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Announcement: BookTrib Features Live Chat with Steve Berry
This year I have been participating in the most thrilling book fest on the web, ThrillerFest VIII! While the event itself is actually taking place in NYC in July, I have been able to participate in the blog tours. As part of the fest, I was able to review the modern day spy novel with a historic twist, The King’s Deception by Steve Berry. I will have a full review up on 7/10/13 so be sure to check back for a full review. In the mean time, BookTrib has made a huge announcement: a live chat with Steve Berry on 7/1/13! Steve Berry was recently featured on NCB’s Morning Joe to…
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Review: Equal of the Sun by Anita Amirrezvani
If you have spent any time in the historical fiction section of your local library or bookstore you will find that most of the genre is dominated by Tudor era and WWII era fiction mostly set in England. Let’s face it, those are the post popular periods and settings for HF. So if you are like me, you probably get really excited when you spot something of a new setting and era! That’s exactly what happened when I discovered Equal of the Sun! Since I don’t know much about near/middle eastern history I was really excited to read this book! What a refreshing read! Princess Pari is an Iranian princess…
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Announcement: Giveaway Winner Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara
And the winner of Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara is….. Carl S (subscribes to blog) The winner will be notified via email. Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to HFVBT and Viking/Penguin for making this giveaway possible!
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Interview: The Maggie Hope Mystery Series by Susan Elia MacNeal
If you haven’t discovered the Maggie Hope Mystery series yet, you need to! If you are a fan of Jacqueline Winspear or Laurie R. King then you will LOVE Maggie Hope. This series has gotten a lot of attention since the second book, Princess Elizabeth’s Spy, was a New York Times bestseller and chosen by Oprah.com as “Mystery of the Week” and one of “7 Compulsively Readable Mysteries (for the Crazy-Smart Reader).” Set in London during the Blitz of WWII, Maggie takes a job for the PM, Winston Churchill, that will change her life. She is a math wiz who is able to crack Nazi codes for the British government which leads to an opportunity…
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Giveaway: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara
In addition to the wonderful guest post that Maryanne O’Hara wrote for my audience, I am thrilled to offer a copy of this glowing tale of life, love, and following your dreams! If you have not done so already be sure to read my review of the novel and check out the guest post. This is a tale you don’t want to miss. A timeless story of one fearless woman who followed her heart….right or wrong. One lucky winner will receive a paperback copy of Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara! Giveaway runs 5/28/13 to 6/4/13 Winners will be announced 6/5/13. (how to enter) On this blog you must leave a comment to be…
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Guest Post: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara
In addition to reviewing this outstanding novel, the author also agreed to stop by for a guest post about the research she did for Cascade. Without further ado please welcome Maryanne O’Hara to The Lit Bitch! 3 things I learned about the 1930s as I researched Cascade 1: Like many people who did not actually live through the Great Depression, I had a whole bunch of stereotypical images in my mind: that everyone tucked cardboard into their shoes, then stood on streetcorners trying to sell pencils and apples. Of course, some areas of the country were hit harder than others, but my book is set in Massachusetts and New York…
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Review: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara
Make way for the modern woman. Small town America saw substantial changes during the Great Depression. People were not just out of jobs and desperate for money, another notable shift was the role of women in the workplace and family. The golden age of traditional, Middle American values were on the way out which left many feeling nostalgic for a simpler time. Asa Spaulding felt this shift in society acutely in Maryanne O’Hara’s novel, Cascade. In the small, rural Massachusetts town of Cascade, Asa runs a small pharmacy, owns a nice house in town, is well known among the locals as a stand up man, and he has married a…
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Review: His Majesty’s Hope (Maggie Hope Mystery #3) by Susan Elia MacNeal
Maggie Hope has finally gotten the opportunity she has been waiting for to prove herself. After serving as a secret agent and saving Princess Elizabeth in the previous book, Maggie’s performance has earned her a full-fledged membership into the newly formed black ops organization. She is now a Special Operations Executive—or more commonly known as a spook. Britain plans to drop her behind enemy lines in Germany where she will bug the office of a high ranking Nazi official who just happens to be her estranged mother. The mission is only supposed to last a couple of days—in and out. But when an opportunity presents itself for Maggie to stay…
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Review: Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell
Terror has gripped the foggy streets of London in 1854. A family of five has been found brutally murdered–beaten to death with their throats slit–the youngest victim was an infant. Since nothing was taken and the crime scene neatly staged, it can only be considered a crime of the deranged. Constable Becker was first on the scene, only missing the murderer by a matter of minutes. After raising the alarm, Detective Inspector Sean Ryan arrives and he immediately sees potential in Becker as an assistant. They gather what few clues were left at the crime scene and realize they aren’t dealing with a mad man, but rather an educated man…
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Guest Post: Murder as a Fine Art by David Morrell
As part of the Murder as a Fine Art Virtual Book Tour, author David Morrell wrote a feature/guest post for your enjoyment! Be sure to check out other stops on the tour for giveaway opportunities, interviews, and more guest posts! You will fin the tour schedule at the end of this post! Without further ado, please join me in welcoming David Morrell to The Lit Bitch!