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The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

I am thinking how I am going to spend the next year ignoring the fact that there will be any year beyond it – I will get wildly drunk whenever possible, dally with pretty girls who have foreign accents, and wake up beside Percy, savoring the pleasant kick of my heartbeat whenever I’m near him.… Read More The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

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Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase

An enormous house in Cornwall is filled with love and laughter during lazy seasons of the 1960s when Hugo Alton and his nontraditional American wife vacation with their brood: teenaged twins Amber and Toby, lively 5-year-old Barney, and the youngest, sweet and chubby Kitty. Over thirty years later, Lorna and Jon discover the nearly hidden… Read More Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase

March 22, 2016 BookAppealLeave a comment

Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

The strength of this book lies with the characterization of Miss Constance Kopp and her younger sisters but the 1914 setting, the mildly suspenseful plot, and the wry humor combine to make Amy Stewart’s novel an engaging and wholly entertaining read about an impressive woman who took on a shady, potentially mob-connected businessman and stood… Read More Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart

February 2, 2016 BookAppealLeave a comment

Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub

 After the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet, Prince Escalus decides the only way to produce peace in Verona is through the marriage of Benvolio Montague and Rosaline, a cousin of Juliet. Benvolio and Rosaline have no intention of marrying but find themselves united in uncovering who is really stoking the flames of the feuding… Read More Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub

November 20, 2015 BookAppealLeave a comment

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