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Giveaway: MIDNIGHT CROSSROAD by Charlaine Harris
Something suspicious is happening in the town of Midnight, TX. A new resident has come to town and has everyone buzzing. All the residents of this sleepy little town have secrets, including harboring a murderer. Urban fantasy, paranormal, and mystery lovers will have something to enjoy in this introductory book in a new series by the talented Charlaine Harris. Thanks to the publisher, this week’s bitchin’ giveaway is for: MIDNIGHT CROSSROAD by Charlaine Harris! Giveaway runs 4/30/15 to 5/6/15 Winners will be announced 5/7/15. (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…
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Review: The Patriot Threat (Cotton Malone #10) by Steve Berry
I’ve read a couple of the books in the Cotton Malone series and really really enjoyed them. Steve Berry has a special talent for merging politics, history, and conspiracy all together so well. This time, our favorite ‘retired’ agent is recruited by his former boss to find a North Korean who has some top secret Treasury files. Basically his novel begs the question “what if federal taxes were actually illegal”. This case is anything but straight forward for Cotton and he finds himself globe trotting, trying to chase down leads and to recover the documents, not to mention wading through convoluted history. The reader is treated to an array of historic facts (and…
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Guest Post: Excerpt SHADOW RITUAL by Eric Giacometti
This week on The Lit Bitch, we have a special treat, an excerpt from Eric Giacometti’s latest thriller SHADOW RITUAL. If you are wondering what this is about here is a description from Goodreads: An electrifying thriller about the rise of extremism. Two slayings—one in Rome and one in Jerusalem—rekindle an ancient rivalry between modern-day secret societies for knowledge lost at the fall of the Third Reich. Detective Antoine Marcas unwillingly teams up with the strong-willed Jade Zewinski to chase Neo-Nazi assassins across Europe. They must unravel an arcane Freemason mystery, sparked by information from newly revealed KGB files. Inspired from the true story of mysterious Freemason files thought to hold…
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Special Feature: TWEET-A-THON with author Steve Berry
Steve Berry’s latest historic thriller/spy novel in the Cotton Malone series, THE PATRIOT THREAT, is bring released on March 31st! I will be posting a review on it in April but until then, here is a fun event you can participate in! Starting March 22nd, you can use the hash tag #PatriotThreat to connect with fellow fans of the book and to check out some cool history facts! Please consider joining in with this Tweet-a-Thon!
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Guest Post: The Blood of the Fifth Knight by E.M. Powell
TITLE: Medieval Medley When it comes to writing historical fiction, you can keep your Tudors and your Regencies. Yes, they might be wildly popular but I know of no other time period in history that is as fascinating as the medieval, which in my opinion is sadly neglected. If you’re not yet a fan, let me give you a flavour in my Medieval Medley. You may change your mind! Medieval Mate My hero is Sir Benedict Palmer, a chain mail-wearing knight. There may be some eye-rolling at this as appealing dress from male readers, who are possible envisaging a wimpy Sir Lancelot type. Gentlemen, a suit of chain mail and…
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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…
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Review: Sweet Damage by Rebecca James
This is a modern Gothic thriller to put on your radar! Tim Ellison has been in a rut lately. He has spent his time sleeping on his ex-girlfriend’s couch, working in a restaurant, and surfing. Life isn’t quite what he expected. But he does know one thing….it’s time to move out of his ex’s house. Tim finds a cheap room rental at Fairview, when he shows up he is expecting to see a heap but instead he finds a mansion. Built in 1890, Fairview is a beautiful mansion boasting some of the best views in Sydney. It’s owned by Anna London who inherited the house after her parents’ deaths. In exchange for…
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Review: Perfiditas (Roma Nova #2) by Alison Morton
A lot has changed in the seven years since we first met the very unlucky Karen Brown. She has now completely embraced her true identity of Carina Mitela and she is now living as a Roma Novan. Carina has married Conradus (AKA Conrad) and since the last novel, they have advanced in their careers within the PGSF (Praetorian Guard Special Forces). Conrad has just been made Legate which is basically the Chief within the PGSF and Carina is also a Captain in the Strategy Section. Their marriage is solid but their careers are complicated. They also have their children to protect and provide for….but that is a fact easier said than done. Carina must prevent a conspiracy that not…