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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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Announcement: A Divided Inheritance by Deborah Swift

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And the winner of A Divided Inheritance by Deborah Swift is…..

Rosanne L (tweeted about the giveaway)

The winner will be notified via email.

Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to HFVBTand the publisher for making this giveaway possible! Be sure to check out the other tour stops for more giveaways and author interviews as well as reviews!

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Giveaway: A Divided Inheritance by Deborah Swift

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Get ready for some swash-buckling adventure in this thrilling and vivid historic novel! Take a ride through the splendid Spanish sun and back to London with an action packed historic novel!

Thanks to Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tour and the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of A Divided Inheritance by Deborah Swift for your enjoyment!

Giveaway runs 11/13/13 to 11/20/13

Winners will be announced 11/21/13.

(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. 

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Review: A Divided Inheritance by Deborah Swift

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In 1609, Elspet Leviston plans on doing something most women wouldn’t dream of–she hopes to take over her father’s lace business.

In an age where most women only care about finding husbands and having children, Elspet wants nothing more than the learn the trade.

Since her father doesn’t have a male heir the odd of her taking over are pretty good–until a mysterious cousin shows up and starts helping her father with the lace business.

Zachary Deane has basically come from nothing. His mother was a prostitute and with three children. They had little money to support themselves but she had high hopes for Zachary. She told him if anything happened to her, he should find his father, Nathaniel Leviston.

When Zachary arrives at the Leviston house, Elspet is immediately suspicious of him. Her father tells her that Zachary is his sister’s son and now that she is dead, they are taking him in.

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Review: Bellman and Black: A Ghost Story by Diane Setterfield

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As a child, William Bellman makes one tragic mistake that will haunt him all his life. Though it doesn’t seem like a big deal, William soon finds out what a big deal it was.

William is showing off for a few of his friends. He has perfected his slingshot and to impress his friends he claims he can hit a rook (of the raven family) with absolute precision.

When he kills the bird with that fateful shot, he has no idea it will be the mistake that alters his life and the lives of those present that day forever and those that William cares for most.

The Bellman family has done quite well for itself over the years. They are widely known for their textile mill throughout the country side. When William reaches adulthood, his uncle takes him under his wind and start showing him the ropes of mill operation.

His uncle’s own son has zero interest in the running of the mill so that means that when the uncle dies the mill for go to his son but he will need a trusted advisor to run it for him.

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