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Review – Captive Spirit by Liz Fichera

Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by MinnChica.

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Publisher: Carina Press Publish Date: 5/26/10 How I got this book: Won through a contest Sonoran Desert. Dawn of the sixteenth century. Aiyana isn’t like the other girls of the White Ant Clan. Instead of keeping house, she longs to compete on the Ball Court with her best friend Honovi and the other boys. Instead [...]

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Review – Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas

Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by MinnChica.

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Publisher: St. Martin’s Publish Date: 6/29/10 How I got this book: Borrowed from a friend through Barnes & Noble Lend Me! Program *Blurb from Goodreads* As a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though she participated in the London season in the past, [...]

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Review: Sinful by Charlotte Featherstone

Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Has.

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Publisher: Harlequin Where did you get this book: E-Arc from Netgalley Release Date: Out now In Victorian England vice of every kind can be purchased, and Matthew, the Earl of Wallingford, makes certain he avails himself of every possible pleasure. Bored and jaded, he is as well-known for his coldness as for his licentious affairs [...]

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Review: Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble

Posted on 01. Jul, 2010 by Julie.

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Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Where did you get this book: Won in a contest Release date: Currently available This review contains spoilers! Blurb taken from authors’ official website: Sixteen year old Anne thinks her life is pretty ordinary – until she smacks into handsome, mysterious, and okay, annoying Ethan on her way to chemistry class. Now [...]

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Review: When Marrying a Scoundrel by Kathryn Smith

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by Has.

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Publisher: Avon Where did you get this book: E-arc from the author. Release date: Out now. Blurb taken from fantasticfiction.co.uk: A lady must be prepared for anything . . . when marrying a scoundrel. Sadie Moon once thought she was in love. Then her dashing husband left her to seek his fortune, and she had [...]

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Joint Review: Song of Seduction by Carrie Lofty

Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by Lou.

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Publisher: Carina Press. Where did you get the ebook from: ARC from author. Release date: Out now. This review contains some spoilers. Blurb taken from Carina Press’ official website: Austria, 1804 Eight years ago, composer Arie De Voss claimed his late mentor’s final symphony as his own and became an icon. But fame has a [...]

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Guest Post: Regina by Carrie Lofty & Song of Seduction Giveaway!

Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by Has.

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Regina by Carrie Lofty One of the wonderful benefits of writing historical romance is research–wonderful, at least, for a history buff such as myself. I love finding unusual men and women who’ve since fallen through the cracks of history, and occasionally I’m lucky enough to bring their realities into my fiction. When writing SONG OF [...]

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Review: Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Lou.

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Publisher: Avon, Piatkus Books Where did you get this book: Bought it Release date: US release: Out now. UK release: June. This review contains minor spoilers. Blurb taken from author’s official website: 1 Sebastian Grey is a devilishly handsome rogue with a secret. 2 Annabel Winslow‘s family voted her The Winslow Most Likely to Speak [...]

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ARC Review: Jazz Baby by Lorelie Brown

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by E_booklover.

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Over this past week I had the pleasure of reading a historical romance set in an era that I must admit I haven’t read willingly since High School. Don’t get me wrong, I have overdosed on different settings including Scottish historical period, the regency and Victorian eras, the desert sheik/island millionaire/business tycoon, the Native American, [...]

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Interview and Giveaway: Carrie Lofty

Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by Has.

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We have the lovely Carrie Lofty here today at The Book Pushers for an interrogation interview and to chat a bit about her newest release in January. Carrie, welcome! Carrie’s up and coming novel, Scoundrel’s Kiss, features the heroine Ada – who is the troubled sister of the heroine, Meg, in Carrie’s début novel: What [...]