Weekly Reading Round-Up
There’s nothing like rediscovering an old favorite. This week, I went back to my Renaissance roots with Judith Merkle Riley’s The Master of All Desires, in which a would-be poetess with a difficult family finds herself accidentally in possession of the Undying Head of Menander, a sinister wish-granter who delights in causing doom and chaos.…
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This week, I started with Carol Goodman’s River Road, a psychological thriller about a hit and run in an upstate New York university town, and all the secrets that come out in its wake. River Road was an emotionally fraught read, so, after that, I moved on to something a bit less gut-wrenching: Josephine Tey’s…
Read MoreTHE ENGLISH WIFE– Pre-Order Links!
The English Wife is now available for pre-order in both print and e-book! (And also audio book.) You can pre-order The English Wife on Kindle or Nook and it will be magically delivered to your device on January 9th, 2018…. In the meantime, keep an eye out for a Goodreads give away coming up in…
Read MorePERILOUS GARD Winner
The winner of my extra copy of The Perilous Gard is… Susan Craig! (Of Comment #10.) Congrats, Susan! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll put your book in the mail to you. Happy reading!
Read MoreMonday Give Away: THE PERILOUS GARD
This Monday’s give away is a little bit different. This week’s book isn’t an advance copy. Quite the contrary. This is a book that first came out before I was born. But I’ve discovered that I have duplicate copies, so it seems only right to send one on to a good home. So this week,…
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I’ve had an excellent run of new books this week, across a rather broad genre spectrum, from historical fiction, to women’s fiction, to ghost story/psychological thriller. Here’s this week’s haul: — Jennifer Ryan’s The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir, about a group of women in an English village during World War II, and the various dramas that…
Read MoreSTOLEN TIME Winner
The two winners of the e-copies of Chloé Duval’s Stolen Time are… Deborah (of Comment #3) and Rachel Adrianna (of Comment #16)! Congrats and happy reading to you both! Chloé will be in touch via email with your e-book link– so keep an eye out in your inbox!
Read MoreMonday Give Away: STOLEN TIME
I am delighted to report that our very own Céline (aka Chloé Duval), who many of you may know from this website community and Facebook, is celebrating the release of her first novel, Stolen Time! Here’s the official blurb: In a rural French village, a letter is delivered decades late, inspiring a young woman to…
Read MoreTHE ENGLISH WIFE: ARCs!
When I got back from writer retreat yesterday, the best surprise was waiting in the mail for me: advance copies of The English Wife! Here’s the blurb from the back: From the New York Times bestselling author, Lauren Willig, comes this scandalous Gilded Age novel full of family secrets, affairs, and even murder. Annabelle and…
Read MoreTHE WAY TO LONDON Winner
The winner of my advance copy of Alix Rickloff’s The Way to London is… … Kelley B! (Of Comment #31.) Congrats, Kelley! If you let me know where to send it, I’ll put your book in the mail to you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Check back on Monday for…
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