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Review: The Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler

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In post WWII Montreal, Lily Azerov arrives to meet her betrothed for the first time.

But this stranger harbors a secret. In Eastern Europe she stumbles upon a dead woman and assumes her identity.

After fleeing Eastern Europe for Palestine, as a new woman, she becomes engaged via mail order to a Canadian names Sol Kramer.

After arriving in Montreal, Sol refuses to marry her rather quickly after the meeting. Luckily for Lily, his brother Nathan steps in and marries her.

At the wedding, a couple of uninvited guests of the groom arrive. Ida has heard from her cousin, Sonya,  in Tel Aviv that a woman has been there pretending to be their cousin Lily.

Ida and Sonya have both determined that Lily isn’t their cousin at all but rather a woman who assumed an identity in order to escape the horrors of the Holocaust.

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Winner: Dark and Deadly Book Barrage Six in One Box Set

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And the winner of the Dark and Deadly Book Barrage Six in One Hot Paranormal Romance Box Set is…..

Jasmine (commented on giveaway)

The winner will be notified via email.

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

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Review: Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole

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What do you do with a married woman besides leave her alone? David Graham is stuck in quite the predicament!

His letters and heart have been laid before a woman half way around the world, now it’s up to her to decide if she will erase him from her life completely or risk a correspondence.

A forbidden love story written entirely in letters spanning two world wars? Be still my heart! This is the book I’ve been looking for!

I am a real romantic at heart and to me there is nothing more romantic than a love letter. But that’s not exactly how this story starts out.

Elspeth Dunn is a published poet who lives on the remote Scottish island of Skye.

One day she receives her very first fan letter from David Graham in America.

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Book Blast: Puritan Witch: The Redemption of Rebecca Eames by Peni Jo Renner

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Please join Peni Jo Renner as she tours the blogosphere for Puritan Witch: The Redemption of Rebecca Eames from April 28-May 30.

9781491705933_COVER.inddPublication Date: September 17, 2013
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Formats: Ebook, Hardcover, Paperback

On a cold night in 1692, two young girls are caught up in the divining games of a slave woman-and then begin to act very strangely when the game goes wrong. Suddenly, Salem Village is turned upside down as everyone fears that witches may be involved. Six months later, as news of the girls’ strange behavior becomes known, fear and suspicion overwhelm a nearby farming community, pitting neighbors against neighbors and turning friends into enemies. When Rebecca Eames makes one careless utterance during a verbal attack on her family, she is falsely accused of witchcraft. After her fate is decided by three magistrates, Rebecca must endure a prison sentence during which she and her fellow captives have no choice but to valiantly struggle to find humanity and camaraderie among dire conditions. In this novel based on a true story, a woman wrongly imprisoned during the seventeenth-century witchcraft trials comes full circle where she must determine if she can somehow resume her life, despite all she has endured.

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Review: A Little Folly by Jude Morgan

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Valentine and Louisa Carnell have lived under the overly cautious eye of their father for their entire lives. They have scarcely been allowed to leave their country estate in Devonshire nor have they been allowed visitors.

Their father has purposefully alienated them from their deceased mother’s family so it’s mostly been just the three of them for years. Then suddenly, their father dies leaving them a comfortable fortune and the forbidden freedom they have been craving.

Valentine and Louisa have received a condolence letter from their estranged cousins who happen to be visiting a few towns away and plan on heading home via Devonshire. The siblings agree that their first independent act will be to invite their cousins to stay with them.

When Tom and his sister Sophie arrive, they bring an unexpected guess–the Lady Harriet Eversholt, who is living apart from her husband. Valentine and Louisa welcome them to their home and when they hear of Lady Harriet’s tragic marriage they can’t help but welcome her too.

After a short holiday in the country, Tom and Sophie must return to London. They invite both Valentine and Louisa to join them in London and take in the excitement and distractions of town.

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