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Review: Siege and Storm (The Grisha #2) by Leigh Bardugo

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Alina and Mal have been forced into hiding across the True Sea. Alina is haunted by her memories of what happened on the Fold while Mal is eager to put as much distance between the girl he loves and the Darkling, as possible.

The Darkling is now more powerful than ever and has a plan that will test the boundaries of the world as they know it unless Mal and Alina can find a way to destroy him.

While she can’t be sure….Alina senses that if she brings all three amplifiers together, she will hopefully be powerful enough to defeat him. But how does one find ancient, mythical items?

The Darkling quickly discovers Mal and Alina on the True Sea but after a daring escape, they find themselves heavy one Ravka prince, Nikolai.

With his help, Alina and Mal return to the country that they have been fleeing with the hope that she will find a way to stop the Darkling. But her power continues to grow and the bond between Alina and the Darkling strengthens and it pushes her further and further away from Mal.

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Special Feature: LAMP BLACK, WOLF GREY by Paula Brackston

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To help celebrate the release of Paula Brackston’s latest novel LAMP BLACK, WOLF GREY I am hosting a special feature about the book. As many of you know, I am a huge fan of Brackston’s ‘witch books’ and have read almost all of them.

This book isn’t exactly a ‘witch book’ but it still has the great magical and fantasy elements that Brackston is known for.

I will be reviewing this book in September to welcome in fall and my favorite time of year to read about witches, magic, and mystery!

Artist Laura Matthews finds her new home in the Welsh mountains to be a place so charged with tales and legends that she is able to reach through the gossamer-fine veil that separates her own world from that of myth and fable.

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Review: The Ambassador’s Wife by Jennifer Steil

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This book made me want to quit my job and apply at the U.S. Embassy immediately!

I really enjoyed reading this one! It was a nice break from some of the books I’ve been reading lately. I thought this book was going to be much different than it was….for one I thought it was going to be set in like the 1940’s or something but it’s not….it’s actually a modern novel.

I don’t read a lot of contemporary fiction but I do make exceptions when the book or premise sounds unique and different and this fit the bill.

Artist Miranda is living in Mazrooq where she instructs Muslim women on painting….the kind forbidden in their culture. Miranda is kind of a free spirit, very bohemian and enjoying being free to paint and enjoy the Mazrooq people. Then she meets Finn.

Finn is a British ambassador who has just arrived in Mazrooq. He is only need there a few days when he has a chance encounter with Miranda in the market. Their acquaintance soon blooms into something more and before they know it, they are in love.

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Interview/Special Feature: DEAR DAUGHTER by Elizabeth Little

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LA IT girl Janie Jenkins has it all. The looks, the brains, the connections. The criminal record.

Ten years ago, in a trial that transfixed America, Janie was convicted of murdering her mother. Now she’s been released on a technicality she’s determined to unravel the mystery of her mother’s last words, words that send her to a tiny town in the very back of beyond. But with the whole of America’s media on her tail, convinced she’s literally got away with murder, she has to do everything she can to throw her pursuers off the scent.

She knows she really didn’t like her mother. Could she have killed her?

To celebrate the upcoming release of this thrilling mystery, I am spotlighting an interview with Elizabeth Little! Without further ado please welcome Elizabeth Little to The Lit Bitch!

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Giveaway: ENCHANTRESS OF PARIS by Marci Jefferson

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In the Sun King’s Court in France, one woman captures the heart of a King. Marie Mancini’s destiny is to bring shame to her family, but how could loving someone like King Louis XIV be wrong when everything in her body tells her that loving him is what she was truly destine for.

Thanks to the publisher, this week’s bitchin’ giveaway is for a copy of ENCHANTRESS OF PARIS by Marci Jefferson!

Giveaway runs 8/4/15 to 8/10/15

Winners will be announced 8/11/15.

(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 respond, it not another winner will be chosen. 

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