Books
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Review: Defy or Defend (Delightfully Deadly #2) by Gail Carriger
If there is one author that I have always had good luck reading—-it’s Gail Carriger. I discovered her Parasol Protectorate series years ago and fell head over heels in love with it. Since then I have read may of her other spin off novels and series most set in the same world as the Parasol Protectorate series. I adore her spunky and sassy characters that make up her world but I also love that many of her characters are LGBTQ, while others are not. She isn’t afraid to write bold characters and doesn’t conform to traditional gender roles in her novels which I love. I also know that whenever I…
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Special Feature: A Flame Through Eternity by Anna Belfrage
A Flame Through Eternity by Anna Belfrage Publication Date: December 2, 2019 Timelight Press Series: The Wanderer, Book Three Genre: Historical Fiction It started 3,000 years ago. It ends now. Who survives the final confrontation? According to Helle Madsen, being the protagonist of a time-spanning epic love story has some things going for it, primarily Jason Morris. Because seriously, meeting up with your fated lover after 3 000 years apart is not bad—at all. Unfortunately, where Jason goes, there goes Sam Woolf, yet another very, very ancient acquaintance—with the fundamental difference that Sam is not into Happily Ever After. He’s into destruction, more specifically of Jason and Helle.…
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Cover Reveal: THE WOMEN OF CHATEAU LAFAYETTE by Stephanie Dray
I am so excited to share all the info about this upcoming release with you guys! How gorgeous is this cover!? I absolutely love it and I am looking forward to its release next spring. Keep reading to get all the details and possibly win an ARC for yourself! Be sure to stop by my Instagram page as well to see my photo of this lovely book! I loved Stephanie Dray’s book, My Dear Hamilton, and this book promises to be a riveting piece of historical fiction. Today is also Bastille Day which I thought was so fitting for the cover reveal!
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Review: Lady Rights a Wrong (Manor Cat Mystery #2) by Eliza Casey
I had the pleasure of reading the first book in the series last year and it wasn’t bad, but some of the things in the story were a little reaching. That said the first book had a lot to recommend itself and I was open to reading the second book in the series to see how thing shaped up with a little bit of polish and experience under the author’s belt. This series boasts likable characters with sass and sweetness and I was excited to see how Lady Cecilia Bates and her maid Jane, solve crime in this latest installment.
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Special Feature: Storms Gather Between Us by Clare Flynn
Storms Gather Between Us by Clare Flynn Publication Date: June 17, 2019 Canelo Saga Paperback & eBook; 384 pages Genre: Historical Fiction/Romance Life can change in a single moment… Living under the watchful eye of her controlling and abusive father, Hannah Dawson’s hopes for freedom and happiness seem a distant dream. Her mother, passive and ashamed of her self-preservation, refuses to challenge her husband. It is the mysterious circumstances of her long-lost Aunt Lizzie’s disappearance in the 1920s that inspires Hannah to seek a better life. Since escaping his family’s notoriety in Australia Will Kidd has spent a decade sailing the seas, never looking back. Content to live…
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Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Please excuse me while I fan girl and gush over this book. Mexican Gothic was on my radar months ago and I have been eager to read it ever since I downloaded my ARC back in February. That cover is outstanding and the whole summary spoke to my dark heart. One of my favorite authors is Victoria Holt and I absolutely adore all of her books. The author of this book, Silvia Moreno-Garcia wrote a fantastic piece in the book club kit for this book all about the popularity of novels similar to Victoria Holt. It’s worth reading so you should absolutely check it out. This book was also a…
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First Impression: Wild Wedding Hookup by Jamie K. Schmidt
When I first say this one, I thought it sounded like a fun little sexy read perfect for wedding season. I couldn’t fit it on my review schedule but I did feature it on my IG and then I started reading a little. Next thing I knew, I was a few chapters in and wanted to share with you what I thought so far! I had to set it down since I had a couple of other books coming up to read but I am definitely going to come back and pick this one up soon! If you love sexy, steamy romances set in resort towns—-which if you are anything…
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Special Feature: Open Secrets by Sheila Kohler
I have not read any of Sheila Kohler’s books before, but it appears that she has written a number of novels that are either historical fiction or non-fiction. Her latest book, Open Secrets, appears to be her first novel of suspense. The first thing that caught my eye about this one was the exotic settings. It looks as though readers will be transported to the French Riviera as well as maybe some other exotic locations such as the Swiss Alps. It sounds like quite the contrast and the exotic locations lured me in! I am super excited to read this one perhaps later on this fall when my calendar becomes…
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Review: A Shadowed Fate (Claire Clairmont #2) by Marty Ambrose
I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while. I absolutely love the cover and I thought the premise sounded fun and different. I knew it was part of a series (it’s the second book) but I figured that it could be read as a standalone since most of the time, authors of series usually do a great job filling new readers in on things that happened in the previous book. The other thing I liked about this one was that it was on the shorter side (just under 200 pages) so more like a novella length so I figured it would be a very quick read for me.
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Special Feature/Excerpt: Hate Crush (Filthy Rich #2) by Angelina M. Lopez
Some of the ultimate escape books for me are about the mega rich. I love reading books that are so far removed from my own situation and day dream about life styles of the rich and famous! This particular book not only features the filthy rich but it also has a second chance romance that sounds wonderful. Today I am so excited to share a little sneak peak of this book with you guys. It is part of a series but it is easily read as a standalone so don’t worry about going back to read other books. If this excerpt catches your eye, then be sure to snag yourself…