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Announcement: Winner BLACK DIAMONDS by Catherine Bailey
And the winner of BLACK DIAMONDS by Catherine Bailey is….. Anne (commented on blog post) 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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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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Giveaway: BLACK DIAMONDS by Catherine Bailey
Are you going through Downton Abbey withdrawals? I don’t know about you but I know I am! If you are longing for more history and mystery from this exciting era in English history this book is going to be exactly what you are looking for! Thanks to the publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey for your enjoyment! Giveaway runs 2/19/15 to 2/26/15 Winners will be announced 2/27/15. (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 not enter an email in the…
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Review: Black Diamonds: The Downfall of an Aristocratic Dynasty and the Fifty Years That Changed England by Catherine Bailey
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Catherine Bailey chronicles the rise and fall of the Fitzwilliam coal mining dynasty in Yorkshire England. The Fitzwilliam family was at one time, one of the wealthiest families in all of England. So how does this extensive fortune and massive house end up on the real estate market in 2014 in need of mass repairs? Well that’s what Bailey decides to find out. What follows is this outstanding narrative about the rise and fall of this aristocratic family, a fortune worth 3 billion pounds by today’s standards, and a family full of salacious scandal, family feuds, and dark secrets. This book was scandalous and…
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Review: Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
2015 promises to be a big year for books into movies, one of which that caught my eye was Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. The trailer looked beautiful and intriguing, not to mention the description of the book itself. A love….square I guess….three men one woman….a tale of love and unrequited desire? Plus cute little sheep? I’m in! I haven’t read anything by Thomas Hardy before so getting used to his prose was difficult. Very descriptive and flowery, and thick at times but after getting used to it, it wasn’t too bad. Bathsheba Everdene is everything a bad-ass heroine should be….strong willed, bold, and independent. She has come into possession…
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Review: The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose
Sandrine Salome is running away to France. Her father has just died and her husband most likely had a hand in it. She cannot continue to be in his house so she flees to Paris where her grandmother lives. Sandrine used to live with her grandmother when she was younger but then she was whisked away when she was caught in a compromising situation with a boy. Since then she has only seen her grandmother a handful of times but it’s almost like Paris is calling her home from America. When she arrives, her grandmother’s home is empty. Her grandmother claims its due to renovations but Sandrine feels like she…
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Review: What A Lady Needs For Christmas (MacGregors #4) by Grace Burrowes
So here we are….almost to the holiday season and I have yet to read a single holiday book though it was on my ‘to do’ this year for reading. That’s when this book came along for review…..I was originally looking for something like Lauren Willig’s Mischief of the Mistletoe but hey….I’ll take what I can get! Since this month seems to be romance novel month for me…I figured this was better than no holiday read! Lady Joan Flynn is heading to the Highlands in order to escape a scandal. A potential client of her’s got her intoxicated and attempted to take liberties with her. Now she is making a run…
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Announcement: Winner THE LAWS OF MURDER (Charles Lenox #8) by Charles Finch
And the winner of the giveaway for THE LAWS OF MURDER (Charles Lenox #8) by Charles Finch is….. Florryalyna (shared on Facebook) 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 LAWS OF MURDER (Charles Lenox #8) by Charles Finch
With all the humanity, glamor, and mystery that readers have come to love, the latest Lenox novel is a shining new confirmation of the enduring popularity of Charles Finch’s Victorian series Thanks to the Publisher, I am ecstatic to be able to offer a copy of THE LAWS OF MURDER for your enjoyment! Giveaway is for one paperback copy. Giveaway runs 11/3/14 to 11/9/14 Winners will be announced 11/10/14. (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…