Mailbox Monday - March 19, 2012

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Two new ones this week!

Rose of York: Love and War, Sandra Worth

This is book one in the author's York trilogy and I've been waiting for over a year to get to the top of the waiting list on Paperbackswap.com so I could read this book. Now to wait for the other ones...







The Three Colonels, Jack Caldwell

I received this one for review from Sourcebooks. It is about some of Austen's "fighting men" and looks pretty interesting.

Mailbox Monday - March 5, 2012

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Only one this week.


Threads, Nell Gavin

I've been waiting for this one for a LONG time and I finally made it to the front of the waiting list on Paperbackswap.com. The author takes a really different look at Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII's relationship, showing them connected throughout many lifetimes.

Mailbox Monday - February 27, 2012

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A couple new books for review showed up over the past couple of days!

Her Highness, the Traitor, Susan Higginbotham

Very excited to get Susan's newest novel about Jane Dudley (Robert Dudley's mother) and Frances Grey (Jane Grey's mother)! Look for my review soon!





The Queen's Pleasure, Brandy Purdy

I also received this one for review as well! Very much looking forward to seeing the author's take on Amy Dudley's story (wife of Robert Dudley).

Mailbox Monday - January 16, 2012

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A few new books showed up over the past two weeks! Looking forward to getting into these!

Dracula in Love, Karen Essex

I've been working on Stoker's original novel and I won this one from Arleigh's blog a couple of weeks ago. I always enjoy seeing a classic through another character's eyes.





Dark Sovereign, Robert Fripp

I won this one from Arleigh as well! The author has written the play the Bard SHOULD have written about the REAL Richard III.





The Simple Abundance Journal of Gratitude, S.B. Breathnach

Okay, so its not historical fiction or Regency related but this is something my best friend suggested (she's been doing it for a couple of years). I'm looking forward to the inspiration.

Mailbox Monday - January 2, 2012

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I didn't get any books for Christmas but I got a couple of Barnes and Noble gift cards and that works even better in my opinion! I loaded my boys in the car and ventured out to get some new books...its so hard for me to find any these days! I think I'm going to have to stick to ordering online and from the UK! Lol! Anyway, here's what I picked up...and I still have $10 left!

Cleopatra's Daughter, Michelle Moran

I've been a big fan of Ms. Moran since reading her wonderful novel The Heretic Queen a couple of years ago. I have heard really good things about this novel and can't wait to dive in!

Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen

I love Austen and my copy of this novel has vanished somewhere in this house. So, I picked up a replacement...which means I'll find my original any time.

Venetia, Georgette Heyer

After reading my first Regency novel by this author last year I was hooked! They didn't have much of a select (at all) but this one looked pretty good! Can't wait to see what Ms. Heyer has in store for me between the pages of this one!

Mailbox Monday - September 5, 2011

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Treated myself to a couple from Amazon this week! So excited to read these!


George Knightley, Esquire: Lead Me Leave, Barbara Cornthwaite

This is book 2 in Ms. Cornthwaite's retelling of Austen's Emma from the hero, George Knightley's eyes. I absolutely LOVED book 1 and I have been waiting anxiously for book 2 (while reading some of the author's excerpts on her blog!).




Three Maids for a Crown, Ella March Chase

This will be the second book by this author that I have read (the first was The Virgin Queen's Daughter). Ms. Chase again delves into Tudor intrigue as she tells the story of the three Grey sisters. Very much looking forward to getting into this one.

Mailbox Monday - August 15, 2011

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The Tudor Throne, Brandy Purdy

I received Ms. Purdy's newest novel about Elizabeth and Mary today after winning it on her blog. Thanks so much! Looking forward to reading it!

Mailbox Monday - July 25, 2011

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I got a couple that I can't wait to read; gotta get through a couple of others and post reviews first.

The King's Grey Mare, Rosemary Hawley Jarman

Ms. Jarman's novels have come highly recommended so I'm looking forward to getting into this novel about Elizabeth Woodville, Edward IV's wife. This came from Paperbackswap.com.





