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Interview: The Maggie Hope Mystery Series by Susan Elia MacNeal

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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 of a life time, a potential position with British Intelligence as a spook…follow her journey and adventures where she goes from secretary to a full fledged spy!

I discovered this series last year when I won a copy of the first Maggie Hope Mystery, Mr Churchill’s Secretary. After reading it, I knew it would be a series that I would continue following. Maggie made me want dye my hair flaming read and don red lipstick, I love her character! I was thrilled when the author, Susan Elia MacNeal, agreed to do an interview with me as well. Her latest book, His Majesty’s Hope (Maggie Hope #3) is out currently, and you don’t want to miss this one!

Without further ado please welcome Susan Elia MacNeal to The Lit Bitch!

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Guest Post: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara

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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 City. When I interviewed people who lived in those places during the time period, I often heard, “Oh yes, things were bad. Although….not so bad for my family. My father always had a job.” I came to realize that it is uncertainty that makes hard times hard for everyone. My characters are not “down and out.” They are average people struggling to make it through the hard times of the era.

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Interview: All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness

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The second installment of Deborah Harkness’s runaway bestselling series, the All Souls Trilogy, Shadow of Night, is being released in paperback on May 28th!

If you haven’t discovered this enchanting series, you need to! The first book is A Discovery of Witches followed by Shadow of Night. If you are a fan of the supernatural, magic, history, and romance then you can’t pass up this trilogy!

Not only have nearly 1.5 million of these two books combined sold in the U.S., but a film is in development from Warner Bros!

Here’s a little sneak peak at what’s in store in the second book:

Shadow of Night picks up exactly where A Discovery of Witches left off: Diana Bishop and Matthew Clairmont, a witch historian and vampire geneticist respectively, have timewalked to Elizabethan England on their hunt for a magical alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782—its sudden appearance and sudden disappearance have upended the delicately ordered world of magical creatures (witches, vampires, and daemons), threatening to unleash unprecedented metaphysical chaos.

As part of the upcoming paperback release of this novel, I am honored to host not only a Q & A with Deborah Harkness but a giveaway package that includes a paperback copy of Shadow of Night and some beautiful alchemical symbol buttons for which I will post a seperate post for you to enter to win! For now, please join me in welcoming Deborah Harkenss to The Lit Bitch!

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Guest Post: Blood Between Queens (Thornleigh #5) by Barbara Kyle

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As part of the Blood Between Queens Virtual Book Tour, author Barbara Kyle 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 Barbara Kyle to The Lit Bitch!

“Priceless: The Author-Reader Bond”

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Interview and Giveaway: The Chalice by Nancy Bilyeau

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I recently had the pleasure of The Chalice as part of The Chalice Virtual Book Tour thanks the the lovely Amy over at Historic Fiction Virtual Book Tours!

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?

If you haven’t done so already be sure to enter the giveaway (details at the end of this post) for a chance to win a copy of The Chalice (open to US ONLY). Be sure to Tweet about the giveaway using the Twitter hashtag  #TheChaliceVirtualTour and check out the other stops on the tour!

Giveaway runs from 4/15/13 to 4/21/13.

Winner will be announced 4/22/13.

Nancy also agreed to do an interview with me, so without further ado please welcome Nancy Bilyeau to The Lit Bitch!

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