A Most Romantic Cat And Mouse Masquerades The Name Of The Game In "All Scot And Bothered"


Series:  The Devil You Know #2
Title: All Scot And Bothered
Author:  Kerrigan Byrne
Length:  Length 416 pages
Publisher:  St. Martin's Press
Rating:  5 Stars

They are a dangerous duke, a fierce lord, and an infamous earl—dark, bold, brave men who know exactly what they want. And there is only one woman who can bring them to their knees...

He is first and foremost—at everything. A man who's made his own way in the world through ruthless cunning and sheer force of will. A strong and imposing Scot who can turn on the charm but does not suffer fools. His title: Lord Chief Justice of the High Court. His name: Cassius Gerard Ramsay. His mission: To investigate the goings-on at London's most notorious gaming hell, owned and operated by one of the most intriguing and desirable women he's ever met.

IN THIS GAME OF LOVE, THE RULES DO NOT APPLY

Cecelia Teague was an orphan facing a rather dire future—until a secret benefactor from her mother's scandalous past swept into her life. Sent to prestigious boarding school and later to university, Cecelia believed high society was at her fingertips...Then, from out of nowhere, she became the inheritor of a gambling establishment. Now Cecelia must live two lives: one as a proper lady who finds herself undeniably drawn to Lord Ramsay and the other as a savvy gaming hell owner trying to save her business from the very same man. He has no idea she is both women...and Cecelia would like to keep it that way. But what happens when consuming passion and escalating danger threaten to reveal the truth?

Please enjoy this exclusive excerpt
from...
All Scot And Bothered
by
Kerrigan Byrne


My Thoughts
Kerrigan Byrne will forever be set apart as one of the few Historical Romance authors who manage to address modern -day issues; within a completely valid historical context. With coming off as preachy. 
Or...
In any way compromising the overall fabric of the story.  In which said commentary happens to be festooned.
Her second offering in the Devil You Know series.  Being no exception.

It is in fact, within the pages of this latest series offering that readers indeed discover one of a young miss.  Whom one would have good reason to believe to be one of Ms. Byrne's most beleaguered leading ladies.  For no other reason than that of who she is as a physical, intellectual, and spiritual being.  Only to triumph in the face of foe after foe.  Armed with no other weapons than those found in the core of WHO SHE IS.
I proudly introduce Miss Cecila Teague.
A young woman who, from her most unfortunate childhood on. Found herself constantly beset by a world in which those who were in some way threatened by her size, her sex, or even the brilliance of her mathematical genius.  Sought to ridicule, alienate, and even torture her.

A young woman who upon the death of her mysterious benefactor.  Now finds herself facing her most daunting foe ever.  The Vicar of Vice.
A man bound and determined to see all manner of societal ills crushed beneath his puritanical boot.

All Scot And Bothered is a book in which everything that can be going on is.  And because of this one is never really sure how to feel or what to think at any given moment.

Especially when it comes to separating Cecila, the person and Cassius, the person from their respective societal roles.
Because while you are cheering for the romance that seems to be blooming between the two as people.
You are hoping against hope that Cecila isn't found out.
But at the same time, the inevitability of the two worlds colliding, remains a foregone conclusion.

But at its heart this book is also one about the costs of idealism.  And how one can evolve beyond ideals as ones understanding of the realities of a thing are understood.
Such as with Ramsay and Cecila.

Score a big Bravo for All Scot And Bothered along with all who read it

Thanks to Netgalley and St Martin's Press for providing the review copy which my honest critique is based.



 
About Kerrigan

Kerrigan ByrneIf you're anything like me, the best night is one spent with a brawny highlander, a mysterious werewolf, a conflicted vampire, or a hot-headed Irishman. My stories span the spectrum of romantic fiction from historical, to paranormal, to romantic suspense. But I can always promise my readers one thing: memorable and sexy Celtic heroes who are guaranteed to heat your blood before they steal your heart. Lose yourself in the enchanted Celtic Isles, you never know who, or what, will find you...
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HFVBT Presents: Mario Escobar's Remember Me And A Giveaway

CIVIL WAR NOVEL

BY MARIO ESCOBAR



Publication Date: September 15, 2020
Thomas Nelson
Paperback & eBook; 384 pages

Genre: Historical Fiction

 

 



Amid the shadows of war, one family faces an impossible choice that will change their lives forever.

