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Review: Scent of the Soul by Julie Doherty

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In a time when marriages were made to secure alliances and power, a king has little choice in matters of the heart.

In the twelfth century Scotland, King Somerled must marry in order to further his hard won power and secure new alliances. Falling in love in a luxury he cannot afford.

When a rival king, Fergus, arrives on Somerled’s shores with the mysterious Breagha as a hostage, Somerled doesn’t hesitate to allow Fergus rights to her.

But then Somerled lays eyes on the beautiful and enchanting Breagha and realizes why Fergus would deceive him and try to keep Breagha for himself.

Breagha has a unique gift….the gift of scent. Her powers put her in high demand, there are dark forces after her as well and falling in love with King Somerled is not how Breagha planned on escaping them!

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Spotlight/Guest Post: THE WITCH OF PAINTED SORROWS by M.J. Rose

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02_The Witch of Painted Sorrows CoverPublication Date: March 17, 2015
Atria Books
Formats: Hardcover, Ebook
Pages: 384

Genre: Historical Mystery

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Possession. Power. Passion. International bestselling novelist M.J. Rose creates her most provocative and magical spellbinder yet in this erotic, gothic novel set against the lavish spectacle of 1890s Belle Époque Paris.

Sandrine Salome runs away to her grandmother’s Parisian mansion to escape her dangerous husband, but what she finds is even more menacing. The house, famous for its lavish art collection and elegant salons, is mysteriously closed up. Although her grandmother insits it’s dangerous for Sandrine to visit, she defies her and meets Julien Duplessi, a mesmerizing young architect. Together they explore the hidden night world of Paris, the forbidden occult underground and Sandrine’s deepest desires.

Among the bohemians and the demi-monde, Sandrine discovers her erotic nature as a lover and painter. Then darker influences threaten – her cold and cruel husband is tracking her down and something sinister is taking hold, changing Sandrine, altering her. She’s become possessed by La Lune: A witch, a legend and a sixteenth-century courtesan, who opens up her life to a darkness that may become a gift or a curse.

This is Sandrine’s “wild night of the soul,” her odyssey in the magnificent city of Paris, of art, love and witchery.

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Giveaway/Special Feature: Paperback Release ONE PLUS ONE by Jojo Moyes

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For those of you who have followed my blog for awhile now know that I’m a big Jojo Moyes fan. I’ve read a lot of her books and am always eager to read another book by her!

Last year I read her latest book ONE PLUS ONE which was released in July. Now it’s coming out in paperback! This post also includes a GIVEAWAY for a paperback copy of this romantic and touching novel.

You can listen to a free sample of the novel by clicking here! 

There is also a great book club kit that goes along with this book, so if your book club is still looking for a book of the month, you might want to take a look at this page!

There are a few recipes, cocktails, and playlists all inspired by ONE PLUS ONE….and of course there is a great convo/discussion with Jojo Moyes that your books clubs would enjoy!

Now for the GIVEAWAY!

Giveaway runs 4/6/15 to 4/13/15

Winners will be announced 4/14/15.

(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. 

(GIVEAWAY OPEN TO US ONLY AND NO PO BOX)

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Prague Day 3: Karlstjen Castle and 28,000 steps later

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Today was a big day for us….we got a lot in, not to mention we walked 28,000 steps (over 5 miles). So prepare yourself people, this post is going to be epic in length!

This morning we were up early for a trip to Karlštejn Castle. I would like to know in what countries do people actually eat hot dogs and baked beans for breakfast?

I love that our hotel has a free breakfast included in our stay and all, but I found it a little strange that hot dogs and baked beans were even an option for the morning meal….but others didn’t because a lot of other guests were eating them. I opted for scrambles eggs and cereal instead…..plus large amounts of coffee since I only slept intermittently for a grand total of about 5 hours all together.

We booked a few tours through Grey Line Tours, which is the same company we used in England and we had positive expierneces with them that time so we went with them again. I will say we had an equally good experience this time with them as well. They are affordable, nothing fancy but their tours get the job done.

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Prague Day 1 and 2: Soul Plane and the Missing Deodorant

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I should have known that things weren’t going to go well for us when I realized I forgot to pack deodorant. Sam and I share deodorant and each thought that the other packed it.

So here were are, sitting in our Portland hotel the night before we leave for Prague when we realize…..shit, we don’t have deodorant.

We get up Friday morning early (4:30 am) and depart for Portland airport and check into Virgin Airlines for the PDX to LAX by way of San Francisco Airport (SF) flight that we have been dreading….cause really, 4 plane changes is just excessive even if we are flying across the Atlantic.

No thanks to Expedia, we were forced to change some of our flight plans but we thought we had it all figured out until we checked in at PDX. The Expedia fiasco was an entirely different set of craziness……let’s just say……we will probably never use Expedia again let’s just leave it that way!

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