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Roan Rose
Publication Date: October 1, 2013
Books We Love, Ltd.
Formats: eBook, Paperback

Genre: Historical Fiction

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Loyalty Binds Her.

More like a gangland war for turf and loot than chivalry, the War of Roses disrupted the life of the English commoners for hundreds of years. Roan Rose is the story of one of them, a girl born on the Yorkshire dales. When the Countess of Warwick decides to take sturdy, gentle Rose to Middleham Castle to be companion and bed-time poppet for her youngest daughter, Anne, her fate is changed forever. Rose bears intimate witness to the passions, betrayals, battles and all the reversals of fortune which will shape her lady’s life—and her own. Anne Neville will briefly become a Queen, and Richard, Rose’s secret love, will become a King, one whose name has become synonymous with evil. When her King is betrayed and slain at Bosworth Field, Rose returns to a peasant’s hard life. She has one final service to perform.

Review: 
Rosalba Whitby is born during a tumultuous time, the War of the Roses has been disrupting the life in the English countryside for years.  Rose is the oldest of her mother's children and learns the trade of herbs and healing from her mother.  When Countess Warwick arrives in town in need of aid, Rose's mother is called and Rose is brought along to aid the ailing Countess.  Impressed with Rose, the Countess decides that Rose will make a good companion for her daughter, Anne Neville.  At the age of 10, Rose is reluctant to leave her mother and home; however, the placement will save her from a brutal father and early marriage.  Growing up intimately with Anne Neville and Richard Plantagenet, Rose becomes an intimate to their secrets.  She also bears a secret and shared love for the to-be King, Richard.  As she grows up, Rose must struggle with her love and allegiance between her charge Anne, who is promised to Richard and the growing love of the King that will be forever remembered in infamy.

Rich in historical detail that pulled me into the countryside, castles and battlefields of the War of the Roses, Roan Rose is an entertaining piece of historical fiction that shows a different side to Richard III.  In the light of the women who love him, Richard is not cast as the entirely evil and power-hungry King that is usually portrayed. Through Rose's eyes, Richard is seen from a young boy who is a bit weaker that the other's, but must try that much harder, Richard is consistently sweet and caring to his much younger cousin, Anne and her maid, Rose.  As Rose, Richard and Anne grow, the difficulty in the decisions that Richard must make are evident.  Rose is a strong willed, intelligent character.  It was interesting to see her fate as she was taken from the countryside and woven into the fates of the future King and Queen only to find herself right back where she came from.  With an interesting twist at the end, Rose's story is sure to delight. 

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Praise for Roan Rose
“a beautiful story of love and loyalty set during the tumultuous reign of Richard III”

“I loved the strength of this woman”

“This author has a powerful sense of Time and Place”

“Waldron certainly knows her history…Yet despite its accuracy … Roan Rose is ultimately a book about character”.

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Hand-Me-Down BridePublication Date: October 26, 2013
Books We Love, Ltd.
eBook; ASIN: B00G8OYHFG

Genre: Historical Romance



To help her impoverished family, Sophie agrees to marry a wealthy older man in far off America. Less than twenty-four hours after she arrives in German’s Mill, Pennsylvania, events have taken a far stranger turn than anything she could have imagined.

Set in Post-Civil War Pennsylvania, this tale of an arranged marriage gone wrong is as much family saga as it is a romance. Sophie is a sensitive young woman trying to make sense of her past and to understand the unfamiliar ways of her new homeland. Karl Joe is not only a veteran of the great war, but scarred by the secret violence of his privileged childhood. How they learn to trust each other and how they discover love is the beating heart of this old time story.

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Angel’s Flight
Publication Date: September 9, 2012
Books We Love, Ltd.
eBook; ASIN: B0098CSH5Q

Genre: Historical Romance

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Angelica is a Patriot heiress, stalked by a brutal, fortune-hunting British officer. Forced to trust Jack, the mystery man who pledges to take her on a dangerous war-time journey to her Albany home, she expects to encounter brigands, Tories and Indians. What she doesn’t expect is to lose her heart along the way.

Praise for Angel’s Flight“It’s quite a journey. If you like detailed historical novels, road romances, and war stories, then Angel’s Flight is for you.” -IRRS @ Amazon

“This story has heart… ” -Linda @ Romance Studio

“I found Juliet Waldron’s attention to detail and historical accuracy refreshing and entertaining…a unique voice … Readers will be transported to a time of peril, divided loyalties and intrigue as Angelica triumphs over threats and danger.” -Southern Gal @ Amazon

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“Not all who wander are lost.” Juliet Waldron earned a B. A. in English, but has worked at jobs ranging from artist’s model to brokerage. Thirty years ago, after the boys left home, she dropped out of 9-5 and began to write, hoping to create a genuine time travel experience for herself–and for her readers. She loves her grand-girls and her kitties, likes to take long hikes, and reads historical/archeological non-fiction as well as reviewing for the Historical Novel Society. For summer adventure, she rides behind her husband of 50 years on his “bucket list” (black, and ridiculously fast) Hyabusa motorcycle.

You can find more information at www.julietwaldron.com or connect with Juliet on Facebook.

About the Books and Authors: 

Shades of Chaos (Boxed Set) 
Authors: Alexia Purdy, Cameron Jace, Chrystalla Thoma, Katie Salidas, Megan Duncan 
Publication date: June 11th 2014 
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult

Synopsis:
Dare yourself to enter into post-apocalyptic future with this gritty collection of first-in-a-series books by six bestselling authors! Discover unique worlds packed with non-stop action, adventure, and suspense set against a gritty, futuristic backdrop.