Madrid, 1934. Though the Spanish Civil War has not yet begun, the streets of Madrid have become dangerous for thirteen-year-old Marco Alcalde and his younger sisters, Isabel and Ana. When Marco’s parents align themselves against General Franco and his fascist regime, they have no inkling that their ideals will endanger them and everyone they love—nor do they predict the violence that is to come.

When the Mexican government promises protection to the imperiled children of Spain, the Alcaldes do what they believe is best: send their children, unaccompanied, across the ocean to the city of Morelia—a place they’ve never seen or imagined. Marco promises to look after his sisters in Mexico until their family can be reunited in Spain, but what ensues is a harrowing journey and a series of heartbreaking events. As the growing children work to care for themselves and each other, they feel their sense of home, family, and identity slipping further and further away. And as their memories of Spain fade and the news from abroad grows more grim, they begin to wonder if they will ever see their parents again or the glittering streets of the home they once loved.

Based upon the true stories of the Children of Morelia, Mario Escobar’s Remember Me—now available for the first time in English—explores the agony of war and paints a poignant portrait of one family’s sacrificial love and endurance.
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Bombs All Around.                                                Chapter1                                                                          The Search                                                              Madrid                                                                  November 14, 1934                    ,                                        For children, war feels like a game at first. They have no idea that behind the gunshots and uniforms, the marches and rallying songs, death clings like mud to shoes and leaves footprints of blood and flesh, forever marking the lives of whoever falls into its infernal clutch. The Spanish Civil War began long before soldiers took up arms on July17, 1936. At least it had begun for us, the children of poverty and misery.


 


My Thoughts
While the subject of war is never easily broached; even under the best circumstances.
Doing so when the experience is that of a child is exponentially more difficult.  If for no other reason than...
You as the reader are painfully aware that this child, and no child, for that matter.
Should be made so suffer such.
Such is the underlying message of Mario Escabor' s Remember Me.
Which chronicles Marco Alcalde's experience as a child of the Spanish Civil War.
Driven away from home family and country. With only his two.younger sisters, an indomitable spirit, and the hope of once again being reunited with his parents. To see him through uprisings, forced relocation to Mexico, hunger, abuse, bullying, and more.
This is a book that is so beautifully written however, that one can't help wanting to turn that next page. Even as the subject matter therein is sometimes enough to turn one's stomach.
Marco is the perfect touchstone for readers' emotional connection to the tableau of loss, love, depravity and hope that he and his family come to symbolize.
The only blemish on the perfection found here is that the pacing between events is such that one hardly has time to recover from one ordeal before being thrust headlong into another.
Which would not be an issue if not for the gravity of the subject matter.







About the Author

Mario Escobar Golderos has a degree in History, with an advanced studies diploma in Modern History. He has written numerous books and articles about the Inquisition, the Protestant Reformation, and religious sects. He is the executive director of an NGO and directs the magazine Nueva historia para el debate, in addition to being a contributing columnist in various publications. Passionate about history and its mysteries, Escobar has delved into the depths of church history, the different sectarian groups that have struggled therein, and the discovery and colonization of the Americas. He specializes in the lives of unorthodox Spaniards and Americans.
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Remember Me

Star-crossed Love Lost Makes For a Hard Pill To Swallow In "Chance Of A Lifetime"

Title:  A  Chance Of A Lifetime
Series:  Providence Falls #1
Authors:  Jude Deveraux, Tara Sheets
Length:  366 pages
Expected Date Of Publication:  September 15th, 2020
Publisher:  Mira
Rating:  3.5 Stars

In 1844 Ireland, Liam O’Connor, a rogue and a thief, fell madly in love with a squire’s daughter and unwittingly altered the future. Shy and naive Cora McLeod thought Liam was the answer to her prayers. But the angels disagreed and they’ve been waiting for the right moment in time to step in.

