Today’s Steals and Deals at AAR…..
This is MOST definitely not a romance but it sure sounds cool. Here’s the blurb:
If you were one of King Henry VIII’s six wives, who would you be? Would you be Anne Boleyn, who literally lost her head? Would you be the subject of rumor and scandal like Catherine Howard? Or would you get away and survive like Anna of Cleves?
Meet them and Henry’s other queens–each bound for divorce or death–in this epic and thrilling novel that reads like fantasy but really happened. Watch spellbound as each of these women attempts to survive their unpredictable king as he grows more and more obsessed with producing a male heir. And discover how the power-hungry court fanned the flames of Henry’s passions . . . and his most horrible impulses.
Whether you’re a huge fan of all things Tudor or new to this jaw-dropping saga, you won’t be able to get the unique voices of Henry and his wives–all brought to life by seven award-winning and bestselling authors–out of your head.
This is an intimate look at the royals during one of the most treacherous times in history. Who will you root for and who will you love to hate?
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
We gave this super fun historical romance a B+.
Thomas Effington, Marquess of Helmsley, is peeved to be faced with the responsibility of launching three young women into Society. They are the sisters of his new brother-in-law, and he has been given the job of squiring them throughout the Season, guarding their virtue, and, hopefully, finding them husbands. The eldest of these, Marianne Shelton, has no intention of getting married to anyone: she wants to live a life of adventure like the ones she’s read about in novels. She even has a plan for supporting herself – she will sell anonymous stories, titled “The Adventures of a Country Miss in London,” to a publication called Cadwallender’s Weekly World Messenger. Marianne’s sisters do want to marry, but they’re in no rush, and they’re a little worried that Thomas will pressure them to make a choice quickly. Like girls everywhere, they just want to have fun.
The girls have a plan. Marianne will occupy all of Thomas’ time, so that he won’t have time to make matches for the younger sisters. That way the younger girls can enjoy their Season without worrying about marriage, and Marianne will be able to use her encounters with Thomas as fodder for the “Adventures of a Country Miss.”
This situation is ripe for all sorts of comedic events, and Alexander makes the best of it. Soon Marianne is demanding that Thomas give her “lessons in life” (they usually involve kissing) and telling him that she’ll get her lessons elsewhere if he doesn’t comply. Meanwhile, the entire ton is agog over the increasingly-scandalous “Adventures of a Country Miss” and its seductive, mysterious hero, Lord W. The plot thickens when one of Thomas’ friends falls in love with the anonymous Country Miss and embarks upon a quest to rescue her from Lord W.’s clutches.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
This is a B+ for me. Here’s the blurb:
A simple statue began the scandal.
A Lady Concealed
An innocent English miss conceived of it, her hands gliding across the clay, delineating each smoothly defined muscle and sinew, creating a sculpture of the man she worshipped. When the likeness was exposed, along with Miss Jane Higgenbothem’s secret tendre for Lord Blackburn, the ton’s gleeful contempt sent the lady back to the country in disgrace.
A Gentleman Revealed
Now, a decade later, she’s back in London, as a chaperone to her beautiful niece. But to Blackburn, Jane’s unwitting model, the cool, reticent spinster is still a challenge. She once made the arrogant rake a laughingstock; so why is he tempted to revive an affair that almost began so long ago, on that scandalous evening…?
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.
I love this book–it’s both profound and a very enjoyable read. Here’s the blurb:
Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts of honoring tradition in a new world — conflicts that will haunt Gogol on his own winding path through divided loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs.
It’s on sale for 1.99 here.