NOTE: Together, these books have over 320 5-star reviews on Amazon!
Over 1400 pages of stories, with *exclusive* content from Alexia Purdy, Katie Salidas, and Chrystalla Thoma!
Best for ages 16 and up~

I AM Alive: I am not my heart rate. I am not my skills. I am not how I look like. My name is Decca Tenderstone. I live in a future America where teenagers are ranked on a scale from 1 to 10 on graduation day. There has never been a 10. Those below the rank of 5 are considered Monsters, a liability to society. The system says I am a Monster. I will not let them kill me. I will survive.

Initiation: Being a Vampire is a crime punishable by eternal servitude in the arena as a Gladiator of the Iron Gate. Mira, a newly turned vampire, must prove she has what it takes to survive in the human’s world. It’s kill or be killed. Immortality is not guaranteed.

Dissension: In the aftermath of the great cataclysm, vampires are enslaved by humans and used for blood sport as gladiators in the arena. Mira is undefeated, uncompromising, and unbreakable, but when an escape attempt leads her into the path of the city’s Regent, her destiny is changed forever.

Finding Hope: After the death of the one person he called mother, Elei leaves the Trashlands of Ost for the city – looking for other people and for answers. But he soon finds out that people are complicated and answers hard to come by…

Rex Rising: In a world where parasites create new human races, Elei leads a peaceful life as aircar driver — until a mysterious attack on his boss sends him fleeing with a bullet in his side and the fleet at his heels.

Resonant: As the first days of the end of humanity tumble across the City of Las Vegas, turning everyone into vampire-like creatures, April Tate will find out what it really means to survive.

Reign of Blood: April Tate is a seventeen-year-old ferocious vampire killer who lives in the remains of Las Vegas one year after a viral epidemic has left the world decimated. After her family is abducted, her world tilts when she discovers they’re not truly alone.

Released: After a demon apocalypse kills everyone they know, 17-year old Abby Phillips, her brother and her friend Max flee their home to travel through the wastelands of America, chasing a radio transmissions of a resistance offering shelter. But soon enough Abby and her companions discover what awaits them is much worse they could have ever imagined.




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AUTHOR LINKS

Cameron Jace
Blog: http://cameronjace.blogspot.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronjace

Katie Salidas
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Blog: http://www.katiesalidas.com/

Chrystalla Thoma
Blog: http://chrystallathoma.wordpress.com/ 
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Alexia Purdy
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Blog: http://www.alexiapurdybooks.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexiapurdy

Megan Duncan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Megan-Duncan-YA-Author/125102110892511
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Review: 

Resonant
A strange virus is spreading through the air in Las Vegas, and everyone is susceptible.  April Tate has watched friends and neighbors turn into vampire-like creatures before her eyes, and then she figures out how to kill them in an attempt to get her family to safety.

This is a prequel to Reign of Blood and it has set up April to be pretty ferocious.  I like how April just does not assume that these creatures that are acting like vampires will actually fall prey to vampire folklore; so she tries out each method on the infected that she comes across.  This is a good set-up for a terrifying world where anyone might become a vampire at any moment, without a bite!  I can't wait to read Reign of Blood next.

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About the Book: 
Publication Date: October 27, 2014
Kensington Books
Formats: eBook, PaperbackGenre: Historical Fiction

A suspenseful, spellbinding novel of love, jealousy, and murder, The Ripper’s Wife re-imagines the most notorious serial killer in history through the eyes of the woman who sealed his fate.

“Love makes sane men mad and can turn a gentle man into a fiend.”

It begins as a fairytale romance–a shipboard meeting in 1880 between vivacious Southern belle Florence Chandler and handsome English cotton broker James Maybrick. Courtship and a lavish wedding soon follow, and the couple settles into an affluent Liverpool suburb.

From the first, their marriage is doomed by lies. Florie, hardly the heiress her scheming mother portrayed, is treated as an outsider by fashionable English society. James’s secrets are infinitely darker–he has a mistress, an arsenic addiction, and a vicious temper. But Florie has no inkling of her husband’s depravity until she discovers his diary–and in it, a litany of bloody deeds…



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Review:
Life seems perfect for American socialite Florence, at eighteen years old Florence has traveled the world and is now on her way to Liverpool onboard the SS Baltic.  While traveling, she literally falls for the cotton magnate, James Maybrick.  By the time the cruise has ended, Florence and James are engaged.  Florence is in love, but struggles as an American within English high society and quickly learns that while she may look the part of lady of the house, she is essentially a prisoner.  As she learns more and more about her husband's true disposition, habits and cruelty, Florence herself falls into madness.

A suspenseful and thrilling view into the murders of Jack the Ripper.  I was happy to find out that this version of the story was loosely based on an actual diary that was found concerning the lives of Florence and James Maybrick, as I love writing based on actual history.  Starting out as a perfect romance, with a meet-cute akin to Titanic, even taking place upon a White Star Line Ship, I felt swept up in the gorgeous descriptions of the elegant clothing and setting of the time period. Sometimes, though the descriptions seemed a bit exaggerated at times. I even felt myself rooting for the relationship between Florence and James to move forward, even though I knew how it would end.  The honeymoon phase of their relationship does not last long, right away Florence begins to find clues that James is not who he says he is.  As the suspense builds, the madness begins to fill in and both James and Florence begin to act erratically.  I liked that the point of view was shown from both Florence and James' points of view, as both had separate reasons for their actions based on what they believed the other was doing.  When the Jack the Ripper killings begin and the view shifts to James' diary, the story picks up in gore and violence, but that makes for the perfect Jack the Ripper story in my eyes.

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About the Author
Brandy Purdy is the author of several historical novels. When she’s not writing, she’s either reading or watching classic movies. She currently lives in Beaumont, TX. Visit her website at http://www.brandypurdy.com for more information about her books. You can also follow her via her blog at http://brandypurdy.blogspot.com/ where she posts updates about her work and reviews of what she has been reading.