Now Liam finds himself reunited with his beloved Cora in Providence Falls, North Carolina. The angels have given Liam a task. He must make sure Cora falls in love with another man—the one she was supposed to marry before Liam interfered. But this Cora is very different from the innocent girl who fell for Liam in the past. She’s a cop and has a confidence and independence he wasn’t expecting. She doesn’t remember Liam or their past lives, nor is she impressed with his attempts to guide her in any way.

Liam wants Cora for himself, but with his soul hanging in the balance, he must choose between a stolen moment in time or an eternity of damnation.


Please enjoy this exclusive excerpt from...
Chance Of A Lifetime
by 
Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
PROLOGUE For an angel as old as Agon, there was nothing new under the sun, or above. After thousands of years studying the human condition, he’d pretty much seen it all. Time didn’t lie. It proved over and over again that human beings were f lawed. They led messy lives. They didn’t always learn from their mistakes. And yet, as he swooped into the Department of Destiny and prepared for another day of judging souls, he remained ever the optimist. Because time also had a way of proving that even in the face of all odds, love would prevail. He landed silently in the misty chamber and slapped his associate on the back. “What’s up, Samael?”The shorter angel jerked, fumbling for the clipboard in his hands. He gave Agon a scathing look of disapproval. “How many times must I tell you not to sneak up on me like that?”“Oh, yes. Sorry,”Agon said breezily. “Who’s up next?”Samael checked the clipboard with a heavy sigh. Pale curls framed his round face. Next to Agon’s imposing figure and dark hair, Samael looked almost boyish. But he’d been in charge of the Department of Destiny for over three hundred years, and he ran it with a stoic sense of justice that made him seem much older. “A grave disappointment, to be sure. The soul of Liam O’Connor stands judgment today.”“Ah.”Agon shook his head sadly. “Poor Irish ruffian. Such a tragic love story, Liam and the fair Cora.”“Those two should never have fallen in love,”Samael said with a scowl. “It shattered all of our plans. For over a century! So many destinies were ruined because of it.”He tucked his wings neatly behind his back, then glanced at Agon. “Are you ready to call him in?”“Yes.”Agon turned toward the wall of mist and pasted an encouraging smile on his face. “I told you not to do that,”Samael said. “This is serious business. We must ref lect the gravity of the situation through our appearance and mannerisms.”“But humans like smiles,”Agon said. “I thought perhaps it would make him feel more comfortable.”“His soul hangs in the balance between heaven and hell, and we’re about to judge it,”Samael said f latly. “Who could possibly be comfortable with that?”“Right.”Agon arranged his features to appear as bleak and unyielding as the surrounding chamber. “Much better,”Samael said with a nod. Then he raised his hand and called into the void. “I summon the soul of Liam O’Connor.”Like a cannonball hurled through a cloud, a man shot out of the mist, tumbling head over heels to land before the angels in a tangle of curses and grunts. Unlike other souls who were called to the Department of Destiny, Liam did not rise on unsteady feet, shaking with fear, terrified to stand judgment for his past life’s choices. Instead, he jumped up, slapping at wisps of fog still clinging to his hair and clothing, dark eyes casually scanning the room. Samael regarded him coolly. “Do you know why you’ve been summoned to the Chamber of Judgment?”Liam raised a dark brow. “Judgment day, I’d imagine?”For someone who stood on the brink of eternal damnation, he was far too nonchalant. But the angels knew this was part of his act. Liam O’Connor was no stranger to deception. “We have reviewed your past life and found you wanting,”Samael said. He f licked his hand, and moving images suddenly appeared in the misty wall. Liam picking pockets. Breaking into houses. Liam running through the forest carrying a bag of stolen jewels. A stagecoach in the background with victims shouting after him. A musket ball shattering the branch of a tree near his head. Liam laughing in the face of danger. “You were a thief,”Samael said. “And you stole from innocent people. Often.”“Well…”Liam crossed his arms and leaned against the wall of mist. “Crops were failing. I only stole to help put food on the table. Simple as that.”“Do not attempt to lie to us,”Samael said coldly. “We can see into your soul, Liam O’Connor, and we know the truth. You enjoyed stealing. You reveled in your life as a thief.”“Fine.”Liam pushed off the wall and began to pace, dragging the tips of his fingers through the roiling fog. “I did enjoy thieving, and I was good at it, too. I was never any good at farming. But I kept my brother’s family from starving, didn’t I? That has to count for something.”Samael gazed at him sternly. “You didn’t only steal objects.”He f licked his hand and another image appeared, a sweet, innocent young woman with glossy blond curls and rosy cheeks. She had a round, pretty face with a nose just a little too prominent, and a smile just a little too trusting. She was holding out a rose. “Cora,”Liam breathed. He stepped closer, but the image of the young woman vanished. “Bring her back!”He grasped at the fog with both hands. “Let me see her again.”“She wasn’t meant for you, ruffian,”Samael said. “You stole her from her fiancé.”“But I loved her,”Liam shot back. “And she—”“You interfered with her destiny,”Samael interrupted. “She was supposed to marry that man, and together they were going to raise a child who would someday help the world.”Liam scowled. “Her fiancé didn’t deserve her. She wanted me. It was me she loved in the end.”“Ah, yes,”Samael said icily. “The end.”Liam glanced away. “Things ended very badly for her, as you well know,”Samael continued. “For both of you. And now, because of you, Cora’s soul has never found peace. In every new life we’ve given her, she’s afraid to fall in love. She never lives long enough to fulfill her destiny.”He f licked his hand again. This time, terrible images appeared. Cora as a young nurse, caring for soldiers during an outbreak of scarlet fever…dying in a hospital bed. Cora as a nanny, rushing to save a young child from the path of a runaway horse…dying in the street. Cora working in a factory during WWII…dying in an explosion. The angels knew Liam wouldn’t understand some of the things he was seeing, but the message was very clear. Cora’s life always ended in tragedy. “Enough!”Liam f lung his hands up, scrubbing his face. “Just tell me my fate. Is it to be hell, then?”The angels exchanged glances. “It is true you’ve done much wrong in your life,”Samael said. “But you’ve also done some good. For this reason, we’re going to give you a chance at redemption.”Liam’s head shot up. He glanced back and forth between the two angels.

