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Announcement: Winner BOOK MARK Inspired by MIST OF MIDNIGHT by Sandra Byrd
And the winner of the MIST OF MIDNIGHT inspired BOOKMARK is….. Lisa M (Tweeted about giveaway) 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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Giveaway: BOOK MARK Inspired by MIST OF MIDNIGHT by Sandra Byrd
Are you longing for a modern Gothic romance complete with mistaken identity and misty moors? Then this is the book for you! In the first of a brand-new series set in Victorian England, a young woman returns home from India after the death of her family to discover her identity and inheritance are challenged by the man who holds her future in his hands. THIS GIVEAWAY IS FOR A LACE BOOKMARK ONLY. The bookmark is inspired by this wonderful novel! Giveaway runs 3/11/15 to 3/17/15 Winners will be announced 3/18/15. (how to enter) On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway. Your comment MUST include your…
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Review: Mist of Midnight: A Novel (Daughters of Hampshire #1) by Sandra Byrd
Rebecca Ravenshaw has survived an unthinkable tragedy in India. During the uprising against the English, both of her parents are killed and her brother died from illness. She is all alone in the world and wants to return to England where her father’s estate is. When she arrived in England after a long journey, she finds that someone else has already come forward claiming to be her. No one knows her, she hasn’t been in England since she was a child. She has no other living relations, no friends in England…..nothing to prove she is who she says she is. Rebecca soon discovers that the women claiming to be her…
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Review: The Edge of Dreams (Molly Murphy Mysteries #14) by Rhys Bowen
For years my mother has been trying to get me to read Rhys Bowen’s books. I have literally received Her Royal Spyness in the mail at least three times now. Here’s why I haven’t picked up any of Bowen’s books….there are so many book series out there with a female detective set around the same time that how different could it really be? What distinguishes Bowen’s heroines from the others? OK so maybe mother does know best….mother you were right, I should have picked up Bowen’s books a long time ago! When The Edge of Dreams came up for review, I knew I would be starting the Molly Murphy series in…
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Guest Post: A Conversation with Rhys Bowen & Tasha Alexander
This week I have the fabulous opportunity to be part of a join mystery tour featuring two of my favorite mystery writers, Rhys Bowen and Tasha Alexander. Make sure to check out my reviews this week on both of their latest books. In the mean time, check out this join post/conversation from both authors about becoming incidental writing experts!
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Review: The Counterfeit Heiress (Lady Emily #9) by Tasha Alexander
Lady Emily and her husband, the dashing Colin, are enjoying their evening out at an exclusive costume ball. A strange encounter with a masked man leaves Emily scratching her head. She was certain that she was the only Artemis at the ball but clearly the masked man was expecting a different sort of Artemis. Well the only other Artemis at the ball is the eccentric Estella Lamar. Estella hasn’t been seen in society for years. She is known for her world travels and is rarely….if ever…..seen in society. Emily’s long time friend Cecile knows Estella well from a childhood spent together. When Cecile sees Estella at the ball, she knows she’s a fraud. Someone is impersonating…
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Special Feature: THE WITCH HUNTER’S TALE by Sam Thomas
Publication date: January 6, 2015 St. Martin’s Press Formats: eBook, Hardcover Pages: 320 Series: Book Three, The Midwife Mysteries Series Genre: Historical Mystery Sam Thomas takes readers back to Puritan England with midwife Bridget Hodgson, hailed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as “one of the most fascinating detectives in contemporary mystery fiction.” Winter has come to the city of York, and with it the threat of witchcraft. As women and children sicken and die, midwife Bridget Hodgson is pulled against her will into a full-scale witch-hunt that threatens to devour all in its path, guilty and innocent alike. Bridget—accompanied once again by her deputy Martha Hawkins and her…
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Announcement: Winner UNBECOMING by Rebecca Scherm
And the winner of the giveaway for UNBECOMING by Rebecca Scherm is….. Ashley at citygirlscapes (follows on Twitter) 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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Giveaway: UNBECOMING by Rebecca Scherm
This week’s bitchin’ giveaway is for UNBECOMING by Rebecca Scherm! UNBECOMING is her debut thriller novel of suspense, mystery. UNBECOMING is an intricately plotted and psychologically nuanced heist novel that turns on suspense and slippery identity. With echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and Patricia Highsmith, Rebecca Scherm’s mesmerizing debut is sure to entrance fans of Gillian Flynn, Marisha Pessl, and Donna Tartt. Thanks to the Publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of UNBECOMING for your enjoyment! Giveaway is for one copy. Giveaway runs 1/22/15 to 1/29/15 Winners will be announced 1/30/15. (how to enter) On this blog you must leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway. Your comment MUST include your email…
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Review: Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm
This book made me want to read more thrillers about international art fraud! It also inspired me to finally pick up The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. This debut novel by Rebecca Scherm is recommended for fans of The Goldfinch which I haven’t read but thought sounded good. Since Unbecoming is shorter, I thought this one sounded like a good place to start. We meet Julie (AKA Grace) who is living a double life in France. While she was on her summer study abroad program in Prague, she receives word that her long time boyfriend/husband, Riley, and his best friend (and her lover), Alls, who have been arrested for a high profile…