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Giveaway: The Chalice (The Crown #2) by Nancy Bilyeau

by The Lit Bitch3 Comments on Giveaway: The Chalice (The Crown #2) by Nancy Bilyeau

The Chalice is the second book in The Crown series, and though it is part of a series, this book could easily be read as a stand alone.

Joanna is a nun in the Tudor period who is  fighting against a deadly prophecy that implies she is the ‘one who will come after’ and restore the Catholic faith in England.

Will Joanna embrace her destiny or continue to fight against it and what will happen to those that she loves? Will she destroy everything she holds dear to escape the prophecy?

Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a paperback copy of The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau for your enjoyment!

Giveaway runs 3/19/14 to 3/26/14

Winners will be announced 3/27/14.

(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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Special Feature: Paperback Release: The Chalice (The Crown #2) by Nancy Bilyeau

by The Lit Bitch1 Comment on Special Feature: Paperback Release: The Chalice (The Crown #2) by Nancy Bilyeau

Last year I had the pleasure of reviewing Nancy Bilyeau’s thrilling historic fiction novel The Chalice!

I am excited to announce Touchstone Books is now releasing The Chalice in paperback!  (On-sale March 18, 2014; $16.00 paperback; 978-1-4767-0866-9; Touchstone Books).

I am also posting a giveaway for the paperback novel so check my giveaway posting for details!

The Chalice is the second in Bilyeau’s The Crown series. In The Chalice, Bilyeau returns to the story of Joanna Stafford, a young aristocratic nun whose cloistered way of life came crashing down when King Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries.

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Review: The Property of a Gentleman by Catherine Gaskin

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In the Lake District of northern England, the estranged Earl of Askew has returned to his crumbling country estate after years abroad.

He has run out of money and needs to start selling off some of his belongings to pay for his eccentric life style and habits.

He places a call to a well respected auction house in London, Hardy’s, and Gerald Stanton and his apprentice Joanna (Jo) Roswell, are dispatched to the estate to evaluate some of the finer pieces.

Jo’s mother has just died in a terrible plane crash and she welcomes the opportunity to throw herself back into her work.

When Jo and Gerald arrive at the rambling estate of Thirlbeck, they are met with a colorful cast of inhabitants.

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Review: The Queen’s Dwarf by Ella March Chase

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In the court of King Charles I, his homesick bride, Henrietta-Maria, longs to be back in the comfort of her French court.

To distract herself she has created a kind of sideshow to entertain herself with.

The Royal Menagerie of Freaks and Curiosities of Nature is a collection of sorts that consist of a giant, two other dwarfs, a rope dancer, an acrobat, animal trainer, and a special dwarf dubbed Lord Minimus.

Lord Minimus is actually Jeffery, a dwarf who has been trained by one of the most dangerous men at court, the Duke of Buckingham, to be a spy.

The Duke of Buckingham has taken Jeffery from his meager existence in a small village and dropped him into the dangerous English court but Jeffery soon begins to feel that his loyalties are a bit divided.

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Giveaway: Prize Pack The Girl on the Golden Coin by Marci Jefferson

by The Lit Bitch4 Comments on Giveaway: Prize Pack The Girl on the Golden Coin by Marci Jefferson

Come meet the women who captured the heart of a British monarch and refused to give herself to him completely. This is a charming tale of love and political intrigue all set during the Restoration.

Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of The Girl on the Golden Coin by Marci Jefferson along with a pair of sterling silver pearl drop earrings that resemble the ones on the cover of the novel….all for your enjoyment!

Giveaway runs 2/10/14 to 2/17/14

Winners will be announced 2/18/14.

(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)

Make sure you note if you have done the following for more chances to win: Tweet about the giveaway (+1), share on Facebook (+1), like The Lit Bitch on Facebook (+1), follow The Lit Bitch on Twitter (+1), subscribe to The Lit Bitch’s blog (+1). Tweet/RT about the giveaway (+1). Share about the giveaway (+1).