My Thoughts
Chance Of A Lifetime by Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets is for the most part a very sweet second chance romance / loosely formatted police procedural.  Heavy on the romance.  Kinda?!

Confused yet?
Yes?
Thought so...

Picture it!
Ireland 1844.
Liam O'Connor is a young and impoverished commoner with sticky fingers.  Heading a gang of thieves bound and determined to rob the local Squire's house.  While he and his household are away.
Only Liam, wary of the plan because the Squire had done his brother and his family a kindness the previous winter. And secretly hoping to thwart other dastardly deeds sure to be associated with it.  Decides that he will be the one to burgle the noble house well ahead of the proposed date.  And thereby prevent an unnecessary damage that the others of his crew intend.

Only to find that it is he who has hos heart stolen. When upon scaling the house and entering an open upstairs window.  He finds himself face to face with Cora McCleod.  The daughter of the Squire.  And apparent 'love at first sight' to our Liam.

The problem...

Young Cora, it seems has been fated to marry her father's solicitor, Finley.  And Liam's suit derails that.  Thereby not allowing for the birth of a child destined to help humanity.
A crime which Liam must answer for at judgment.

Bring on the reincarnation...
Along with the all too convenient story set up.
Wherein Liam is transported from 1844 Ireland, to heaven, and then on to present day Providence Falls, North Carolina.
Without so much as a GPS, 21st century tips and tricks guide, or at least a list of the latest slang and technological advancements.
Only a duffle, some clothes, some money, A cell phone...
(Which he knows how to use.  Strangely enough.)
And one directive.

Get Cora to fall for Finley Walsh at all costs.
Although I'm quite sure that they did not intend that he become a murder suspect in the process.

Go figure.

As mentioned before.  This is a very sweet romance turned mystery.
Albeit with a few flaws.
The first of which is the fact that quite a few people from Cora and Liam's shared past have all managed to settle in the same North Carolina town.  And now either work together or know each other personally.
Really???
Also...
Liam is a cop with no training, no knowledge of procedure or law.  But he can just waltz into the local police department and immediately be partnered with his reincarnated long lost love.

