And the winner of BLACK DIAMONDS by Catherine Bailey is…..
Anne (commented on blog post)
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Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!
Tag: Victorian Lit
Guest Post: A Conversation with Rhys Bowen & 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 Estalla…..but why?
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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)
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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 I loved it! I am a huge fan of Bailey’s first biography, The Secret Rooms which I read last year. I love reading about the British aristocracy and royals, because again, sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.
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