She finds herself plunged into a world where nothing is as it seems and everyone hides behind a mask.Ĭan she trust the people professing to care for her? The effeminate but witty socialite Sir Anthony Peters offers to ease her passage into society, and she is soon besieged by suitors eager to get their hands on her considerable dowry.īeth, however, wants love and passion for herself and to break free from the artificial life she is growing to hate. She is then thrown into the glittering social whirl of Georgian high society and struggles to conform. He will stop at nothing to get his way.īeth is coerced into a reconciliation with her noble cousins in order to marry well and escape her brutal brother. However, Beth's hopes of a quiet life are dashed when Richard, dissatisfied with his meager inheritance and desperate for promotion, decides to force her into a marriage for his military gain. Following the death of their father, Beth's brother, Richard, returns from the army to claim his share of the family estate.
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Death of an Alchemist is her second published novel featuring Bianca, a young lady (early 2os) living in the London of Henry VIII, who has picked up knowledge of healing herbs from her mother and some of the art of alchemy from her father, a disgraced alchemist since his falling out with that capricious king. Mary Lawrence has been writing for a long time but, until recently, has been unpublished. I received a free ecopy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The humour is very black, just what is needed to make some of subject-matter bearable. I wasn’t expecting it to be as funny as it was, but it made me laugh a few times and then feel slightly ashamed of having done so. They very much came across as real people that I might know, by turns endearing and irritating, with a very realistic marriage. I really liked Kay and Cyril and enjoyed learning about the minutiae of their lives. You could say that it’s a blend of the film Sliding Doors and Kate Atkinson’s book Life After Life, as it examines many possible outcomes of the same event with inherent positives and negatives, repeatedly making me think of the truth of the aphorism “We make plans and God laughs”. It’s a darkly funny, tragic, political, and personal novel looking at what happens to us in old age, and how much control we have over it. I was happy to receive a copy of this book from LoveReading as I’ve read and enjoyed previous books by Lionel Shriver. Or at least she was…until she met Jake, her gorgeous neighbor and the manager of her favorite restaurant. She’s sworn off love, Prince Charmings, and happy endings and she’s happy about it. Burned one too many times by ex-boyfriends, Darby has lost all belief in the happily-ever-after that the fairy-tale princess promised her.
‘Smart heroines, sensual heroes, witty repartee and a penchant for delicious romance have made James a fan favorite. ‘Eloisa James is extraordinary‘ Lisa Kleypas Viola has already said Yes to his proposal, but now he wants her unruly heart. So she’s overjoyed to meet handsome, quiet vicar with no interest in polite society – but just when she catches his attention, her reputation is compromised by a duke.ĭevin Lucas Augustus Elstan, Duke of Wynter, will stop at nothing to marry Viola, including marrying a woman whom he believes to be in love with another man.ĭevin knows he’s no saint, but he’s used to conquest, and he’s determined to win Viola’s heart. Miss Viola Astley is so painfully shy that she’s horrified by the mere idea of dancing with a stranger her upcoming London debut feels like a nightmare. The fifth book in New York Times bestselling Eloisa James’s new series, the Wildes of Lindow Castle, p erfect for fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgertons and Eloisa’s Desperate Duchesses Format: Large Paperback Condition: New with. ‘Nothing gets me to a bookstore faster than Eloisa James’ Julia Quinn Buy Say Yes to the Duke (The Wildes of Lindow Castle 5) by Eloisa James in Telok Panglima Garang,Malaysia. Winners of the awards will be announced Thursday, July 19, 2018, at an Awards Ceremony to be held at the 38 th Annual RWA Conference in Denver, Colorado. I’m in outstanding company - a complete list of finalists and author photos can be found on the RWA website at in the Contests and Awards section. Up to 2,000 romance novels and novellas from 13 different categories are judged each year in the RITA competition! After the first round of judging by fellow published romance authors, the competition narrows to approximately 100 finalists. In case you’re new to the subject, the RITA is the highest award of distinction in the romance publishing industry, and recognizes excellence in published romance novels and novellas. We need a star rating for 'It was a hot mess' Full review now posted on All About Romance The premise for Blame It on the Duke is silly however I’ve read other books where a blushing virgin gets lessons in love from an experienced rake that make the formulaic plotline work. I was on a road trip when I received a morning call from Tessa Dare, one of my favorite authors, letting me know that I was a finalist! Yeah, I can't even round this one higher into the 'It was OK' category. I’m so thrilled to announce that Blame It on the Duke has been named as a finalist in the Historical – Short category of the 2018 RITA ® awards. Publishers use these marks when books are returned to them. Remainder Mark - A remainder mark is usually a small black line or dot written with a felt tip pen or Sharpie on the top, bottom, side page edges and sometimes on the UPC symbol on the back of the book.If excessively worn, they will be marked as "tray worn." Flat trays for SPI games are not graded, and have the usual problems.If excessively worn, they will be marked as "card worn." The cardboard backing of miniature packs is not graded.In most cases, boxed games and box sets do not come with dice.Due to the nature of loose counters, if a game is unplayable it may be returned for a refund of the purchase price. Boardgame counters are punched, unless noted.Major defects and/or missing components are noted separately.Example, EX+ is an item between Excellent and Near Mint condition. A "plus" sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition. Genre humor fantasy-supernatural Characters Durkon Thundershield. When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition. Includes sketch John Rogers by Rich Burlew no title indexed (Table of Contents: 2) Order of the Stick / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information) Script Rich Burlew Pencils Rich Burlew Inks Rich Burlew Colors Rich Burlew Letters typeset. Boxed items are listed as "code/code" where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents. |