12, 2013by The Lit Bitch3 Comments

I recently had the pleasure of reviewing Thwarted Queen as part of the Thwarted Queen Virtual Book Tour thanks the the lovely Amy over at Historic Fiction Virtual Book Tours!

Thwarted Queen takes us thru a thrilling period in English history, The War of the Roses and the end of the Plantagenet kings. In this novel we meet the spirited woman who would be the mother of two notorious kings: Cecylee de Neville. When young Cecylee marries Richard Duke of York she has no idea what her future will hold, but this strong woman holds her own in a world where the enemy is everywhere…lurking behind curtains, plotting against you….waiting to destroy you.

If you haven’t done so already be sure to enter the giveaway (details at the end of this post) for a chance to win a copy of Thwarted Queen (open to US ONLT). Be sure to Tweet about the giveaway using the Twitter hashtag #ThwartedQueenVirtualTour.

Giveaway runs from 2/19/13 to 2/26/13.

Winner will be announced 2/27/13.

Cynthia also agreed to do an interview with me, so without further ado please welcome Cynthia Sally Haggard to The Lit Bitch!

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Review: Thwarted Queen by Cynthia Sally Haggard

February 18, 2013April 30, 2013by The Lit Bitch1 Comment

The Plantagenet kings helped shape England from a colony to a structured monarchy and super-power during the middle ages.

But like all great things, the Plantagenet era was coming to an end during the fifteenth century.

Tensions were already high in England especially during the reign of Henry VI who suffered doubts of madness.

Richard Duke of York was appointed protector of the realm but within a short amount of time, the famous War of the Roses was in full swing.

In this novel we meet the spirited woman who would be the mother of two notorious kings: Cecylee de Neville. When young Cecylee marries Richard Duke of York she has no idea what her future will hold, but this strong woman holds her own in a world where the enemy is everywhere…lurking behind curtains, plotting against you….waiting to destroy you.

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Interview: Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr.

February 11, 2013February 10, 2013by The Lit BitchLeave a Comment

I recently had the pleasure of reviewing the outstanding book, Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr.

This post modern love story is a novel after my own heart….in a word, superb! It’s got everything that I love in a book: a couple that should never have gotten together but can’t seem to stay away from each other, unreliable narrators, complex and dark characters, exotic locations, and really tell who doesn’t love a story where someone fakes their own death.

I was thrilled when Ron Currie, Jr. agreed to do an interview with me as well, so without further ado please welcome Ron Currie, Jr. to The Lit Bitch!

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Review: There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister’s Husband, and He Hanged Himself: Love Stories by Ludmila Petrushevskaya

February 10, 2013by The Lit Bitch6 Comments

What can I say, I am a sucker for books with compelling titles and let’s be honest….tell me you didn’t see this title and you weren’t the slightest bit curious? When I was approached by Penguin to review this book, how could I say no….especially with Valentines Day around the corner.

Besides the title of this book, the cover also attracted my eye, and then I started reading the description, honestly I would have reviewed the book based on title alone, but the description sealed the deal….Poe meets Tolstoy? Who can say no to that!

In this collection of short stories Petrushevskaya explores the darker side of love. Many of the stories are about characters that are less than savory….alcoholics, derelicts, adulterers, and the oppressed. Clearly all of them are a far cry from a happy ending.

But yet Petrushevskaya brings a ‘happily ever after’ to all of her stories. Though it is not the same HEA that we have in more traditional fairy tale romances, but it’s the best HEA that these characters can hope for.

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