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Review: Savage Girl by Jean Zimmerman
Hugo Delegate sits in jail for a series of murders he may or may not of committed. He is passionately in love with Bronwyn, the young wild girl who was raised by wolves. Hugo is from a wealthy family, and after leaving Harvard he joins his family on a railroad trip to the western United States. It is here that he meets Bronwyn and his family agrees to adopt her. Upon returning to the East Coast, the Delegate family takes it upon themselves to educate her and present her to high society. Surprisingly, Bronwyn takes well to her new life, but she does have her own set of motives. Bronwyn…
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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 Property of a Gentleman by Catherine Gaskin
In the Lake District of northern England, the estranged Earl of Askew has returned to his crumbling country estate after years abroad. He has run out of money and needs to start selling off some of his belongings to pay for his eccentric life style and habits. He places a call to a well respected auction house in London, Hardy’s, and Gerald Stanton and his apprentice Joanna (Jo) Roswell, are dispatched to the estate to evaluate some of the finer pieces. Jo’s mother has just died in a terrible plane crash and she welcomes the opportunity to throw herself back into her work. When Jo and Gerald arrive at the…
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Announcement: Winner: The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani
And the winner of The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani….. JJT (follows on Twitter @readsalways) 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: The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas right? Well not for Detective Salazar, he is determined to solve a recent series of murders before he retires. Venture into this dark, gritty novel and see what the buzz is around this PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author! Thanks to the publisher, I am thrilled to be able to offer a copy of The Secret History of Las Vegas by Chris Abani for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 2/7/14 to 2/14/14 Winners will be announced 2/15/14. (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…
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Announcement: Winner North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo
And the winner of North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo is….. Beth V (techeditor) (subscribes to blog) 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: North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo
Spunky and tough Bostonian Pirio Kasparov thrills in this new mystery novel! If you caught the guest post, you will know that this book is sure to keep audiences on their toes! Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 1/24/13 to 1/31/14 Winners will be announced 2/1/14. (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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Guest Post: North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo
Guest blog: What Makes a Female Protagonist “Strong”? by Elisabeth Elo, author of North of Boston We’ve all heard discussions about “strong female protagonists” and how important they are to a book’s success. I confess that the term makes me uneasy. Because if one female protagonist is strong, what are all the others? Are they weak? In sexist societies, women are routinely separated, classified, and judged. Often they are set in opposition to each other — madonnas vs. prostitutes; working women vs. stay-at-home mothers, and so on. It doesn’t seem right, at this point in history, to divide female fictional characters into groups as well, with one group being privileged…
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Review: The Tenth Saint (The Sarah Weston Chronicles #1) by D.J. Niko
Sarah Weston is in the middle of the biggest dig of her career as an archaeologist in Ethiopia, when she is approached by a local claiming he has ‘rare artifacts’ to show her. Sarah is skeptical, she knows that most locals are simply out to make a buck but the artifacts have all the authentic markers. She asks the man to show her where he found the artifacts and what she discovers will change the direction of her exposition. She finds a sealed tomb with inscriptions in an obscure dialect. When the director of the exposition hears that Sarah has basically gone on a wild goose chase, he sends in…
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Giveaway: Banquet of Lies by Michelle Diener
Feast your eyes on the delicious new historic romance! Thanks to Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tour and the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of Banquet of Lies by Michelle Diener for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 10/24/13 to 10/31/13 Winners will be announced 11/1/13. (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…