Thanks to Meghan Harrington of St. Martin’s Press, I am giving away one print copy of Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake.
Description Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake
Aurora Paxton was once the belle of the ball, the most sought-after debutante of the season―until a scandalous mistake ruined her. Shunned by her family, Rory was banished to the country to live in disgrace. Now she’s been summoned back to London by her stepmother, who is being blackmailed by the least likely person Rory can imagine: Lucas Vale, Marquess of Dashell.
Lucas is someone Rory’s known for years―a man as devastatingly handsome as he is coldly disapproving of her. What in the world could he want from her or her family? Rory intends to find out as soon as she comes face to face with her old foe. What she never expects, however, is that the icy aristocrat has a soft spot for her―and a secret plan to redeem her status. Could it be that Lucas has been in love with Rory all along. . .and has finally found a way to win her heart?
Praise Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake
“A solidly scandalous Regency romance with a touch of magic.” ― Kirkus Reviews
About Olivia Drake
Olivia Drake is the author of Seducing the Heiress, Never Trust a Rogue, Scandal of the Year, If the Slipper Fits, Stroke of Midnight, Abducted by the Prince, Bella and the Beast, and His Wicked Wish.She has been a member of Romance Writers of America since 1981, and her novels have won the Golden Heart Award, Best Historical Romantic Suspense and Best Regency Historical from Romantic Times, and the prestigious RITA award. She lives in Houston, Texas.
Giveaway Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake
This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on November 17, 2017 midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
Neespaugot: Legend of the Indian’s Coin by John Mugglebee
Publisher: Brandt Street Press (May 29, 2017) Category: Historical Fiction, Native American Fiction, African American Fiction Tour dates: Sept-Oct, 2017 ISBN: 978-0974260792 Available in Print & ebook, 378 pages
Melba Blue Jay, sixteen, scrambling up a snow-filled mountain path, her knife at a child’s throat. Archie Chung at the helm of the South Pacific Belle, foremast snapped like a toothpick, barreling toward a coral reef. Spindly Lydia Freeman, skin the color of dark ale, feeding tea made of birch bark to an Irish murderess. Zeke Roxxmott teetering at three hundred feet on the five-inch ledge of his penthouse, bent on a flawless destruction.
Adventurers, inextricably linked by a bloodline… and an Indian’s coin.
Where history and imagination meet!
John Mugglebee’s Neespaugot is based on the real-life exploits of his own ancestors. A sweeping historical saga of his Native American, African American, Scots-Irish, Chinese, Russian Jewish family, it spans three centuries with adventures that keep you turning page after page. You’ll fall in love with these characters, who stay with you long after you’ve put the book down.
My Thoughts Neespaugot: Legend of the Indian’s Coin by John Mugglebee
Spanning 400 years this story of historical fiction follows the real life exploits of the author’s ancestors and the Indian coin his ancestors possessed. The first owner of the coin was Runinniduk, a Native American who received it from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his assistance in translating the bible. Years late his granddaughter, Melba Blue Jay take possesion of the coin after Runinniduk’s death. She is arrested and sent into slavery in the West Indies. She survives and has children and escapes to New France (now Canada). She eventually makes the journey back to Neespaugot with her daughter.
After Melba Blue Jay’s death, her daughter takes possession of the coin. Eventually that coin makes it to many places and centuries and eventually end up in 2015. It’s very beat up and impossible to read but still priceless to those in it’s possession.
This story is a family saga that follows one family through the generations. At one point the story of the coin and the ancestors was lost but then regained. The characters are well written and come to life as does the description of the land in the places the coin inhabits. This is a beautiful, breath taking story. I did not want it to end! I also think it would make an excellent movie or even miniseries. I highly recommend it.
5/5
I received the ebook for my honest review.
About John Mugglebee
John Mugglebee is a racial and ethnic jigsaw puzzle. His heritage, in chronological order, includes Native American, African American, Scots-Irish, Chinese and Russian Jew. John has said there were two major factors that shaped him as a person and a writer. One was “Being colored but not knowing which color.”
The other was upheaval. Born in Massachusetts, at age eleven he was uprooted to Southern California in the midst of the ’60s race riots. Growing up, John was told family stories that had been passed down for generations. Neespaugot is loosely based on those stories.
He currently lives in the South of France, where he heads a language laboratory for French Civil Aviation. John graduated from Dartmouth and earned a master’s in creative writing from Colorado State University. His previous novel, Renaissance in Provence, was published in 2004.
Giveaway Neespaugot: Legend of the Indian’s Coin by John Mugglebee Tour
This giveaway is for the choice of a print or ebook copy of the book. Print is open to the U.S. only and ebook is open worldwide. This giveaway ends on October 31, 2017 at midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
Thanks to Sydney Mathieu of JKS Communications, I am giving away one print copy of Nadya’s War by C.S. Taylor.
Description Nadya’s War by C.S. Taylor
Nadezdah “Little Boar” Buzina, a young pilot with the Red Army’s 586th all-female fighter regiment, dreams of becoming an ace. Those dreams shatter when a dogfight leaves her severely burned and the sole survivor from her flight.
For the latter half of 1942, she struggles against crack Luftwaffe pilots, a vengeful political commissar, and a new addiction to morphine, all the while questioning her worth and purpose in a world beyond her control. It’s not until the Soviet counter-offensive at Stalingrad that she finds her unlikely answers, and they only come after she’s saved her mortal enemy’s life and fallen in love with the one who nearly kills her.
Praise Nadya’s War by C.S. Taylor
“On the whole, however, the characters are well drawn, and their arcs move in unexpected directions…A compelling, female-centric combat tale involving Russians and Nazis.” – Kirkus Reviews
“Nadya’s War tells the riveting story of a young woman’s journey as an ace fighter pilot in World War II, illuminating a long neglected chapter of history. Taylor provides a rich, engrossing narrative.” – Best Selling Author Gregory A. Freeman, THE FORGOTTEN 500
“A dangerous aerial ballet of love, hate, pain and discovery, Nadya’s War takes the reader into skies that few have visited. This is a fresh book with twists and surprises throughout.” – Best Selling Author LtCol (Ret) Jay A. Stout, HELL’S ANGELS
About C.S. Taylor
C.S. Taylor is a former Marine and avid fencer (saber for the most part, foil and epee are tolerable). He enjoys all things WWII, especially perfecting his dog fighting skills inside virtual cockpits, and will gladly accept any P-38 Lightnings anyone might wish to bestow upon him. He’s also been known to run a kayak through white water now and again.
Giveaway Nadya’s War by C.S. Taylor
This giveaway is open to the U.S. only and ends on October 6, 2017 midnight pacific time. Entries are accepted via Rafflecopter only.
Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake
Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake
Nadya’s War by C.S. Taylor