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• 2013 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge...

  

  So I've decided that I will participate in a reading challenge next year and as I read a lot of historical fiction, it makes sense to participate in this one... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Killer Librarian by Mary Lou Kirwin

  

  Description (from publisher):'A midwest Librarian vacations in London and becomes entangled in a murder mystery when one dead body turns up in the B B where... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Emperor's Conspiracy by Michelle Diener

  

  Description (from publisher):'Set in early nineteenth-century England, this vivid and romantic historical novel goes from the most elegant ballrooms of London t... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In My Mailbox (Nov. 26)

  

  In My Mailbox is a cute meme hosted by The Story Siren and I absolutely adore it.Received from Edelweiss for Review:1. The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Plain Death by Amanda Flower

  

  Description (from cover):'In Appleseed Creek, the heart of Ohio's Amish Country, life is not as serene as it seems.While her Cleveland friends have relocated... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Plague of Lies by Judith Rock

  

  Description (from cover):'In her historic mysteries The Rhetoric of Death and The Eloquence of Blood, Judith Rock created an atmosphere that 'takes you back to... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Thankfully Reading Weekend Update #1...

  

  So this is my first check-in for the Thankfully Reading Weekend and I've been a little slack about updating. Oops..Sorry. I finished A Not So Model Home on... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Not So Model Home by David James

  

  Description (from cover):'Stylish luxury realtor Amanda Thorne is feeling the pinch of the slumping economy. But the crazed world of reality television just... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Happy Thanksgiving...

  

  Happy Thanksgiving to all my dear blogging friends. I hope you have a wonderful day spent with family and friends!! I will be participating in the Thankfully... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 BOOKS

• Review: Crossing on the Paris by Dana Gynther

  

  Description (from publisher):'The opulent age of empires is ending, but the great queens of the sea--the magnificent ocean liners--continue to reign supreme. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: What The Cat Saw by Carolyn Hart

  

  Description (from cover):'National bestselling author Carolyn Hart presents an original new novel about a woman with a curious ability that drops her headfirst... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In My Mailbox (Nov. 19)

  

  In My Mailbox is a cute meme hosted by The Story Siren and I absolutely love it!Received from Edelweiss for review: 1. Fear in the Sunlight--Nicola Upson... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The General's Mistress by Jo Graham

  

  Description (from publisher):'A Dutch woman flees her marriage to become a courtesan against the backdrop of the French Revolution in this steamy historical... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Painted Bridge by Wendy Wallace

  

  Description (from cover):'Just outside London, behind a high stone wall, lies Lake House, a private asylum for genteel women of a delicate nature. In the... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

  

  Description (from publisher):"The new novel from the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Distant Hours is a spellbinding mix of mystery... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Island of Bones by Imogen Robertson

  

  Description (from cover):"Cumbria, England, 1783. The tomb of the first Earl of Greta should have lain undisturbed on its island of bones for three hundred... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• In My Mailbox (Nov. 12)

  

  In My Mailbox is a cute meme hosted by The Story Siren and I absolutely love it!Received from Book Swap: 1. The Ruins of Lace--Iris Anthony2. The Shadow... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir

  

  Description (from cover):'In this engrossing novel of historical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir tells the dramatic intertwined stories... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 BOOKS

• Review: Foul Play at the Fair by Shelley Freydont

  

  Description (from cover):"Every day is a holiday in Celebration Bay...but unfortunately death doesn't take a holiday.As more and more tourists flock to... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Review: Voyager by Diana Gabaldon

  

  ***WARNING: This review will contain spoilers. If you don't want to know what happens either in this book or in the Outlander series, I suggest you don't read... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE