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Title:   Secret Life of a Scandalous Debutante Author:   Bronwyn Scott Genre:   Historical Romance Pages:   288 Published:   August 2011 Publisher:   Harlequin Source:   NetGalley Synopsis: Just another dull debutante? From boxing at Jackson's to dancing starry–eyed society belles around London's ballrooms, Beldon Stratten is the perfect English gentleman. And he's looking for a perfectly bland, respectable wife. Appearances can be deceiving… Exotic Lilya Stefanov is anything but bland. Beldon is intrigued to see that the ragamuffin girl he once knew has matured into an elegant lady, poised and polite! But beneath the mysterious beauty's evening gowns and polished etiquette lies a dangerous secret—and a scandalous sensuality… Lilya has a secret, one that could very well end her life if she's not careful.  Strong willed, elegant and exotic - she is nothing like the typical young ladies out for the season.  While she puts of a front to fend

To sign up for the Julia Quinn 2012 Reading Challenge - CLICK HERE Below is the link up for all your February reviews. Please link directly to your review, not just your website. In the name field, please include the book title.. Example:  Aislynn @ S-R-C (When He Was Wicked) One lucky person will be randomly selected from the review list and will win a signed copy of Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn! This is open to residents of Canada and the US. Only reviews posted IN February are eligible to be entered.

Title:   The Story of Beautiful Girl Author:   Rachel Simon Genre:   Contemporary Fiction Pages:   346 Published:   May 2011 Publisher:   Grand Central Source:   Publisher Where to Buy:   Amazon Synopsis: On a stormy night in small-town America, a couple, desperate and soaked to the skin, knock on a stranger's door. When Martha, a retired schoolteacher living a safe and conventional life, answers their knock, her world changes forever. For they are fugitives. Lynnie, a young woman with an intellectual disability, and Homan, a deaf man with only sign language to guide him, have escaped together from The School for the Incurable and Feebleminded, a brutal institution where people with disabilities are left to languish, shuttered away from the world. In a moment of despair, they reveal that Lynnie has a newborn baby. But, moments later, the police bang on the door. Homan escapes into the darkness, Lynnie is captured. But just before she is returned to The Sch

Title:   I've Got Your Number Author:   Sophie Kinsella Genre:   Contemporary Romance Pages:   448 Published:   February 2012 Publisher:   Random House/Dial Press Source:   NetGalley Where to Buy:   Amazon Synopsis: I've lost it. The only thing in the world I wasn't supposed to lose. My engagement ring. It's been in Magnus's family for three generations. And now, the very same day his parents are coming, I've lost it. The very same day. Do not hyperventilate Poppy. Stay positive!! Poppy Wyatt has never felt luckier. She is about to marry the ideal man, Magnus Tavish, but in one afternoon her 'happy ever after' begins to fall apart. Not only has she lost her engagement ring but in the panic that followed, she has now lost her phone. As she paces shakily round the hotel foyer she spots an abandoned phone in a bin. Finders keepers! Now she can leave a number for the hotel to contact her when they find her ring. Perfect! Well, perf

Title:   A Little Night Magic Author:   Lucy March Genre:   Contemporary, Paranormal Pages:   320 Published:   January 2012 Publisher:   St. Martin's Source:   NetGalley Where to Buy:   Amazon Synopsis: Olivia Kiskey needs a change. She’s been working at the same Nodaway Falls, New York, waffle house since she was a teenager; not a lot of upward mobility there. She’s been in love with Tobias, the cook, for the last four years; he’s never made a move. Every Saturday night, she gathers with her three best friends—Peach, Millie, and Stacy—and drinks the same margaritas while listening to the same old stories. Intent on shaking things up, she puts her house on the market, buys a one-way ticket to Europe, and announces her plans to her friends . . . but then she meets Davina Granville, a strange and mystical Southern woman who shows Olivia that there is more to her life than she ever dreamed. As Liv’s latent magical powers come to the surface, she discovers that

