I love Shannon Hale's fairy tale style books. If you haven't read this one yet, $1.99 is a great price! Grab it here at Amazon!
My rating: 4 stars / I really liked it
Synopsis from goodreads.com
When Dashti, a maid, and
Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years for
Saren’s refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very
long and dark imprisonment.
As food runs low and the days go from
broiling hot to freezing cold, it is all Dashti can do to keep them fed
and comfortable. But the arrival outside the tower of Saren’s two
suitors—one welcome, and the other decidedly less so—brings both hope
and great danger, and Dashti must make the desperate choices of a girl
whose life is worth more than she knows.
With Shannon Hale’s
lyrical language, this forgotten but classic fairy tale from the
Brothers Grimm is reimagined and reset on the central Asian steppes; it
is a completely unique retelling filled with adventure and romance,
drama and disguise.
Enna Burning is the second in the Books of Bayern series by Shannon Hale and also on sale at Amazon for $1.99. I'd recommend reading The Goose Girl first (only $4.61 for e-book) to understand some of the backstory better.
My rating: 4 stars / I really liked it
Synopsis from goodreads.com
Enna and Princess Isi
became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but after Isi married Prince
Geric, Enna returned to the forest. Enna's simple life changes forever
when she learns to wield fire and burn anything at will. Enna is
convinced that she can use her ability for good-to fight Tira, the
kingdom threatening the Bayern borders-and goes on secret raids to set
fire to the Tiran camps and villages. But as the power of the fire grows
stronger, she is less able to control her need to burn. In her
recklessness she is captured by the Tiran army and held captive by a
handsome, manipulative young captain who drugs her to keep her under his
influence. Can Isi and her old friends Finn and Razo rescue her without
sacrificing themselves? And with the fire still consuming her, will
Enna find a way to manage the gift that threatens to destroy her?
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
E-book sale! Only $1.99 for To Whisper Her Name by Tamera Alexander
$1.99 TODAY ONLY! After reading this author's newest book A Beauty So Rare, I've been excited to read the rest of her novels which all have high ratings. Get it here at Amazon!
Synopsis from goodreads.com
Set at Nashville's historic Belle Meade Plantation, the most influential thoroughbred stud farm in America's history, To Whisper Her Name weaves the struggles of real people of the post-war South with the journeys of a man and a woman scarred by betrayal.
Olivia Aberdeen, destitute widow of a man shot as a traitor to the South, is shunned by proper society and gratefully accepts an invitation from "Aunt" Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation. Expecting to be the Harding's head housekeeper, Olivia is disillusioned when she learns the real reason Elizabeth's husband, Confederate General William Giles Harding, agreed to her coming. Not finding the safe haven she expects, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley Adam Cooper, a Southern man who seems anything but a Southern gentleman.
Branded a traitor by some, Ridley Cooper, a Southern son who chose to fight for the Union, is a man desperate to end the war still raging inside him. Determined to learn "the gift" that Belle Meade's head horse trainer and former slave, Bob Green, possesses, Ridley harbors secrets that threaten both their lives.
As Ridley seeks to make peace within himself for "betraying" the South he loved, Olivia is determined to never be betrayed again.
Synopsis from goodreads.com
Set at Nashville's historic Belle Meade Plantation, the most influential thoroughbred stud farm in America's history, To Whisper Her Name weaves the struggles of real people of the post-war South with the journeys of a man and a woman scarred by betrayal.
Olivia Aberdeen, destitute widow of a man shot as a traitor to the South, is shunned by proper society and gratefully accepts an invitation from "Aunt" Elizabeth Harding, mistress of Belle Meade Plantation. Expecting to be the Harding's head housekeeper, Olivia is disillusioned when she learns the real reason Elizabeth's husband, Confederate General William Giles Harding, agreed to her coming. Not finding the safe haven she expects, Olivia is caught off guard by her feelings for Ridley Adam Cooper, a Southern man who seems anything but a Southern gentleman.
Branded a traitor by some, Ridley Cooper, a Southern son who chose to fight for the Union, is a man desperate to end the war still raging inside him. Determined to learn "the gift" that Belle Meade's head horse trainer and former slave, Bob Green, possesses, Ridley harbors secrets that threaten both their lives.
As Ridley seeks to make peace within himself for "betraying" the South he loved, Olivia is determined to never be betrayed again.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Free e-book! Where Wildflowers Bloom by Ann Shorey
Free for e-book download- Where Wildflowers Bloom by Ann Shorey!
Synopsis from goodreads.com
The War Between the States stole a father and brother from Faith Lindberg-- as well as Royal Baxter, the man she wanted to marry. With only her grandfather left, she dreams of leaving Noble Springs, Missouri, and traveling west to Oregon to start a new life, away from the memories that haunt her. But first she must convince her grandfather to sell the family's mercantile and leave a town their family has called home for generations.
When Royal Baxter suddenly returns to town, Faith allows herself to hope that her dreams might come true. Does he truly love her? Or could another man claim her heart? Will she find that following her dreams may not mean leaving home after all?
The characters in "Where Wildflowers Bloom" jump off the page and into the reader's heart. Author Ann Shorey infuses her characters with the virtues and quirks that bring them fully alive as they search for contentment and love.
Pinterest Scavenger Hunt from author Tamera Alexander!
Join me for a Pinterest
Scavenger Hunt and win 1 of 7 copies of USA Today bestselling author
Tamera Alexander’s
newest novel, A Beauty So Rare, the second
standalone novel in the Belmont Mansion series.
The questions are posted below and
the giveaway runs through Sunday night, April 27. The answers to the questions can be found on Tamera's
Pinterest page. Not on Pinterest? Doesn’t
matter. You can still participate and find the answers by using this link.
Your answers must be submitted to
TameraAlexander@ymail.com (numbered
1 - 6) by
Sunday, April 27, midnight Central to be entered into a drawing to win one of
seven copies of A Beauty So Rare, the second standalone novel in the
Belmont Mansion series.
Questions for the Pinterest Scavenger Hunt
1. On the A
Beauty So Rare board, find the pin
that shares the seamstress who sewed the dress on the cover of A Beauty So Rare (featuring the heroine, Eleanor Braddock) and *click the
pin* to discover what the seamstress’s most challenging part of making the
pink dress was.
2. On the A
Lasting Impression board,
find the pin where Tamera shares about the desert seasons in her life––those times that helped her write
about a certain relationship in her novel, A Beauty So Rare. *Click the pin* to learn what specific relationship Tamera
mentions in that blog. It’s the relationship between which
two people?
3. On the My Novels board, find the pin where Tamera shares about the inspiration
behind A Beauty So Rare. *Click it* and watch the video
to learn the true history that ties the Belmont Mansion (the setting of A Lasting Impression and A Beauty So Rare) to the real Insane Asylum that existed in Nashville in
the 19th century.
4. On the Recipes from my
novels board, what's the
recipe from A Beauty So Rare
that’s posted about most often on that board (doesn't
necessarily have the most re-pins)? It's also a favorite
of Eleanor's.
5. On the My Loves board,
find the pin that references Easter weekend then *click it* to learn what kind
of fish Tamera caught this past weekend.
6. On the My Novels board,
find the pin for the book trailer for A Beauty So Rare,
then *click it* to watch the video. What is it that Aunt Adelicia is determined
to find for Eleanor?
In your email, remember
to number your answers from 1 to 6, like this:
1.
Answer
2.
Answer
3.
Answer
4.
Answer
5.
Answer
6.
Answer
7. I liked Tamera's FB page!
Hope you have fun with it!
Note: Pinterest is not sponsoring
this promotion nor are they formally affiliated with it.
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