The Fire Horse GirlAuthor: Kay HoneymanCategory: Young AdultFormat: EGalleyPublisher: ScholasticRelease Date: 1-1-13 Jade Moon is a Fire Horse — the worst sign in the Chinese zodiac for girls, said to make them stubborn, willful, and far too imaginative. But while her family despairs of marrying her off, she has a passionate heart and powerful dreams, […]
Category: historical
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
The StorytellerAuthor: Jodi PicoultCategory: FictionFormat: eGalleyPublisher: AtriaRelease Date: 2-26-13Sage Singer, who befriends an old man who’s particularly beloved in her community. Josef Weber is everyone favorite retired teacher and Little League coach and they strike up a friendship at the bakery where Sage works. One day he asks Sage for a favor: to kill him. […]
Order Of Darkness: Changeling Giveaway
If you love historical fiction like I do, I’m sure you have come across the fabulous work of Philippa Gregory. Her well researched and completely engrossing novels really take you back in time. Today I am very excited to offer giveaway featuring the first book in her Young Adult series, Order of Darkness: Changeling. The […]
The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd
The Madman’s Daughter Author: Megan Shepherd Category: Young Adult Format: ARC Publisher: Balzer + Bray Release Date: 1-29-13 Sixteen-year-old Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London—working as a maid, attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the […]
Cinders and Sapphires by Leila Rasheed
Cinders and Sapphires Author: Leila Rasheed Category: Young Adult Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Release Date: 1-22-13 Rose Cliffe has never met a young lady like her new mistress. Clever, rich, and beautiful, Ada Averley treats Rose as an equal. And Rose could use a friend. Especially now that she, at barely sixteen, has risen to the position […]
Venom by Fiona Paul
Venom Author: Fiona Paul Category: Young Adult Publisher: Philomel Release Date: 10-30-12 Cassandra Caravello is one of Renaissance Venice’s lucky elite: with elegant gowns, sparkling jewels, her own lady’s maid, and a wealthy fiancé, she has everything a girl could desire. Yet ever since her parents’ death, Cassandra has felt trapped, alone in a city […]
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron
The Dark UnwindingAuthor: Sharon CameronGenre: Young AdultFormat: ebookPublisher: ScholasticRelease Date: 9-1-12When Katharine Tulman’s inheritance is called into question by the rumor that her eccentric uncle is squandering away the family fortune, she is sent to his estate to have him committed to an asylum. But instead of a lunatic, Katharine discovers a genius inventor with […]
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
We first meet Ismae as she is married off by her cruel father to an equally cruel (and disgusting) man. She is completely powerless, but soon finds that she does have power. Quite a lot of it, actually. I heard many people talk about how wonderful Grave Mercy was and I have to say […]
The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott
The Dressmaker Author: Kate Alcott Genre: Historical Fiction< Publisher: Doubleday Release Date: 2-21-12 Tess Collins was determined to escape a life of servitude in England and wanted something more. With her sewing skills as her ticket out, she manages to get hired as a maid for Lady Lucile Duff Gordon, a famous designer. Tess is […]
The Price Of Temptation by Lecia Cornwall
The Price Of Temptation Author: Lecia Cornwall Genre: Romance Format: ebook Publisher: Avon Release Date: 12-27-11 Lady Evelyn Renshaw is trying to pick up the pieces after her husband was exposed as a spy and left her to deal with the aftermath. When it becomes apparent that her life is in danger, she hires Sam […]