What?????

Annd the coincidences just keep coming.

The only thing that works to save this story is the fact that Liam and Cora are extremely likeable.  And readers spend the majority of the book hoping for some sort of "happily..."
The attainment of which this reviewer is at liberty to neither confirm or deny.  Although one may be in sight by book two.

This is a light read.  With just enough readability to keep one on the hook til the end.  But sadly lacking the staying power to leave a lasting impression beyond the last page.





About Jude
Jude Gilliam was born September 20, 1947 in Fairdale, Kentucky. She has a large extended family and is the elder sister of four brothers. She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art. In 1967, Jude married and took her husband's surname of White, but four years later they divorced. For years, she worked as 5th-grade teacher.

She began writing in 1976, and published her first book, The Enchanted Land (1977) under the name Jude Deveraux. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. Now, she is the author of 31 New York Times bestsellers.

Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Jude's early books are set largely in 15th- and 16th-century England; in them her fierce, impassioned protagonists find themselves in the midst of blood feuds and wars. Her heroines are equally scrappy -- medieval Scarlett O'Haras who often have a low regard for the men who eventually win them over. They're fighters, certainly, but they're also beauties who are preoccupied with survival and family preservation.

Jude has also stepped outside her milieu, with mixed results. Her James River trilogy (River Lady, Lost Lady, and Counterfeit Lady) is set mostly in post-Revolution America; the popular, softer-edged Twin of Fire/Twin of Ice moves to 19th-century Colorado and introduces another hunky-man clan, the Taggerts.

Deveraux manages to evoke a strong and convincing atmosphere for each of her books, but her dialogue and characters are as familiar as a modern-day soap opera's. "Historicals seem to be all I'm capable of," Jude once said in an interview, referring to a now out-of-print attempt at contemporary fiction, 1982's Casa Grande. "I don't want to write family sagas or occult books, and I have no intention of again trying to ruin the contemporary market." Still, Jude did later attempt modern-day romances, such as the lighthearted High Tide (her first murder caper), the contemporary female friendship story The Summerhouse, and the time-traveling Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, with 2002's The Mulberry Tree, Deveraux seems to be getting more comfortable setting stories in the present, which is a good thing, since the fans she won with her historical books are eager to follow her into the future.

Jude married Claude White, who she later divorced in 1993. Around the same time she met Mohammed Montassir with whom she had a son, Sam Alexander Montassir, in 1997. On Oct. 6th, 2005, Sam died at the age of eight in a motorcycle accident.

Jude has lived in several countries and all over the United States. She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and has an additional home in the medieval city of Badolato, Italy. 

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HFVBT Presents: Karen Odden's "A Trace Of Deceit" And Giveaway

A TRACE OF DECEIT BY KAREN ODDEN

Publication Date: December 17, 2019
William Morrow
Paperback & eBook; 416 pages

Genre: Historical Mystery/Victorian

 

 

From the author of A Dangerous Duet comes the next book in her Victorian mystery series, this time following a daring female painter and the Scotland Yard detective who is investigating her brother’s suspicious death.

A young painter digs beneath the veneer of Victorian London’s art world to learn the truth behind her brother’s murder…

Edwin is dead. That’s what Inspector Matthew Hallam of Scotland Yard tells Annabel Rowe when she discovers him searching her brother’s flat for clues. While the news is shocking, Annabel can’t say it’s wholly unexpected, given Edwin’s past as a dissolute risk-taker and art forger, although he swore he’d reformed. After years spent blaming his reckless behavior for their parents’ deaths, Annabel is now faced with the question of who murdered him—because Edwin’s death was both violent and deliberate. A valuable French painting he’d been restoring for an auction house is missing from his studio: find the painting, find the murderer. But the owner of the artwork claims it was destroyed in a warehouse fire years ago.

As a painter at the prestigious Slade School of Art and as Edwin’s closest relative, Annabel makes the case that she is crucial to Matthew’s investigation. But in their search for the painting, Matthew and Annabel trace a path of deceit and viciousness that reaches far beyond the elegant rooms of the auction house, into an underworld of politics, corruption, and secrets someone will kill to keep.

