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Review: Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

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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 of her own lands and farm where she plans on being her own mistress and running her own estate.

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Review: The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose

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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 is hiding something. When she follows her grandmother one morning to the house, she meets a dashing architect….Julien.

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Review: What A Lady Needs For Christmas (MacGregors #4) by Grace Burrowes

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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 for the Highlands before her reputation can be tarnished. There she decides she must find a husband by Christmas!

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Announcement: Winner THE LAWS OF MURDER (Charles Lenox #8) by Charles Finch

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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

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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 email the day after the giveaway closes and have five days to respond, it not another winner will be chosen. 

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