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Review: The India Fan by Victoria Holt

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Blackmail. Murder. Scandal. Lies. Deceit. Romance. Adventure. This book has it all!

Growing up, I loved Victoria Holt but sadly I haven’t read her in a number of years…..nor have I read many of her novels.

But she is the queen of a genre that calls to me–the gothic romance genre. When I saw The India Fan on Amazon, I knew it was time to it up this talented authoress again and see if she could still seduce me with her tales of suspense.

Drusilla Delany is the rectors daughter and has always grown up in the shadow of Framling House and the Framling family.

Fabian Framling has always been a spoiled child….over indulged by his domineering mother. Then there is his sister, the beautiful and impetuous Lavinia–she is everything that Drusilla is not.

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Giveaway: Helen Keller in Love by Rosie Sultan

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A forbidden love affair with one of America’s best loved icons! Experience the love story for your self!

Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of Helen Keller in Love by Rosie Sultan for your enjoyment!

Giveaway runs 12/24/13 to 12/31/13

Winners will be announced 1/1/14.

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Review: Helen Keller in Love by Rosie Sultan

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Many of you know Helen Keller as the ‘miracle’. The def/blind/mute that graduated from the prestigious Radcliffe College in Cambridge Massachusetts.

Keller toured the country telling the story of her life, giving lectures, and motivational speeches to thousands. But the story we didn’t get to hear was the one of how she fell in love.

In this fictional account of Keller’s love affair with her secretary Peter Fagan, the audience is treated to a unique world of people with disabilities who struggle to live normal lives.

Keller first meets Fagan when her long time companion, Annie Sullivan, grows ill on a tour. Fagan is dispatched to be Keller’s secretary but after meeting him, Keller is infatuated by him.

Both Keller and Fagan are socialists and opposed to the Great War. They are outspoken and find they have a lot in common. Fagan makes Keller feel things that she knows she shouldn’t–feelings that she should fight.

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Review: Belle Cora by Phillip Margulies

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Arabella Goodwin has grown up in a life of privilege. In the sheltered streets of New York City 1838, she enjoys luxurious clothing, reading fancy books, and imported toys.

Her life is already planned out for her, she will be a lady who marries and has a husband and family of her own like any other society girl. That is until the death of her mother and soon after, her father.

With their deaths, her life changes forever. She and her other siblings are sent to live with their wealthy grandparents. She hopes her life will continue much how it was before. But that is not the case.

At that time, it was believe consumption was passed on genetically to children. Since her mother died of consumption, a doctor is called in and he identifies Arabella and her brother has having the “consumption gene”.

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Special Feature: Happy Birthday Jane Austen

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Today, Dec 16th marks what would have been Jane Austen’s 238th birthday! Austen is one of my most beloved authors.

Her books and heroines have charmed audiences for years and the heroines of the book become role models for women around the world.

Austen’s novels and stories never go out of style. I can read Pride and Prejudice over and over again. I am sure many woman have a favorite Austen heroine…..Elizabeth Bennet is the most popular of course.

For me personally, I love Anne Elliot from Persuasion or Elinor Dashwood from Sense and Sensibility.

Austen is all things classy, elegant, and enduring. For all you Janeites out there I wanted to share a special feature honoring this timeless author!

Here are some fun Jane Austen inspired things to distract you today!

  1. Jane Austen meets Mean Girls, Austin Powers, and Groundhog Day. Sound too good to be true? It’s not! They have all come together to help you figure out 7 ways to celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday.
  2. Matchmaking, like stormy weather, class disputes, and Lydia Bennet, runs rampant in Jane Austen’s novels, and Open Road Media has matched up some of Austen’s most beloved characters with an array of picks from contemporary literature across all genres, including works by Gloria Steinem, Barbara Pym, and Dorothy Sayers to name a few. So, Austen fans: Meet Your Match.