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Praise for A Trace of Deceit

“Odden’s third effort injects a refreshing level of complexity, both in character development and plotting, into what one typically expects to find in historical cozies. This will appeal to fans of Victorian mysteries, as well as those interested in art history.” -Booklist (starred review)

“Odden keenly evokes the physical as well as cultural milieu of Victorian England, and peoples her setting with fully realized and intriguing characters. This book will delight readers who like their mysteries cloaked in well-researched history.” -Publishers Weekly

“…this thrilling, action-packed story [is] an absolute delight to read.” -Historical Novel Society

“Odden’s literary brushstrokes vividly portray the misogyny and gender bias experienced by women in Victorian society, especially a woman battling to exercise her artistic talent. ” -Washington Independent Review of Books

“Fans of Anne Perry, Deanna Rayborn, and Tasha Alexander will root for Karen Odden’s newest heroine, Annabel Rowe—aspiring painter and now amateur sleuth—investigating the murder of her art forger brother. The novel’s a delightful mix of mystery, history, and romance, served with a delicious helping of lush period detail, while chemistry between Annabel and the investigating Scotland Yard detective add spice to the adventure.” -Susan Elia MacNeal, New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope series

“A darkly thrilling story filled with suspense and secrets, a courageous heroine, an edgy climax, and an atmospheric setting that perfectly captures the underbelly of London’s art world in the Victorian era. A Trace of Deceit is an absolute winner!” -Stefanie Pintoff, Edgar Award winning author


My Thoughts
Karen Odden's A Trace Of Deceit is in a word...
Unexpected.
From the extremely knowledgeable and emotionally adept heroine  readers encounter in Annabel.  To the working understanding that  seamless character interaction and dialogue provide about all things art, auctions, the cleaning, restoration, buying, selling, and of course thievery of paintings. All the while integrating the tragedy and mystery surrounding the murder of Annabelle's brother Edwin into things, and managing to give him and his unsung accomplishments a posthumous turn in the spotlight.

Whew!
Please give me a moment to rest my typing fingers after writing all that.
Because if all of the aforementioned points aren't enough to send you hunting for this wondrous read.  Here are just a few more.


Miss Odden's treatment of the very real historical significance of Boucher's Madame de Pompadour within a purely fictional context, is exquisite.
It is very apparent that the author has done her research.  As well as possessing a personal familiarity with the subject and world in question.  With which she is able to imbue all aspects of her story.

Nods should also be given to Annabel's ability to move about both the art world and her own unimpeded.  Given the fact that this story takes place in and era where the rights and beliefs surrounding women as autonomous and free thinking persons.  Worthy of their own standing in society.  Is still, as yet a new and untried thing.

Last...
Lest I go on all day.
This story is one that offers readers many stars. There are no small parts or small players here.
But many integral parts all working together.  To bring this story of love, loss, deception, art, money, and murder to life.

Reviewer's Note.
While A Trace Of Deceit is part of a series. It may be read as a standalone novel. The first offering in this duology is entitled A Dangerous Duet.





About the Author

Karen Odden received her Ph.D. in English literature from New York University and taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She has contributed essays and chapters to books and journals, including Studies in the Novel, the Journal of Victorian Culture, and Victorian Crime, Madness, and Sensation; she has written introductions for Barnes and Noble editions of books by Dickens and Trollope; and she edited for the academic journal Victorian Literature and Culture. She freely admits she might be more at home in nineteenth-century London than today, especially when she tries to do anything complicated on her iPhone. Her first novel, A Lady in the Smoke, was a USA Today bestseller and won the New Mexico-Arizona 2016 Book Award for e-Book Fiction. Her second novel, A Dangerous Duet, about a young pianist who stumbles on a notorious crime ring while playing in a Soho music hall in 1870s London, won the New Mexico-Arizona 2019 Book Award for Best Historical Fiction. A Trace of Deceit is her third novel. She resides in Arizona with her family and a ridiculously cute beagle named Rosy.

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