We Speak No Treason: The White Rose Turned to Blood, R. H. Jarman

Another Jarman novel from Paperbackswap.com. Unfortunately I do not have the first in this series so I am going to have to wait to read this one!

Mailbox Monday

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The Adventures of Alianore Audley, Brian Wainwright

This came from Paperbackswap.com. Looking forward to reading it as I've heard its a delightful romp through the Wars of the Roses!







Bath Tangle, Georgette Heyer

This will be my first time reading anything by Ms. Heyer (besides the unfinished My Lord John) and I'm excited! Thank you to Sourcebooks for the copy to review!

Mailbox Monday

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Since my birthday was Sunday, I treated myself to an afternoon at the mall and dinner with a close friend. Of course, both of us being book junkies, we had to have a lengthy layover in Barnes and Noble. Here are my two purchases!


The Virgin Widow, Anne O'Brien

Being a Richard III fan I was immediately interested in reading this tale of his wife, Anne Neville. I haven't ever read anything by this author but it looked like an interesting read, especially since I don't know of any books from Anne's point of view (besides Plaidy's The Reluctant Queen).




Vlad: The Last Confession, C.C. Humphreys

This is a tale based on the life of Vlad Dracul, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. I have never read anything about Vlad but I have seen a show on the History Channel about his life and thought this might be a very interesting read.

Mailbox Monday

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I haven't posted one of these in a while but I've been super busy lately (having a baby will do that!). Nevertheless, here is the one that showed up on my doorstep this afternoon!

Lady of the English, Elizabeth Chadwick

I was so stoked when I opened the package left on my doorstep to find EC's latest novel, due out in September! This is part of a familiar story that is rarely mentioned in historical fiction - the tale of Empress Matilda, heir to the English throne and mother of the future Henry II. Can't wait to dive into this one!!


Thank you Sourcebooks for the review copy.

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Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

I finally decided to buy another copy of this novel as the one I had started reading quite a long time ago has disappeared. Once I finish this one perhaps I'll venture into the plethora of sequels and the like.

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Georgette Heyer's Regency World, Jennifer Klouster

Thank you so much Lizzy at Historically Obsessed for sending this one my way! I am already loving it!! It is a wonderful and detailed look at everything about the Regency period - from hats to gambling debt and everything in between.

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It was a happy, Austen-ish book week for me. :)


What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew, Daniel Pool

I came across this one at Borders and thought it sounded interesting. Has quite a bit of good information on the period in it.







Jane Austen for Dummies

Another reference on the Regency period but this time solely focused on Austen's works. Very interesting!





George Knightley, Esquire, Barbara Cornthwaite

Another telling of Austen's Emma through the eyes of the hero, Mr. Knightley. This one had some great reviews so I'm eager to get into it!

Mailbox Monday

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In my quest to read more Jane Austen, I finished Emma a week or so ago (and watched the 1996 version with Jeremy Northam (mmm...) and Gwyneth Paltrow) and decided to try some of the "spin offs."


Emma and Knightley, Rachel Billington

This is a sequel I picked up at Books-a-Million.






Mr. Knightley's Diary, Amanda Grange

Another I picked up at Books-a-Million, it tells the story through Mr. Knightley's eyes. This author has also written "diaries" from the view points of other Austen heroes.

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It was a happy week for me and my mailbox!




Elizabeth, Captive Princess, Margaret Irwin

Thanks to Sourcebooks for this ARC to review! I read and reviewed the reissue of the first in the series (Young Elizabeth) and an thrilled to have a chance at the second in the series.




The Princeling, Cynthia Harrod - Eagles

Another ARC I received from Sourcebooks to review. I love the new covers they are giving the series! This one follows the Morlands into Elizabeth's reign.





The King's Mistress, Emma Campion

Thank you to Marcia at The Printed Page for letting me adopt this copy of Ms. Campion's new book.

Mailbox Monday - July 12, 2010

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The Red Queen, Philippa Gregory

I received this from the publisher to review as part of the blog tour leading up to its publication next month. I have already finished it!





The White Queen, Philippa Gregory

This came in the package along with TRQ.