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Review: The Lincoln Myth (Cotton Malone #9) by Steve Berry

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All is not as it seems. A simple phrase that could be dangerous in the wrong hands.

Abraham Lincoln must make a choice, keep the secret or not. He could save thousands or have the country torn apart…..Lincoln alone holds the power.

Retired agent, Cotton Malone is asked by his former boss to do a favor.

It sounds relatively cut and dry, but as soon as he agrees he realizes this is a bit more involved than he originally expected.

Unbeknownst to him, his girlfriend is also being recruited for this ‘favor’. This only complicates matters further as she is in deep cover.

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Review: Dark Aemilia: A Novel of Shakespeare’s Dark Lady by Sally O’Reilly

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The story of Aemilia Bassono and William Shakespeare is wrought with passion, love, poetry, and a little magic.

While the story is about both William and Aemilia, the main protagonist of the novel is Aemilia herself.

She is an illegitimate child raised in the court of Queen Elizabeth.

She was taken in by the Countess of Kent who made sure she was educated and prepared to eventually become part of the Queen’s household.

While at court she becomes the mistress to Henry Carey but when he tires of he she is married off to Alfonso Lanyer–a lowly court musician. But not before she meets William and begins an affair with him as well.

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Announcement: Winner: Daughter of the Gods by Stephanie Thornton

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And the winner of the giveaway for Daughter of the Gods by Stephanie Thornton is…..

Denise D (liked on Facebook)

The winner will be notified via email.

Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher and HFVBT for making this giveaway possible!

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Special Feature: Free on Amazon Kindle The Bone Church by Victoria Dougherty

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We all know that summer is prime reading time! Spy novels make the perfect beach read! Right now on Amazon Kindle, you can get The Bone Church by Victoria Dougherty for free! This thrilling debut novel is free for a limited time only, 5/21-5/25!

I will be reviewing this novel this summer and I can’t wait! It sounds so captivating and full of intrigue!

If you are interested in historic thrillers or spy novels then this might be a new one to try! And really, you can’t go wrong with free! Click here to purchase your copy today! 

About The Bone Church

In the surreal and paranoid underworld of wartime Prague, fugitive lovers Felix Andel and Magdalena Ruza make some dubious alliances – with a mysterious Roman Catholic cardinal, a reckless sculptor intent on making a big political statement, and a gypsy with a risky sex life. As one by one their chances for fleeing the country collapse, the two join a plot to assassinate Hitler’s nefarious Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, Josef Goebbels. But the assassination attempt goes wildly wrong, propelling the lovers in separate directions. 

Felix’s destiny is sealed at the Bone Church, a mystical pilgrimage site on the outskirts of Prague, while Magdalena is thrust even deeper into the bowels of a city that betrayed her and a homeland soon to be swallowed by the Soviets. As they emerge from the shadowy fog of World War II, and stagger into the foul haze of the Cold War, Felix and Magdalena must confront the past, and a dangerous, uncertain future.

About Victoria Dougherty

Victoria Dougherty has for nearly twenty years distinguished herself as a master storyteller, writing fiction, drama, speeches, essays, and television news segments/video scripts.


In Prague, Ms. Dougherty co-founded the acclaimed Black Box Theater, translating, producing and acting to sold-out audiences in several Czech plays – from Vaclav Havel’s riveting “Protest” to the unintentionally hilarious communist propaganda play “Karhan’s Men.” Black Box Theater was profiled in feature articles in USA Today, International Herald Tribune, and numerous European publications.

Currently, Ms. Dougherty lives with her family in Charlottesville, VA, and has recently completed a series of thematically linked Cold War spy thrillers. She is represented by Josh Getzler of Hannigan Salky & Getzler

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Special Feature: The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker

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I am thrilled to inform you all about the upcoming US release of the #1 international bestseller THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR (A Penguin Books Original; On-sale: May 27, 2014; $18.00), a debut novel by 28-year-old Swiss author Joël Dicker.

A global phenomenon, with over 2 million copies sold in Europe, THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HARRY QUEBERT AFFAIR is a fast-paced, tightly plotted, cinematic literary thriller about the disappearance of a fifteen-year-old New Hampshire girl and, thirty years later, a young American writer’s determination to clear his mentor’s name—and find the inspiration for his next bestseller.

In a starred review, Publishers Weekly said, “Dicker makes his U.S. debut with an ambitious, multilayered novel of suspense…this tale of fame, friendship, loyalty, and fiction versus reality moves at warp speed.” The Telegraph and The Bookseller both ran wonderful profiles of Joël, and you can see here for the full list of international praise.

Here is a video of the author discussing the upcoming novel!