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Review: The Secret Woman by Victoria Holt
Anna Brett was born abroad in India but was sent to live in England with her spinster aunt, Charlotte, where she would be educated. Anna’s parents promise that it will be a short stay only but when tragic circumstances occur, Anna finds herself stuck in England indefinitely. Anna’s Aunt Charlotte is we well known antiques dealer in the busy port town of Langmouth. There the wealthy Crediton family runs the town. They live in a ‘fake castle’ on the hill and the family is the talk of the town. When Anna and her aunt visit the castle to purchase some antiques, Anna meets the dashing Captain Redvers “Red” Stretton. Though she…
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Review: The Venetian Bargain by Marina Fiorato
When young Feyra wakes up late for her morning doctor ’rounds’ in the Sheikh’s harem she doesn’t realize that her tardiness will have dire consequences. As a female doctor to the Sheikh’s mother, Feyra is responsible for her health at all costs. When she arrives in the Sheikh’s mother’s chambers she finds her delirious and raving. As suddenly as she has taken ill, she is perfectly fine with little recollection of the terrifying delirium that over took her not moments before. Feyra immediately suspects a poison and quickly deduces which poison. Sadly there is no antidote for the poison and the Sheikh’s mother dies but not before revealing a tragic secret…
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Review: Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt
On the storm coastline of Cornwall lies Mount Mellyn, a magnificent old family home. The Mount is home to the TreMellyn family, Connan and his daughter Alvean. Connan is recently widowed and looking for a governess for Alvean, who seems to go through governess’ at an alarming rate. Martha Leigh has agreed to take the governess post at the house, and she is dreading it. Having had her season she has not obtained what every Victorian woman dreams of–a husband. So after a couple of unsuccessful seasons her only option is to find a position. When she arrives at Mount Mellyn the house is imposing, dark, and basically all around creepy! When…
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Review: The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte by Ruth Hull Chatlien
If you have managed to make it through fifth grade world history, you probably have heard the name Bonaparte at least once. Most of us associate the Bonaparte name with the infamously small emperor with a big name: Napoleon Bonaparte. But what of Napoleon’s younger brother? Is his a name one you can recall with certainty? Unlikely. Jerome Bonaparte was supposed to make a diplomatic marriage according to Napoleon. But when the ambitious Elizabeth “Betsy ” Patterson puts her mind to something, little can dissuade her. Betsy was a prominent member of Baltimore society with ambitions and designs of her own. She dreamed that she would marry a man who would whisk…
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Announcement: Winner The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston
And the winner of The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston is…. Lisa (likes on Facebook) 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: Bhalla Strand by Sarah Maine
On the scarcely populated islands of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides islands, lies the deserted remains of a once great house–Bhalla House. Hetty is grieving the loss of her parents as well as her grandmother and is toying with taking Bhalla House, which she just inherited, and turning it into a hotel. But before she can make any decisions, she travels to the remote island looking for something, though she doesn’t quite know what. Something right perhaps? When she arrives things are worse than she imagined. Hetty thought she would find an Edwardian era mansion that needed little more than some updating. What she found was a crumbling ruin that would cost millions to…
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Announcement: The Chalice (The Crown #2) by Nancy Bilyeau
And the winner of The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau is….. Kara (follows on Twitter @Shamstress) 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: The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston
In Edwardian London, change is on the horizon. War is eminent and the days of the strict Victorian caste system and societal expectations are on their way out….the modern era is upon the world. For Lilith Montgomery, this new world is not yet a reality. She is the daughter of a duke and engaged to marry Viscount Louis Harcourt, her long time childhood friend and social equal. Her father has just passed away which means society demands she be in full mourning for a year. Lilith struggles to adjust to her new life without her father but there is one thing that makes this new life particularly difficult for her…..she is…
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Giveaway: The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston
Celebrate the spring equinox with this enchanting novel by Paula Brackston. If you are looking for a little magic and romance set in Victorian/Edwardian era London, then this is the novel for you! Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 3/25/14 to 4/1/14 Winners will be announced 4/2/14. (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…
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Interview: The Midnight Witch by Paula Brackston
Double bubble, toil and trouble! Come celebrate the spring equinox with a bewitching tale of historic fiction, romance, and magic! This spring, you don’t want to miss Paula Brackston’s latest novel, The Midnight Witch. Brackston is the best selling author of The Witch’s Daughter and The Winter Witch. This latest novel is set in Edwardian London where the Duke of Randor has just passed away leaving his daughter, Lilith, as the leader of Lazarus Coven. I am thrilled to be able to offer a copy of this novel in a giveaway which will be happening all week (see the giveaway post to enter for a chance to win). There is…