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Review: The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton
Her writing style is lyrical and her subject matter is always interesting and beautifully displayed. I adored The Lake House and I own all her other books but I usually wait to read them until the fall. There is something about reading her books in the fall that just makes them that much better it seems. When I saw that this book was coming out in the fall, I knew I had to read it. The cover and title screamed ‘read me’. In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Upper…
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Review: The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang
This was a book that I was excited about when I got the pitch and then I kind of forgot about it until closer to the review date. I wasn’t entirely excited to read it when the time came to start it, but that slight was rectified almost immediately when I started this one. This book had a little bit of everything, romance, mystery, fantasy, and history. I loved this one almost from the first word! It made an excellent early fall/Halloween read. Manhattan, 1850. Born out of wedlock to a wealthy socialite and a nameless immigrant, Cora Lee can mingle with the rich just as easily as she can…
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Announcement: Winner GUESTS ON SOUTH BATTERY by Karen White
And the winner of GUESTS ON SOUTH BATTERY by Karen White is….. Sharon (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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Special Feature: GUESTS ON SOUTH BATTERY by Karen White
The Tadd Street books have been on my TBR list for what seems like forever. It’s just not a series that I think about when I am looking for a new mystery to read, however after reading the summary for this book, I went out and bought the first one in the series and plan on reading it in Oct for my mystery month! I wanted so badly to read this book when it came across my desk for review, however I didn’t want to spoil anything so I opted to feature it on my blog since I know so many of my readers rave about this series. My guess…
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Giveaway: THE GUESTS ON SOUTH BATTERY by Karen White
Can I just start off by saying that I love Karen White’s books. She writes beautifully and I have had the Tadd Street books on my TBR for way way way too long. I didn’t want to start this series mid way but I did opt to do a giveaway since I know so many of my readers LOVE this series. Karen White invites you to explore the brick-walked streets of Charleston in her fifth Tradd Street novel, where historic mansions house the memories of years gone by, and restless spirits refuse to fade away… With her extended maternity leave at its end, Melanie Trenholm is less than thrilled to…