Winner of an e-book copy of A Vampire's Deadly Delight by Liv Rancourt... Tracy D ( booklover022@ ....) ------- Winner of the book of choice from Book Depository (max $10) bn100 ( fourseasonsny@ ...) ------- Winner of a signed copy of Truly, Madly by Heather Webber..  Julie W ( jwitt33@ ...) ------- Winner of Fever by Joan Swan.. Gayle C ( luvlott1981@ ...) ------- Winner of The Wild Marquis by Miranda Neville... The Book Queen ( the_book_queen@ ...) -------  Winner's choice of Nina Pierce's e-books.. Vicki B (no email provided) ------- Winner's choice of Jenny Gardiner's e-books (selected from books in post) Kari A ( karilandersen@ ...) All winner's have 48 hours to contact me to claim their prize.

Welcome to Stitch Read Cook's weekly feature!! A Day in the Life of.. This is where us bloggers & fans get a glimpse inside the days of our favorite authors! --------------------- New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sarah MacLean grew up in Rhode Island, obsessed with historical romance. Her love of all things historical helped to earn her degrees from Smith College and Harvard University before she finally set pen to paper and wrote her first book. Sarah now lives in New York City with her husband, their dog, and a ridiculously large collection of romance novels.   A Day in the Life of Sarah MacLean I’m so happy to join you on StitchReadCook.com to share a little glimpse of my days as a writer! But I should say...I’m not sure you can handle the excitement of my days, honestly. Brace yourselves. 8:30 - Alarm goes off. Snooze hit. 8:42 - Alarm goes off again. Snooze hit again. 8:44 - Dog stands over head, whini

Don’t Miss the “Indulge in Our Favorite Authors” Epic Book Giveaway Contest! If you haven’t already heard, five romance authors are holding an epic book giveaway contest of *their* five favorite romance authors’ books. But they’re not just giving away a few books—they’re giving away complete , SIGNED backlists of the following authors: Julia Quinn (sponsored by Shana Galen) Lisa Kleypas (sponsored by Elise Rome) Julie Garwood (sponsored by Heather Snow) Elizabeth Hoyt (sponsored by Lila DiPasqua) Cynthia Eden (sponsored by Vanessa Kelly) Yes, it’s an epic contest, and it’s being held on Facebook right now. All you have to do is visit the Facebook pages of Shana Galen , Lila DiPasqua , Vanessa Kelly , Heather Snow , and Elise Rome , and enter the favorite book (the hint is given on the contest tab) for each of these authors. At the end of February the contest will be over—so hurry!—and five lucky winners will win a back-list of one of the amazing authors mentioned above. Elise ha

Teaser Tuesdays  is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of  Should Be Reading .  Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!  ( make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others! ) Share the  title & author too so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! None of that mattered as much as the fact that her fingers were tingling like they did when her gift stirred.  She was in the presence of a strong curse.  Then a wave of air rippled toward her and revised her thought.  Two strong curses. ~ page 18.  Enchanted Again by Robin D. Owens Where to buy:  Amazon About the book: Magic has a price—and for Amber Sarga it's days and years off her life. Each curse she breaks ages her—and the bigger the curse the bigger t

 Each day this week I'm having a special guest who is going to share their "Most Romantic.." Hi guys~ *waves* My name is Evie and I'm the book blogger behind Bookish. I'm here with you today to share my "Most Romantic Trip" story. When Aislynn asked me to share my most romantic experience with her readers, I jumped at the invitation. I knew from the very beginning that this was something I could actually talk about. I'm not a writer. I'm "just" a reader. I don't know how to write beautiful, heart-warming stories, but I do have a story to share. It's a story of my trip to Asia - a trip that changed my life. In fact, I wouldn't be talking to you today if it wasn't for that trip. I would probably be working as a book editor at one of the publishing companies in Poland. Yes. In Poland. Cause that's where I lived before the life-changing Asia trip :) But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Beginn